RankMatrix

Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Name: Mechanical Engineering opening and closing ranks at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Creator: Divyansh Agarwal
License: https://rankmatrix.in

Bachelor of Technology · 4-year programme · JoSAA counselling

IIT

Uttar Pradesh

5 years of data

Latest closing rank: 2,771

Last updated JoSAA 2025 · By Divyansh Agarwal

Summary

In JoSAA 2025, Round 6, Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur had an opening rank of 1,589 and a closing rank of 2,771for the Open category under the Gender-Neutral seat pool. The tables below show the full round-wise, category-wise breakdown across the last few JoSAA cycles, followed by the latest year's seat matrix.

Opening and closing ranks by year

JoSAA 2025

Round	Quota	Category	Seat pool	Opening rank	Closing rank
6	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	7,379
6	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,771
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	371	550
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,484	4,172
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,059	1,358
6	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,982
6	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	798
6	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,168
6	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	395	509
5	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	7,379
5	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,697
5	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	187	240
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	261	546
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,484	4,172
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	988	1,348
5	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,982
5	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	792
5	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,168
5	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	395	509
4	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	7,346
4	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,684
4	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	187	240
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	261	546
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,484	4,172
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	987	1,344
4	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,982
4	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	792
4	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,168
4	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	386	489
3	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	7,346
3	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,684
3	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	187	240
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	261	546
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,484	4,172
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	987	1,344
3	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,906
3	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	792
3	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,168
3	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	386	489
2	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	7,346
2	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,649
2	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	187	240
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	261	546
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,484	4,172
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	987	1,331
2	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,906
2	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	792
2	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,168
2	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	386	489
1	AI	General	Female-only	5,199	6,951
1	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,589	2,635
1	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	187	240
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,387	1,587
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	261	535
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,359	4,056
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	980	1,306
1	AI	SC	Female-only	1,514	1,906
1	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	526	787
1	AI	ST	Female-only	1,080	1,116
1	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	380	467

JoSAA 2024

Round	Quota	Category	Seat pool	Opening rank	Closing rank
5	AI	General	Female-only	6,470	8,298
5	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,889	2,776
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,499	1,686
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	386	506
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,631	4,202
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,046	1,392
5	AI	SC	Female-only	1,541	2,026
5	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	586	834
5	AI	ST	Female-only	582	776
5	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	426	509
4	AI	General	Female-only	6,111	8,141
4	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,889	2,740
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,499	1,686
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	385	491
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,631	4,202
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,040	1,378
4	AI	SC	Female-only	1,541	2,026
4	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	586	815
4	AI	ST	Female-only	582	776
4	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	426	509
3	AI	General	Female-only	6,111	8,141
3	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,889	2,740
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,499	1,686
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	385	491
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,631	4,202
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,040	1,378
3	AI	SC	Female-only	1,541	2,026
3	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	586	815
3	AI	ST	Female-only	582	776
3	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	426	509
2	AI	General	Female-only	6,111	8,141
2	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,889	2,740
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,499	1,686
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	385	491
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,631	4,202
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,040	1,377
2	AI	SC	Female-only	1,541	2,026
2	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	586	815
2	AI	ST	Female-only	582	776
2	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	426	509
1	AI	General	Female-only	6,111	8,039
1	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,889	2,736
1	AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	161	186
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,499	1,686
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	385	486
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,631	4,202
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,010	1,361
1	AI	SC	Female-only	1,541	2,026
1	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	586	815
1	AI	ST	Female-only	582	776
1	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	426	509

JoSAA 2023

Round	Quota	Category	Seat pool	Opening rank	Closing rank
6	AI	General	Female-only	6,085	7,223
6	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,771	2,940
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,507	1,867
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	537
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	2,830	4,115
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,479
6	AI	SC	Female-only	457	2,020
6	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	702	970
6	AI	ST	Female-only	742	777
6	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	366	461
5	AI	General	Female-only	5,739	6,999
5	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,769	2,879
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,372	1,666
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	537
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	2,830	4,115
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,474
5	AI	SC	Female-only	457	2,020
5	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	702	962
5	AI	ST	Female-only	742	777
5	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	366	456
4	AI	General	Female-only	5,739	6,999
4	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,769	2,879
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,372	1,666
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	537
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	2,830	4,115
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,474
4	AI	SC	Female-only	457	2,020
4	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	702	960
4	AI	ST	Female-only	742	777
4	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	366	456
3	AI	General	Female-only	5,739	6,999
3	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,769	2,879
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,372	1,666
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	537
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	2,830	4,115
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,474
3	AI	SC	Female-only	457	2,020
3	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	702	960
3	AI	ST	Female-only	742	777
3	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	366	456
2	AI	General	Female-only	5,739	6,999
2	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,769	2,879
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,372	1,666
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	537
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	2,830	4,115
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,474
2	AI	SC	Female-only	457	2,020
2	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	702	960
2	AI	ST	Female-only	742	777
2	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	366	456
1	AI	General	Female-Only	5,739	6,999
1	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,769	2,844
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-Only	1,372	1,666
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	384	531
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-Only	2,830	4,115
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	1,080	1,411
1	AI	SC	Female-Only	457	2,020
1	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	640	899
1	AI	ST	Female-Only	742	777
1	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	295	452

