CCMN round 3 cutoff is out for MSc admissions to NIT, IIIT, CFTI; admissions close at AIR 6852
Gauri Mittal | July 2, 2025 | 06:48 PM IST
The Centralised Counselling for MSc, MSc (Tech) (CCMN) has released the opening and closing ranks for the third round of counselling based on the Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM).
The highest All India Rank at which the authorities closed admission in the third round of CCMN counselling 2025 is 166, with a score of 43 in the JAM biotechnology paper. The JAM cut-off 2025 went as low as 6852 with eight marks in the physics paper in this round.
The CCMN round 3 cut-off 2025 has been announced for the ongoing admission process to 20 National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and 12 other technical institutions across the country. Candidates will take admission to almost 30 Master of Science (MSc) programmes through the CCMN seat allotment process.
CCMN 2025 round 3 counselling saw different cutoffs for various categories. The category-wise closing ranks along with marks scored are highlighted below.
Category | Cutoff All India Rank (AIR) | Marks in JAM |
Open | 2557 | 19.67 in physics |
Other Backward Classes - Non Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) | 4025 | 14.67 in physics |
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) | 4534 | 13.33 in physics |
Scheduled Tribes (ST) | 6822 | 10.67 in mathematics |
Scheduled Castes (SC) | 6852 | 8 in physics |
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As per the official counselling schedule for CCMN 2025, payment of partial admission fee for allocated seats is to be done between July 2 and July 5. If any candidate wishes to withdraw from their seat, it can be done during this time period as well.
After the CCMN 2025 seat allotment is finalised for the third round, special counselling rounds will be conducted from July 11 till July 29. Afterwards, a national spot round will be held from August 1 till August 8, after which students admitted through all rounds of counselling will report to their respective institutes between August 5-11.
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