A rank better than 5000 is required for General category students to pursue B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence at different NITs as per previous years’ cutoff trends.This clearly indicates that the competition level has been increasing for AI and its allied courses, considering the changes in the job market. With automation taking place at several top companies and AI-assisted tools likeClaude AI easing out the coding/ programming process, the rise in demand is definitely inevitable.

Not every student can make it to B.Tech AI offered by IITs due to higher cutoffs/ competition level. Therefore, NITs could be the secondary option, which is also the best alternative for IITs. Pursuing B.Tech AI from an NIT is not a bad choice, as these NITs offer decent placements. A detailed explanation of the list of NITs offering AI courses, previous years’ cutoff trends and placement details has been provided here.

Note:These AI courses were introduced in NITs in 2021. Only NIT Surathkal launched the 4-Year B.Tech AI course in 2021, and the other institutions have launched it in subsequent years. Technically, the first batch placements of B.Tech AI graduates are yet to happen, and the exact placement stats are only provided for NIT Surathkal here.

List of NITs offering B.Tech in AI: Complete List & Seat Matrix Details

There are different combinations of AI courses offered at the B.Tech level. The following institutes purely offer B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence.

NIT Surathkal Previous Year’s JoSAA Cutoff Trends of B.Tech AI

• Cutoff Trends for HS Open Category: According to the Round 1 JoSAA 2025 cutoffs, the open category admission closed at 3438 rank for the open category and 7056 rank for the female category, respectively
• HS EWS Category Cutoff Trends: The admission closed at 549 rank in the Round 1 counselling, and the competition level was high
• OBC NCL Cutoff Trends: The admission closed at 2274 rank in the first round and 3171 for the female category
• SC & ST Category Trends Cutoff Trends: The admission closed at 909 rank for the SC category and 474 rank for the ST category, respectively, in the Round 1 counselling

Expected Safe Rank for NIT Surathkal B.Tech AI Admission 2026

The competition level can be analyzed based on the previous years’ cutoffs. Students must score a rank better than 5000 for admission to NIT Surathkal. Any rank better than 5000 can be considered safe for the NIT Surathkal HS Quota, and a rank better than 3000 can be considered safe for the OS quota.

NIT Rourkela B.Tech AI Previous Year’s JoSAA Cutoff Trends

• For the HS open category, the admission closed at 9001 rank in the Round 1 counselling, while the same for female supernumerary candidates was 17,226
• For the EWS and OBC categories, the admission closed at 2,198 rank and 4506 rank, respectively, for the gender neutral category
• For the SC and ST categories, the admission closed at 2,169 and 981 ranks, respectively.

Expected Safe Rank for NIT Rourkela B.Tech AI Admission 2026 in JOSAA Round 1

As per the previous years’ cutoff analysis –

• General category (open category) students must have a rank better than 8500
• EWS category candidates must have a rank better than 2500
• OBC category candidates falling in the rank zone of 3500 – 4000 might get admission in the Round 1 counselling
• SC and ST categories falling in the rank zone between 1000 and 2500 might get admission in Round 1 counselling

SVNIT Surat B.Tech AI Previous Year’s JoSAA Cutoff Trends

• For the open category, in the 2025 Round 1 JoSAA, the admission closed at 10,905 rank, while the same for the female category was 15836
• For the EWS category, the admission closed at 1,795 rank for the gender-neutral category and 2280 rank for the female-only category, respectively
• For the OBC NCL category, the admission closed at 5008 rank for gender neutral and 9169 for the female category
• For the SC and ST categories, the closing rank in Round 1 was 2089 and 833, respectively

SVNIT Surat B.Tech AI Expected JosAA Safe Rank 2026

As per the previous years’ cutoff analysis –

• For the open category, there is a chance for admission up to 9000 rank in the 2026 JoSAA Round 1
• For the EWS category, any rank better than 3000 might fetch admission in Round 1
• For the OBC category, there is a chance for admission for any rank better than 4500
• For the SC and ST categories, a rank better than 2000 could be the best possibility to get admission

NIT Surathkal B.Tech AI Placement Statistics 2024-25

Here are the detailed placement statistics of NIT Surathkal for the B.Tech AI course –

Alternative College Options other than NITs for B.Tech AI

Apart from NITs, there are a few colleges that offer B.Tech in AI -

• Chaitanya Deemed to be University, Hyderabad
• Rayat Bahra University
• Sigma University, Vadodara
• Gandinagar University
• Bahra University, Solan