CSAB 2026 IIIT Kota Cutoff – Branch-wise Ranks in SR1/SR2

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota was established in 2013 under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme of the Ministry of Education, jointly with the Government of Rajasthan and an industry partner, and is academically mentored by MNIT Jaipur. As one of the newer IIITs in the national network, it doesn't carry the decades of brand recognition that IIIT Allahabad or IIIT Hyderabad have built up since their founding in the 1990s. This directly shapes how candidates behave during JoSAA counselling: many high-ranking candidates gravitate first toward the older, more established IIITs, leaving a comparatively larger share of IIIT Kota's seats — across CSE, ECE, and related branches — either unfilled after JoSAA or vacated through withdrawals soon after.

This isn't a quality issue — IIIT Kota offers a focused undergraduate curriculum centered on Computer Science and Electronics & Communication Engineering, benefits from MNIT Jaipur's academic oversight, and carries the IIIT tag that still holds reasonable weight with recruiters. What it reflects is simply candidate psychology: newer institutes established under the 2016-17-era PPP expansion (Kota specifically dates to 2013, among the earliest of this newer wave) take years to build the same pull as the original five IIITs, and that gap shows up directly in CSAB vacancy data.

Why This Is Genuinely Good News for CSAB Candidates

For candidates in the broad mid-range CRL band — roughly 30,000 to 75,000 depending on branch and category — IIIT Kota represents one of the more realistic CSAB targets among institutes carrying the IIIT name. Unlike IIIT Hyderabad or Allahabad, where CSAB Special Round rarely moves the needle at all, IIIT Kota has, in past cycles, shown noticeable rank movement between JoSAA's final closing rank and what eventually clears in CSAB SR1/SR2 — including occasional CSE openings, which is rare at the older, more sought-after IIITs.

That said, exact vacancy numbers shift every year depending on how many candidates who accepted an IIIT Kota seat in JoSAA choose to withdraw in hopes of a better NIT or IIIT elsewhere. Always check the live seat matrix on csab.nic.in once registration opens rather than assuming last year's exact pattern will repeat.

If your CRL rank falls in the mid-range band where the older IIITs and Tier-1/2 NITs are out of reach but you'd still value a focused CSE/ECE education under the IIIT umbrella, IIIT Kota deserves a prominent spot in your CSAB choice list. Rank your genuinely preferred branch here above weaker alternatives elsewhere — the CSAB matching algorithm always tries your highest-ranked eligible preference first, so there's no downside to placing a realistic, desirable option high.

CSAB registration closed on August 3, 2026, and the SR1 (Special Round 1) result was declared on August 6. The SR2 result was declared on August 12, 2026 — check the current vacancy position for IIIT Kota under the Seat Matrix section on csab.nic.in — this check is particularly worthwhile here, since vacancy figures at newer PPP-model IIITs like Kota genuinely shift meaningfully between SR1 and SR2. Pair that with our CSAB college predictor for a rank-based estimate specific to your category and quota.

Comparing IIIT Kota to Other PPP-Model IIITs

IIIT Kota sits alongside IIIT Una, IIIT Kalyani, IIIT Dharwad, and several other newer institutes under the PPP scheme, all sharing a broadly similar CSAB vacancy pattern driven by their relative newness compared to the original five IIITs. When comparing across these newer institutes, weigh recent placement statistics, mentor-institute quality (MNIT Jaipur mentors Kota), and specific branch offerings rather than relying on the IIIT tag alone.