Counselling for NIT Warangal in 2026 is now fully over. JoSAA completed all 5 rounds, and CSAB Special Rounds 1 and 2 followed after that. CSAB Special Round 2 was the last centralised seat allotment round for all NITs this year. In JoSAA Round 5, the Home State OPEN category closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering was 4034. For Electronics and Communication Engineering, it closed at 6867. For Mechanical Engineering, it closed at 17462. These numbers moved further in CSAB, since CSAB works with leftover seats and a different pool of candidates.
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NIT Warangal Cutoff: JEE Main Cutoff 2026
The NIT Warangal JEE Main cutoff 2026 is based on JoSAA Round 5, the final round of the main counselling process. JoSAA allots seats through two quotas: Home State (HS) for candidates from Telangana, and Other State (OS) for candidates from the rest of India. Each quota has its own cutoff rank for every category.
In the Home State quota, the OPEN category closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering was 4034, and for the AI & Data Science branch it was 5416. For OBC-NCL, CSE closed at 1594. For SC, it closed at 779, and for ST, at 162. In the Other State quota, these ranks are naturally lower, since fewer seats are set aside for candidates from outside Telangana. CSE OS OPEN closed at 2581.
Branches like Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical and Electronics also have a wide cutoff range. Civil Engineering OPEN closed at 32717 in the Home State quota, which is much higher than CSE, showing the gap in demand between core and computer-related branches.
Here is a table with the NIT Warangal JEE Main cutoff 2026 (JoSAA Round 5, Home State quota, Gender-Neutral) for major branches:
| Branch | OPEN | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 4034 | 617 | 1594 | 779 | 162 |
| CSE (AI & Data Science) | 5416 | 667 | 1688 | 1094 | 185 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 6867 | 851 | 2357 | 1309 | 315 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 5839 | 724 | 2239 | 1338 | 384 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 10906 | 1719 | 3810 | 2327 | 747 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17462 | 2801 | 6034 | 3790 | 896 |
| Civil Engineering | 32717 | 5169 | 11633 | 4739 | 1138 |
Ranks shown are closing ranks (Gender-Neutral, Home State quota, JoSAA Round 5).
NIT Warangal CSE Cutoff 2026
Computer Science remains the most demanded branch at NIT Warangal. In JoSAA Round 5, the CSE cutoff for Home State OPEN category closed at rank 4034, while it opened at 1567. Last year, in 2025, the same branch closed at rank 3530. So the closing rank has moved up slightly this year, which lines up with the rise in the total number of JEE Main candidates in 2026.
The Other State quota is always tighter for CSE, since Telangana candidates get a bigger share of seats. In 2026, CSE OS OPEN opened at 1998 and closed at 2581. Reserved categories also saw movement. SC category closed at 779 in Home State quota, and ST closed at 162. These numbers confirm that CSE at NIT Warangal stays one of the toughest branches to get into, even among the NITs.
Below is the NIT Warangal CSE cutoff 2026 table, with both quotas and all major categories:
| Quota | Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Home State | OPEN | 1567 | 4034 |
| Home State | EWS | 467 | 617 |
| Home State | OBC-NCL | 865 | 1594 |
| Home State | SC | 276 | 779 |
| Home State | ST | 122 | 162 |
| Other State | OPEN | 1998 | 2581 |
| Other State | EWS | 353 | 428 |
| Other State | OBC-NCL | 491 | 797 |
| Other State | SC | 291 | 458 |
| Other State | ST | 113 | 199 |
Gender-Neutral seats, JoSAA Round 5 (2026).
NIT Warangal CSAB Cutoff 2026
CSAB, or Central Seat Allocation Board, runs the counselling round after JoSAA for NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. It fills seats that stay vacant after JoSAA ends, along with a few extra seats. CSAB 2026 had two Special Rounds. Round 1 filled most of the leftover seats, and Round 2 was the final and last centralised round for NIT admissions this year. So the CSAB NIT Warangal cutoff from Round 2 is the true final closing rank for 2026.
