

IIT Patna MBA/PGDM Highlights 2024
IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology offers executive MBA Programme. Candidates must have a valid score from any aptitude test (CAT/MAT/ CMAT/XAT/GMAT) for admission to the Exe MBA programme. Candidates are required to fill the eligibility criteria as well. Candidates without an aptitude test score need to appear and clear the
Executive aptitude test conducted by Manipal University Jaipur as per admission norms to the MBA programme.
Eligibility Criteria: Bacelor's degree with 50% aggregate(45% for the reserved catergory)
Commonly asked questions On Highlights
IIT Patna placement 2026 is ongoing and will continue till May 2026. At the end of Phase 1 placement 2025-26, BTech placement rate was 54.34%.
Earlier, the placement rate at IIT Patna stood at 77.92% and 61.01% for BTech and MTech during placements 2024.
The key highlights of IIT Patna placements 2024 are presented below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2024) |
|---|---|
Average package | BTech: INR 17 LPA MTech: INR 15 LPA MSc: INR 7 LPA |
Total offers | 300+ |
Companies visited | 210+ |
International offers | 15 |
Placement rate | BTech: 77.92% MTech: 61.01% |
Earlier, the overall companies visited, offers made and course-wise average package offered over the past three years during IIT Patna placements is presented below:
Particulars | Placement Statistics (2021) | Placement Statistics (2022) | Placement Statistics (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
Companies visited | 125 | 154 | 162 |
Total offers | 239 | 412 | 413 |
Course | Average Package (2021) | Average Package (2022) | Average Package (2023) |
BTech | INR 17.13 LPA | INR 28.86 LPA | INR 24.56 LPA |
MTech | INR 12.22 LPA | INR 14.99 LPA | INR 15.77 LPA |
MSc | INR 6.97 LPA | INR 6.86 LPA | INR 9.22 LPA |
The highest package offered during IIT Patna placements 2026 was INR 117 LPA. During the placement drive 2024, it was INR 144 LPA. BTech and MTech average package at the end of Phase 1 placement 2025-26 was INR 25.82 LPA and 16.2 LPA.
Earlier, as per the placement brochure 2024-25, the average package offered during IIT Patna placements 2024 for BTech, M.Tech and MSc programs stood at around INR 17 LPA, INR 15 LPA and INR 7 LPA, respectively.
The course-wise average package offered over the past three years during IIT Patna placements is presented below:
Course | Average Package (2021) | Average Package (2022) | Average Package (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
BTech | INR 17.13 LPA | INR 28.86 LPA | INR 24.56 LPA |
MTech | INR 12.22 LPA | INR 14.99 LPA | INR 15.77 LPA |
MSc | INR 6.97 LPA | INR 6.86 LPA | INR 9.22 LPA |
The overall highest package offered during IIT Patna placements 2026 was INR 117 LPA. Earlier, during the placement drive 2025, highest salary recorded was 144 LPA.
Earlier, as per the placement brochure 2024-25, average package offered to BTech, M.Tech and MSc students during IIT Patna placements 2024 stood at around INR 17 LPA, INR 15 LPA and INR 7 LPA, respectively.
Earlier, the course-wise average salary trends witnessed during IIT Patna placements 2023, 2022 and 2021 are presented below:
Course | Average Package (2021) | Average Package (2022) | Average Package (2023) |
|---|---|---|---|
BTech | INR 17.13 LPA | INR 28.86 LPA | INR 24.56 LPA |
MTech | INR 12.22 LPA | INR 14.99 LPA | INR 15.77 LPA |
MSc | INR 6.97 LPA | INR 6.86 LPA | INR 9.22 LPA |
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Commonly asked questions On All Courses
For BTech and BS, the admission process is completely conducted by JoSAA after students appear for their JEE Main and JEE Advanced exam. For other courses, such as MSc and MTech, admission is subject to GATE and IIT JAM followed by COAP and CCMN Counselling. For PhD, students are required to appear for the admission test conducted by the institute for seat allocation. After the test, IIT Patna releases a merit list with the names of students shortlisted for PhD.
IIT Patna admissions to the courses are conducted on the basis of entrance exam scores of the candidates. The institute accepts several entrance exam scores for admission such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced, GATE, JMET, CAT, XAT, MAT, ATMA, etc.
IIT Patna accepts CUET score for the BSc programme. To get admission to the BSc programme at IIT Patna the aspiring candidates need to have a minimum of 60% in class 12. They also need National/State Level Entrance (i.e., JEE (Advanced/Main), NEET, CUET, BITSAT, KVPY/NTSE/INSPIRE scholarship holders, State Entrance Examinations).
The flagship course of IIT Patna is BTech. The four year BTech programme is offered in 11 specialisations. Admission to all BTech courses is subject to a valid score in JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams. Students also need to go through the counselling process conducted by JoSAA for final seat allotment. The eligibility criteria for admission is that students must have cleared their HSC/10+2 with minimum 75% aggregate. The total seat intake is 638.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
When compared to ranking from previous years it has been seen that in 'Overall' category the institute's ranks have shown stability in trend. In 2026 IIT Patna rank is #601, the same as last year's rank in the 'Overall' category by the Times Higher Education ranking.
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Candidates can check below the steps of admission process at IIT Patna:
- Students interested in getting into IIT Patna must submit an online application form.
- After submission of the applications, applicants are required to go through the course-based entrance exam.
- After completion of the selection rou
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As per the NIRF Ranking 2025, the rank of the institute is #36 under the category Overall, #19 under Engineering, and #39 under Research Institutions.
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Answered 2 months ago
No, the GATE registrations for IIT Patna 2026 MSc admissions are no longer open. The GATE registrations were closed in the month of November 2025. The GATE is scheduled to take place in the month of February 2026. Candidates who failed to register for the GATE are required to wait for the GATE 2027
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No, the GATE cutoffs for IIT Patna 2025 admissions are currently unknown. The only availabe cutoff data for MSc admissions at IIT Patna comes from IIT JAM. The GATE cutoffs may differ from the IIT JAM however, the difficulty of both exams is relatively the same. Hence, candidates can expect similar
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