B.Tech. + M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIT Dhanbad, Dhanbad

No, IIT Dhanbad BTech admission is strictly entrance based. Admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech is allotted on the basis of candidates' performance in JEE Main exam, candidates who qualify IIT Dhabad JEE Main cutoff are then required to appear for JEE Advance followed by  the counselling round conducted by JoSAA. JEE Main is also the eligibility test for JEE Advanced. Only those candidates who have qualified for JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced entrance test for admission to IIT Dhanbad BTech courses. To seek admission to the BTech programme offered at IIT Dhanbad, candidates need to visit the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and fill out the application form in online mode for JEE Main. 

The total tuition fee for IIT Dhanbad BTech ranges from INR 8 lakh to INR 8.3 lakh. This fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative. Students cam visit IIT ISM website for more details or the admission office in person. Apart from the programme fee, aspirants also need to pay a registration fee in the start. BTech and BTech (Dual Degree) aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). The application fee is INR 1000 for unreserved category candidates while for reserved category and female candidates is INR 800.

The sector-wise number of BTech students placed during 2025 placement drive presented below:

To qualify JEE Main exam, an advanced and well-planned study plan is required. A good preparation strategy can help students in securing a seat for the BTech course at IIT Dhanbad. Below are the pointers that can help students in the preparations for JEE Main entrance exam:

• Choose the reference books wisely
• Cross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE Main
• Revise as much as possible
• Solve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing a FREE Downloadable JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions). Visit the link to download it now!
• Keep your focus on NCERT books at this point 
• Solve previous year’s JEE question papers there are high chances of getting questions from there
• To secure admission into prestigious institutions such as the IITs, NITs and IIITs, it is essential for the aspirants to have a strong command on the material taught in their Class 11 and Class 12. Shiksha is offering free NCERT questions and solutions to aid JEE candidates in excelling in these classes. To access the NCERT solutions, click on the below links:

While the short-term goal is to clear JEE Main, the ultimate aim must be to qualify JEE Advanced exam, check out the preparation strategy for JEE Advanced. 

NTA has released round 1 of the JEE Advanced scores for candidates seeking admission to BTech, Integrated BTech and other courses. For IIT Dhanbad, the cutoff ranks in the first round varied between 3348 and 15969, for General AI category candidates, for admission to different courses and specialisations. The toughest specialisation among the General AI category candidates was B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering. 

The cutoff range for different category are given in the table below:

IIT Dhanbad is one of the leading Engineering institutes in India. Placements at this Institute is good as well. The key highlights of IIT Dhanbad placement 2025 are presented below:

Below is the IIT Dhanbad BTech admission process:

Application:

To get admission in IIT Dhanbad BTech course, candidates have to fill the online application form must and check the eligibility criteria of each course before filling the form. 

Entrance Exam:

Candidates seeking admission need to take JEE Main exam and then JEE Advanced. Aspirants need to qualify both the entrance exams to be considered for JoSAA Counselling.

Counselling & Seat Allotment:

Further, the students who secure the cutoff marks are called for JoSAA Counselling, based on which the seat allotment is carried out.

You can get into the BTech courses offered by IIT (ISM) Dhanbad through JEE Mains. However, JEE Mains isn't enough. One must clear JEE Advanced to get into any of the IITs. The same applies to the IIT Dhanbad admissions as well. To summarise: 

IIT Dhanbad BTech Admission = Clearing JEE Mains + JEE Advanced + Participating in JoSAA counselling for seat allotment.

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad is a public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. It is one of the renowned institute and many students dream to study in one of the top most IITs in India. Yes it is hard to get admission at IIT Dhanbad Jharkhand as per the latest cutoff. The first and last round closing ranks for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering stood at 2862 and 3258, respectively for the General All India category students. 

To get CSE at IIT Dhanbad, candidate must have a valid rank in JEE Advanced as per the respective category. The cutoff was released for different categories belonging to the All India quota. As per the cutoff released for the General AI category candidates, the last round closing rank for CSE was 159. 

The table given below consists of the last round closing ranks for CSE for different categories: