Vaishnavi Shukla | February 4, 2026 | 04:09 PM IST | 2 mins read
8 NITs, including NIT Karnataka Surathkal, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Delhi and MANIT Bhopal, offer BTech courses in AI and data science; NIT Patna’s cut-off ranks on JEE Main lowest
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Eight National Institutes of Technology offer BTech courses in artificial intelligence and data science and getting into NIT Warangal’s programme is the hardest, shows admission cut-off data for all NITs offering the programme in the last season. NIT Patna, which offers two programmes in the field, has the lowest cut-offs. Admission is based on the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main; the results of the first session of JEE Main 2026 are awaited.
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As per data from the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), which conducts admission counselling based on the JEE Main results, NIT Warangal closed admissions to its BTech Computer Science Engineering – Artificial Intelligence and Data Science programmes at the rank of 2952 in the 2025-2026 academic year but only for the other-state, open, gender neutral-seats. Cut-offs for other categories are higher.
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Among all NITs, the closing rank for NIT Patna for BTech-MTech CSE with specialisation in DS (five-year dual degree programme) was the lowest at 17439, whereas, the BTech AI and DS cut-off was at 16537, for the 50% other state seats.
The closing ranks for BTech Data Science, AI-related programmes across NITs for 50% other state, open, and gender neutral category seats are shown in the table below. However, the programme name changes with the institution.
NITs | Courses | Closing ranks |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | BTech Computational and Data Science | 3471 |
MNIT Jaipur | BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering | 6491 |
NIT Warangal | BTech Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) | 2952 |
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (NITJ) | BTech Data Science and Engineering | 14814 |
NIT Delhi | BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 6896 |
BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 16537 | |
NIT Kurukshetra | BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | 8510 |
MANIT Bhopal | BTech - MTech Mathematics and Data Science (5 Years Dual Degree) | 14961 |
NIT Patna | BTech-MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialization in Data Science (5 Years Dual Degree) | 17439 |
JEE Main is conducted by the National Testing Agency. The NTA released the JEE Mains 2026 provisional answer key for Session 1 today.
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