IIT Gandhinagar Placements 2025: Average Package, Highest Package, Top Companies

The alumni of IIT Gandhinagar are working in Engineering (22%), followed by Research (22%) among others. 

DISCLAIMER: The statistics on alumni placements presented above were compiled from various online sources and hence, are indicative.

Below  is a list of top companies that were a part of the placement at IIT Gandhinagar:

IIT Gandhinagar Top Recruiters
Amazon	Rakuten	Capgemini
Infosys	EY	Goldman Sachs
Google	Accenture	ICICI Bank
Cred	Oracle	DE Shaw

The number of students placed during IIT Gandhinagar BTech and M.Tech placements 2025 is presented below:

BTech Branch	Students Registered 2025	Students Placed 2025
CL	30	22
EE	37	27
ME	39	31
MSE	15	6
CE	21	10
CSE	43	37
MTech / Dual Degree Branch	Students Registered 2025	Students Placed 2025
BE	11	1
CL	10	2
CE	26	10
CSE	24	13
EE	17	7
ESS	3	1
ME	15	10
MSE	8	5

IIT Gandhinagar CSE cutoff 2026 was 2315 for the General AI category in round 1. So, students need a rank of at least 2315 or below to gain admission in first round to CSE branch.

IIT Gandhinagar JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was published for admission to the BTech course branches for the first round. See table below to know round 5 category-wise closing ranks:

Category	IIT Gandhinagar CSE cutoff 2026
General	2315
OBC	986

IIT Gandhinagar tuition fee costs around INR 79,000 – INR 8 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 not moderately expensive, and not very costly.

The list of the top Tier 1 Engineering Colleges in India includes IITs, NITs, BITS, BIT, IISc, etc. IIT Gandhinagar definitely comes under the list of top Tier Engineering colleges in India. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Advanced, GATE, JEE Main, and others. Keep an eye on GATE exam date, GATE exam pattern, GATE preparation guidelines, and others. It is one of the eight IITs which were announced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) in 2008. Also, IIT Gandhinagar was mentored by the prestigious IIT Bombay in its initial years of inception. It took possession of over 400 acres of land and classes and other activities on the new campus began in July 2015.

IIT Gandhinagar was established in 2008 and is ranked 18 by NIRF 2023 for Engineering.  It also holds a record of offering the highest and average package of INR 62 and INR 15.35 LPA to the students. Hence, it can be considered a good option.

Candidates seeking admission to IIT Gandhinagar must meet the basic eligibility for the course which is a UG degree in any stream. Further, they need to apply for IIT-JAM by visiting the official website of its conducting body. Mentioned below in the table is the application fee that candidates needed to pay for IIT JAM 2023.

Category	IIT JAM Application Fee for One Test Paper  (in INR)	IIT JAM Application Fee for Two Test Papers  (in INR)
Female (All Categories)/ SC/ ST/ PwD	900	INR 1,250
All Others	1,800	INR 2,500

No, a hostel is not compulsory at IIT Gandhinagar for M.Tech students. However, the college's hostel is very good. Currently, the college has eight hostels. The campus hostels are air-conditioned and have well-furnished rooms. The academic area is just a short distance from the hostels. The student hostels are largely Wi-Fi enabled.

Yes, IIT Gandhinagar offers scholarships for Academic Excellence, scholarships for Excellence in Sports and Games, Scholarships for Financial Aids, along with a few donor scholarships to its students. These are offered to encourage talented students and assist the financially weak section towards better education. Some of the scholarships offered are listed below: Dr. JL Nayyar Scholarship, Professor DV Pai Scholarship, Santosh Rani Tandon Scholarship, MS Sita Jha Memorial Scholarship, Bipin and Rekha Shah Scholarships, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Scholarship for Excellence in Sports and Games, Scholarship for Excellence in Arts & Culture, Tuition Fee Waiver for Undergraduate/Master Students, TATA Motors Limited - Financial Aid programmes and others.

