CDLU cutoff information covers HSTES, JEE-Main and MDUCEE. The latest detailed HSTES cutoff is for 2026, with the Round 2 B.Tech range closing between 318344 - 1192072 across all categories. The detailed JEE-Main cutoff is for 2025, when the Round 2 HS Quota range was 241004 - 1418521.

CDLU uses HSTES and JEE-Main scores for B.Tech admission, while B.Tech {Lateral} admission is based on HSTES. Cutoff details for popular courses such as B.Tech, B.Tech {Lateral} and B Pharma are given below by exam, course, category and year.

The following ranges cover all categories and show the accepted exam for each listed course.

Exam Course Cutoff range
HSTES B.Tech 318344 - 1192072
JEE-Main B.Tech 241004 - 1418521 (Home State)

CDLU HSTES Cutoff 2026

HSTES scores are accepted by CDLU for admission to B.Tech, B.Tech {Lateral} and B Pharma. In Round 2 of 2026, the overall B.Tech cutoff across all categories was 318344 - 1192072.

B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning is a top choice among HSTES applicants. Its General category closing-rank range in Round 2 was 318344 - 359680 in 2026. The category-wise figures are listed below.

CDLU B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Cutoff 2026

Closing rank Category
503034 BC
523937 BC A
386232 - 414941 BC B
362536 EWS
318344 - 359680 General
525978 - 1185747 RoHC
511178 - 583750 SC
1174720 - 1192072 SC D
918048 SC Merged

Across all categories, B.Tech admission at CDLU closed at rank 1192072 in 2026, compared with 1418521 in 2025.

  • The B.Tech {Lateral} cutoff across all categories closed at 1121 in 2025.
  • The B Pharma cutoff across all categories closed at 1098 in 2024.

The tables present the closing-rank movement by category and course.

Category 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022
BC 503034 358933 323521 341902 220289
BC A 523937 344036 - 338735 324296
BC B 414941 287202 286109 259814 290109
EWS 362536 - 326861 273743 182544
General 359680 302250 248260 221150 162677
General Ex Serviceman - - 600395 - 172966
HGST - - - - 469770
KM - - - - 775906
RoHC 1185747 454620 265104 323928 169815
SC 583750 433701 - 1020234 284814
SC D 1192072 1418521 - - -
SC ex serviceman - 658646 - - -
SC Merged 918048 682284 778984 696778 559128
TFW - - 177860 - 172165
Courses Closing rank 2026 Closing rank 2025 Closing rank 2024 Closing rank 2023 Closing rank 2022
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning 1192072 1418521 778984 1020234 775906
2025 closing rank Category
786 BC B
973 EWS
354 General
414 RoHC
1121 SC Merged
2024 closing rank Category
455 AI
857 BC A
1071 BC B
830 EWS
668 General
1098 General Ex Serviceman
862 SC
381 TFW

CDLU JEE-Main Cutoff 2026

CDLU considers JEE-Main scores for B.Tech admission. The 2025 Round 2 cutoff for the HS Quota covered ranks 241004 - 1418521 across all categories.

For JEE-Main applicants, B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning is a top choice. Under the General category and HS Quota, its Round 2 closing-rank range in 2025 was 241004 - 302250.

CDLU B.Tech Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Cutoff 2025

Closing rank Category
329029 - 344036 (HS) BCA
358933 (HS) BC
279522 - 287202 (HS) BCB
241004 - 302250 (HS) General
375810 - 454620 (HS) RoHC
433701 (HS) SC
870221 - 1418521 (HS) SC D

For B.Tech across all categories, the CDLU closing rank was 1418521 (HS) in 2025. The corresponding 2024 closing rank was 326861 (HS). Category-wise and course-wise trends follow.

Category 2025 2024 2023 2022
BCA 344036 (HS) - 338735 (HS) 324296 (HS)
BC 358933 (HS) - 341902 (HS) 220289 (HS)
BCB 287202 (HS) 286109 (HS) 259814 (HS) 182335 (HS)
EWS - 326861 (HS) 289919 (HS) 213795 (HS)
General 302250 (HS) 248260 (HS) 221150 (HS) 162677 (HS)
General Ex Serviceman - - - 172966 (HS)
Kashmiri Migrants - - - 775906 (HS)
RoHC 454620 (HS) 265104 (HS) 323928 (HS) 169815 (HS)
SC 433701 (HS) - - 284814 (HS)
SC D 1418521 (HS) - - -
SEBC - 323521 (HS) - -
TFWS - 177860 (HS) - 172165 (HS)
Courses Closing rank 2025 Closing rank 2024 Closing rank 2023 Closing rank 2022
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning 1418521 (HS) 326861 (HS) 341902 (HS) 775906 (HS)