Punjab CET Cutoff 2026 — Expected Score, Rank & What It Gets You | Shishya
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Punjab CET Cutoff 2026 — expected score & rank bands What does your score in Punjab Engineering College Common Entrance Test (PCET) actually get you? These bands map a mock/exam percentage to the rank window and outcomes that score range has typically achieved.
AI-curated from historic cutoff patterns — indicative, not official. Always verify with the latest official notification.
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95–100%rank ~1–300
Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh — Computer Science (top ranks, approximately under rank 100-150) NIT Jalandhar — Computer Science via Punjab domicile quota SLIET Longowal — CSE with top rank scholarship eligibility Thapar Institute — CSE with merit scholarship opportunities Choice of any branch at PEC Chandigarh — typically rank under 200 for unreserved CSE Elite range — Premium branches
88–95%rank ~300–1,000
Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh — Computer Science & Engineering (general category, approximately top 500) Punjab Engineering College — Electronics & Communication (general category) NIT Jalandhar — via Punjab state quota if PCET accepted SLIET Longowal — CSE (top preference, general category) Thapar Institute — CSE, COE (approximately top 1% if accepting PCET scores) Top tier — Competitive branches
78–88%rank ~1,000–3,000
Punjab Engineering College (PEC) Chandigarh — ECE, Electrical, Mechanical (home state quota) SLIET Longowal — CSE, ECE, Electrical Dr. B.R. Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar — some branches via state quota (if applicable) Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College — CSE (general category) Thapar Institute of Engineering — mid-tier branches (approximately 80+ percentile) Good government colleges — Popular branches
65–78%rank ~3,000–8,000
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET) — lower preference branches Where would YOUR score land?
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Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College — Ludhiana (CSE, ECE for reserved categories)
Punjab Engineering College — Chandigarh (civil, mechanical for reserved categories)
IKG Punjab Technical University campus — core branches
Thapar Institute — lower preference branches (if accepting PCET) Tier 2 colleges — Mid-range options
50–65%rank ~8,000–15,000
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College — Fatehgarh Sahib Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College — Ludhiana (civil, mechanical branches) Beant College of Engineering & Technology — Gurdaspur DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology — Jalandhar (some branches) Better private colleges with decent placements Tier 3 colleges — General branches
35–50%rank ~15,000–25,000
Private engineering colleges in Punjab (Civil, Mechanical) CGC Landran — various branches Lovely Professional University — general engineering streams CT Group of Institutions Jalandhar — core branches General category may find limited government college options Unlikely to secure admission in government colleges Consider private colleges with management quota Polytechnic diploma courses may be accessible Focus on strengthening fundamentals for next attempt