IIT Palakkad - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

No, you cannot take direct admisison at IIT Palakkad. The college accepts valid score and rank of national-level entrance exam followed by counselling. Applicants need to appear for JEE Main and JEE Advance for taking admission in BTech programme at IIT Palakkad. For MSc, students need to qualify IIT JAM and admission to M.Tech requires GATE scores.

Below mentioned are some of the scholarships to the B.Tech students at IIT Palakkad: Scholarship Amount of Scholarship Rewarded Full Fee RemissionINR 100000 per semesterTwo Third Fee RemissionINR 66,667 per semesterMCM ScholarshipINR 1,00,000 per semester + INR 1000 as pocket money for four months in a semesterSC/ ST ScholarshipHostel accommodation and dining charges are waived off (INR 27,000 per semester) + INR 250 per month as pocket money for four months in a semesterPwD Fee WaiverINR 1,00,000 per semester

IIT Palakkad offers PG courses such as MSc and M.Tech in different specialisations. Check the below eligibility for PG programmes at IIT Palakkad:Course Eligibility MTechBE/BTech degree in relevant discipline with at least 60% marks MScBachelor's degree (Science) in relevant discipline

IIT Palakkad takes admission into the BTech programme primarily based on the score and rank of JEE Main and JEE Advance. But, only the candidates who score at least 75% in Class 12 are eligible to sppear for JEE Advance. Hence, Candidates with 68% in Class 12 cannot take admission in BTech at IIT Palakkad.

Getting admission into IIT Palakkad is quite competitive. The college accepts score of national-level entrance exam followed by respective counselling. Check below the entrance exam required for respective courses:BTech: JEE Main and Advance MTech: GATE MSc: IIT JAM 

The students must fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria for admissions into M.Tech course. They must have a valid GATE exam score. Also, they must be Indian nationals. In courses where GATE exam is not considered, students must have one of these:1. Four- year UG degree in Engineering/Technology in Computer Science and Engineering 2. A four-year UG degree in BE/Btech or MSc in Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Physics along with GATE qualification in DA/CS/EC/EE.

For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025. RoundJEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 12229 - 516722293 - 544531153 - 299041168 - 299051182 - 3024