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IIT Dharwad Admission Dates 2025
IIT Dharwad accepts JEE Main and GATE scores for admission to different programmes. Upcoming events scheduled for IIT Dharwad admission via these exams are tabulated below:
M.E./M.Tech Admissions 2026
- Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
- Accepting Exams: GATE
Dates | Events |
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8 Oct '25 - 13 Oct '25 | GATE 2026 Registration with late fees |
Nov '25 | Start Date for GATE 2026 Application Form CorrectionTentative |
2 Jan '26 | GATE 2026 Admit Card |
Commonly asked questions On Admissions
The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.
IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology will release 6 rounds of JEE Advanced cutoffs for admission to BTech. 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 Advanced score of the candidate The category of the candidate The number of seats available in the course Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.
Qualifying marks for JEE Mains 2026, also called qualifying percentile for JEE Mains will be announced by the NTA along with the JEE Main 2026 session 2 result. Candidates must note that qualifying percentile for JEE Mains 2026 is the minimum percentile required to appear in JEE Advanced 2026. For admission to NIT or IIITs, there is no provision of qualifying marks in JEE Mains 2026 and admission is given based on All India Rank in JEE Mains exam. NTA will announce JEE Mains 2026 All India rank in April after session 2 exam results.
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Yes, IIT Dharwad is a good institute and is known for offering various UG, PG, and PhD programmes. Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance and is ranked 93 by the NIRF 2023 Rankings under the 'Engineering' category. The institute boasts highly experienced faculty members coming from top national and international institutes such as IIT Bombay, IIS Bangalore, etc. Dharwad IIT also offers placement support to students. In 2024, the highest package offered to students during the placements stood at INR 52 LPA.
The qualifications for IIT Dharwad's varies as per the course candidates wish to apply for. However, Class 12 pass is the only qualificatipon applicable for all the UG, PG, and PhD cousres. Tabulated below are the qualifications required for IIT Dharwad's programme for admission 2024:
Course Name | Eligibility Criteria | Selection Criteria |
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BTech | 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate | BTech/ Main + JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling |
MTech | BTech/ BE or equivalent degree in relevant stream with at least 60% aggregate | GATE + COAP Counselling |
MS | BTech/ BE or equivalent degree in relevant stream with at least 60% aggregate | GATE (For TA Category) and GATE + PI (for PA Category) |
PhD | MTech/ ME or equivalent degree in relevant stream with at least 60% aggregate | GATE/ NET scores + PI |
Executive MTech | BE/ BTech or ME/ M.Tech or equivalent degree in relevant stream with at least 60% aggregate | Entrance/ screening exam + PI |
BSc-MSc Integrated | Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate | JEE Main + JEE Advanced + JoSAA Counselling |
To check out the admission process for other UG & PG courses, make your course selection here
*This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.
The overall median package offered over the past three years during IIT Dharwad placements is presented below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) | Placement Statistics (2024) |
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Median package | INR 12 LPA | INR 16 LPA | INR 10 LPA |
Note: The above-mentioned placement data is sourced from media reports, hence may vary.
Yes, students enrolled in the IIT Dharwad M.Tech courses are offered scholarships. The institute offers various amounts of scholarships to meritorious and deserving students. In order to avail scholarships, students must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria set by the instiutute.
The IIT Dharwad M.Tech programme is offered with various specialisations. Some of the popular specialisations opted for by many students are M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering, and MTech in Electrical Engineering. Out of all, M.Tech in Electrical Engineering has the highest number of seats, i.e., 40. Students must appear for COAP counselling with a GATE score to get a seat.
The top courses offered at IIT Dharwad include BTech and MTech. The institute offers the BTech programme for a duration of four years in several specialisations such as Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Computer Science & Engineering, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, and others. The M.Tech programme is offered for a duration of two years in the following specialisations:
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Yes, IIT Dharwad offers MTech courses, and admission is based on GATE scores. MTech at IIT Dharwad is offered in three specialisations, namely Data Science & AI, Mechanical, Sustainable & Smart Mobility. The total tuition fee for the entire M.Tech course is INR 20,000. The admissions shall be made through the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP). All interested and eligible candidates are required to register on COAP. After successful registration in COAP, the candidate has to submit the online application in the M.Tech. application portal of IIT Dharwad
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.
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.
IIT Dharwad M.Tech is a 2 year programme offered in full-time mode. IIT Dharwad fees includes total tuition fees ranging from INR 10K to INR 20K. IIT Dharwad M.Tech admission requires for candidates to secure a valid score in GATE followed by COAP Counselling and qualify graduation with 60%. The institute offers M.Tech in various specialisation such as Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering among others.
IIT Dharwad courses include BTech, BS-MS, MTech, MS, and PhD across several streams. IIT Dharwad course admission is based on entrance. Therefore, candidates must secure a valid score in JEE Main/ JEE Advanced/ GATE along with securing 75% in Class 12. In addition to this, IIT Dharwad fees include total tuition fees ranging from INR 10K to INR 10 Lakh.
The cut off rank in Round 6 for B.Tech. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering is 16106 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission in IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology.
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No, it is not easy to get admission in IIT Dharwad. The institute offers admission to students to its various courses on the basis of valid entrance exam scores. Some of the popular entrance exams accepted by the institute are JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, etc.
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IIT Dharwad is a college in which the total B.Tech fee is estimated to be about INR 9.19 Lakhs in the scientific 2025-2026 year. This amounts to about 8 Lakhs in terms of tuition pay and the rest of the money accounts to hostel costs, mess bills and other institutional facilities. Tuition fees are w
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IIIT Dharwad accepts JEE Main scores for admission to BTech programs. The JEE Main cutoff has been released for different categories belonging to the All India quota. The cutoff for the General AI category candidates, according to the last round, ranged from 56863 to 73989. Therefore, the lowest cut
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