Closing ranks for all 12 branches from the official JoSAA seat allotment, round 5 of 2026. These are JEE Main ranks (CRL for OPEN seats, category rank otherwise).
In 2026, the lowest OPEN Home State closing rank at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh was 29,864 for Computer Science and Engineering, in the final round of JoSAA counselling. Ranks for every other category and quota are in the table below.
Quota
Category
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — EWS seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
7,114
13,261
▲ 3,282
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
10,840
13,711
▲ 1,129
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
13,826
17,910
▼ 1,201
Mathematics and Computing
21,032
22,838
▲ 1,498
Electronics and Communication Engineering
14,012
26,695
▼ 2,364
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
24,710
27,506
▲ 4,926
Aerospace Engineering
31,849
35,535
▲ 24,263
Electrical Engineering
28,353
37,427
▼ 7,306
Civil Engineering
47,007
47,007
—
Mechanical Engineering
38,333
73,259
▲ 24,592
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — EWS seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
2,039
2,626
▲ 251
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
2,347
2,635
▲ 187
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
2,688
2,714
▲ 165
Mathematics and Computing
2,922
3,030
▲ 189
Electronics and Communication Engineering
3,286
3,456
▲ 423
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
3,476
3,610
▲ 174
Electrical Engineering
4,223
4,562
▲ 222
Aerospace Engineering
5,181
5,797
▲ 902
Mechanical Engineering
6,454
6,834
▼ 161
Production and Industrial Engineering
7,672
7,730
▼ 191
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
8,770
9,002
▼ 54
Civil Engineering
8,654
9,145
▲ 1,030
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — EWS (PwD) seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
146
146
—
Electronics and Communication Engineering
368
368
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OBC-NCL seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
9,074
9,074
—
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
12,203
12,203
—
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
14,935
14,935
—
Electronics and Communication Engineering
14,589
15,006
—
Electrical Engineering
19,881
20,208
—
Aerospace Engineering
24,557
24,557
—
Mechanical Engineering
31,471
33,207
—
Production and Industrial Engineering
35,468
35,468
—
Civil Engineering
45,592
45,592
—
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
47,215
47,215
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OBC-NCL seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
4,952
5,012
—
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
5,652
5,652
—
Mathematics and Computing
6,392
6,392
—
Electronics and Communication Engineering
7,210
7,210
—
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
7,917
7,917
—
Electrical Engineering
9,481
9,481
—
Mechanical Engineering
12,900
13,489
—
Production and Industrial Engineering
15,219
15,219
—
Civil Engineering
18,254
18,358
—
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
18,740
18,740
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OBC-NCL (PwD) seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Electronics and Communication Engineering
810
810
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OPEN seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
8,436
29,864
▲ 10,162
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
11,930
30,382
▲ 9,122
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
27,110
37,476
▲ 12,166
Mathematics and Computing
22,783
41,702
▲ 8,425
Electronics and Communication Engineering
16,495
46,637
▲ 9,863
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
43,217
49,932
▲ 9,301
Electrical Engineering
47,959
62,167
▲ 12,361
Aerospace Engineering
46,131
68,667
▲ 13,005
Mechanical Engineering
42,714
85,261
▲ 17,411
Production and Industrial Engineering
85,734
1,05,707
▲ 12,473
Civil Engineering
62,633
1,24,344
▲ 18,037
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
82,056
1,38,433
▲ 21,191
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OPEN seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
6,382
15,088
▲ 1,854
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
14,445
15,721
▲ 2,225
Mathematics and Computing
13,316
16,815
▲ 756
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
15,648
17,061
▲ 1,766
Electronics and Communication Engineering
16,039
21,759
▲ 1,604
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
20,089
22,965
▲ 1,909
Electrical Engineering
22,436
29,737
▲ 1,305
Aerospace Engineering
23,157
32,885
▲ 153
Mechanical Engineering
29,716
41,505
▲ 1,496
Production and Industrial Engineering
40,644
49,647
▼ 510
Civil Engineering
41,871
58,279
▲ 4,360
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
48,339
59,105
▲ 674
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OPEN (PwD) seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
225
1,254
▲ 307
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
1,590
1,590
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — OPEN (PwD) seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
146
591
▼ 332
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
769
769
▲ 19
Mathematics and Computing
1,096
1,096
—
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
1,124
1,124
▲ 438
Electronics and Communication Engineering
959
1,208
▼ 152
Aerospace Engineering
1,460
1,460
—
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
1,509
1,509
—
Electrical Engineering
1,719
1,719
▼ 1,493
Civil Engineering
2,061
2,061
▼ 1,615
Mechanical Engineering
3,108
3,525
▲ 386
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — SC seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
2,653
5,978
▲ 2,065
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
4,745
5,993
▲ 1,423
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
6,255
7,393
▼ 1,513
Mathematics and Computing
7,663
8,146
▼ 877
Electronics and Communication Engineering
5,027
11,991
▲ 71
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
12,954
13,816
▲ 2,580
Electrical Engineering
13,468
15,920
▲ 686
Aerospace Engineering
11,704
15,935
▲ 3,103
Mechanical Engineering
15,953
18,968
▲ 736
Civil Engineering
12,874
25,101
▼ 1,546
Production and Industrial Engineering
21,863
26,620
▼ 1,979
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
25,691
29,065
▼ 1,352
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — SC seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
2,825
2,873
▲ 41
Computer Science and Engineering
2,250
3,508
▼ 56
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
3,603
4,052
▲ 186
Mathematics and Computing
3,853
4,454
▲ 350
Electronics and Communication Engineering
3,889
4,760
▼ 300
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
5,043
5,207
▼ 611
Electrical Engineering
5,100
5,964
▼ 1,866
Aerospace Engineering
5,148
6,351
▲ 1,456
Mechanical Engineering
5,689
7,706
▼ 1,174
Civil Engineering
7,119
9,003
▼ 636
Production and Industrial Engineering
9,161
10,023
▲ 484
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
7,808
10,623
▼ 53
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — SC (PwD) seats, Home State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science and Engineering
86
86
—
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh 2026 closing ranks — ST seats, Other State quota, gender-neutral
Branch
Opening
Closing
vs 2025
Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
1,802
1,802
▼ 216
Computer Science and Engineering
1,525
1,902
▲ 8
Computer Science Engineering (Data Science) (4 Years, B. Tech / B. Tech (Hons.))
2,330
2,379
▲ 114
Mathematics and Computing
2,613
2,613
▲ 444
Electronics and Communication Engineering
2,328
2,766
▼ 85
Aerospace Engineering
3,058
3,058
▼ 381
Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design and Technology)
3,198
3,198
▲ 33
Electrical Engineering
2,855
3,308
▲ 83
Civil Engineering
2,431
3,389
▼ 246
Mechanical Engineering
3,056
3,644
▼ 300
Production and Industrial Engineering
4,020
4,020
▼ 639
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
4,579
4,579
▼ 1,100
No seats in this combination.
2026 closing ranks, final JoSAA round. ▲ means the branch closed at a larger rank than in 2025, so it was easier to get.
Reading these numbers
Closing rank is the last rank admitted to that branch in the final round. If your rank is below it, you were in range last year.
Home State quota applies if Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh is in your state of eligibility; everyone else competes under Other State. IITs use All India only.
Cutoffs move every year with paper difficulty and applicant numbers. Treat them as a guide, not a guarantee.