IIT Dhanbad uses CAT for MBA admission, JEE-Advanced for B.Tech, BS + MS and B.Tech + M.Tech, GATE for M.Tech, and IIT-JAM for M.Sc {Tech} and M.Sc. The latest cutoffs cover 2026 for JEE-Advanced, GATE and IIT-JAM, while the CAT figures cover 2025. Category-wise and course-wise comparisons are listed below.

The closing figures vary by programme and exam. Across all categories, B.Tech admissions reached rank 17791 in 2026, compared with 16752 in 2025. For M.Tech, the closing marks were 116 in 2026 and 149 in 2025. MBA admissions closed at 60 percentile in both 2025 and 2024.

Table of Contents

  1. Cutoff Ranges and Accepted Exams
  2. CAT Cutoff: 2026 Section and 2025 Admission Figures
  3. MBA CAT Percentile Comparisons
  4. JEE-Advanced Cutoff 2026: Round 5
  5. JEE-Advanced Closing Rank Comparisons
  6. GATE Cutoff 2026: Round 10
  7. M.Tech GATE Closing Marks Comparisons
  8. IIT-JAM Cutoff 2026: Round 6
  9. IIT-JAM Closing Rank Comparisons

Cutoff Ranges and Accepted Exams

Each programme uses the entrance exam shown below. These cutoff ranges cover all categories.

ExamCutoff range across all categoriesCourse
CAT60 - 80MBA
GATE116 - 762M.Tech
IIT-JAM71 - 446M.Sc {Tech}
IIT-JAM416 - 2782M.Sc
JEE-Advanced9 - 17791B.Tech
JEE-Advanced1515 - 18977BS + MS

CAT Cutoff: 2026 Section and 2025 Admission Figures

CAT scores determine admission to IIT Dhanbad's MBA programmes. In 2025, the Round 1 cutoff across all categories ranged from 60 - 80. MBA General is a leading choice among CAT applicants.

For MBA General, the General category closed at 80 percentile in Round 1 of 2025. The category breakdown follows.

MBA General: Category-wise Closing Percentile 2025

Closing percentileCategory
80General
70OBC
60PwD
60SC
60ST

Across all categories, the MBA closing percentile remained at 60 in 2025 and 2024. The tables separate category cutoffs from the course-wise closing percentile.

MBA: CAT Closing Percentiles by Category

2025202420232022Category
-8050-EWS
80805050General
707050-OBC
6060--PwD
606050-SC
606050-ST

MBA: CAT Closing Percentiles by Course

Closing percentile 2025Closing percentile 2024Closing percentile 2023Closing percentile 2022Courses
60605050General

JEE-Advanced Cutoff 2026: Round 5

JEE-Advanced scores are used for admission to B.Tech, BS + MS and B.Tech + M.Tech at IIT Dhanbad. For B.Tech, the 2026 Round 5 cutoff across all categories was 9 - 17791.

  • BS + MS had an overall closing rank range of 1515 - 18977 across all categories in Round 5 of 2026.

Among JEE-Advanced applicants, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering and BS + MS Physical Science are leading choices. The General category closing rank for B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering was 3994 - 4167 in Round 5 of 2026.

  • BS + MS Physical Science recorded a General category closing rank of 15861 - 17355 in Round 5 of 2026.

The following tables show the category-wise closing ranks for these two courses.

B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering: Round 5 Closing Ranks 2026

Closing rankCategory
536 - 567EWS
9 - 35EWS PwD
3994 - 4167General
148 - 153GeneralPwD
91OBC NCLPwD
1292 - 1334OBCNCL
780SC
306 - 336ST

BS + MS Physical Science: Round 5 Closing Ranks 2026

Closing rankCategory
2403 - 2862EWS
15861 - 17355General
5881 - 6264OBCNCL
3276 - 3380SC
1515 - 1592ST

Across all categories, B.Tech closed at rank 17791 in 2026 and 16752 in 2025.

  • For BS + MS, the closing rank across all categories was 18977 in 2026, compared with 18368 in 2025.
  • B.Tech + M.Tech admissions across all categories reached rank 17892 in 2025 and 16011 in 2024.

Category and course comparisons are grouped by programme below.

B.Tech: Category-wise JEE-Advanced Closing Ranks

20262025202420232022Category
26332467236827292381EWS
7332464125EWS PwD
1779116752153211615115618General
56732335218490GeneralPwD
161681535741OBC NCLPwD
62025742571761165351OBCNCL
33333244311333222879SC
---4-SCPwD
15671502136013741354ST

B.Tech: Course-wise JEE-Advanced Closing Ranks

Closing rank 2026Closing rank 2025Closing rank 2024Closing rank 2023Closing rank 2022Courses
1302911980113981247311339Chemical Engineering
1532913778129961405812355Civil Engineering
41673585384632583009Computer Science and Engineering
83197603756777847619Electrical Engineering
59255839598258215492Electronics & Communication Engineering
1171311711107781179711483Engineering Physics
1768316752152911590315061Environmental Engineering
17791----Geological Engineering
17147----Geophysical Technology
493843354956--Mathematics And Computing
11303102739875102629601Mechanical Engineering
15480148751359914251-Mineral and Metallurgical Engineering
1603715455147621568915145Mining Engineering
1685516579153211615115618Mining Machinery Engineering
1392112709123101310112864Petroleum Engineering

