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NIT Surathkal Cutoff 2025

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal · Mangalore, Karnataka · Established 1960 · Official site ↗

Branches tracked
11
Years of data
2022–2025
Top branch 2025
CSE
Closing rank 2025
1,827
Category: OPEN·Gender: Gender-Neutral·Quota: OS

Closing rank — 5-year trend

JoSAA final-round closing ranks for OPEN · Gender-Neutral. Toggle branches to compare. Rising cutoffs are normal for newer branches; a sharp fall usually signals growing demand (e.g. CSE everywhere post-2020).

Closing rank by yearLower rank = more competitive
1,3842,0762,7693,4614,1532022202320242025CSE · 2022 · Closing rank 1,689CSE · 2023 · Closing rank 1,984CSE · 2024 · Closing rank 1,615CSE · 2025 · Closing rank 1,827AI · 2022 · Closing rank 2,677AI · 2023 · Closing rank 2,973AI · 2024 · Closing rank 2,594AI · 2025 · Closing rank 2,650IT · 2022 · Closing rank 2,882IT · 2023 · Closing rank 3,403IT · 2024 · Closing rank 2,944IT · 2025 · Closing rank 3,160Computational and Data Science · 2022 · Closing rank 3,763Computational and Data Science · 2023 · Closing rank 3,922Computational and Data Science · 2024 · Closing rank 3,348Computational and Data Science · 2025 · Closing rank 3,471
Y-axis inverted so rank 1 sits at the top. A line sloping upward means the closing rank is falling — the branch is becoming harder to get into.

All branches at NIT Surathkal

Every branch with JoSAA final-round data, sorted by how competitive it is. YoY change compares the latest year to the previous year — negative means cutoff dropped (tougher).

BranchQuotaOpening 2025Closing 2025YoY
CSE
Computer Science and Engineering
OS1,1911,827+13%
AI
Artificial Intelligence
OS2,0602,650+2%
IT
Information Technology
OS2,1323,160+7%
Computational and Data Science
Computational and Data Science
OS3,0263,471+4%
ECE
Electronics and Communication Engineering
OS2,0194,347+3%
EEE
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
OS4,7876,872-4%
ME
Mechanical Engineering
OS6,48511,950-3%
CHE
Chemical Engineering
OS11,28713,477-11%
CE
Civil Engineering
OS10,55022,9010%
MME
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
OS16,21322,965-2%
MIN
Mining Engineering
OS23,98728,750+4%

Colour on YoY column: green = cutoff rose (easier), rose = cutoff fell (tougher).

Round-by-round: CSE in 2025

JoSAA runs up to 6 rounds of counselling. The closing rank climbs each round as students upgrade or withdraw. If you're banking on R1 data, you're under-estimating your chances.

RoundOpening rankClosing rankΔ vs R1
R17531,528baseline
R27531,546+18 ranks
R37531,563+35 ranks
R47531,607+79 ranks
R57531,607+79 ranks
R61,1911,827+299 ranks

Home-state advantage: CSE

NITs reserve 50% of their seats for Home State (HS) candidates. Here's how the 2025 final-round closing ranks compare. If you're from Karnataka, the HS number is what matters for you.

Home State (Karnataka)
Opening rank
1,050
Closing rank
2,800
Other State
Opening rank
1,191
Closing rank
1,827

NIT Surathkal — frequently asked questions

What was the closing rank for CSE at NIT Surathkal in 2025?+
The JoSAA final-round closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Surathkal in 2025 was 1,827 for the OPEN Gender-Neutral OS quota. This is the cutoff the predictor uses by default.
Which are the toughest branches to get into at NIT Surathkal?+
Based on 2025 JoSAA final-round closing ranks (OPEN, Gender-Neutral), the most competitive branches at NIT Surathkal are: CSE (1,827), AI (2,650), IT (3,160). The number in brackets is the last rank that got in.
How much does the closing rank drift between rounds at NIT Surathkal?+
For CSE in 2025, Round 1 closed at rank 1,528 while the final round (R6) closed at 1,827. Students further from the cutoff still get in if they hold out through later rounds, so R1 data alone underestimates the real admit line.
How much is the Home State advantage at NIT Surathkal?+
For CSE in 2025, the Home State (Karnataka) closing rank was 2,800 versus 1,827 for Other State candidates. NITs reserve 50% of their seats for HS, so if you're from Karnataka, your effective cutoff is the HS number.
Is NIT Surathkal admission based on JEE Main or JEE Advanced?+
NIT Surathkal admits through JoSAA counselling using JEE Main scores. JEE Advanced is only used for IITs. You need to register on the JoSAA portal after JEE Main results, fill a choice list, and the allocation runs across multiple rounds.
Where does this cutoff data come from?+
Closing ranks shown here are from the official JoSAA Opening-Closing Rank (OR-CR) reports, consolidated across all rounds from 2022 through 2025. NIT Surathkal has 4 years of data in our database. The predictor uses the final round of each year to avoid over-optimistic Round 1 projections.