IIT Dharwad MS Courses & Fees 2025: Admission, Eligibility & Selection

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)

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 various courses under the following departments:

 - Bioscience & BioEng

- Physics

- Mathematics 

- Electrical Eng 

- Humanities & Social Sciences, etc

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.

Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad offers admission primarily on the basis of the scores obtained in the national level entrance exams including JEE Main, JEE Advanced, KCTE, and GATE. To get admission to IIT Dharwad, candidates must fulfil the course-specific eligibility. Candidates can apply to the desired course online on the institute's website.

IIT Dharwad cutoff 2025 was concluded with the publication of the final round of cutoff for admission to various All India quota categories. The IIT Dharwad JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 covered various BTech specialisations as well as the Integrated BSc + MSc program. 

For the General AI category, the final round closing ranks ranged from 7208 to 18979. BTech in Computer Science and Engineering emerged as the most competitive course, while the Integrated B.Sc. + M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Sciences was the least.

A similar trend was observed in the OBC AI category, where the last round cutoffs fell between 2603 and 6478. Similarly, with the General category, BTech in Computer Science and Engineering remained the most in-demand branch, while the Integrated BSc + MSc program saw the highest closing rank.

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

Yes, you can get IIT Dharwad based on a rank of 12K. The IIT Dharwad JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 was released for admission to various BTech course branches and the Integrated BSc course for numerous All India quota students. 

Students who belong to the General AI category can check out the table below to know what specialisations they can avail with a rank of 12K. 

 Note: Other categories will have different cutoffs.

IIT Dharwad offers admission primarily on the basis of the scores obtained in the national level entrance exams. The institute has specified a minimum aggregate ranging between 45-75% for various courses. Tabulated below is the course-wise minimum aggragate required for admission to IIT Dharwad:

Therefore, candidates with 85% typically have a decent chance at securing admission to the institute.

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. 

Admission criteria to IIT Dharwad is both, merit and entrance based. The eligibility criteria to get into IIT DHARWAD programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may vary from course to course) with a minimum aggregate of 60%, along with entrance exams. For UG courses, candidates need to acquire a minimum aggregate of 75% in Class 12, along with valid entrance scores.

IIT Dharwad provides good placements to its graduating students. The students are given excellent placement support every year placing them in top companies. Check out the table below to know the key highlights of the IIT Dharwad placements 2025:

To get admission in IIT Dharwad courses, students must be eligible. Students must have a valid score in last qualifying exam. Check the table below to know the eligibility of IIT 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 admissions are entrance based. The final selection is done on the basis of the entrance scores followed by the counselling process. Check the table below to know the selection requirement of IIT Dharwad:

The leading recruiters at IIT Dharwad include Infosys, LG, McAfee, Paytm, TCS, Toshiba, Air Asia, Capgemini, Cognizant, Dunzo, HCL, IBM, ICICI Bank, Jio, ITI Limited, Larsen and Turbo, Make My Trip, etc.

The number of students placed during IIT Dharwad placements was 123. The table below provides the total number of students eligible for placements and the number of students placed: