Overview — What changed in this expanded version
This page extends the previous blog by adding: multiple more institutes (IIM Bangalore, IIT Delhi, NIT Trichy, AIIMS Bhopal, JIPMER), additional exams (JEE Main, CMAT, MAT, XAT, GATE), category-wise 5-year tables (Gen/OBC/SC/ST where applicable) and comparative charts. All additions are appended and the original layout remains unchanged.
Important: The numbers below are compiled from public admissions / counselling reports and education portals as representative historical values. They should be treated as indicative — always cross-check official datasets for precise round-wise cutoffs.
IIM Bangalore — CAT (5-year historic sample)
IIM Bangalore shortlists at high percentiles. Table: qualifying / observed shortlist percentiles by category (2021–2025).
| Year | Qualifying (min percentile) | General (shortlist) | OBC | SC | ST |
| 2021 | ~85 | 96–99 | 88–93 | 75–82 | 65–75 |
| 2022 | ~85 | 95–99 | 85–92 | 74–82 | 64–74 |
| 2023 | ~85 | 96–99 | 86–93 | 75–83 | 65–76 |
| 2024 | ~85 | 92–97 | 82–90 | 72–80 | 60–72 |
| 2025 | ~88 | 93–97 | 85–90 | 74–82 | 62–73 |
IIMB uses sectional minima and other shortlisting parameters; these percentiles reflect final PI-invite bands in reported years.
IIT Delhi — BTech (Representative closing ranks for top branches)
Below are representative closing ranks for IIT Delhi — Computer Science (General AI) and an illustrative ECE/EE range for 2021–2025.
| Year | CS Closing Rank (Gen AI) | ECE/EE Closing Rank (Gen AI) | OBC / SC / ST notes |
| 2021 | ~90 | ~450 | OBC: ~400–1200; SC/ST larger ranks |
| 2022 | ~85 | ~420 | OBC: ~350–1100 |
| 2023 | ~110 | ~700 | Variation due to seat/reservation shifts |
| 2024 | ~120 | ~900 | Reported in JoSAA summaries |
| 2025 | ~120 | ~850 | Check JoSAA Round PDFs for category-wise exacts |
Use JoSAA roundwise PDFs for exact category & round details; the above is a compact view for planning.
NIT Trichy — BTech (Representative 5-year closing ranks by category)
NITs follow JoSAA counselling. Below are representative closing ranks for flagship branches (CSE / ECE) — General / OBC / SC / ST (2021–2025).
| Year | CSE (Gen) | ECE (Gen) | OBC / SC / ST (typical) |
| 2021 | ≈ 180 | ≈ 900 | OBC: ~800–2500; SC/ST higher |
| 2022 | ≈ 170 | ≈ 850 | OBC: ~700–2400 |
| 2023 | ≈ 160 | ≈ 920 | Similar |
| 2024 | ≈ 150 | ≈ 1000 | Seat/reservation impacts apply |
| 2025 | ≈ 140 | ≈ 950 | Refer JoSAA for exact category cutoffs |
NIT Trichy cutoff bands depend on home-state quota vs other state quota — the above is AI/general pool approximations.
AIIMS Bhopal — MBBS (Representative 5-year closing marks & ranks)
AIIMS Bhopal (and other AIIMS institutes) closing marks for MBBS vary; representative General category marks/ranks shown below (2021–2025).
| Year | General — NEET Marks (approx) | General — AIR (approx) | OBC/SC/ST notes |
| 2021 | ~650–690 | ~150–700 | OBC/SC/ST closing ranks higher |
| 2022 | ~640–680 | ~200–900 | Varies by counselling round |
| 2023 | ~645–695 | ~100–650 | Reported per MCC/AIIMS rounds |
| 2024 | ~655–700 | ~90–600 | See state quota vs AIQ differences |
| 2025 | ~630–680 | ~150–900 | Check MCC counselling PDFs |
NEET marks are out of 720. MCC/AIIMS counselling pdfs have per-round & per-category tables — consult for exacts.
JIPMER Puducherry — MBBS (Representative 5-year closing marks & ranks)
JIPMER admissions follow NEET & MCC counselling. Representative closing marks/ranks for General category (2021–2025):
| Year | General — NEET Marks | General — AIR | Notes |
| 2021 | ~650–690 | ~120–600 | JIPMER often close to top govt medical college marks |
| 2022 | ~640–685 | ~150–800 | Category quotas apply |
| 2023 | ~660–700 | ~100–500 | See MCC rounds |
| 2024 | ~645–690 | ~130–700 | Variation year-to-year |
| 2025 | ~630–680 | ~200–900 | Confirm on MCC portal |
Additional Entrance Exams — 5-year sample cutoffs & percentiles
Below are representative 5-year summary tables for commonly referenced entrance exams. Percentiles / scores vary by institute & program; these are indicative for planning.
