NIT Rourkela B.Arch Cutoff 2026: Check Round-Wise JEE Main Previous Year Trends
Students can check previous-year JEE Main trends to estimate their chances for admission to NIT Rourkela. The institute will soon release JoSAA 2026 cutoffs for B.Arch admissions. This article shares round-wise closing ranks, category distributions, and quota comparisons for Home and Other State candidates.
Key Points
- NIT Rourkela will soon release JoSAA 2026 cutoffs for B.Arch admissions.
- JoSAA counseling for JEE Main Paper 2 is scheduled for June.
- Previous year trends show OS candidates need lower ranks than HS.
NIT Rourkela will release JoSAA 2026 cutoffs soon. Meanwhile, students can check NIT Rourkela B.Arch cutoff 2026 round-wise JEE Main previous year trends from here. This will guide students on possible round-wise rankings and estimate their chances for NITs. From the official website of the JoSAA portal, students will be able to check branch- and category-wise cutoffs.
For Architecture and Planning aspirants, it is necessary to appear for the counseling process to take admission to B.Arch and B.Plan programs at NIT Rourkela. Students can also check for Home State and Other State quota comparisons for B.Arch seats at the institute.
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NIT Rourkela B.Arch. Cutoff 2026: Round-Wise JEE Main Previous-Year Trends
JoSAA counseling for JEE Main Paper 2 is scheduled for June. Students can use the time to set their preferences and wait for the round-wise release of cutoffs by the portal. Checking previous year trends will help students determine expected cutoff ranks to match with their final scores. It will be helpful during the choice-filling process. The table represents previous year ranks for B.Arch program with round-wise closing ranks. It also visualizes category-wise distribution (Open, EWS, SC, and ST) along with a comparison of HS (Home state) and OS (Other State) quotas.
| Academic Program Name | Quota | Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |
| Architecture | HS | OPEN | 1204 | 1223 | 1223 | 1223 | 1223 | 1621 |
| Architecture | HS | EWS | 87 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
| Architecture | HS | SC | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 272 |
| Architecture | HS | ST | 52 | 94 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| Architecture | OS | OPEN | 369 | 511 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 550 |
| Architecture | OS | EWS | 128 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
| Architecture | OS | SC | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Architecture | OS | ST | 28 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Cutoff: Key Insights
According to previous years' trends, students can expect the normal gaps between Home State and other state candidate admission.
Here are some key observations as per the JoSAA previous year's counseling:
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Competition after seat registration may get stricter for Other State (OS) candidates at NIT Rourkela. Students will need lower ranks as compared to Home State (HS) students.
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Category-wise distribution of ranks may also determine the round-wise difficulty. The SC category (both HS and OS) is completely frozen after Round-1, reflecting high seat reservation and zero vacancy.
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In the previous year's trend, the HS-OPEN category observed a major rank jump in Round 6 (from 1223 to 1621), opening last-minute opportunities for higher mark holders.
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For specific categories like EWS and ST, admissions are done within Rounds 1 and 2. There are only few exceptions in later rounds.
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