Demand Insights

Which branches and colleges are most in demand — from 2017-2025 counselling data.

Read this: results are based on past years’ closing ranks and are estimates only — cut-offs drift each year. Fee-waiver (TFW) seats are income-tested. Special horizontal quotas — PwD, NCC, Sainik, Freedom-Fighter — are modelled on the JEE-rank route when you select one; the very small J&K, NTPC and sports quotas aren’t (too little data to estimate), and the 12th-% route runs on the general, EWS and fee-waiver pools only. You’re allotted at most one seat per round, by merit — the ranked list shows pools you individually qualify for, not seats you all receive. Always confirm seats, eligibility and fees on the official DTE and fee portals before relying on any result.

Most in-demand branches

Ranked by seats actually filled in the latest year — the clearest measure of how many students chose each branch (JEE track). CSE leads by a wide margin, and also has the single most competitive seat.

Most in-demand colleges

College demand isn’t one number — a college can top one branch and sit mid-pack in another. So we rank colleges per branch, from the official 2023–25 cut-offs, on a dedicated page.

See top colleges by branch →

Demand trend (2017–2025)

Each branch’s competitive frontier per year — the closing rank at the single most competitive college offering it. The y-axis is inverted: lower rank = more in demand = higher up. CSE sits at the top every year (its best seat is the toughest in the state). We use the top-college cutoff, not the median, because branches offered at many low-demand colleges (like CSE) have a misleadingly high median.

Seats by city

Where the seats are (allotted, latest year).

Branch switching — revealed preference

Branches students move into via the Internal Branch Change round (a signal of what’s actually wanted, after admission).