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

at IIT Dharwad, Dharwad

According to media reports, the key highlights of IIT Dharwad placements over the past three years are presented below:

Note: The above-mentioned placement data is sourced from media reports, hence may vary.

Further, the branch-wise salary package offered during IIT Dharwad BTech and MTech placements 2024 is presented below:

In addition, the branch-wise placement rate recorded during BTech and MTech 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. 

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:

IIT Dharwad has released its highest package for 2025. The table below presents the highest package recorded during IIT Dharwad placements 2025

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 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 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.

To get admission in IIT Dharwad candidates must follow the admission process as per the institution admission guidelines. IIT Dharwad admission is completely entrance-based for all the courses offered by the institute. IIT Dharwad offers BTech and BS-MS (integrated course) at the undergraduate level. At the postgraduate level, the institute offers M.Tech and MSc. Further, IIT Dharwad offers a doctoral-level programme as well. Candidate can follow IIT Dharwad's admissipon procedure as follows:

Step 1: IIT Dharwad Application Programme

IIT Dharwad conducts the application process for admission to its offered courses. However, for a few course candidates are required to complete the entrance exam's registration/application process.

• BTech and BS aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) via the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). Read more
• MTech candidates are required to register for GATE via the official website of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitd.ac.in). Read more
• For PhD and MS, students are required to apply via the official website of IIT Dharwad. Candidate must register and fill out the application form online.

Step 2: IIT Dharwad Selection Process

Candidates are shortlisted based on their qualifications. Next candidates are required to go through the selection process which requires candidates to go through the course-based entrance exam followed by other selection rounds (if applicable). After the selection rounds are completed, they are required to go through the course-wise counselling process for final seat allocation. For PhD and MS, IIT Dharwad conducts its own written test and personal interview for selection.

Step 3: IIT Dharwad seat allocation

Seat allocation for BTech is conducted by the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counseling plays a crucial role in the final selection process, as it facilitates the allocation of seats in the BTech programme at IIT Dharwad. For M.Tech candidates must participate in the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) for seat allocation.

Step 4: IIT Dharwad Final Admission

Once the seats are allocated, applicants who are selected can submit the admission charges and confirm their admission to the relevant course at IIT Bombay. Candidates might have to visit the institute's admission office to verify the documents.

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.

As the entire application process is conducted online. For admission to IIT Dharwad, candidates must fill out the application form provided via the official website of the institute. However, before the admission form, candidates must appear for the eligible entrance exam such as the JEE Main, JEE Advanced or GATE. Apart from that, candidates must fill in for the counselling process from the organising board. After filling it all, the same set of details will be required to apply for the admission at IIT Dharwad.