IIT Hyderabad Placements 2026: Average Package, Highest Package, Top Recruiters

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).

According to unoffiial sources, the majority of IIT Hyderabad alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 45% share. The infographic below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

More than 304 offers were made after the phase 1 placement drive at IITH. During the placement drive 2025 and 2024, 710 and 521 offers were made. 

IIT Hyderabad placement process is conducted in 2 phases. First phase starts in December and continues till January next year. Next phase starts in January and end around April.

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For the general category under All India, the opening rank was 2076 and the closing rank was 2196. Cut off are different when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even the domicile of the home state. In All India, the opening and closing rank for female candidates was 704 and 3787. Admission to B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering at IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam JEE Advanced. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying for while checking for cut-offs.

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.

The required rank need for IIT Hyderabad admission would depend entirely on the IIT Hyderabad BTech cutoff 2025 for a particular category and round. For the General AI category, the overall cutoff varied between 667 and 10043. Therefore, students who belong to this category need to attain a rank between this range.

Students can refer to the table below to know the overall cutoff range for other All India categories. 

The opening and closing rank for IIT Hyderabad cutoff depends on the category and quota of candidates. For general category under All India, opening rank was 604 and closing rank was 674. Cut off are differant when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. In All India, opening and closing rank for female candidates was 128 and 1300. Admission to B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in IIT Hyderabad - Indian Institute of Technology is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam JEE Advanced. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.

IIT Hyderabad is a government college that is approved by organizations like AICTE and UGC. Below given are the reasons to choose IIT Hyderabad:

• Good Ranking: The college is ranked 6th by NIRF 2025 under the Innovation category,  7th under the Engineering category, and 12th under the Overall category.
• Placement Opportunities: The college has a placement cell and gives placement opportunities in companies like Microsoft, Apple, Jaguar etc. The students have also got packages upto 2.5 CPA.
• Scholarship Options: The college also gives scholarships under merit-cum-means and ST/SC scholarships categories.

Yes, scholarships are offered by various institutes and governments. 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. The number of students selected for the MCM scholarship is limited to 25% of class strength. The NSP portal provides more detailed information on different scholarship schemes, including the post-matric scholarships scheme for minorities, top-class education schemes for SC and ST students, and scholarships for students with disabilities. Students can apply for more than one scholarship, but only one scholarship can be availed, and students must inform the institute regarding the same.

The closing rank for IIT Hyderabad was 43. So, if you secure a merit rank of 100 in the UCEED 2026 exam, you chances of admission to the B. Des will be very low. To have a good chance of admission into the institute, you must target a UCEED merit rank within the top 40. However, note that if you belong to reserved categories, in that case the cut-off would be lower. Further, you will be considered for admission under both the reserved category and the open category.

IIT Hyderabad JoSAA cutoff 2024 has been released for General, OBC, SC, ST, EWS and PWD categories. As per the JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment results, the opening and closing ranks for BTech in Artificial Intelligence were 685 and 852 for the General AI category students. Tabulated below is the IIT Hyderabad BTech in Artificial Intelligence Round 1 opening and closing cutoff for all the categories under the AI Quota: 

Yes, it is possible to get admission to IIT Hyderabad for MSc in Mathematics with a rank of 250 in IIT JAM for candidates belonging to the General AI category. Round 4 of the cutoff list has been released and the cutoff rank for admission to MSc in Mathematics was closed at 321 for candidates belonging to the General AI category. For candidates belonging to the OBC AI category, the cutoff rank was closed at 493. For candidates belonging to the SC AI category, the cutoff was closed at 1356. For more categories such as ST AI and EWS AI category, getting admission to the college with this rank is possible. 

IIT Hyderabad cutoff 2026 has been announced for Round 1 of MSc course admissions. The IIT Hyderabad JAM cutoff 2026 was released for various All India categories, including the OBC category. 

For the aforementioned category, the first round cutoff varied from 398 to 594. Students can refer to the table below to know the IIT Hyderabad branch-wise cutoff 2026. 

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 per IIT Hyderabad cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Fourth Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for MSc Chemistry are 80 and 356, respectively. Also, for MSc Mathematics, the opening and closing ranks stood at 218 and 384, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc specialisations offered by IIT Hyderabad: 

IIT Hyderabad cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Second Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for a popular course MSc Chemistry are 80 and 293, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc specialisations offered by IIT Hyderabad: 

IIT Hyderabad has been ranked by bodies like NIRF and QS. The institute is ranked 12 under the Overall category, 7 under Engineering and 15 under Research Institutions, and 6 under Innovation by NIRF 2025.

There is no mention of IIT Hyderabad offering PhD admissions to candidates who are yet to receive their final exam scorecard. Generally, PhD admissions are not offered to students who are still in their final year of the PG course.

Hence, candidates can assume that they can only apply for IIT Hyderabad PhD admissions after completing pot graduation.