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Aspirants aiming to pursue an architecture and planning degree have to appear for a counseling process. JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 has been released, which means students can now check the expected ranks to appear for the counseling process. Students are now expecting the release of the official cutoff to determine their ranks for the counseling process.
While the official JoSAA cutoff 2026 is yet to be released, we have prepared Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, B.Arch. and B.Planning expected opening and closing ranks round-wise to help students prepare for the preference list. From here you can find the expected ranks as per the JEE Main previous year trend, along with key insights per different categories and quotas.
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For students going to appear for the JoSAA counseling, it is crucial to understand the difference between the different rounds. The table represents previous year ranks for B.Arch and B. Planning programs with round-wise closing ranks. It also visualizes category-wise distribution (Open, EWS, SC, and ST) along with a comparison of HS (Home State) and OS (Other State) quotas.
| Academic Program Name | Quota | Category | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |
| Architecture | HS | OPEN | 1481 | 2765 | 2846 | 2846 | 3149 | 3688 |
| Architecture | HS | EWS | 758 | 633 | 724 | 724 | 857 | 1466 |
| Architecture | HS | SC | 446 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 756 |
| Architecture | HS | ST | 135 | 298 | 326 | 326 | 536 | 1038 |
| Architecture | OS | OPEN | 776 | 882 | 887 | 887 | 887 | 967 |
| Architecture | OS | EWS | 234 | 324 | 377 | 377 | 406 | 415 |
| Architecture | OS | SC | 212 | 256 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 279 |
| Architecture | OS | ST | 97 | 147 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 |
| Planning | HS | OPEN | 1741 | 2515 | 2659 | 2659 | 2659 | 2659 |
| Planning | HS | EWS | 316 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 | 654 |
| Planning | HS | SC | 135 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 |
| Planning | HS | ST | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| Planning | OS | OPEN | 342 | 546 | 566 | 566 | 572 | 581 |
| Planning | OS | EWS | 89 | 91 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 180 |
| Planning | OS | SC | 50 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 |
| Planning | OS | ST | 41 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 Cutoff: Key Insights
The previous year's opening and closing ranks in different categories shared here represent difficult competition between HS and OS candidates. As per the trends, students can expect the closing ranks for 2026 to be somewhere around 3,688 for B.Arch program (HS) and 967 (OS). The numbers reflect major gaps between the local candidates and other state candidates.
While for the B.Plan program, the numbers may show huge differences between home-state and other-state candidates. Closing to 2659 for HS and 582 for OS candidates, aspirants from other states need to score higher to secure a seat at MNAIT Bhopal.
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