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Top Engineering Colleges in Pune with Cut Off 2026 — Percentile Table by Branch

This page pairs the two things candidates usually have to look up separately — which Pune engineering colleges are worth targeting, and what percentile each one actually closes at for each branch. Having them together is what makes an option form realistic rather than aspirational. The structure to keep in mind is that a cutoff is an outcome, not a threshold. It is the percentile of the last candidate admitted in a particular CAP round, for a particular branch, in a particular category and seat type. Published figures from a previous year are a planning guide; they move with applicant volume, seat-matrix changes and how the earlier rounds went. Use the table below to place yourself in three bands. Colleges closing two to four percentile points above you are reach options — list them, but do not plan around them. Anything within two points either way is realistic. Anything five or more points below is a safe option, and you need enough of these on the form that you cannot finish the process unallotted. That banding, applied per branch rather than per college, is the whole method.

⚡ Quick Answer

Indicative general-category Home University CSE cutoffs: COEP 99.5+, PICT 99+, VIT Pune 98+, MIT-WPU 97+, Cummins 96+, PCCOE 94+, AISSMS 93+, Sinhgad 88+. Core branches close 10–20 percentile lower at the same college. Band colleges as reach (2–4 above you), realistic (within 2) and safe (5+ below), and put enough safe options on the form that you cannot end unallotted.

Cutoff by College and Branch — General Category, Home University

CollegeCSEITAI & DSE&TCMechCivil
COEP99.5+99+99+98.5+97+95+
PICT99+98.5+98.5+97.5+
VIT Pune98+97+97+95+92+88+
MIT-WPU97+96+96+93+90+86+
Cummins (women)96+95+95+92+89+
PCCOE Pimpri94+92+92+88+84+78+
AISSMS COE93+91+91+87+82+76+
DY Patil Akurdi92+90+90+86+81+75+
Sinhgad COE88+85+85+80+74+68+

Fees Alongside the Cutoff

CollegeTypeFees/yrAvg Placement
COEPGovernment₹80K–1.8L₹11–12 LPA
PICTAided₹1.2L–1.5L₹9–10 LPA
VIT PuneAided₹1.4L–1.8L₹8–9 LPA
CumminsAided₹1.1L–1.4L₹7–8 LPA
MIT-WPUPrivate₹2.5L–3.2L₹7–8 LPA
PCCOE / AISSMS / DYPPrivate₹1.3L–1.9L₹5–6 LPA
Sinhgad groupPrivate₹1.3L–1.7L₹4.5–5.5 LPA

Adjusting the Table for Your Situation

  • Reserved-category cutoffs run materially lower and have separate seat matrices — never compare your reserved-category percentile against a general-category figure.
  • Other Than Home University seats close at different percentiles from Home University seats at the same college.
  • These are Round I indicative figures; later rounds close lower.
  • TFWS seats have their own cutoff and must be opted for at option filling, not claimed afterwards.
  • Institutional and management quota sit outside CAP and do not follow these numbers at all.
  • Always verify against the official State CET Cell round-wise PDFs before finalising the option form.

Building the Option Form

  1. 1.Write down your percentile, category and Home University status at the top of a sheet.
  2. 2.For each branch you would accept, mark every college in the table as reach, realistic or safe relative to you.
  3. 3.Order the form by genuine preference — branch first, college second — not by expected cutoff.
  4. 4.Add every realistic and safe option; there is no penalty for listing more.
  5. 5.Plan your freeze, float and confirm response before Round I allotment is published.
  6. 6.If Round I disappoints, float rather than freeze, since later-round cutoffs generally fall.

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99.5+ %ile

Highest (COEP CSE)

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3 Bands

Reach, Realistic, Safe

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₹80K–4.8L

Fee Range

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Falls

Cutoff by Later Rounds

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