Here is the official, branch-by-branch, category-wise breakdown of the Opening and Closing GATE scores for Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (VNIT Nagpur) following the CCMT 2026 Round 1 Allotment compared with the CCMT 2025 Round 1 Cutoffs. 📊

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VNIT Nagpur CCMT Round 1 Cutoff Comparison (OPEN Category)

Program	2025 Opening	2025 Closing	2026 Opening	2026 Closing
Computer Science & Engineering	714	678	679	648
VLSI Design	616	526	670	597
Control and Automation	—	—	516	480
Biomedical Engineering	539	474	486	469
Urban Planning (G1)	575	485	528	477
Communication System Engineering	491	448	524	475
Structural Engineering	528	453	466	416
Construction Technology & Management	484	447	497	401
Power Electronics & Drives	476	401	448	426
Chemical Engineering	441	374	460	395
Excavation & Tunnel Engineering	471	380	428	352
Power & Energy Systems	429	393	419	384
Transportation Engineering	513	389	379	353
Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering	449	416	416	356
Environmental Engineering	423	374	396	370
CAD-CAM	400	352	445	363
Geotechnical Engineering	393	363	370	360
Thermal Engineering*	483	352	376	351
Production & Industrial Engineering	400	355	459	459

*2025 data corresponds to Heat Power Engineering, which has been compared with Thermal Engineering in 2026.

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Biggest Increases in Closing Score (OPEN)

Program	2025 Closing	2026 Closing	Change
VLSI Design	526	597	+71
Power Electronics & Drives	401	426	+25
Chemical Engineering	374	395	+21
CAD-CAM	352	363	+11

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Biggest Drops in Closing Score (OPEN)

Program	2025 Closing	2026 Closing	Change
Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering	416	356	-60
Construction Technology & Management	447	401	-46
Structural Engineering	453	416	-37
Transportation Engineering	389	353	-36
Computer Science & Engineering	678	648	-30
Urban Planning	485	477	-8

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Key Observations

• VLSI Design witnessed the largest jump, with the OPEN closing score rising from 526 → 597 (+71).
• Computer Science & Engineering remained the most competitive program despite a modest decline (678 → 648).
• Control and Automation appeared separately in 2026 and closed at 480 in the OPEN category.
• Power Electronics & Drives became more competitive, increasing by 25 marks.
• Most Civil Engineering specializations saw either stable or slightly lower cutoffs compared to 2025.
• Transportation Engineering and Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering recorded the largest declines.

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CCMT 2026 Round 1 Summary

Metric	Value
Highest OPEN Closing Score	Computer Science & Engineering (648)
Highest Growth	VLSI Design (+71)
Largest Decline	Structural Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering (-60)
New High-Demand Circuit Branch	Control and Automation (480)
Strongest Non-CSE Branch	VLSI Design (597)