IIIT Dharwad: Admission, Cutoffs 2026, Fees, Courses and Ranking

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

IIIT Dharwad is relatively a new institute from other IITs and NITs. It was establsihed under the Public-Prvate Patnership model but it is commonly known for its BTech in Computer Science Engineering. It is a new institute but stands with 82% placements rates for the Class of 2025. 

 IIIT Dharwad is one of the newest IIITs in India but the highest and average package offered to BTech students for the Class of 2025 was INR 78.12 LPA and INR 12 LPA. It is comparatively high as per NITs and IITs. 

The cutoff trend for BTech CSE at IIIT Dharwad in the first round has been decreasing in the past years. In 2024, the closing rank for BTech CSE under the general AI category was 32038. In 2025, it increased to 34726. And the IIIT Dharwad CSE cutoff 2026 was 36789. 

Likewise, the cutoff trend has also been decreasing for the OBC AI category in round 1. For this category, the cutoffs in 2024, 2025 and 2026 were 13297, 13682 and 14881, respectively. To know the cutoff trend for other categories, see the table below. 

As per the external sources, IIIT Dharwad alumni are placed in leading companies such as Google, Microsoft, Wipro, Accenture, Infosys, etc. They are working under multiple sectors, such as Engineering, Business Development, Education, IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Sales and more. The detailed sector-wise alumni placement record is shown below:

IIT Dharwad has released its cutoff result based on the JEE Mains exam 2026. For candidates belonging to the General AI category, BTech CSE cutoff 2026 was 36789 according to the first round cutoff ranks. Please refer to the table below to know the first round closing cutoff ranks for admission to CSE for various All India categories.

As per the table below, the PWD All India category had the hardest competition for admission to the CSE branch. 

Note: This is the cutoff for the first round; other categories will have different cutoffs. 

Indian Institute of Information and Technology Dharwad admission to fill out the JEE Main application form and appear for the counselling process conducted by JoSAA/CSAB. Candidates can follow the steps below for JEE Main 2026 registration:

• Visit the official page.
• Click on "New User Registration".
• Register using a valid email ID and mobile number.
• Enter the required details and upload the relevant documents.
• Pay the application fee, the application form will be automatically submitted after successful payment of the application fee.

IIIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Information Technology will release 6–8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to B.Tech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

• The JEE Main score of the candidate
• The category of the candidate
• The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of the entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

Edit 1: IIIT Dharwad has released seven round of seat allotments for the admission to its BTech courses in 2024.