Discontinued (DEC 2025) M.S. in Mechanical Engineering 

at IIT Dharwad, Dharwad

IIT Dharwad offers several courses across streams including engineering, information technology, etc. at the UG, PG, and doctoral levels. The courses offered at Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad Karnataka include:

• BTech
• BSc
• MTech
• MSc
• PhD

The courses are further offered across multiple specialisations.

IIT Dharwad has released the category-wise cutoffs for various BTech courses. The JEE Advanced rank is accepted to shortlist candidates for the counselling rounds. A JEE Advanced rank of 7000 under General AI category and 4000 rank under OBC category is a decent rank, however, these ranks are insufficient to secure BTech in CSE programme in 2024. Other than CSE, the top courses for which candidates have the option to get a seat at IIT Dharwad are Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,  Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Engineering Physics.

IIT Dharwad offers great placements to its students. The course wise placement statistics are yet to be released. The overall placement highlights are given in the table below:

IIT Dharwad average package for 2025 stood at INR 14.65 LPA. A fluctuating trend can be seen in the average package at IIT Dharwad Check out the table below to know the average package recorded during IIT Dharwad placements in recent years:

IIT Dharwad tuition fee costs between INR 12,000 - INR 10 L. The fee excludes other components including application fee, examination fee, security deposit, etc. The fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change. Candidates must check the official website before applying.

IIT Dharwad 2025 cutoff was released on the basis of JEE Advanced scores. The cutoff was released for admission to BTech and Integerated BTech specialisations. The cutoff among the General AI category candidates varied between 6384 and 16664 in the third round. The most competitive specialisation among the General AI category was BTech in Computer Science and Engineering. On the other hand, the easiest specialisation was Integrated B.Sc.+ M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Sciences.

The cutoff for OBC AI category candiates was closed between the range of 2556 and 6239. The toughest specialisation to get admission among the OBC category was BTech in CSE, while the easiest specialisation was Integrated B.Sc.+ M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Sciences.

The branch-wise, round-wise, year-wise, category-wise cutoff and all the cutoff related information for IIT Dharwad can be checked on this page. 

The 2025 placement rate for IIT Dharwad has not been released. Once out, it will be updated here. Meanwhile, students can see the table below to know about the number of students placed during IIT Dharwad placements 2025:

The branch-wise median package offered during IIT Dharwad placements 2024 is presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is sourced from unofficial source, and is updated till May, 2024. (Placements 2024 was ongoing at that time)

IIT Dharwad accepts students for admission based on their percentile in the last qualifying exams. The institute releases a specific percentage that students must secure for admission to the programme. 

IIT Dharwad conducts the admission process for all the UG, PG, and PhD courses in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the admission forms through the official website. The admissions to IIT Dharwad are currently closed. Interested candidates can go to the website for updates around the Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad admissions.