M.Sc. in Mathematics 

at IIT Palakkad, Palakkad

To get IIT Palakkad for MSc admission, candidate must qualify the IIT JAM and attain the required Cutoff rank. The Cutoff for IIT Palakkad JAM Cutoff 2024 during it's last rouns stood at 136 and 872, for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can check the table below to gen an idea about the courses that they can get at this rank during the last-round cutoff:

IIT Palakkad MSc cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to different specialisations. The cutoff was released as opening and closing ranks for different categories of students belonging to the AI quota. During the IIT Palakkad JAM cutoff 2025, the first round closing ranks varied between 478 and 609 for General AI category students. Of all the MSc specialisations, the most competitive was the MSc in Mathematics. For the rest of the other MSc specialisations, the IIT JAM first and last round closing ranks are tabulated below for the General AI quota:

For students belonging to the OBC AI quota, a cutoff rank between 652 and 1185 is considered to be a safe rank for MSc admission at IIT Palakkad. The better (lower) your rank, the higher the probability of securing a seat at IIT Palakkad for MSc. This is the overall cutoff range for MSc admission, including all the rounds and specialisations for the OBC category students. The round-wise IIT JAM cutoff range for 2025 is given below for MSc admission. 

What is a safe rank? A safe rank is the cutoff range within which the probability of getting admission is higher for a particular course. The cutoff range varies for different rounds, categories, and quotas. 

IIT Palakkad accepts the IIT JAM entrance exam for admission to the MSc course across different categories belonging to the AI quota. The cutoff ranks vary for different rounds and categories. Considering the IIT JAM last-round cutoff 2025, the closing ranks varied between 556 and 745 for the General AI category students. For the same round, the cutoff ranks were between 763 and 1185 for the OBC category students. To view the category-wise last round IIT JAM cutoff 2025, check out the table provided below:

Refer the table below for IIT Palakkad placement statistics 2024 comparison with IIT Jammu placements 2024:

The key placement highlights of the past three years at IIT Palakkad are presented below:

It depends on the placement record. However, placements at IIT Palakkad have been good over the past few years, which is also presented below:

Yes, the institute provides scholarships such as Merit Cum Means Scholarships for Professional and Technical Courses, Scholarships for Students with Disabilities, Top Class Education Scheme for SC students, National Fellowship and Scholarships for Higher Education for ST students, Central Sector Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles, Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme for RPF/RPSF and Financial Support to the students of NER for Higher Professional Courses (NEC Merit scholarship).

As per the NIRF 2025 Rankings, IIT Palakkad secured the 64th rank in the Engineering category. This position reflects the institute's steady growth in academic and research excellence.