REAP Examination Guide

In REAP, "cutoff" refers to the closing JEE Main percentile/rank (Priority 1) or Class 12 aggregate rank (Priority 2) at which the last seat in a specific college-branch-category combination was allotted in a given round. Because REAP spans 100+ colleges of hugely varying competitiveness, cutoffs span an enormous range.

Illustrative Recent Closing Patterns (General Category, CSE)

These figures are approximate, illustrative ranges drawn from recent publicly reported trends and vary by exact branch, round, and category; multiple sources show some variance in exact figures, so always verify current-cycle cutoffs against official REAP allotment results published after each round.

Category-Wise Cutoff Variation

Reserved-category cutoffs (SC/ST/OBC/MBC/EWS) are typically considerably more relaxed than the general category at the same college and branch. For MBM University Jodhpur's CSE, illustrative closing ranks across categories have shown a pattern of General closing tightest, followed by EWS, OBC, MBC, SC, and ST closing progressively later, consistent with Rajasthan's statutory reservation percentages.

Branch-Wise Variation Within the Same College

Even within MBM University Jodhpur alone, closing ranks vary dramatically by branch — CSE closes earliest and tightest, followed by Electronics and Electrical branches, with core branches like Mechanical and Civil closing considerably later, sometimes by a factor of 5-10x compared to CSE at the same institute.

Round-Wise Movement

Closing ranks generally relax across rounds as higher-rank candidates confirm seats and exit or float for upgrades elsewhere, freeing capacity for candidates further down the merit list in subsequent rounds and internal sliding.

Home-State vs Out-of-State Quota Cutoffs

Because 85% of government college seats are reserved for Rajasthan-domicile candidates, the cutoff dynamics for the smaller out-of-state quota can behave quite differently — sometimes closing at a tighter rank than the domicile quota at the same college due to the much smaller number of available seats, despite drawing from a nationally larger applicant pool. Out-of-state candidates should specifically research the historical out-of-state quota closing ranks separately rather than assuming the general domicile-quota cutoff applies to them.

Year-on-Year Cutoff Movement Drivers

Closing ranks at each Rajasthan college shift year to year due to several compounding factors: total JEE Main applicant volume feeding into REAP registration, any change in the sanctioned seat matrix (new private college approvals or specialization additions), the overall difficulty calibration of that year's JEE Main papers affecting the applicant pool's rank distribution, and evolving student demand patterns favoring computing-adjacent branches over traditional core engineering disciplines.

Discrepancies Across Data Sources

Candidates researching REAP cutoffs online will frequently encounter conflicting figures across different aggregator websites — some reporting REAP's own internal state-merit rank, others reporting the equivalent JEE Main percentile or all-India rank, and these are not directly interchangeable without knowing the exact conversion basis used. Always prioritize figures sourced directly from CEG Rajasthan's official round-wise allotment publications over third-party aggregator projections.