JoSAA 2022

Round	Quota	Category	Seat pool	Opening rank	Closing rank
6	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	8,176
6	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	3,155
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,156	1,412
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	408	592
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,501
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,529
6	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,967
6	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	914
6	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
6	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465
5	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	8,176
5	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	2,996
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,156	1,412
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	408	568
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,501
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,498
5	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,950
5	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	884
5	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
5	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465
4	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	8,176
4	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	2,987
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,156	1,412
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	408	568
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,501
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,498
4	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,950
4	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	884
4	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
4	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465
3	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	8,176
3	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	2,987
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,156	1,412
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	408	568
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,501
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,498
3	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,950
3	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	884
3	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
3	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465
2	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	8,176
2	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	2,987
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,156	1,412
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	408	568
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,501
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,498
2	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,950
2	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	884
2	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
2	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465
1	AI	General	Female-only	4,746	7,999
1	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,772	2,962
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,018	1,371
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	387	552
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,369	4,466
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	929	1,492
1	AI	SC	Female-only	1,642	1,950
1	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	561	867
1	AI	ST	Female-only	797	838
1	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	300	465

JoSAA 2021

Round	Quota	Category	Seat pool	Opening rank	Closing rank
6	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	7,140
6	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,823
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
6	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	484
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
6	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,275
6	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
6	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	804
6	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
6	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438
5	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	7,140
5	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,684
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
5	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	484
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
5	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,265
5	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
5	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	804
5	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
5	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438
4	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	7,140
4	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,684
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
4	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	484
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
4	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,265
4	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
4	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	804
4	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
4	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438
3	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	7,140
3	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,684
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
3	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	484
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
3	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,265
3	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
3	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	804
3	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
3	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438
2	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	7,140
2	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,684
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
2	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	484
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
2	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,265
2	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
2	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	804
2	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
2	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438
1	AI	General	Female-only	4,738	6,992
1	AI	General	Gender-Neutral	1,365	2,674
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	1,332	1,515
1	AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	324	483
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	3,771	4,505
1	AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	920	1,264
1	AI	SC	Female-only	2,008	2,285
1	AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	478	799
1	AI	ST	Female-only	771	1,020
1	AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	59	438

Latest seat matrix (2025)

Quota	Category	Seat pool	Seats
AI	General	Female-only	11
AI	General	Gender-Neutral	45
AI	General PwD	Female-only	1
AI	General PwD	Gender-Neutral	3
AI	GEN-EWS	Female-only	3
AI	GEN-EWS	Gender-Neutral	11
AI	GEN-EWS(PwD)	Gender-Neutral	1
AI	OBC-NCL	Female-only	8
AI	OBC-NCL	Gender-Neutral	30
AI	OBC-NCL(PwD)	Gender-Neutral	2
AI	SC	Female-only	5
AI	SC	Gender-Neutral	17
AI	SC PwD	Gender-Neutral	1
AI	ST	Female-only	2
AI	ST	Gender-Neutral	9

Using this data

For your rank's full shortlist across JoSAA, use the College & Branch Predictor.
To compare Mechanical Engineering at other institutes, see Mechanical Engineering.
To see every branch offered at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, go to Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
To understand the columns above, read the opening & closing ranks guide.

Frequently asked questions

What was the Mechanical Engineering closing rank at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

In JoSAA 2025, Round 6, Open category, Gender-Neutral seat pool, the closing rank for Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was 2,771 and the opening rank was 1,589. Older and category-specific cutoffs are in the table on this page.

Which JoSAA years are covered on this page?

The cutoffs table below includes 5 years of data: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. For full methodology, read the opening and closing ranks guide.

How do home state and other state quotas work at this institute?

IITs use the All India (AI) quota — seats are not split by state. Every candidate competes in the same pool regardless of home state.

Will my JEE rank qualify for Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur?

Compare your rank against the closing ranks below from the most recent two to three years. Closing ranks can drift 5–10% year-over-year — if you are within the last year's closing rank, you have a reasonable chance. Use the RankMatrix College & Branch Predictor for a rank-based shortlist across all JoSAA colleges.

Data on this page is sourced from public JoSAA publications and cleaned for easier reference. RankMatrix is an independent project and is not affiliated with JoSAA, JEE, NTA, the IITs, NITs, IIITs, or GFTIs. Verify all schedules, rules, and cutoffs on the official JoSAA website before making admission decisions.