IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

IIT Dharwad M.Tech is offered in various specialisations such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering and many more. The duration of the course is 2 years and total tuition fees ranges from INR 10K to INR 20K. IIT Dharwad M.Tech admission requires for candidates to secure a valid score in graduation with a minimum aggregate of 60%. Along with this, candidates must secure a valid score in GATE. 

IIT Dharwad or Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad is not very difficult to get admission at but it can be challenging for a candidate. IIIT Dharwad admission to UG level courses are granted based on the minimum aggregate of 75% in Class 12. However, for admission to these courses, candidates are required to secure valid scores in entrance exams such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced. Apart from this, candidates must qualify for the JoSAA counselling. For admission to IIT Dharwad M.Tech and IIT Dharwad PhD programmes, candidates must secure valid scores in GATE. 

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.

The highest and average package offered during IIIT Dharwad BTech placements 2025 stood at INR 78.12 LPA and INR 12 LPA, respectively. Further, the median package offered during IIIT Dharwad placements 2025 stood at INR 9.34 LPA. The key highlights of IIIT Dharwad placements for the BTech Class of 2024 and 2025 are tabulated below:ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2024)Placement Statistics (2025)Highest packageINR 46 LPAINR 78.12 LPAAverage packageINR 9.57 LPAINR 12 LPAMedian packageINR 8 LPAINR 9.34 LPATotal offers128214Total recruiters8794Placement percentage62%82%Note: The placements are ongoing for the Class of 2025. The above-mentioned placement stats for 2025 may vary once the final placement report is out.

Find tabulated below the specialisation wise placement data from IIT Dharwad BTech placement drive held last year:BTech Branch  Registered PlacedPlacement %CSE603965EE491632.65ME421330.95Note: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is taken from an unofficial source, and is updated for the most recent placement drive.

The key highlights of IIT Dharwad BTech CSE placements from last year are presented below:Particulars BTech CSE Placement StatisticsHighest packageINR 52 LPAAverage packageINR 17.41 LPAMedian packageINR 12 LPAthe lowest packageINR 7.8 LPAStudents registered60Students placed39Placement rate65%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 key highlights of IIT Dharwad ME placements of last year are presented below:Particulars MTech ME Placement StatisticsHighest packageINR 13 LPAAverage packageINR 8.97 LPAMedian packageINR 8 LPAthe lowest packageINR 5.5 LPAStudents registered11Students placed7Placement rate63.3%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 branch-wise the highest, average and median package offered during Dharwad BTech placements 2024 is presented below:BTech Branch the highest Package (2024)Average Package (2024)Median Package (2024)CSEINR 52 LPAINR 17.41 LPAINR 12 LPAEEINR 36 LPAINR 13.97 LPAINR 9 LPAMEINR 16.5 LPAINR 11.2 LPAINR 10 LPAIn addition, the branch-wise the lowest package offered during BTech placements 2024 is presented below:BTech Branch the lowest Package (2024)CSEINR 7.8 LPAEEINR 6 LPAMEINR 7 LPANote: The above-mentioned branch-wise data is sourced from unofficial source, and is updated till May, 2024. (Placements 2024 was ongoing at that time)

According to unofficial sources, the highest and average package offered to M.Tech ME students in 2024 was INR 13 LPA and INR 8.97 LPA. Further, the median and the lowest package offered was INR 8 LPA and INR 5.5 LPA. A total of 7 students were placed out of 11 registered students in 2024.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 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:Particulars Placement Statistics (2025)Total Students147Students Placed123Students Opted for higher studies14Highest PackageINR 38.5 LPAAverage PackageINR 14.65 LPAMedian PackageINR 12.18 LPACompanies Visited109