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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: Is IIT Dharwad better than IIT Bombay?

IIT Dharwad and IIT Bombay are 2 significant engineering institutes in the country. IIT Bombay is one of the oldest IITs, while IIT Dharwad is a third generation IIT mentored by IIT Bombay. The comparison can be drawn on the basis of factors such as tuition fees, placements, rankings, etc. The table below shows the comparison between both the institutes:

Institute Name	Tuition Fees	the highest Package 2025	Average Package 2025	NIRF Ranking 2025
IIT Bombay	INR 21,300 - INR 45 L	INR 53.8 LPA	INR 28.16 LPA.	3 (Engineering)
IIT Dharwad	INR 12,000 - INR 10 L	INR 38.5 LPA	INR 14.65 LPA	77 (Engineering)

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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 exactly am I graded in my BTech course at IIT Dharwad?

Instead of just a single final percentage, the institute uses a 10-point credit system. You'll hear terms like SPI (Semester Performance Index) for your current term and CPI (Cumulative Performance Index) for your overall average. It's not just about one big exam, your grade depends on continuous assessment, including quizzes, lab work, projects, and mid-semester exams, which keeps the learning process steady throughout the year.

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Q: Does IIT Dharwad have any international or global rankings yet?

As of now, IIT Dharwad has not yet featured in major global lists like the QS World University Rankings or Times Higher Education (THE). Most global rankings require a minimum number of years in operation and a specific volume of research publications. However, as the permanent campus expands and research activities grow, it is expected to enter these international brackets in the coming years, following the path of senior IITs.

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IIT Dharwad Ranking

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IIT Dharwad Ranking Highlights 2025
NIRF Ranking 2025
IIT Dharwad Course Ranking
IIT Dharwad Student Reviews

IIT Dharwad
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

IIT Dharwad Ranking
NIRF Ranking Comparison

As per the NIRF 2025, IIT Dharwad achieved #77 rank under the 'Engineering' category. It stands on par with well-known institutions such as RGIPT and SLIET under the NIRF 'Engineering' category. Check the year-wise comparison of IIT Dharwad with other leading institutes below.

IIT Dharwad vs Other Institutes: NIRF Ranking 2025
College Name	Engineering 2025
IIT Dharwad	77
Ramaiah Institute of Technology	75
Christ University Bangalore	76
RGIPT	78
SLIET	79

Similar ranked B.E. / B.Tech colleges by NIRF

B.E. / B.Tech

College	Ranking
University of Hyderabad Compare	74
Ramaiah Institute of Technology Bangalore Compare	75
Christ University Kengeri Campus Compare	76
IIT Dharwad	77
RGIPT Amethi Compare	78
Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology Compare	79
Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research Compare	80

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NIRF	93	101-150	77

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Students Ratings & Reviews

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Infrastructure4.0

Faculty & Course4.1

Campus Life3.9

Value for Money3.9

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I wish that our college should put more efforts in the upcoming years to get high placement rates in core companies both from students and academics.

Based on 19 Reviews

juhi

B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing - Batch of 2027

3.2

3.0Placements4.0Infrastructure3.0Faculty3.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value for Money

Good faculty, infrastructure, and facilities, poor transportation to the city, average placements.

Placements: Top recruiting companies are Arista, Visa, Goldman Sachs, etc., and our CDC team is trying to reach out for new companies. Data analyst, AIML, and finance-related jobs are highly offered. 90% of students are definitely placed every year from our campus.

Infrastructure: As it is a newly formed institution, the infrastructure and hostel are comparatively better than old IITs. Here, every year, freshers will get the chance to change the menu in the mess. Even though it's not that tasty, it's healthy and hygienic. Every department has its own labs and equipment available; if necessary, students from other departments can also use other department labs.

Faculty: Professors are helpful, but the course curriculum is kind of slightly hard, so to get good grades, one has to match the pace. Some courses are not related to the industry which we are interested in, but as it is core, one definitely has to finish the course.

Other: Monthly, an event is conducted. Every club in our campus participates actively. Aside from events, hackathons will be conducted on our campus once a semester, in which nearby college students will also take part. I have chosen this course to explore something new.

Reviewed on 16 Feb 2026Read More

Anshuman Thakur Verified Icon

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

4.6

4.0Placements5.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty4.0Crowd & Campus Life5.0Value 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

3.0Placements4.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty3.0Crowd & Campus Life4.0Value 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

4.0Placements4.0Infrastructure4.0Faculty4.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value 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

3.0

3.0Placements4.0Infrastructure3.0Faculty2.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value 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

3.0Placements4.0Infrastructure5.0Faculty4.0Crowd & Campus Life3.0Value 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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Which are the departments under IIT Dharwad?

Answered a week ago

IIT Dharwad comprises over 10 departments, through which it offers various programmes to students. The names of these departments are mentioned below:

IIT Dharwad Departments
Bioscience and Bioengineering	Physics
Chemistry	Mathematics
Computer Science and Engineering	Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Electrical, Electronics, and Communication Engineering	Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering
Humanities, Economics, Arts, and Rural Technologies	Chemical Engineering

Puhup Kumari

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What is the IIT Dharwad MSc Physics cutoff?

Answered 2 months ago

IIT Dharwad MSc Physics cutoff 2026 was 767 for the General AI category in the third round. The IIT Dharwad MSc cutoff 2026 has been released up to round 3 for admission to the MSc in Physics and other branches.

See the list below to know the round 3 cutoff for all other categories.

OBC: 1272
SC: 240

Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

I am getting 747 in IIT JAM. Can I get into IIT Dharwad for MSc Maths? I belong to the General Category.

Answered 2 months ago

No, according to the IIT Dharwad MSc cutoff 2026 for the third round, you cannot get into this college. For the General AI category, the round 3 closing rank was 708.

But you can get into IIT Goa in the third round. This college had the 3rd round cutoff of 775 for the General AI category.

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Are IIT Dharwad placements worth it?

Answered 2 months ago

IIT Dharwad offers significant placement packages to the students. The highest and average packages in the 2025 placements stood at INR 38.5 LPA and INR 14.65 LPA, respectively. Overall 109 companies participated in the placement season, Amazon, Oracle, TCS, and Cognizant were among the top recrui

Tanu Rao

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I am not receiving the OTP during IIT Dharwad form filling, what should I do?

Answered 3 months ago

If you're not able to receive OTP while applying at the Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad, try resending or reloading the sent OTP. Wait for atleast 15-20 minutes or change the current netword settings. If this does not fix the problem of OTP not getting loaded, try using a different Email Id o

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