MANIT Bhopal Cutoff 2026: JoSAA Round 1 Ranks

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MANIT Bhopal Round 1 2026 cutoff: OPEN category

MANIT Bhopal (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal) is in Madhya Pradesh. This page lists its JoSAA 2026 Round 1 opening and closing ranks for every branch and seat category. In Round 1, the hardest OPEN seat to get was Planning, closing at CRL 400. Use the predictor to check which of these seats your rank can reach.

Ranks are CRL (Common Rank List) for gender-neutral OPEN seats. Format: opening – closing. Updated 2026-10-11.

Branch	Home State (HS)	Other State (OS)
Planning 4 years · B.Plan	696 – 1,103	114 – 400
Architecture 5 years · B.Arch	879 – 1,816	417 – 649
Computer Science and Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	5,804 – 11,166	6,390 – 9,659
Electronics and Communication Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	11,743 – 17,382	11,019 – 13,590
Mathematics and Data Science 5 years · Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)	11,549 – 13,568	13,181 – 13,756
B. Tech. and M. Tech. in Engineering and Computational Mechanics (Dual Degree) 5 years · Bachelor and Master of Technology (Dual Degree)	17,226 – 29,683	12,272 – 18,614
Electrical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	17,774 – 20,230	14,301 – 19,212
Electrical Engineering with E Mobility 4 years · B.Tech	20,714 – 24,130	17,147 – 19,792
Energy and Electrical Vehicle Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	21,236 – 27,018	20,601 – 23,510
Mechanical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	20,969 – 30,392	19,473 – 26,984
Chemical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	23,542 – 35,780	24,144 – 32,146
Civil Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	28,647 – 42,452	19,755 – 36,291
Materials and Metallurgical Engineering 4 years · B.Tech	36,709 – 44,312	33,960 – 41,137

Our detailed review of MANIT Bhopal

Overview

MANIT Bhopal (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal) is in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The college dates back to 1960. A large city campus in Madhya Pradesh with a wide branch list, including architecture and planning programmes.

How hard is it to get in?

Using the JoSAA 2026 Round 1 data, we place MANIT Bhopal in the upper tier band. The hardest OPEN gender-neutral seat was Computer Science and Engineering, which closed at CRL 9,659. The easiest OPEN seat was Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, closing at CRL 41,137. So a candidate with an OPEN rank near 9,659 or better could aim for any branch, while a rank near 41,137 is only enough for the last branches. Remember that Round 1 ranks move up in later rounds, so a rank somewhat beyond these numbers can still get a seat.

Branches and programmes

The data lists 13 programmes at MANIT Bhopal: 9 four-year B.Tech and 2 five-year or dual-degree programmes. The most competitive three are Computer Science and Engineering; Mathematics and Data Science; Electronics and Communication Engineering. MANIT Bhopal also lists 2 architecture or planning programmes. These are filled on the JEE Main Paper 2 rank list, so we keep them out of the rank comparison here.

Home State vs Other State

At MANIT Bhopal, Home State seats close at a higher rank than Other State seats for most branches. For Computer Science and Engineering, Home State closed at CRL 11,166 against CRL 9,659 for Other State. That means candidates from Madhya Pradesh usually get in with a weaker rank than outside candidates. Read our quota guide if you are unsure which quota applies to you.

Seats for different categories

The data covers 10 seat categories and 288 seat-level cutoffs for MANIT Bhopal, including 118 female-only seat listings. Use the category explorer on this page to see EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD ranks, which are separate from the OPEN ranks above.

Who should consider MANIT Bhopal?

It suits students with a strong rank who want a well-known NIT and are flexible about branch. If your priority is a particular branch, compare it across institutes first with the branch pages for CSE, ECE and Mechanical.

Things to check before you fill your choices

Compare your own category rank with the closing rank, not only the opening rank.
Look at the Round 1 cutoff as a starting point. Later rounds usually close at higher ranks.
Check placement, faculty and campus facts on the official MANIT Bhopal website, because we only use JoSAA rank data here.
Use the predictor to see Safe, Moderate and Dream seats at MANIT Bhopal and other NITs together.

Reviewed by the JEEonGo team from official JoSAA 2026 Round 1 data. Updated 2026-10-11. This is our own analysis, not an official ranking.

Explore every category

Switch category, quota or gender to see all Round 1 cutoffs for MANIT Bhopal. EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST seats use category rank, and PwD seats use PwD rank.

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MANIT Bhopal cutoff: frequently asked questions

What is the CSE cutoff at MANIT Bhopal in JoSAA 2026 Round 1?

For the OPEN category in Round 1, Computer Science and Engineering at MANIT Bhopal: Other State seats closed at CRL 9,659 (opening 6,390); Home State seats closed at CRL 11,166 (opening 5,804). These are gender-neutral seat ranks and later rounds usually close at higher ranks.

Which branch at MANIT Bhopal had the lowest closing rank in Round 1?

For OPEN gender-neutral seats, Planning had the lowest Other State closing rank at MANIT Bhopal: CRL 400. A lower closing rank means the seat was harder to get.

How many branches are listed for MANIT Bhopal in this data?

MANIT Bhopal has 13 programs with Round 1 cutoffs in this dataset, across 10 seat categories and 288 seat-level cutoffs.

Which quotas apply at MANIT Bhopal?

MANIT Bhopal is in Madhya Pradesh. Candidates from Madhya Pradesh compete for Home State (HS) seats and all other candidates for Other State (OS) seats.