IIT Palakkad - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

IIT Palakkad offers the Merit Cum Means Scholarship for the M.Tech programme for Professional and Technical Courses. This scholarship is available to OBC students with 50% and above marks and an annual family income of below INR 2.50 lakhs. There is a substantial amount of scholarships is available for this category. Annually these scholarships total a cumulative amount of INR 60,000. Scholarships are also provided for students with disabilities. For specially abled students to be eligible for the scholarship, they must have ta least 40% disability and an annual family income below INR 6 lakhs.

The total tuition fee of the MSc programme at IIT Palakkad is INR 6,000. This fee only consists of the total cost of tuition and does not include the additional fee such as the hostel fee or the mess fee. This fee is taken from unofficial sources and hence is indicative. To be eligible for the MSc programme at IIT Palakkad, candidates are required to qualify for IIT JAM. They must also appear for the counselling process which is the final stage of the admission procedure. Hereafter, seats are allocated to selected candidates under the M.Tech programme at IIT Palakkad.

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 JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for BTech admission ranged between 5736 and 16753 for the General AI category students. This is the overall cutoff range, including all six rounds for BTech. The cutoff range varies for different rounds and categories. Considering the 2025 cutoff ranks, BTech in CSE had the lowest rank of 5736 in the first round and 6454 during the last round of admission. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the IIT Palakkad branch-wise cutoff 2025 for both the first and last rounds. CourseRound 1 Closing Rank 2025Last Round Closing Rank 2025B.Tech. in Civil Engineering1485216753B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering57366454B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering921010396B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering1121612606B.Tech. in Data Science and Engineering75598640

Yes, you will get CSE at IIT Palakkad with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 6000 if you belong to the General AI quota. However, you have to wait till the last round, as the cutoff ranks are generally higher in the initial rounds. For the unreserved category, the IIT Palakkad CSE cutoff 2025 was 5736 in the first round, which is competitive for admission. In the last round, the cutoff rank closed at 6454. Therefore, the probability of you getting CSE with a 6000 rank is high in the last round, only for admission. Please note that the cutoff ranks vary every year for each round. So, it is advisable to target a rank lower than 6000 to improve your chances of admission. Tabulated below are the round-wise CSE cutoff ranks of 2025 to predict your chances at this institute. Round CSE Cutoff 2025 (Closing Rank for General Category)157362577535775458115581166454 

In 2025, the IIT Palakkad CSE cutoff was relatively less competitive for admission as compared to that of IIT Tirupati and IIT Goa for students belonging to the General AI quota. The CSE cutoff ranged between 4620 and 5034 for IIT Tirupati, while for IIT Goa, it ranged from 5626 to 6242. For IIT Palakkad, the cutoff ranks were between 5736 and 6454 for CSE admission in the General category. 

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:CategoryIIT JAM Last Round Cutoff 2025 General556-745OBC763-1185SC1776-2339ST3854-4726EWS696-1400 

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. RoundCutoff Range 2025 (OBC AI Quota) 1652 - 10132687 - 10573698 - 10914763 - 1185What 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. 

The hostel charges at IIT Palakkad for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering course are as follows:
- Hostel Seat Rent: ₹6,500
- Hostel Caution Deposit: ₹3,500
- Hostel Admission Fee: ₹200
- Advance Dining Charges: ₹20,000
- Electricity, Water & SWD Charges: ₹900