How do Home State (HS) and Other State (OS) quotas work in NITs?

In National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 50% of the seats are earmarked for Home State (HS) candidates who passed their Class 12 board examination in the state where the NIT is located. The remaining 50% are Other State (OS) seats open to candidates from all other Indian states.

How does the Female-only seat pool work in JoSAA?

To ensure female representation (at least 20%), JoSAA creates supernumerary Female-only seats. Female candidates are eligible to compete in both the Female-only pool and the Gender-Neutral pool, maximizing their admission prospects.

Can I predict IIT cutoffs using my JEE Main rank?

No. Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) allocate seats exclusively through JEE Advanced ranks. Our predictor includes IIT historical cutoffs for students entering their JEE Advanced ranks.

JEE & Exams

JEE College Predictor

Explore potential NIT, IIIT, and GFTI college and branch options based on your JEE Main CRL rank, quota, and category.

Official JoSAA Seat Allocation Logic Active

• Rank Evaluation: Evaluating your CRL Rank #4,500 against official OPEN closing cutoffs.

• Quota Resolution: Home State set to Delhi. Candidate automatically gets Home State (HS) quota in Delhi NITs and Other State (OS) quota in other state NITs. IIITs and IITs use All India (AI) quota.

• Gender Pool: Evaluating standard Gender-Neutral seat pools.

JEE Main CRL RankAll India Rank

Seat Reservation Category

OPEN Category RankN/A for OPEN

Home State (12th Board State)Determines HS / OS

Quota Mode

Gender Pool

Institute Type

Normalized Discipline

Branch / College Search

Counselling Round

NITKeralaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Calicut

Computer Science and Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#4,800

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#2,600

300 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITKarnatakaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#4,890

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#2,900

390 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

IIITUttar PradeshQuota: AISeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

Information Technology

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#4,950

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#2,900

450 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITTelanganaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#5,200

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#3,200

700 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITUttar PradeshQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Information Technology

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#5,400

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#3,800

900 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITRajasthanQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Computer Science and Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#5,600

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#3,200

1,100 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITMaharashtraQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

Computer Science and Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#6,200

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#3,500

1,700 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITTamil NaduQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#6,520

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#4,100

2,020 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITRajasthanQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#6,700

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#4,400

2,200 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITHaryanaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra

Computer Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#7,200

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#4,500

2,700 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITOdishaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#7,600

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#4,800

3,100 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

IIITMadhya PradeshQuota: AISeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior

Computer Science and Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#7,800

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#4,500

3,300 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITTelanganaQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#8,100

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#5,400

3,600 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

NITUttar PradeshQuota: OSSeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#8,200

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#5,200

3,700 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

IIITUttar PradeshQuota: AISeat: OPENGender-Neutral

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Within historical closing rank

Historical Closing#8,400

Your CRL#4,500

Historical Opening#5,800

3,900 rank cushion inside historical closing cutoff.Previous-Year Reference: JoSAA 2024 • Round 6

Understanding JoSAA Admission Cutoff Ranges

Predictor evaluations are historical reference benchmarks compiled from official JoSAA round opening and closing ranks. JoSAA allocations depend dynamically on that year’s student choices, seat matrix changes, and category distributions. Always fill choices in true descending preference order during official JoSAA / CSAB choice locking.

JoSAA Counselling Cutoff Matching & Rank Allocation Methodology

Our predictor models official JoSAA seat allocation logic: comparing your JEE Main CRL Rank against OPEN seats, your Category Rank against reserved seats (OBC, SC, ST, EWS, PwD), and resolving Home State (HS) vs Other State (OS) quotas.

Admission Status: Evaluated Rank <= Closing Rank (Filtered by Institute Type, Quota HS/OS/AI, Gender Pool, and Round)

Calculation Steps

1Determine evaluated rank: Candidate CRL rank is matched against OPEN seats; for reserved categories, Category Rank is matched against category-specific closing ranks.
2Resolve Home State (HS) vs Other State (OS) quota eligibility based on candidate's 12th board state of eligibility.
3Filter by gender pool: female candidates are evaluated across both Female-only (supernumerary) and Gender-Neutral seat pools.
4Classify opportunities into transparent historical bands: Within closing rank, Near historical cutoff, or Outside closing range.

Practical Example

Scenario: SC Candidate with CRL Rank 150,000 and SC Category Rank 450

Inputs: CRL: 150,000 | SC Rank: 450 | State: Delhi | Quota: Auto (HS/OS)

Calculation: Matches SC Category Rank 450 against SC cutoffs (e.g. NIT Delhi CSE SC Closing: 890), plus CRL against OPEN cutoffs.

Result: Within Closing Rank: NIT Delhi CSE (SC Quota, +440 rank cushion) | Near Cutoff: NIT Trichy CSE (SC Quota)

Assumptions & Disclaimers

Key Assumptions:

Seat allocations follow official JoSAA opening and closing rank patterns.
Round 6 cutoffs represent the final allotment benchmark prior to CSAB special spot rounds.

College prediction is an advisory estimation based on historical JoSAA records. Actual cutoffs fluctuate annually depending on applicant preferences, seat matrix additions, and exam normalization.

Frequently Asked Questions

For OPEN (General) seats, JoSAA evaluates the All India Common Rank List (CRL). For reserved category seats (OBC-NCL, SC, ST, GEN-EWS, PwD), JoSAA explicitly evaluates the candidate's respective Category Rank against category closing ranks.