JEE Advanced Opening Rank 2026

Opening rank (also called first admitted rank) is the CRL (Common Rank List) rank of the first student admitted to a particular IIT branch in a given category. For example, IIT Bombay CSE opening rank of 1 means the rank-1 holder in JEE Advanced 2025 took that seat. Opening rank tells you the best rank that entered; the closing rank tells you the worst rank admitted — use the closing rank to assess realistic chances.

IIT Bombay CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) consistently has the lowest opening rank among all IITs — typically rank 1 in the Common Rank List (CRL). In JoSAA 2025, the opening rank for IIT Bombay CSE General/OPEN Gender Neutral was rank 1, making it the most coveted seat in IIT admissions. The closing rank was around 60–75.

In JoSAA 2025, IIT Delhi CSE (General, Gender Neutral) had an opening rank of approximately 3. The closing rank was around 100–130. To have a strong chance at IIT Delhi CSE, you should target a JEE Advanced rank under 100 in the General category.

Among the newer IITs, IIT Palakkad, IIT Bhilai, IIT Dharwad, and IIT Jammu tend to have the highest opening ranks for CSE — typically in the 2,500–3,500 range in CRL. This means candidates with ranks in this range can access CSE at newer IITs. In contrast, top IITs like IIT Bombay, Delhi, and Madras have opening ranks under 20 for CSE.

CRL stands for Common Rank List — the main unreserved rank list in JEE Advanced. It includes all qualified candidates regardless of category. CRL is used for General (OPEN) category seats. Separately, category-wise rank lists (OBC-NCL, SC, ST, GEN-EWS) determine seats reserved for those groups. A candidate's CRL rank is typically higher (worse number) than their category rank.

Yes. IITs have supernumerary Female Only seats — additional seats over the base intake reserved exclusively for female candidates. These seats have separate opening and closing ranks which are typically higher (worse) than the Gender Neutral pool because fewer female candidates compete. For example, IIT Bombay CSE Female Only opening rank in 2025 was around 10–15, versus rank 1 for Gender Neutral.

JEE Advanced 2026 opening ranks will be available after JoSAA 2026 counselling rounds, which begin in June 2026 following the result on June 1, 2026. Round 1 allotment results (expected mid-June 2026) will show the first set of opening ranks. Final data for all 6 rounds will be available by July 2026. The data shown here is from JoSAA 2025 and is the best current reference.

Yes. With a JEE Advanced CRL rank of 10,000, you can get admission to newer IITs in various branches. In JoSAA 2025, branches like Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical Engineering at newer IITs (IIT Tirupati, IIT Dharwad, IIT Bhilai, IIT Jammu, etc.) had opening ranks in the 8,000–15,000 range. CSE at newer IITs typically closes around 3,000–5,000. Use our IIT College Predictor for accurate branch-wise predictions.