BS + MS: Category-wise JEE-Advanced Closing Ranks

20262025Category
28622649EWS
1897718368General
62646413OBCNCL
33923423SC
15921563ST

BS + MS: Course-wise JEE-Advanced Closing Ranks

Closing rank 2026Closing rank 2025Courses
1897718334Chemical Sciences
1735518368Physical Science

B.Tech + M.Tech: Category-wise JEE-Advanced Closing Ranks

2025202420232022Category
2690250227782422EWS
17892160111718116206General
6145589064055423OBCNCL
3361316234242933SC
1508145815921496ST

GATE Cutoff 2026: Round 10

M.Tech applicants at IIT Dhanbad are admitted through GATE scores. Across all categories, the 2026 Round 10 cutoff ranged from 116 - 762. M.Tech Mining Engineering is a leading choice among GATE applicants.

In Round 10 of 2026, M.Tech Mining Engineering had General category closing marks of 418 - 636. Closing marks for each category are listed below.

M.Tech Mining Engineering: Round 10 Closing Marks 2026

Closing marksCategory
418 - 456EWS
418 - 636General
418 - 522OBC
418 - 499SC
400 - 409ST

The overall M.Tech closing marks across all categories fell to 116 in 2026 from 149 in 2025. Category-wise and course-wise figures for 2026 through 2022 follow.

M.Tech: Category-wise GATE Closing Marks

20262025202420232022Category
197211146298296EWS
294--310218EWSPwD
197211146353291General
215165245267267GeneralPwD
197211146313286OBC
249231190235299OBCPwD
116181146187148SC
276-236202-SCPwD
192149146219-ST

M.Tech: Course-wise GATE Closing Marks

Closing marks 2026Closing marks 2025Closing marks 2024Closing marks 2023Closing marks 2022Courses
320276---Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
201181232219224Chemical Engineering
259272244--Communication And Signal Processing
269252311310267Computer Science And Engineering
384276284235267Data Analytics
268149215296-Earthquake Engineering
234262175327299Environmental Science And Engineering
215239215-148Fuel Engineering
222222245--Geomatics
276262---Geotechnical Engineering
249248246202218Industrial Engineering & Management
249----Intelligent Control and Instrumentation
269238236--Machine Design
199228213--Manufacturing Engineering
197----Material Science and Technology
197231146--Metallurgical Engineering
286165---Mineral Engineering
400356239274225Mining Engineering
255----Mining in Critical Minerals
252252---Optical Communication & Integrated Photonics
116198150187191Petroleum Engineering
209188237239279Pharmaceutical Technology
249283249--Power Electronics & Electrical Drives
277283249--Power System Engineering
268260219--Rf And Microwave Engineering
276262---Structural Engineering
265228236--Thermal Engineering
276266---Transportation Engineering
192327196--Tunnel Engineering
309307249--Vlsi Design
266265---Water Resources Engineering

IIT-JAM Cutoff 2026: Round 6

IIT-JAM scores are the basis for admission to M.Sc {Tech} and M.Sc at IIT Dhanbad. In Round 6 of 2026, the M.Sc {Tech} cutoff across all categories ranged from 71 - 446.

  • M.Sc had an overall closing rank range of 416 - 2782 across all categories in Round 6 of 2026.

M.Sc {Tech} Applied Geology and M.Sc Mathematics And Computing are leading choices among IIT-JAM applicants. For M.Sc {Tech} Applied Geology, General category admissions closed at rank 71 - 73 in Round 6 of 2026.

  • M.Sc Mathematics And Computing had a General category closing rank of 416 - 499 in Round 6 of 2026.

The category-wise closing ranks for both courses appear below.

M.Sc {Tech} Applied Geology: Round 6 Closing Ranks 2026

Closing rankCategory
127EWS
71 - 73General
166 - 177OBC
442 - 446SC

M.Sc Mathematics And Computing: Round 6 Closing Ranks 2026

Closing rankCategory
555 - 786EWS
416 - 499General
598 - 727OBC
1596 - 1765SC

Across all categories, M.Sc {Tech} admissions closed at rank 446 in 2026, compared with 2707 in 2025.

  • The overall M.Sc closing rank across all categories was 2782 in 2026 and 5496 in 2025.

The tables below separate category-wise closing ranks from course-wise figures for M.Sc {Tech} and M.Sc.

M.Sc {Tech}: Category-wise IIT-JAM Closing Ranks

20262025202420232022Category
12714701326142113EWS
7386210938786General
----696GeneralPwD
17713771555159170OBC
----1191OBCPwD
44627074895235428SC

M.Sc {Tech}: Course-wise IIT-JAM Closing Ranks

Closing rank 2026Closing rank 2025Closing rank 2024Closing rank 2023Closing rank 2022Courses
4464883672351191Applied Geology

M.Sc: Category-wise IIT-JAM Closing Ranks

20262025202420232022Category
1632978941852913EWS
886694759657676General
-549648805221-GeneralPwD
1493112097110671073OBC
27822280242429852764SC

M.Sc: Course-wise IIT-JAM Closing Ranks

Closing rank 2026Closing rank 2025Closing rank 2024Closing rank 2023Closing rank 2022Courses
26192191242426062324Chemistry
17655496488017862209Mathematics And Computing
27822280235652212764Physics