JoSAA Opening & Closing Rank 2026 Updates: The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has released opening & closing ranks for Round 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
Complete JoSAA 2026 Counselling and seat allotment details are available round wise on josaa.nic.in. To view OR-CR, students have to select round, institute type, institute name, academic program, seat type/ category.
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Students participating for the first time in JoSAA counselling process, must know that opening rank refers to the highest rank (i.e., the best rank) at which admission to a particular course begins. Whereas, closing rank is the lowest rank at which the last seat in that course is allotted.
To check category-wise highest and lowest ranks for different colleges like IITs, NITs, IIITs, IEST, and GFTIs, candidates can visit the official JoSAA portal and select their preferred institute, branch, and category. The data is publicly available, and no login is required.
How To Check JoSAA 2026 Opening & Closing Rank
Follow the simple steps given below to check JoSAA Opening & Closing Rank 2026:
- Go to the JoSAA respective website josaa.nic.in
- On the homepage, select the “e-service” option.
- A drop-down option appear on the screen.
- Click on the “Opening & closing rank” option.
- Under the “View/ Download” section, click on “Opening and Closing Ranks 2026” link.
- You will be redirected to a new page.
- Enter the required details and click on the “submit” option.
JoSAA Opening & Closing Rank 2026 (Direct LINK): Click here to view round wise (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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After entering all the details, the screen displays information such as the Institute’s Academic Program Name, Quota Seat Type, Gender, Opening Rank, & Closing Rank. Candidates are also required to note that
- Opening/ Closing Ranks for Open seats represent the Common Rank List (CRL).
- For EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST seats, the ranks shown are based on respective category ranks.
- For PwD seats, the ranks shown are PwD category ranks within the respective categories.
- If a rank has the suffix ‘P,’ it means the seat was allotted based on the Preparatory Rank List.
Candidates who are part of the counselling should also check the seat matrix. A JoSAA Seat Matrix is a document that has details about the total number of available seats in the participating institutions (like IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs) under various categories and quotas for admission through JoSAA counselling. Candidates can check round wise allotment updates on the online website (JoSSA Seat Allotment Update).
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