IIT Hyderabad Courses & Fees 2026: UG, PG, Doctorate, Certificate Courses

GATE conduction date usually falls in February for each academic cycle. IIScB is the organising authority and conducts the exam. The exam will be conducted online as CBT for 29 papers. Candidates must solve 65 questions in 3 hours. The GATE  syllabus includes general aptitude and the core discipline, carrying a weightage of 15% and 85% respectively. 

Placement percentage recorded in BTech AI, CSE and Mathematics & Computing branch was 83.33%, 83.05% and 77.88% during the placement drive 2026 (phase 1).

The highest package for IIT Hyderabad placements in 2026 is INR 250 LPA. A total of 25 international offers were received across all departments in 2026. The average package received after phase 1 placements 2026 was 30 LPA.

IIT Hyderabad students claims that the M.Tech entrance has a high level of difficulty for the GATE.

However, the difficulty is also described as being lower than that of exams such as JEE Main and JEE Advanced. 

Candidates are advised to prepare the GATE syllabus thoroughly to maximize their chances of being selected at IIT Hyderabad.

IIT Hyderabad campus is sprawling over an area of 576 acres. IIT Hyderabad offers various facilities to its students such as a hostel facility for boys and girls, a dining hall, a sports/gym facility and other recreational spaces. The campus of IIT Hyderabad is one of India's best examples of architecture which is energy efficient, carbon neutral and sustainable.

Yes, IIT Hyderabad offers multiple scholarships such as MCM Scholarship, Institute SC/ST Scholarship and Institute Free Studentship Scholarship. IIT Hyderabad also accepts scholarships offered by the government/state government. It offers means-cum-merit scholarships to GEN, GEN-EWS/ OBC students and ST/ SC scholarships at the institute level as well. Candidates applying for IIT Hyderabad scholarships can write an email to the Academics office of IITH, whereas candidates who are applying for scholarships offered by the government/ state government have to apply through the National Scholarship Portal. Click here to check for more.

To get a seat at IIT Hyderabad for the BDes course, students have to first attempt the UCEED entrance exam and then appear for the counselling process. Only those who have appeared in the counselling process are considered eligible for the UG-level course.

The IIT Hyderabad cutoff 2026 has been published till Round 3 for various All India categories. For the General category, the same round the highest accepted cutoff was 42. To know the cutoff required for other categories, click here. 

Jaguar, Microsoft, Adobe, Amazon, Apple etc. are the top recruiters of IIT Hyderabad. As per the Phase 1 report, the the highest international and domestic package received during the placement drive 2026 was INR 250 LPA and 158 LPA.

Yes, merit-based scholarships are offered to BTech students at IIT Hyderabad. MCM and SC/ST scholarships are available for students with a parental income of less than Rs. 4.5 Lakhs and the students must achieve an SGPA/CGPA of 7.0 or above with no active backlogs. 

IIT Hyderabad JAM cutoff 2026 ranged from 398 to 594 in the first round for the OBC AI category. In the last round, the cutoff for the same category ranged from 454 to 707. Students can check the table below to know the Round 1 and last round cutoff rank for various courses.

Yes, 30 could be considered a good enough rank for admission to the BDes course at IIT Hyderabad.

For the General AI category, the highest rank acceptable was 42. So, the attained rank of 30 might get you admitted at IIT Hyderabad.

It also worth knowing if you belong to any reservered category, its not complusory that the admitted ranks would be higher, for eg., for SC AI, the highest acceptable rank was 18.

IIT Hyderabad released its first round of cutoff list for admission to the B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence for various All India Quota categories. For the General AI category, the IIT Hyderabad Artificial Intelligence cutoff 2026 was 906. 

Among all categories, PWD AI had the toughest competition for this branch. Students can refer to the table below to know the IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 for other categories. 

IIT Hyderabad offers BTech course three streams such as Engineering, IT & Software and Science. As per official website, the total BTech tuition fee is INR 8 lakh. However, the one-time fee for the course is INR 17,000. 

To join IIT Hyderabad aspriring candidates need to clear JEE, GATE, CEED or UCEED. To be eligible for the BTech programme at IIT Hyderabad aspring candidates need to clear JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced and they also need to have 75% in their class 12 exam. The BTech programme is offered under 15 specialisations at IIT Hyderabad. Some of the specialisations include Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering.

No, JEE Mains and JEE Advanced are mandatory entrance exams for all candidates who wish to join the BTech courses of IIT Hyderabad. The allotment of BTech seats at IIT Hyderabad is done during the JoSAA counseling based on the aforementioned entrance exams.

However, candidates who are applying for courses such as MTech or MBA are not required to appear for JEE to qualify for admissions.

Step-by-Step Application Process

1. Register on COAP: Visit the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) to create an account and obtain a COAP Registration ID. This ID is mandatory for your IITH application.

2. IITH Online Application: Visit the IIT Hyderabad PG Admissions portal.

3. Fill Details: Log in and provide your academic details, GATE scorecard information, and your COAP ID.

4. Upload Documents: You will typically need your GATE 2026 scorecard, degree certificates (or final year proof), category certificates (if applicable), and a passport-size photo.

As IIT Hyderabad admissions depends on entrance exam scores such as JEE Mains/Advanced, GATE, IIT JAM, etc. the release of application forms coincides with the release of the application forms for these exams. Students should check the website of their respective exam and the IIT Hyderabad page for the latest information.