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

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

The branch-wise highest package offered during IIT Palakkad MTech placements 2024 is presented below:

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.

To apply for admission at IIT Palakkad flaship programme BTech, candidates must register themseleves in the officail website of JEE Main, JEE Advanced and JoSAA. Admission is based on the entrance exams and counselling process. Therefore, candidates are required to register on the official website of the entrance exam and the counselling bodies. 

• For BTech programmme admissionis based on JEE Main, JEE Advanced scores followed by JoSAA Counselling. In order to apply for BTech at IIT Palakkad, students are required to apply via JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced application.

1. Open the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in) and click on the ‘Registration for JEE (Main) 2024’ link.
2. Fill the registration form with the required information followed by clicking on the 'submit' button.
3. Fill out the detailed application form and upload scanned images and documents.
4. Pay the application fees.

To apply in the doctoral cousres candidates can follow the below mentioned steps:

• Kindly go through the information brochure before applying to this portal.
• Create an account in the portal.
• Please check your email for the welcome email. 
• Log in with your email and password.
• Click on "Programs" > Choose "MS" or “PhD”.
• Click the "Apply" button against the MS/PhD programme that you wish to apply.
• Fill personal details.
• Create Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) ID 
• Fill qualification details. 
• Enter the details of your GATE/UGC-NET/Other National Level Test scores
• Upload the required documents. If you do not possess a valid category Certificate (due to current situation),   please fill the enclosed undertaking and upload the same in PDF format

To get admission in IIT Palakkad candidates must follow the admission process as per the institution's admission guidelines. IIT Palakkad admission is completely entrance-based for all the courses offered by the institute. IIT Dharwad offers BTech (integrated course) at the undergraduate level. MTech/ MSc at postgrauate level and PhD / MS at doctoral level. Candidates must follow the admission procedure of IIT Palakkad: 

Step 1: IIT Palakkad Application Process

IIT Palakkad conducts the application process for admission to its offered courses. However, for a few course candidates are required to complete the entrance exam's registration/application process.

• BTech and BS aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) via the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). Read more
• MTech candidates must register for GATE via the official website of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitd.ac.in). Read more
• MSc candidates must register for the Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM). Admission to each of the MSc courses will be offered to those who qualified in the exams and appear for the JAM counselling process.
• For PhD and MSstudents are required to apply via the official website of IIT Palakkad. Candidates must register and fill out the application form online.

Step 2: IIT Palakkad Selection Process

Candidates are shortlisted based on their qualifications. Next candidates are required to go through the selection process which requires candidates to go through the course-based entrance exam followed by other selection rounds (if applicable). After the selection rounds are completed, they are required to go through the course-wise counselling process for final seat allocation. For PhD and MS, IIT Palakkad conducts its own written test and personal interview for selection.

Step 3: IIT Palakkad seat allocation

Seat allocation for BTech is conducted by the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counseling plays a crucial role in the final selection process, as it facilitates the allocation of seats in the BTech programme at IIT Palakkad. For M.Tech candidates must participate in the GATE counselling for seat allocation. And for MSc JAM counselling is accepted.

Step 4: IIT Palakkad Final Admission

Once the seats are allocated, applicants who are selected can submit the admission charges and confirm their admission to the relevant course at IIT Bombay. Candidates might have to visit the institute's admission office to verify the documents.

Yes if your rank 540 you can secure seat in most engineering programs of IIT Palakkad.

Computer Science and Engineering: 6199

- Data Science and Engineering: The cutoff was around 8084.
- Electrical Engineering: The cutoff was about 9766.
- Civil Engineering: The cutoff was as high as 16487.

IIT Palakkad offers PG courses such as MSc and M.Tech in different specialisations. Check the below eligibility for PG programmes at IIT Palakkad:

Candidates wishing to take admission in M.Tech at IIT Palakkad should have passed BTech in relevant stream with at least 60% aggregate score. They need to qualify GATE exam and undergo CCMT counselling process for getting a seat.

The application process for IIT Palakkad admissions is as shown here:

1. Register for required entrance exams through the portal such as  (jeemain.nta.nic.in).
2. Register as an applicant, filling the form, submitting documents and paying application fees.
3. Appear for the exam then go for counselling.
4. Select IIT Palakkad as preferred institute.

Students must also upload the required documents and pay application fees for smooth admissions.

IIT Palakkad cutoff 2026 was released for round 1 regarding MSc course admission. The cutoff was published for various All India quota categories. 

For the General AI category, the first round cutoff ranged from 614 to 665. To know the IIT Palakkad category-wise cutoff 2026, students can refer to the table below. 

Admissions to the different BTech, M.Tech and MSc courses of Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad will depend on entrance exam scores such as JEE Mains, GATE, etc. But it is difficult to say whether getting into IIT Palakkad is tough or easy and will depend on the:

• Candidate's level of preparation
• Competition
• Available seats
• Exam Difficulty

As well as a number of other factors that will not be discussed here. 

There are no separate application fees for Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad admissions though students must pay a registration fee of INR 300 up enrollment after admissions. Students must also pay the required entrance exam's own separate registration fees to the conducting body.

Yes, you could get into IIT Palakkad for the MSc course admission, with a cutoff rank of 700 if you belong to the OBC category under the All India quota. 

For this category, the IIT Palakkad cutoff 2026 was published for round 1. The first round cutoff varied between 759 and 1019. Students can refer to the table below to know which courses can be availed with a rank of 700.

Note: The cutoff for other categories will vary. 

IIT Palakkad cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Third Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for MSc Chemistry are 332 and 654, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc specialisations offered by IIT Palakkad: 

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during IIT Palakkad MTech placements 2024 is presented below:

IIT Pallakad offers a two-year MSc programme at PG level. Candidates can check below the MSc courses being offered at IIT Palakkad: 

• MSc in Mathematics 
• MSc in Physics 
• MSc in Chemistry 

Check below comparison of BTech courses based on fees and NIRF ranking:

The fee is taken from an unofficial source. Hence data might vary.

The BTech curriculum of IIT Palakkad follows a choice-based credit system where students must complete Institute Core (42 credits), Program Major Core (44 credits), and various electives.

Below mentioned are some of the scholarships to the B.Tech students at IIT Palakkad: