What KCET rank do I need for Ballari Institute of Technology and Management?

In 2026, General Merit seats at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management closed between 2,006 (Electrical) and 1,60,386 (Mechanical). A rank inside that band reached at least one branch in the published rounds. These are the ranks at which seats actually closed, not a prediction for the next year.

Does Ballari Institute of Technology and Management fill up in Round 1?

50% of the General Merit seats Ballari Institute of Technology and Management published closed in Round 1. Most seats are gone after the first round, so a borderline candidate should treat Round 1 option entry as the real decision point.

Are cut-offs at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management rising or falling?

Between 2025 and 2026, the largest movement at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management was in Mechanical: from 1,60,035 to 6,896, tightening by 1,53,139 ranks. 6 branches are comparable across both years; the per-branch movement is in the table on this page.

Ballari Institute of Technology and Management — Cut-offs

440 verified closing ranks across every published branch, category and round.

In short

The most competitive verified General Merit (GM) KCET 2026 seat at BITM Ballari closed at 42,370 — Computer Science, Round 1. Every figure below is transcribed from the official publication named under its table — including the reserved-category columns competitors do not carry.

Compiled by Abhigyan Nath, EditorUpdated 6 Sept 2026Sources: KEAHow we verify

Is my rank enough for BITM Ballari?

Enter a rank to see which seats here closed at or beyond it in the published rounds. This reports what happened, not what will happen.

Did cut-offs at BITM Ballari get harder or easier?

Best General Merit closing rank per branch at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, KCET 2025 compared with 2026, all allotment rounds
Branch	2025	2026	Movement
Mechanical	1,60,035	6,896	↓ tighter by 1,53,139
Civil	1,15,481	16,340	↓ tighter by 99,141
Electrical	72,704	2,006	↓ tighter by 70,698
Electronics & Communication	58,104	7,399	↓ tighter by 50,705
Artificial Intelligence & ML	45,062	16,810	↓ tighter by 28,252
Computer Science	27,660	11,054	↓ tighter by 16,606

Best General Merit closing rank per branch in each year, across all published rounds. A tighter rank means a better one was needed.

Which colleges could I also get with this rank?

Each of these closed nearest to BITM Ballari’s tightest General Merit seat within its own exam, year and list, shown beside each rank. Ranks from different exams are not comparable with each other.

Janani Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre from 41,334 (KCET 2026 GM)
Sapthagiri NPS College of Engineering from 41,710 (KCET 2026 GM)
Jain College of Engineering and Technology from 42,020 (KCET 2026 GM)
Vemana Institute of Technology from 42,483 (KCET 2026 GM)
BRIMS Bidar from 42,517.5 (KCET 2026 GM)
Rajarajeswari College of Engineering Kumbalagodu from 42,953 (KCET 2026 GM)

Common questions about BITM Ballari cut-offs

What KCET rank do I need for Ballari Institute of Technology and Management?: In 2026, General Merit seats at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management closed between 2,006 (Electrical) and 1,60,386 (Mechanical). A rank inside that band reached at least one branch in the published rounds. These are the ranks at which seats actually closed, not a prediction for the next year.
Does Ballari Institute of Technology and Management fill up in Round 1?: 50% of the General Merit seats Ballari Institute of Technology and Management published closed in Round 1. Most seats are gone after the first round, so a borderline candidate should treat Round 1 option entry as the real decision point.
Are cut-offs at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management rising or falling?: Between 2025 and 2026, the largest movement at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management was in Mechanical: from 1,60,035 to 6,896, tightening by 1,53,139 ranks. 6 branches are comparable across both years; the per-branch movement is in the table on this page.

What these numbers mean for BITM Ballari

Across the General Merit seats Ballari Institute of Technology and Management published in 2026, the tightest closed at 2,006 in Electrical and the loosest at 1,60,386 in Mechanical — a spread of 1,58,380 ranks between the hardest and easiest seat in the same college. Between 2025 and 2026, Mechanical moved most: from 1,60,035 to 6,896, tightening by 1,53,139 ranks. All 6 comparable branches tightened, so a rank that reached Ballari Institute of Technology and Management in 2025 may not have been enough in 2026. 50% of its published General Merit seats closed in Round 1, which is where a borderline candidate's chance at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management is actually decided. A rank between 2,006 and 1,60,386 reached at least one seat here in the published rounds; beyond 1,60,386, no General Merit seat at Ballari Institute of Technology and Management closed at that rank in the data on this page.