Since CSAB works on left-over seats, the ranks here are usually higher (less competitive) than JoSAA. For example, in the Other State quota, CSE closed around rank 3119 in CSAB Special Round 1, compared to 2581 in JoSAA OS quota. This is normal, as many top-ranked candidates already take admission through JoSAA. By CSAB Round 2, very few seats were left in branches like CSE and ECE, and most remaining movement was in categories like OBC-NCL and general core branches.
The table below shows the NIT Warangal CSAB cutoff 2026 (Other State quota, Gender-Neutral, Special Round 1) for major branches:
| Branch | OPEN | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 3119 | 4318 | 4816 | 12346 |
| CSE (AI & Data Science) | 3909 | 4801 | 6526 | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 5483 | 7831 | 8306 | 32823 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 4078 | 5294 | 6108 | 30343 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 10478 | 12968 | 15066 | 46307 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 18403 | 21601 | 22651 | 79584 |
| Civil Engineering | 30024 | 32846 | 34542 | 114842 |
Closing ranks, Other State quota, Gender-Neutral, CSAB Special Round 1 (2026). Round 2 was the final round, with only a handful of seats left in select branches like Mechanical and Electrical.
NIT Warangal GATE Cutoff 2026
The GATE cutoff at NIT Warangal decides admission into its M.Tech programmes. This is done through CCMT, the Centralized Counselling for M.Tech/M.Plan Admissions. The GATE cutoff is measured in GATE score, not rank. In the National Spot Round, the OPEN category cutoff for Electronics and Communication Engineering (Embedded & Machine Learning Systems) had a minimum score of 613, out of a maximum of 625.
For SC category, the same programme had a score of 483. Newer programmes like Quantum Technology and Electric Vehicles also appeared in this round, showing NIT Warangal's growing set of specialised M.Tech options. Here is the NIT Warangal GATE cutoff 2026 table from the CCMT National Spot Round:
| PG Programme | Category | Max GATE Score | Min GATE Score |
| ECE – Embedded & Machine Learning Systems | OPEN | 625 | 613 |
| ECE – Embedded & Machine Learning Systems | EWS | 605 | 605 |
| ECE – Embedded & Machine Learning Systems | OBC-NCL | 609 | 580 |
| ECE – Embedded & Machine Learning Systems | SC | 483 | 483 |
| Quantum Technology | OPEN | 617 | 617 |
| Quantum Technology | EWS | 534 | 534 |
| Quantum Technology | OBC-NCL | 514 | 488 |
| Quantum Technology | SC | 276 | 276 |
| Electric Vehicles (EV) | OBC-NCL | 373 | 373 |
NIT Warangal JAM Cutoff 2026
Admission into NIT Warangal's M.Sc programmes goes through JAM, the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc, using CCMN counselling. For M.Sc Chemistry, the OPEN category closed at AIR 1142, with a score of 27.33. For M.Sc (Tech.) Engineering Physics, OPEN category closed at AIR 1336. SC category in the same programme closed at AIR 3596.
These numbers show that JAM-based PG admission at NIT Warangal is also fairly competitive, especially for Chemistry and Physics-linked programmes. The table below has the NIT Warangal JAM cutoff 2026 from the CCMN National Spot Round:
| PG Programme | JAM Paper | Category | Closing AIR | Closing Marks |
| M.Sc Chemistry | Chemistry | OPEN | 1142 | 27.33 |
| M.Sc Chemistry | Chemistry | OBC-NCL | 1302 | 26.00 |
| M.Sc Chemistry | Chemistry | EWS | 1584 | 23.67 |
| M.Sc (Tech.) Engineering Physics | Physics | OPEN | 1336 | 23.33 |
| M.Sc (Tech.) Engineering Physics | Physics | OBC-NCL | 1850 | 20.33 |
| M.Sc (Tech.) Engineering Physics | Physics | EWS | 2025 | 19.67 |
| M.Sc (Tech.) Engineering Physics | Physics | SC | 3596 | 13.00 |
| M.Sc Applied Mathematics | Mathematics | OBC-NCL | 1548 | 16.67 |
| M.Sc Mathematics and Scientific Computing | Mathematics | SC | 2389 | 13.33 |
NIT Warangal JEE Main Cutoff 2025
In 2025, JoSAA counselling went up to Round 6 for NIT Warangal, one round more than 2026. The Home State OPEN cutoff for CSE closed at rank 3530 in 2025, tighter than the 4034 closing rank in 2026. Mechanical Engineering closed at 17643 in 2025, almost the same as 2026's 17462.
