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IIT Dharwad is widely acknowledged as one of India's top universities. It consistently ranks in various categories, and in the NIRF ranking 2025, it received #77 rank in the 'Engineering' category, showing its broad academic reach.

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IIT Dharwad Ranking Highlights 2025

IIT Dharwad is one of India’s top institutes. Eminent national ranking bodies have acknowledged it as a leading institute. As per NIRF 2025, the ranking of the institute is #77 in the Engineering category. The institute is ranked as one of the best institutes for its top class faculty. The article mentioned in this space covers all the details you need if you are interested in IIT Dharwad rankings.

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B.E. / B.Tech

NIRF, 2025

#77

6th Best among NIRF ranked colleges in Karnataka in 2025->

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Q: How do placements at IIT Dharwad compare to older IITs like IIT Kharagpur?

Naturally, older IITs like IIT Kharagpur have a vast alumni network and much higher salary packages, with peaks reaching over INR 2 crore, compared to Dharwad's the highest package of approximately INR 40-52 LPA. However, for an average student, IIT Dharwad provides competitive median salaries around INR 11.62 LPA, which is strong.

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Q: How does IIT Dharwad compared to other 3rd generation IITs like IIT Bhilai or IIT Jammu?

Amongst the third-generation IITs, IIT Dharwad has come up as one of the top options for engineering students, mainly because of its location in Karnataka, which helps in easy industry tie-ups with the tech giants of Bangalore and Pune. With the guidance of IIT Bombay, the institute has been able to reap the benefits of a tough academic schedule and academic guidance, leading to a very promising placement session in 2025. Although IIT Bhilai and Jammu have similar infrastructure, the steady improvement of IIT Dharwad in the NIRF 2025 rankings (ranked 77th, entering the top 100 with a 5-star GRIHA-rated green campus) indicates a quicker and more sustainable growth path, making it the best option for a developing research-oriented ecosystem.

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Q: How are IIT Dharwad placements as compared with other IITs?

Refer the below-mentioned table for IIT Dharwad placement statistics 2023 as compared with other similar IITs such as IIT Palakkad, IIT Jammu and IIT Bhilai:

IIT Name	the highest Package (2023)	Average Package (2023)
IIT Dharwad	INR 52 LPA	INR 16.41 LPA
IIT Palakkad	INR 47 LPA	INR 13.95 LPA
IIT Jammu	INR 53 LPA	INR 17 LPA
IIT Bhilai	INR 48.64 LPA	INR 14 LPA

Note: IIT Dharwad placement data is sourced from media reports, hence may vary.

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Q: Which is better for M.Tech IIT Bhilai or IIT Dharwad?

IIT Bhilai and IIT Dharwad both provides M.Tech course in a full-time mode across popular specialisations. Candidates can consider the parameters such as ranking, placement, fee, etc., to choose a better college among the both. Below table mentions the total tuition fee and ranking trends by NIRF for both the colleges:

Institute Name	Ranking (2023)	Total Tuition Fees
IIT Bhilai	81	INR 25,000
IIT Dharwad	93	INR 10,000 - INR 20,000

Note: This information is sourced from the official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

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NIRF Ranking 2025

IIT Dharwad has been ranked well by the NIRF under the 'Engineering' category. Through the years, the NIRF rankings for IIT Dharwad indicate the institute's strong performance in crucial areas such as the Quality of Education, Conducting Impactful Research, the Expertise of Faculty members, and Overall Institutional Management. These good rankings not only prove the institute's positive reputation but also highlight its excellence across diverse domains, evaluated against the standards established by the NIRF. It has been seen that in the 'Engineering' category, the institute's ranks have shown a fluctuating trend when evaluated against the ranking of the prior year. In 2025, IIT Dharwad climbed 24 ranks to #77 rank in the 'Engineering' category by the NIRF ranking.

Tabulated below are the rankings and categories from various ranking bodies:

Category	2023	2024	2025
B.E. / B.Tech	93	101-150	77

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NIRF	93	101-150	77

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Campus Life3.9

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Placements at IIT Dharwad are exciting, and a good number of companies visited the campus for placements.

