MUMBAI – Admission cut-offs for the Aerospace Engineering program at IIT Bombay have steadily fallen over the past three years, according to an analysis of Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) data. This trend, reflecting JEE Main 2023-2025 results, may offer broader opportunities for candidates aiming for JEE Main 2026 admissions.
Closing ranks indicate the specific rank of the last candidate admitted to a program under a given category. A total of 17,209 candidates opted for IIT Bombay’s Aerospace Engineering program in the last admission cycle, as reported by the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) 2025.
IIT Bombay Aerospace Engineering: Analyzing Closing Rank Trends
A detailed review of JoSAA data shows consistent shifts in closing ranks for Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay across various categories. For instance, the General-Neutral Open category saw its closing rank drop from 2694 in 2023 to 2361 in 2025 . This indicates that candidates with higher numerical ranks were admitted over time.
Similarly, the EWS Gender-Neutral category experienced a fall from 642 in 2023 to 489 in 2025 . The OBC-NCL Gender-Neutral ranks decreased from 1588 to 1295 over the same period. While some female-only categories show fluctuations, the overall trend points towards a more accessible entry point for Aerospace Engineering.
| Seat Type | Gender | Closing Rank 2025 | Closing Rank 2024 | Closing Rank 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN | Gender-Neutral | 2361 | 2394 | 2694 |
| OPEN | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 5994 | 6360 | 4647 |
| EWS | Gender-Neutral | 489 | 618 | 642 |
| EWS | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1160 | 1409 | 1241 |
| OBC-NCL | Gender-Neutral | 1295 | 1577 | 1588 |
| OBC-NCL | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 3571 | 3516 | 3689 |
| OBC-NCL (PwD) | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 75P | 62 (gender neutral) | 74P (gender neutral) |
| SC | Gender-Neutral | 703 | 678 | 952 |
| SC | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 1252 | 1493 | 1926 |
| ST | Gender-Neutral | 474 | 501 | 475 |
| ST | Female-only (including Supernumerary) | 684 | 424 | 365 |
Top Choices at IIT Bombay
Despite shifts in Aerospace Engineering ranks, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) remains the most preferred program at IIT Bombay. In 2025, 28,705 candidates selected CSE. Electrical Engineering (EE) followed closely, chosen by 24,123 candidates , according to the JIC 2025 report by IIT Kanpur.
The closing rank for the IIT Bombay CSE program in the open category saw a slight drop. It fell by 2 points to 66 in 2025 , compared to the previous year. This indicates consistent high demand and competition for top programs.
JEE Main 2026 Examination Schedule and Admit Card
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1 exams from January 21 to January 29 . The examination will occur in two daily shifts. The morning shift runs from 9 AM to 12 PM. The afternoon shift is scheduled from 3 PM to 6 PM.
NTA will issue the JEE Main 2026 admit cards shortly before the exams. Candidates must regularly check the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in , for admit card release dates and other important announcements.
JoSAA Counselling: Path to Engineering Admissions
Upon completion of the JEE Main 2026 exams, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will commence the counselling process. JoSAA oversees admissions to undergraduate engineering programs at leading technical institutions across India. These include all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).
IIT Bombay B.Tech Seat Matrix for 2025-26
For the academic year 2025-26, IIT Bombay offers a total of 1006 B.Tech seats across its various engineering programs for all categories. An additional 51 seats are reserved for students under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) category. Aerospace Engineering specifically has 66 general category seats and 3 PwBD seats , making it one of the programs with moderate intake.
| Programmes | GE (40.5%) | EWS (10%) | OBC-NC (27%) | SC (15%) | ST (7.5%) | Total | PwBD (5%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | 27 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 113 | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | 52 | 13 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 130 | 6 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 68 | 17 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 170 | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | 36 | 9 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 90 | 5 |
| Energy Science and Engineering | 17 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | 21 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 3 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 2 |
| Industrial Engineering And Operations Research | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | 17 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 169 | 8 |
| Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science | 42 | 10 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 102 | 5 |
| Total | 407 | 100 | 271 | 151 | 77 | 1006 | 51 |