CSAB 2026 NIT Kurukshetra Cutoff – Branch-wise Ranks in SR1/SR2

National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, located in Haryana, is one of India's older technical institutes — established in 1963 as a Regional Engineering College and formally upgraded to NIT status in 2002. Its proximity to Delhi-NCR, decades of alumni presence in Indian industry, and consistently competitive placement record give it strong brand recognition across North India, which keeps first-round JoSAA demand for popular branches relatively high.

Because of this legacy and location advantage, NIT Kurukshetra's CSAB movement is more selective than at newer or North-East NITs. CSE, ECE, and Electrical Engineering rarely reach CSAB Special Round with meaningful vacancies, since these branches are typically exhausted in JoSAA itself. However, core branches — Civil Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, and Chemical Engineering — do show genuine CSAB vacancy activity most years, as some JoSAA-allotted candidates in these branches withdraw in favour of other institutes or streams.

Why CSAB Candidates Should Still Consider NIT Kurukshetra

For candidates whose rank places core branches within reach, NIT Kurukshetra offers a strong combination of institutional maturity, an established administrative and academic setup, and a location advantage for North Indian students. Its six-decade history as an engineering institute has allowed it to build a substantial industry network in Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi-NCR, which benefits core-branch graduates as much as computing graduates.

As always, exact CSAB vacancy figures fluctuate from year to year depending on withdrawal activity across the wider JoSAA and CSAB system. Treat any historical pattern described here as directional, not a guarantee, and confirm current numbers on the official CSAB portal once registration opens.

If your CRL rank is such that Tier-1 NITs and CSE/ECE at established North Indian NITs are out of reach, but you would value NIT Kurukshetra's core branches over a GFTI or a newer NIT, add it prominently to your CSAB choice list. Rank your genuinely preferred branches here above weaker alternatives elsewhere — the CSAB algorithm always attempts your highest-ranked eligible choice first, so there is no downside to listing 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 NIT Kurukshetra under the Seat Matrix section on csab.nic.in. Pair that with our CSAB college predictor for a rank-based estimate specific to your category and quota, and review our broader CSAB choice filling tips to structure your full list effectively.

Home State vs Other State Quota at NIT Kurukshetra

As with all NITs, Kurukshetra reserves roughly half its seats for Home State (Haryana) quota candidates and the rest for Other State quota. HS quota cutoffs tend to be meaningfully more relaxed than OS quota cutoffs for the same branch, giving Haryana-domiciled candidates a genuine advantage on top of whatever CSAB availability exists in core branches. If you are comparing this institute against other options, our NIT Jalandhar CSAB cutoff page covers a similarly-positioned neighbouring-state NIT.