NIT CSE Seats 2026: 50% Home State vs Other State Quota – JoSAA Matrix Revealed-The admission process for NITs and other engineering institutes will begin after JEE Advanced 2026 result is declared which is expected in May 2026. The admission to NITs, IITs, IIITs and GFTIs institutes are done through JOSAA counselling.
JOSAA counselling will start in June this year 2026. The most popular course in any engineering college is Computer Science and Engineering the branches of it could be many. But the basic entry is CSE.
Following is the list of NITs and their seats distribution of CSE courses. You must know that NITs are not only limited to the state where they are present they offer equal number of seats to other state candidates.
Check the Number of Seats in CSE programme in NITs
NIT CSE Seats 2026: 50% Home State vs Other State Quota
NITs and Their Seats
| NIT Name | Seats |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar | 79 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur | 58 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal | 91 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad | 154 |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala | 73 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 86 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | 60 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 94 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | 20 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa Daman & DIU,Dadar & Nagar Havelli and Lakshdweep | 5 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 62 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 57 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 16 |
| National Institute of Technology Nagaland | 15 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 75 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | 30 |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | 57 |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 20 |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 21 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 58 |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 54 |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 29 |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 16 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 56 |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 80 |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | 60 |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar Ladakh | 3 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 60 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 26 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 68 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 65 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 57 |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 45 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 51 |
Seats for other States
NIT CSE Seats 2026: 50% Home State vs Other State Quota – JoSAA Matrix Revealed
| Other Than the State | Seats |
| Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar other than Punjab | 79 |
| Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Other than Rajasthan | 59 |
| Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal Other than Bhopal | 92 |
| Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad Other than UP | 154 |
| National Institute of Technology Agartala Other than Agartala | 71 |
| National Institute of Technology Calicut | 86 |
| National Institute of Technology Delhi | 60 |
| National Institute of Technology Durgapur | 93 |
| National Institute of Technology Goa | 25 |
| National Institute of Technology Hamirpur | 62 |
| National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal | 58 |
| National Institute of Technology Meghalaya | 17 |
| National Institute of Technology Nagaland | 18 |
| National Institute of Technology Patna | 75 |
| National Institute of Technology Puducherry | 30 |
| National Institute of Technology Raipur | 57 |
| National Institute of Technology Sikkim | 20 |
| National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh | 21 |
| National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur | 58 |
| National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra | 54 |
| National Institute of Technology, Manipur | 30 |
| National Institute of Technology, Mizoram | 16 |
| National Institute of Technology, Rourkela | 57 |
| National Institute of Technology, Silchar | 81 |
| National Institute of Technology, Srinagar | 63 |
| National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 59 |
| National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand | 26 |
| National Institute of Technology, Warangal | 67 |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat | 65 |
| Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur | 58 |
| National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh | 45 |
| Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur | 51 |
NIT CSE 2026 Seats FAQs
Candidates need 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST) with Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and a valid JEE Main 2026 rank
Yes, if they meet the 75% criteria upon results and qualify JEE Main by top 20 percentile.
Typically 50% HS (local state advantage) and 50% OS (All India merit), e.g., NIT Trichy CSE: ~75 HS, ~75 OS out of 150 total.
Around 9,000-10,000 seats expected for 2026, varying by NIT (top: 120-180; others: 60-120)
Early June 2026 post-JEE Main results, with 5-6 rounds of choice filling and allotment.[conversation_history]
NIT Trichy: <5,000 (OS General); mid-NITs: 10,000-30,000; HS quotas relaxed by 20-40%
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