The overall pattern shows only minor shifts between the two years. Branch preference stayed the same, with CSE, AI & Data Science, and Mathematics and Computing on top, and core branches like Civil and Metallurgical staying more open.
The small rise in most 2026 closing ranks lines up with the higher number of JEE Main candidates this year compared to 2025. Here is the NIT Warangal cutoff 2025 table (JoSAA final round, Home State quota, Gender-Neutral) for the same major branches:
| Branch | OPEN | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 3530 | 466 | 1248 | 1145 | 200 |
| CSE (AI & Data Science) | 4316 | 542 | 1304 | 1076 | 79 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 6446 | 969 | 2125 | 1512 | 473 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 5438 | 623 | 1784 | 1423 | 607 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 11204 | 1747 | 4096 | 2507 | 732 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 17643 | 2635 | 6698 | 3664 | 844 |
| Civil Engineering | 32174 | 5080 | 10882 | 4948 | 1006 |
NIT Warangal Cutoff FAQs
What is the NIT Warangal cutoff for 2026?
The NIT Warangal cutoff 2026 varies by branch, category, and quota. For CSE, the Home State OPEN category closed at rank 4034 in JoSAA Round 5, the final round. Core branches like Civil and Mechanical have a much higher closing rank.
Can I get NIT Warangal with 96 percentile?
With around 15.5 lakh candidates appearing in JEE Main 2026, a 96 percentile roughly places a candidate's All India Rank near 55,000 to 65,000. At this rank, admission through the OPEN category at NIT Warangal is very unlikely, since even Civil Engineering, the most open branch, closed near rank 32,700. Reserved category candidates with the same percentile may have a different, better rank within their own category list, so their chances depend on that category rank, not the overall percentile.
What is the NIT Warangal cutoff percentile for ST category?
NIT Warangal's official cutoff data is published as ranks, not percentile, since JoSAA and CSAB use rank lists for allotment. In 2026, the ST category closing rank for CSE was 162 (Home State) and 199 (Other State). For Mechanical Engineering, ST closed at 896. These are ranks within the ST category rank list, not overall percentile.
Where can I find the NIT Warangal cutoff category-wise PDF?
The official category-wise cutoff PDF for JoSAA is released on the JoSAA website, and CSAB cutoffs are released on the CSAB website, after each round. This page also lists the same category-wise cutoff data in table form for quick reference.
What is the difference between JoSAA and CSAB cutoff at NIT Warangal?
JoSAA is the first and main counselling process, so its cutoff ranks are always tighter. CSAB runs after JoSAA and fills only the seats left vacant, so CSAB cutoff ranks are usually higher (less competitive) than JoSAA. For example, CSE closed at rank 2581 in JoSAA (Other State) but around 3119 in CSAB Special Round 1 for the same quota.
What is the NIT Warangal GATE cutoff for M.Tech admission?
GATE cutoffs at NIT Warangal are measured in GATE score, through CCMT counselling. In the 2026 National Spot Round, the OPEN category cutoff for the Embedded & Machine Learning Systems programme was 613, and for Quantum Technology, it was 617.
What is the NIT Warangal cutoff for CSE compared to ECE?
CSE has a tighter cutoff than ECE at NIT Warangal. In 2026, CSE OPEN closed at rank 4034 (Home State), while ECE OPEN closed at rank 6867 in the same quota. This gap shows CSE stays the more preferred branch among JEE Main candidates.
Has the NIT Warangal cutoff changed much from 2025 to 2026?
Not by a large margin. Most branches saw only a small shift in closing rank between 2025 and 2026. CSE moved from rank 3530 to 4034 (Home State OPEN), while Mechanical Engineering stayed almost the same, closing at 17643 in 2025 and 17462 in 2026.
