Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIT Palakkad, Palakkad

The lowest package offered during IIT Palakkad placements over the past three years is presented below:

IIT Palakkad has been ranked 64th under the 'Engineering' category by the NIRF Ranking 2025. This is one of the reputed colleges in India. Established in 2015, IIT Palakkad is one of the third generation IITs in India. IIT Palakkad is currently being mentored by IIT Madras. The college is currently being operated from the temporary campus at the Ahalia Integrated Campus in Kozhippara, Palakkad and the permanent campus in Kanjikode. 

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

IIT Palakkad MSc cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1, wherein, M.Sc. in Mathematics is the most competitive specialsiation with a closing rank of 102 for the General AII India category students. The least competitive course is M.Sc. in Physics with a cutoff rank of 614. So, candidates seeking admission to any of the MSc course must secure a rank upto 614 to be eligible for IIT Palakkad 

IIT Palakkad admissio to the MSc course is based on IIT JAM scores, followed by IIT JAM counselling process. Only candidates in the JAM 2024 Merit List based on JAM 2024 scorecard will be eligible to apply for admission.  

The sector-wise placement distribution recorded during IIT Palakkad placements 2024 is presented below:

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

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:

IIT Palakkad admission 2024 is primarily entrance-based. IIT Palakkad offers over 30 courses at UG PG and doctoral levels through 11 departments. The courses include BTech and MTech in Engineering stream. The students are selected based on different national-level entrance tests like JEE Main JEE Advanced GATE etc. Additionally institute also offers PG Certificate courses in Cloud Computing and Cyber Security.

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:

The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.