Based on 19 Reviews

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B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028

4.6

4Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Inside the best 3rd gen IIT.

Placements: Almost every student got placed, while the others opted for start-up or higher studies. Top recruiting companies are Amazon, Infosys, Paytm, AIR Asian, Oracle, Zepto, Mathworks, Texas Instruments, etc. They offer placements. The average package is around 16-20 LPA. The highest package has been 52 LPA, and the lowest is 8 LPA. Internships are available in companies like Amazon, Texas Instruments, JIO, Arista Network, etc. Top roles offered are SDE and product manager.

Infrastructure: The college has an amazing hostel with a fully air-conditioned mess, Wi-Fi, and power backup. The college has facilities like basketball, badminton, table tennis, fuss ball and 3 common rooms with a capacity of 100 students in each hostel. Every wing has 3 washing machines. The indoor facility has badminton, squash, volleyball, and a gym. Temporary grounds for cricket and football and a helipad. The medical facilities are very efficient with 24/7 working and an ambulance just a call away.

Faculty: The college has an amazing academic structure. Teacher-student ratio of 1:10 and maintains a good balance between studies and extracurricular activities. Professors with impeccable academic records. Sports coaches here are not just skilled but highly supportive. Whether a student is a beginner or a pro, the coaches have them covered.

Other: The college provides a bus service for students traveling to the city or railway station. Our annual tech fest, PARSEC, has been a highly successful event and is eagerly anticipated by students. Multiple workshops and technical competitions are held, featuring a significant prize pool. We receive participants from various colleges across the state. The annual cultural fest, HarshtaaL, takes place at the end of March. Yearly events, including sports, tech, and cultural competitions such as the general championship (inter-hostel and inter-branch), are organized to allow students to showcase their hidden talents.

Reviewed on 8 Mar 2025Read More

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B.Tech. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2028

3.8

3Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Great things take time, and IIT Dharwad will shine.

Placements: Chemical, biochemical, civil, maths, and computing are the branches introduced in 2022. There is no data present for placements. But branches like CS, mechanical, and electrical have average placements. The average salary package offered is 15 LPA. The percentage of students who got placed from those branches is around 70-80%.

Infrastructure: As the college is in the developing phase, it is not the appropriate time to conclude about infrastructure, but till now the buildings are class, big, and enough to meet the requirements of an IIT. All the basic facilities are available to the students and staff members. We have a mess, a gymkhana, 2 hostels, one wellness center, etc. There is a lack of sports grounds, so we used it from the Walmi campus.

Faculty: The course curriculum is good like the other IITs. Teachers are highly qualified. Their teaching quality is very good. There are 2 short exams like quizzes along with mid-semester and end-semester. The course curriculum mainly focused on subjects like physics, chemistry maths, and biology in the first year, and then onwards to the specific industry.

Other: Campus life is overall good. Due to the lack of the infrastructure, it is incomplete.

Reviewed on 13 Jan 2025Read More

Suhas

B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2028

3.8

4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

I think, as a 3rd Gen IIT student, the placements are improving from year to year.

Placements: In my course, CSE, 60 students are there in total for 1st-year students, with two sections, S1 and S2, 160 students in each section. As a first-year student, I did not know much about placements, but as a 3rd-generation IIT student, it is the best of all. The average package is 21 LPA for CSE.

Infrastructure: Nice buildings, nice hostel, nice mess, nice roads, nice gym, nice indoor stadium, nice people, nice staff, good atmosphere, environment, nice college, nice people, nice atmosphere for the library, and a very good library, nice chairs in the library, very high-class library.

Faculty: Good faculty, nice qualified teachers, and Ph.D. teachers from prospective IITs. The courses for the first year are very relevant, and the exams are quite difficult, but you can do with minimum preparation day by day. Exams are quizzes, midsem, and endsem exams.

Other: As a first-year student, the fresher's party is the only event conducted till now, but there are other courses and activities as told by seniors.

