In JoSAA 2026 counselling, IIT Palakkad offered 6 programs on JEE Advanced ranks. In the All India quota, the most competitive Gender-Neutral OPEN seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at rank 7,625 in Round 5. The easiest to get was Materials Engineering, at 18,397.
Gender-Neutral closing ranks
OPEN • AI • GN| Program | R5 Open | R1 Close | R2 Close | R3 Close | R4 Close | R5 Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 4,760 | 6,556 | 6,681 | 6,681 | 6,795 | 7,625 |
| Data Science and Engineering | 7,167 | 8,826 | 8,878 | 8,878 | 8,918 | 9,484 |
| Electrical Engineering | 8,794 | 9,542 | 9,746 | 9,746 | 9,816 | 10,926 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 10,775 | 11,591 | 11,984 | 12,062 | 12,184 | 14,360 |
| Civil Engineering | 15,458 | 15,739 | 16,369 | 16,426 | 16,440 | 18,196 |
| Materials Engineering | 13,296 | 15,866 | 16,562 | 16,562 | 16,661 | 18,397 |
Female-only closing ranks
OPEN • AI • FO| Program | R5 Open | R1 Close | R2 Close | R3 Close | R4 Close | R5 Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 11,095 | 11,396 | 12,172 | 12,172 | 12,172 | 12,457 |
| Data Science and Engineering | 11,167 | 14,151 | 14,302 | 14,302 | 14,302 | 14,302 |
| Electrical Engineering | 14,044 | 15,600 | 15,600 | 15,600 | 15,600 | 16,307 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 21,080 | 22,323 | 22,495 | 22,495 | 22,495 | 23,623 |
| Civil Engineering | 25,584 | 24,929 | 25,584 | 25,984 | 26,444 | 26,797 |
| Materials Engineering | 26,312 | 25,298 | 26,312 | 26,312 | 26,312 | 29,145 |
These are JoSAA 2026 opening and closing ranks for OPEN-category seats, Rounds 1–5, on the JEE Advanced Common Rank List (CRL). Closing rank is the last rank that got a seat in that round; a lower number is harder to get. "R5 Open" is the first rank admitted in Round 5; "R1 Close" is Round 1's closing rank, and so on. Female-only seats include supernumerary seats. A dash means no seat was allotted in that round. JoSAA also publishes EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD cutoffs. 2027 cutoffs will differ; confirm on the JoSAA website. Updated .