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar features 12 centrally air-conditioned hostels. All the hostels have basic furniture, such as a study table and chair, a single bed, a wardrobe, etc. The hostels have both single- and double-seater rooms available for students. IIT Gandhinagar offers separate hostel accommodation for boys and girls. IIT Gandhinagar hostels have modern amenities like 24x7 WiFi, LAN connections in every room, sick rooms, 24x7 electricity, common rooms, washrooms, specially designed washrooms for the specially abled, hot water supply, 24x7 security service, drinking water coolers, and elevators. IT-G hostel also has a pantry on each floor, equipped with a refrigerator, microwave oven, and induction stove. On the hostel premises, a general store, grocery store, hair salon, and cafes and eateries are also available to cater to the basic needs of students. 

The cut off rank in JEE Advanced Round 6 for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering is 1555 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 at IIT Gandhinagar - Indian Institute of Technology.

IIT Gandhinagar faculty are experienced and are pass out of various IIMs and IITs. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) faculty are diploma, degree, PhD, and several other certificate holders. IIT Gandhinagar invites faculty for guest lectures. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IIT Gandhinagar) faculty motivates the undergraduate and postgraduate students to understand the basic concepts. IIT Gujarat also arranges conferences and faculty and student exchange programmes.

The median salary for 2022 as per the NIRF report of 2023 stood at INR 11.1 lakh. Additionally, students get a well-built and beautiful infrastructure along with a well-stocked library. With respect to placements, a decreasing trend was observed in the M.Tech placement rate in the last three years. The trend graph below showcases the M.Tech placement rate in the last three years:

The table below showcases the placement rate recorded for M.Tech students over the last three years:

Course	Statistics (2020)	Statistics (2021)	Statistics (2022)
MTech placement rate	63%	61%	57%

For more details and verified student reviews on the M.Tech programme of IIT Gandhinagar,  check out this link.

IIT Gandhinagar is one of the prestigious institute which offers quality education to the students. The institute is ranked 25th by NIRF 2025 for Engineering. This prestigious college is also ranked 9th by India Today 2025 under the Engineering category and 8th by India Today 2025 under the Engineering (Government) category. The BTech CSE average package offered during IIT Gandhinagar placements in 2025 stood at INR 23.21 LPA. It has great ROI returns and prominet choice of the students. 

Admission criteria to IIT Gandhinagar is both, merit and entrance based and is different for all UG and PG programmes. To get into UG programmes, the eligibility criteria is the minimum aggregate in Class 12 or equivalent, along with entrance exams. Similarly, the eligibility criteria to get into PG programmes is graduation in any discipline (this may vary from course to course), along with entrance exams for a few courses.

IIT Gandhinagar offers a number of scholarships to students. Some scholarships are offered by IIT Gandhinagar along with a few donor scholarships. Some of the scholarships offered are listed below:

• Dr. JL Nayyar Scholarship
• Professor DV Pai Scholarship
• Santosh Rani Tandon Scholarship
• MS Sita Jha Memorial Scholarship
• Bipin and Rekha Shah Scholarships
• Scholarship for Academic Excellence
• Scholarship for Excellence in Sports and Games
• Scholarship for Excellence in Arts & Culture
• Tuition Fee Waiver for Undergraduate/Master Students
• TATA Motors Limited - Financial Aid programmes and others

 

Yes, non-GATE applicants willing to get into M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar are required to appear for the institute level entrance test. However, all candidates are required to appear for the Personal Interview round for final selection. In addition to this, BTech graduates from the IITs with CGPA/ CPI of 8.0 or above (on a scale of 10) are eligible to get admission to M.Tech at IIT Gandhinagar without GATE. Other than GATE or the criteria state above, candidates are required to be a pass in BE/ BTech/ MSc or equivalent in appropriate branches with a minimum of 55% aggregate or 5.5 on a 10-point scale (50% aggregate for SC /ST). Read more about MTech admission at Gandhinagar here. 

As per the official sources, the total tuition fee for BTech is INR 8 lakh. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

In order to check out the latest and exact fee break-up students are advised to visit the official website or reach out to the admission office for details. In addition to the tuition fee, however, stduents are also required to pay the JEE Main and JEE Advanced application charges. 

The application fee for JEE Main is as follows:

Courses	Students from India: Gen/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL)	Students from India: SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender
BE/ BTech	Boys- INR 1000 Girls- INR 800	INR 500

The application fee for JEE Advanced 2024 is given below:

Indian Nationals	Female Candidates (all categories)	INR 1,450
	SC, ST, and PwD Candidates	INR 1,450
	All other candidates	INR 2,900