AI & Data Science (branch code AD) has grown into the second-most widely offered branch after CSE — 331 college-branch combinations in 2025. Its average OC closing cutoff was about 145.4, essentially shoulder-to-shoulder with CSE's 147.5, and the top AD seat closed at 196. Translation: AD is no longer a side door into computing — at most colleges it closes within a couple of marks of CSE. If your cutoff is around or above the mid-140s, you have a wide field of AD options; below that, you'll find AD seats at colleges whose overall closing levels are lower. One caution: AD cutoffs at individual colleges have swung sharply year to year, so never judge by a single year's number. See multi-year AD closing cutoffs college by college on the free TNEAhelp College-Finder.
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