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Electronics and Communication Engineering

Bachelor of Technology · 4-year programme

Bachelor of Technology

4 years

81 colleges

Last updated JoSAA 2026 · By Divyansh Agarwal

About Electronics and Communication Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering is offered through JoSAA counselling at 81 centrally funded Indian institutes. Admission is merit-based — IIT seats are allocated from the JEE Advanced rank list; NIT, IIIT, and GFTI seats use JEE Main. Every institute below takes the branch through the Bachelor of Technology, 4-year programme.

The table shows the latest JoSAA counselling year's Open category, Gender-Neutral closing rank for each institute offering this branch, sorted by how competitive the cutoff is. Click any institute name to see its full branch list, NIRF history, and other branches on offer.

Colleges offering Electronics and Communication Engineering

Institute	Type	State	NIRF rank	Opening rank	Closing rank	Deep cutoffs
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	IIT	Uttrakhand	6 (2025)	865	1,531	View
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	IIT	Assam	8 (2025)	1,541	1,932	View
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli	NIT	Tamilnadu	9 (2025)	2,285	5,055	View
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal	NIT	Karnataka	17 (2025)	2,198	5,148	View
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad	IIT	Jharkhand	15 (2025)	2,900	5,606	View
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	IIT	Bihar	19 (2025)	4,703	5,664	View
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	IIT	Orissa	39 (2025)	3,866	5,807	View
National Institute of Technology, Warangal	NIT	Telangana	28 (2025)	3,915	6,083	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad	IIIT	Uttar Pradesh	101 (2025)	4,599	6,788	View
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad	IIT	Karnataka	77 (2025)	4,363	8,996	View
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai	IIT	Chhattisgarh	72 (2025)	7,752	9,188	View
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad	NIT	Uttar Pradesh	62 (2025)	5,915	9,380	View
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur	NIT	Rajasthan	42 (2025)	7,520	10,191	View
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela	NIT	Orissa	13 (2025)	3,997	10,926	View
National Institute of Technology Calicut	NIT	Kerala	21 (2025)	6,889	11,033	View
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur	NIT	Maharashtra	44 (2025)	8,301	11,557	View
National Institute of Technology Delhi	NIT	Delhi	65 (2025)	10,000	12,881	View
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat	NIT	Gujarat	66 (2025)	8,933	13,913	View
National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur	NIT	Jharkhand	82 (2025)	11,350	16,443	View
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra	NIT	Haryana	85 (2025)	10,049	16,610	View
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal	NIT	Madhya Pradesh	81 (2025)	11,743	17,382	View
Pt. Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacture Jabalpur	IIIT	Madhya Pradesh	101 (2025)	10,072	17,397	View
National Institute of Technology Durgapur	NIT	West Bengal	49 (2025)	12,853	18,513	View
Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar	NIT	Punjab	55 (2025)	7,482	22,890	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune	IIIT	Maharashtra	—	14,897	23,098	View
National Institute of Technology Patna	NIT	Bihar	53 (2025)	19,404	23,737	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram	IIIT	Tamilnadu	151 (2025)	15,978	23,977	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City, Chittoor	IIIT	Andhra Pradesh	—	19,041	26,174	View
National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh	NIT	Andhra Pradesh	201 (2025)	12,105	27,077	View
International Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur	GFTI	Chhattisgarh	201 (2025)	19,983	27,085	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati	IIIT	Assam	201 (2025)	10,426	29,112	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology Tiruchirappalli	IIIT	Tamilnadu	—	7,849	29,339	View
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi	GFTI	Jharkhand	51 (2025)	17,598	29,721	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur	IIIT	Maharashtra	—	21,147	32,328	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)Kota, Rajasthan	IIIT	Rajasthan	—	23,695	34,014	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Vadodara, Gujrat	IIIT	Gujarat	—	27,689	34,315	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat	IIIT	Gujarat	—	22,673	34,456	View
National Institute of Technology, Silchar	NIT	Assam	50 (2025)	23,250	35,687	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal	IIIT	Madhya Pradesh	—	24,476	36,490	View
National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand	NIT	Uttrakhand	151 (2025)	28,659	37,251	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh	IIIT	Himachal Pradesh	—	33,801	37,663	View
National Institute of Technology Goa	NIT	Goa	101 (2025)	11,361	37,679	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kottayam	IIIT	Kerala	—	27,896	38,128	View
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi	GFTI	Delhi	—	24,755	38,523	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Dharwad	IIIT	Karnataka	—	18,816	40,569	View
National Institute of Technology Hamirpur	NIT	Himachal Pradesh	97 (2025)	25,957	40,983	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi	IIIT	Jharkhand	—	25,201	41,286	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara International Campus Diu (IIITVICD)	IIIT	Diu	—	32,857	41,859	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal	IIIT	West Bengal	—	28,141	42,774	View
National Institute of Technology Nagaland	NIT	Nagaland	101 (2025)	37,913	42,859	View
National Institute of Technology Raipur	NIT	Chhattisgarh	86 (2025)	25,358	43,805	View
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur	IIIT	Bihar	—	36,836	44,609	View
Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh	GFTI	Chandigarh	101 (2025)	16,495	45,078	View
Birla Institute of Technology, Patna Off-Campus	GFTI	Bihar	—	42,806	55,300	View
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SENAPATI MANIPUR	IIIT	Manipur	—	44,802	56,264	View
Assam University, Silchar	GFTI	Assam	—	48,955	57,594	View
Puducherry Technological University, Puducherry	GFTI	Puducherry	201 (2025)	39,852	57,708	View
Central University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan	GFTI	Rajasthan	—	40,208	57,966	View
J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Department of Electronics & Communication, University of Allahabad- Allahabad	GFTI	Uttar Pradesh	—	40,529	58,501	View
Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Off-Campus	GFTI	Jharkhand	—	50,595	60,027	View
Central University of Karnataka	GFTI	Karnataka	—	49,188	60,028	View
School of Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur	GFTI	Assam	—	55,694	61,531	View
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology	GFTI	Punjab	79 (2025)	38,438	63,042	View
Central institute of Technology Kokrajar, Assam	GFTI	Assam	—	60,559	64,056	View
National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Bhopal	GFTI	Madhya Pradesh	—	17,917	67,798	View
National Institute of Technology, Srinagar	NIT	Jammu & Kashmir	73 (2025)	48,502	68,297	View
Mizoram University, Aizawl	GFTI	Mizoram	—	60,668	72,314	View
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir	GFTI	Jammu & Kashmir	151 (2024)	56,053	72,390	View
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar	GFTI	Uttrakhand	—	58,147	74,576	View
Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. H. S. Gour University. Sagar (A Central University)	GFTI	Madhya Pradesh	—	61,800	75,784	View
School of Studies of Engineering and Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur	GFTI	Chhattisgarh	—	55,686	75,989	View
North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong	GFTI	Meghalaya	—	59,495	76,049	View
Central University of Jammu	GFTI	Jammu & Kashmir	—	64,827	77,560	View
National Institute of Technology Puducherry	NIT	Puducherry	99 (2025)	62,666	79,829	View
National Institute of Technology Agartala	NIT	Tripura	101 (2025)	75,267	1,05,801	View
National Institute of Technology Meghalaya	NIT	Meghalaya	83 (2025)	1,28,189	1,34,072	View
National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh	NIT	Arunachal Pradesh	101 (2025)	89,153	1,54,755	View
National Institute of Technology Sikkim	NIT	Sikkim	151 (2025)	1,56,609	1,78,574	View
National Institute of Technology, Manipur	NIT	Manipur	151 (2025)	1,32,896	2,67,149	View
National Institute of Technology, Mizoram	NIT	Mizoram	101 (2025)	5,23,009	8,38,800	View
North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology, Nirjuli-791109 (Itanagar),Arunachal Pradesh	GFTI	Arunachal Pradesh	151 (2025)	—	—	View