Reviewed on 19 Dec 2024Read More

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B.Tech. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2027

3Placements4Infrastructure3Faculty2Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Good infrastructure but come mentally prepared.

Placements: There are 12 students from the chemical engineering branch. The highest package is 54 lakhs in the CS branch. Very few students get internships in any branch. As ours is the third batch, since this is a new IIT, we still don't know about chemical engineering placements.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure is very good, but hostel food is not. The classrooms and library are really nice. But, there are frequent power cuts. The Wi-Fi offers fast internet. There is a wellness center if you are sick, a sports complex to play games and a gym. Canteen food is affordable and tasty.

Faculty: Semester exams are difficult. Students have to prepare from the start of the semester itself. Yes, the chemical engineering branch is really helpful in the core side. Almost all the professors are highly qualified, but a few don't have proper ability to teach.

Other: There will be 2 or 3 DJ nights in each semester and many teach meetups. There will be an inter-IIT sports once a year.

Reviewed on 5 Dec 2024Read More

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B.Tech. in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering - Batch of 2028

3.8

3Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life3Value for Money

Our college has good faculty members who happily clear students' doubts.

Placements: This year placements are going on because our branch started three years ago. We hope that this year will get better placements. There is a career development cell (CDC) that helps to join internships. There are advanced research facilities that help more to qualify.

Infrastructure: They provide labs, equipment, materials, and everything. I'm still in my first year in this college, so I don't know about the engineering lab. Our seniors say that they are better than mechanical. Everything is good. Our college provides all facilities like a medical lab, hostel, canteen, and mess. The ground for cricket and football is under construction and will be available in the next year. There is a wellness center here for medical issues. We have a common indoor facility for indoor sports. There is a gym.

Faculty: Teachers are ready to clarify our doubts. They are qualified and knowledgeable. Semester exams are medium to difficult. The pass percentage is 30%.

Reviewed on 1 Dec 2024Read More

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B.Tech. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2028

4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

IITs with best buildings, the latest IITs.

Placements: Mine is B. Tech Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. It is a 4-year course containing Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. There are around 50 members in our batch. Many seniors got internship offers, and they were placed in different industries, and a few started their own labs.

Infrastructure: The buildings and infrastructure are quite amazing. As ours is a new generation IIT, everything was built recently, and everything is amazing. It feels good to experience things here, though there may be a little discomfort with Wi-Fi, but it’s okay. Everything provided is of fine quality.

Faculty: The curriculum is super good. Exams are not so tough, but they are okay. Paper standards are set by the professors who teach us, and attempting those papers will be thrilling and exciting. Yes, of course, our course curriculum is relevant to our daily lives and makes us ready for the industry.

Other: Of course, IITs are super cool, and fests don’t happen often, but they are amazing. Sports and cultural competitions will also be held.

Reviewed on 23 Nov 2024Read More

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How costly is IIT Dharwad?

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IIT Dharwad is moderately costly, with a total BTech tuition fee of INR 832000 for the entire course (four years). The total cost including hostel, mess, development, and other charges is INR 1139500. The fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change with the change in the admissio

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How to apply at IIT Dharwad?

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IIT Dharwad conducts the application process in online mode. The step-wise process is provided below:

Open the official website and register.
Fill in the required details and complete the registration.
Fill the detailed application form. In this step, candidates have to provide details of educational q

Tanu Rao

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Is IIT Dharwad costly?

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IIT Dharwad tuition fee costs around INR 20,000 – INR 10 L. This fee is exclusive of other components such as examination fee, application fee, hostel fee, security deposit, etc. This fee is taken from the official website. It is subject to change. Hence, it is moderately costly.

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Can I get admission at IIT Dharwad without entrance exam?

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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 acquir

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Which entrance exam is accepted by IIT Dharwad?

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IIT Dharwad offers admission to all its courses on the basis of both, merit and entrance scores. IIT Dharwad accepts national-level entrance exams. The college accepts JEE Main, JEE Advanced, KCET, GATE, etc. scores for admission to its courses.

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