JEE Mains 2026: AI & Data Science cutoffs show NIT Warangal at top
Vaishnavi Shukla | April 17, 2026 | 04:08 PM IST | 3 mins read
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As per the JoSAA closing ranks, NIT Warangal closed admission for its BTech CSE AI and DS course at the rank of 2952, whereas the closing rank for NIT Patna’s BTech-MTech CSE with specialisation in DS was the lowest at 17439, while the cutoff for BTech AI and DS course stood at 16537 only for the other-state, open, gender neutral-seats.
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JEE Mains 2026: BTech AI and DS courses, cutoff ranks
Eight NITs , including NIT Karnataka Surathkal, MNIT Jaipur, NIT Delhi, and MANIT Bhopal, offer BTech programmes in AI and data science.
JoSAA closing ranks for BTech AI and DS-related courses across NITs for the 50% other state, open, and gender neutral category seats are shown in the table below.
|
NITs |
Courses offered |
Closing ranks |
|
NIT Warangal |
BTech Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) |
2952 |
|
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal |
BTech Computational and Data Science |
3471 |
|
MNIT Jaipur |
BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering |
6491 |
|
NIT Delhi |
BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
6896 |
|
NIT Kurukshetra |
BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
8510 |
|
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (NITJ) |
BTech Data Science and Engineering |
14814 |
|
MANIT Bhopal |
BTech - MTech Mathematics and Data Science (5 Years Dual Degree) |
14961 |
|
BTech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science |
16537 |
|
|
NIT Patna |
BTech-MTech Computer Science and Engineering with Specialisation in Data Science (5 Years Dual Degree) |
17439 |
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JEE Mains 2026: NIT Warangal cutoffs for BTech courses
As per the last academic session's JoSAA closing rank, BTech CSE's cutoff was the highest at the rank of 2409. BTech Computer Science and Engineering is the most opted engineering course among the aspirants.
The closing ranks for BTech courses at NIT Warangal for the 50% other state, open, and gender neutral category seats in the last academic year are shown in the table below.
|
BTech courses |
Closing rank |
|
Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2409 |
|
Computer Science and Engineering ( Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
2952 |
|
Mathematics and Computing (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
3277 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
5057 |
|
Electronics and Communication Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology) (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
5607 |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
7788 |
|
Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
14037 |
|
Physics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) |
15971 |
|
Chemical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
17585 |
|
Mathematics (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) |
19078 |
|
Chemical Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) |
20805 |
|
Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
25239 |
|
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
28071 |
|
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (5 Years, Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)) |
28114 |
|
Bio Technology (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) |
30296 |
|
Chemistry (5 Years, Integrated Master of Science) |
37985 |
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts the counselling for BTech admissions based on the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main scores. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 results by April 20.
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