Using this data

To predict which colleges and branches your rank qualifies for across JoSAA, use the College & Branch Predictor.
To browse all engineering branches offered through JoSAA, head to Participating Branches.
To understand how categories, quotas, and seat pools interact with cutoffs, see the seat matrix guide.

Frequently asked questions

How many colleges offer Electronics and Communication Engineering through JoSAA?

81 JoSAA participating institutes offer Electronics and Communication Engineering through the Bachelor of Technology programme — including 7 IITs and 31 NITs. Full list with the latest cutoff data is on this page.

What is the duration of a Electronics and Communication Engineering programme?

Most institutes offer Electronics and Communication Engineering as a 4-year Bachelor of Technology programme. A few institutes may offer dual-degree variants; check the specific institute's deep page for programme-specific details.

Which rank do I need for Electronics and Communication Engineering at the top colleges?

Cutoffs vary dramatically by institute. The table below shows the latest Open category, Gender-Neutral closing rank per institute. For a rank-based shortlist across all colleges and branches, use the RankMatrix College & Branch Predictor.

Do I need JEE Advanced for Electronics and Communication Engineering?

You need JEE Advanced only for IIT seats. NIT, IIIT, and GFTI seats for Electronics and Communication Engineering are allocated from the JEE Main rank list through JoSAA.

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.