JEE Advanced College Predictor Using Previous Year Cutoff Data

A JEE Advanced college predictor is only as reliable as the data behind it. Rather than guessing, a properly built predictor anchors every prediction to actual historical JoSAA closing ranks — round by round, institute by institute, branch by branch, and category by category. This is what lets it tell you not just "yes/no" but a confidence level like Certain, Likely, Possible, or Unlikely.

Across JoSAA 2026, the overall IIT closing rank (combined, all branches, all categories) moved from an average of about 7,443 in Round 1 to about 8,369 by Round 5, while the best closing rank (IIT Bombay, typically CSE) stayed in the 65–67 range throughout. For IIT CSE specifically, the average closing rank across all 26 IITs offering CSE moved from about 2,982 in Round 1 to 3,266 by Round 5 — a meaningful shift that shows why round-wise history, not a single static number, is the right basis for prediction.

The worst (highest) closing rank among IITs also moved — from roughly 26,220 in Round 1 to 28,480 by Round 5 — reflecting how lower-demand branches at newer IITs like IIT (BHU) Varanasi fill up gradually across rounds as higher-rank candidates float or slide out.

When you enter your JEE Advanced rank and category on our JEE Advanced College Predictor, it compares your rank against this round-wise closing rank history for every IIT-branch-category combination, and estimates where you're likely to land by the time JoSAA counselling rounds settle.

Because round-wise data captures how ranks shift from Round 1 to Round 5, the predictor can tell you not just whether a seat is reachable, but roughly which round it's likely to open up in — useful for deciding whether to float, freeze, or slide during your own JoSAA choice-filling.

For a broader look at how ranks map to actual IITs, see our IIT Cutoff 2026 page, or check category-specific trends on JEE Advanced Expected Cutoff 2026.