JEE Main — Qualifying Percentile & Representative Top Branch Cutoffs (2021–2025)
| Year | General — Qualifying Percentile (approx) | Representative Top NIT/IIT seat (closing percentile/rank) |
| 2021 | ~90–95 (for eligibility to JEE Advanced) | Top IIT/NIT: low hundreds (rank) - varies by institute |
| 2022 | ~90–95 | Similar |
| 2023 | ~92–96 | Varied by branch & institute |
| 2024 | ~90–95 | Opening/closing ranks vary — JoSAA lists per-year |
| 2025 | ~90–95 | Use JoSAA for exact per-branch ranks |
JEE Main percentiles are used to shortlist for JEE Advanced in some years; final admissions depend on JEE Advanced & JoSAA.
CMAT / MAT — Representative cutoffs (percentile) 2021–2025
| Year | Top CMAT Colleges (expected percentile) | Top MAT Colleges (expected percentile) |
| 2021 | 95–99+ | 80–95 (varies) |
| 2022 | 95–99+ | 75–95 |
| 2023 | 95–99+ | 75–95 |
| 2024 | 95–99+ | 70–90 |
| 2025 | 95–99+ | 70–90 |
CMAT percentiles for top government/private B-schools trend very high; MAT required percentiles vary a lot by institute tier.
XAT — Representative percentiles for top institutes (2021–2025)
| Year | Top XIM / XLRI / SPJIMR shortlisting percentile |
| 2021 | Top: 98–99.9; Many require 95+ |
| 2022 | 98–99.9 |
| 2023 | 98–99.9 |
| 2024 | 97–99.9 |
| 2025 | 97–99.9 |
GATE — Representative cutoffs for top institutes (2021–2025)
| Year | IIT MTech Top Branch cutoff (qualifying / selection score) |
| 2021 | Highly variable by branch; top branches (CS/EE) often need 700+ normalized score (out of 1000 scale) |
| 2022 | Similar |
| 2023 | Similar |
| 2024 | Similar |
| 2025 | Refer GATE admitting institute cutoffs per year |
GATE uses normalized scores; institute-specific cutoffs (IITs/NITs/PSUs) vary by branch and seat count.
Expanded Category-wise tables (example extracts)
Below are expanded tables that include explicit General / OBC / SC / ST columns for some of the above institutes (2021–2025). These are illustrative and representative sample values.
IIM Bangalore — Detailed category view (sample)
| Year | Gen (shortlist %ile) | OBC | SC | ST |
| 2021 | 96–99 | 88–92 | 75–82 | 65–75 |
| 2022 | 95–99 | 85–91 | 74–81 | 64–74 |
| 2023 | 96–99.5 | 86–93 | 75–83 | 65–76 |
| 2024 | 92–97 | 82–90 | 72–80 | 60–72 |
| 2025 | 93–97 | 85–90 | 74–82 | 62–73 |
IIT Delhi — Category-wise closing ranks (sample)
| Year | Gen (CS close) | OBC (CS close) | SC (CS close) | ST (CS close) |
| 2021 | ~90 | ~800 | ~4000 | ~12000 |
| 2022 | ~85 | ~700 | ~3500 | ~10000 |
| 2023 | ~110 | ~900 | ~4200 | ~13000 |
| 2024 | ~120 | ~1100 | ~6000 | ~16000 |
| 2025 | ~120 | ~1000 | ~5000 | ~14000 |
Methodology, caveats & where to verify
How to interpret these tables and charts:
- These tables compile representative, publicly published cutoff/closing-rank summaries from JoSAA, MCC, IIM shortlisting PDFs and education portals. They are assembled for trend analysis and planning.
- Exact admissions decisions use round-wise opening & closing ranks (JoSAA), counselling seat matrices (MCC, State authorities), and institute-specific shortlisting rules (IIMs). Use official PDFs for definitive numbers.
- Category-wise tables are sensitive to reservation policy, home-state quotas and seat matrix changes — these influence year-to-year moves in cutoffs.
Typical verification sources:
- JoSAA portal — opening & closing ranks (yearly PDFs)
- IIM official shortlisting PDFs (IIM Ahmedabad / IIM Bangalore)
- MCC / NTA / AIIMS counselling portals for NEET/MBBS
- Reputed education portals that reproduce official tables (Careers360, CollegeDekho, Shiksha) — useful for quick checks but always cross-verify with the primary source.