IIT Patna Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Recruiters

The highest package offered during IIT Patna BTech CSE placements 2025 was INR 85 LPA. The average package recorded for CSE branch during the placement drive 2024-25 was 31.71 LPA.

According to media reports, highest package recorded during IIT Patna placements 2025-26 (phase 1) was INR 1.17 Crore per Annum. The highest package in 2024 was INR 144 LPA. 

According to data gathered from unofficial sources, Engineering sector has placed the most number of IIT Patna students. The sector-wise IIT Patna alumni placement statistics are presented below:

Note: The “Others” category includes the sectors of IT, Business Development, Marketing, Media & Communication, Administrative, Finance, Sales, Community & Social Services, HR, Consulting, and Arts & