Final-round JoSAA closing ranks for Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur across 14 programs and 9 years. Figures are All India quota, Open category, gender-neutral seats — the pool most applicants compete in.
In 2024, the most competitive branch at IIT Kanpur was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at JEE Advanced rank 252 in the final JoSAA round, while Chemistry closed at 10,498. Figures are All India quota, Open category, gender-neutral seats. IIT Kanpur has 14 programs with published cutoffs across 9 years (2016–2024).
Lower rank = more competitive. Sorted by most competitive in 2024.
| Branch | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 230 | 206 | 213 | 217 | 239 | 216 | 237 | 238 | 252 | 10% looser |
| Mathematics and Scientific Computing4-year Bachelor of Science | 976 | 921 | 874 | 1,059 | 910 | 1,045 | 1,143 | 1,060 | 990 | stable |
| Statistics and Data Science4-year Bachelor of Science | — | — | — | — | — | 1,280 | 1,082 | 1,090 | 1,030 | 20% tighter |
| Electrical Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 798 | 816 | 803 | 994 | 1,179 | 1,297 | 1,368 | 1,349 | 1,290 | 62% looser |
| Mechanical Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 1,394 | 1,409 | 1,611 | 2,108 | 2,542 | 2,823 | 3,155 | 2,940 | 2,776 | 99% looser |
| Economics4-year Bachelor of Science | 2,767 | 2,892 | 2,718 | 2,463 | 3,329 | 3,167 | 3,300 | 3,653 | 3,106 | 12% looser |
| Aerospace Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 2,988 | 3,053 | 3,174 | 3,497 | 4,165 | 3,809 | 4,683 | 4,027 | 3,638 | 22% looser |
| Chemical Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 2,569 | 2,811 | 3,171 | 3,430 | 3,892 | 4,063 | 4,649 | 4,344 | 4,015 | 56% looser |
| Physics4-year Bachelor of Science | 3,110 | 3,703 | 3,586 | 5,055 | 4,241 | 5,358 | 6,383 | 6,153 | 5,508 | 77% looser |
| Civil Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 3,333 | 3,533 | 3,707 | 4,681 | 5,273 | 5,648 | 6,297 | 6,116 | 5,948 | 78% looser |
| Materials Science and Engineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 4,148 | 4,134 | 4,549 | 5,188 | 5,875 | 6,105 | 6,535 | 6,939 | 6,008 | 45% looser |
| Biological Sciences and Bioengineering4-year Bachelor of Technology | 5,433 | 5,191 | 5,537 | 6,292 | 7,041 | 6,837 | 7,309 | 8,031 | 6,952 | 28% looser |
| Earth Sciences4-year Bachelor of Science | 7,469 | 6,692 | 8,104 | 8,007 | 10,193 | 9,523 | 9,614 | 11,426 | 10,058 | 35% looser |
| Chemistry4-year Bachelor of Science | 6,084 | 6,604 | 7,213 | 7,418 | 9,562 | 9,197 | 9,676 | 11,824 | 10,498 | 73% looser |
All India quota, gender-neutral seats, final round. Columns are not directly comparable — Open is a Common Rank List rank, while EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST are ranks within each category's own list, so a smaller number in a reserved column does not mean it was harder to get in.
| Branch | OPEN | EWS | OBC-NCL | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 252 | 51 | 132 | 96 | 54 |
| Mathematics and Scientific ComputingBachelor of Science | 990 | 209 | 673 | 372 | 343 |
| Statistics and Data ScienceBachelor of Science | 1,030 | 207 | 714 | 534 | 224 |
| Electrical EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 1,290 | 259 | 743 | 452 | 203 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 2,776 | 506 | 1,392 | 834 | 509 |
| EconomicsBachelor of Science | 3,106 | 690 | 2,051 | 1,430 | 725 |
| Aerospace EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 3,638 | 875 | 1,980 | 987 | 681 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 4,015 | 707 | 2,058 | 1,185 | 684 |
| PhysicsBachelor of Science | 5,508 | 1,436 | 3,602 | 2,363 | 1,277 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 5,948 | 1,020 | 2,764 | 1,509 | 482 |
| Materials Science and EngineeringBachelor of Technology | 6,008 | 1,258 | 3,126 | 1,853 | 1,080 |
| Biological Sciences and BioengineeringBachelor of Technology | 6,952 | 1,341 | 3,476 | 2,071 | 1,168 |
| Earth SciencesBachelor of Science | 10,058 | 1,627 | 4,562 | 2,567 | 1,369 |
| ChemistryBachelor of Science | 10,498 | 1,650 | 4,766 | 2,667 | 1,434 |
Ranks are final-round JoSAA seat-allotment opening and closing ranks, sourced from the official JoSAA Opening & Closing Rank tables. IIT ranks are JEE Advanced ranks; NIT, IIIT and GFTI ranks are JEE Main ranks.
Data currently runs through 2024. Years before 2018 predate the female-supernumerary split, so those figures reflect a single combined pool rather than a separate gender-neutral one.
These are historical results, not predictions. Cutoffs shift every year with paper difficulty, seat matrix and applicant numbers — always confirm against JoSAA or CSAB before making an admission decision.
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