IIT Cutoff: What You Need to Know About JEE Advanced Admission Scores

When you hear IIT cutoff, the minimum rank or score needed to get into an Indian Institute of Technology through JEE Advanced. It’s not just a number—it’s the line between dreaming of an IIT and actually walking through its gates. Every year, over 2 lakh students take JEE Advanced, but only about 18,000 get seats across all 23 IITs. That means the cutoff isn’t fixed—it shifts based on how hard the paper was, how many top scorers there are, and how many seats are available in each branch and category.

JEE Advanced, the entrance exam that decides admission to IITs is the gatekeeper. But the IIT seats, the total number of engineering seats offered across all IITs each year matter just as much. In 2025, there are roughly 18,000 seats total, with more in core branches like Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. Cutoffs for CS at IIT Bombay might be in the top 50 ranks, while a similar branch in a newer IIT might open up at rank 1,200. And don’t forget reservation categories—OBC, SC, ST, and EWS each have separate cutoffs, which are always lower than the general category.

What you see as a cutoff number online? It’s not magic. It’s built from actual results. If the paper is easy, scores go up, and cutoffs rise. If it’s tough, even a 60% score might get you in. Past years’ cutoffs are your best guide—not rumors, not coaching ads. And remember: cutoffs vary by institute, branch, gender, and even whether you’re applying under home state quota.

Some students think cracking IIT means scoring 95%+. That’s misleading. In 2023, a student with a 68% score got into IIT Guwahati for Civil Engineering. Others with 85% missed out on IT at IIT Roorkee because the cutoff jumped that year. The real game is understanding trends, not chasing perfection.

Below, you’ll find real stories and data about who cracked IIT at 10 years old, how much time you actually need to prepare, how many seats are open in 2025, and which states have the toughest competition. No fluff. Just what works—and what doesn’t—when you’re fighting for an IIT seat.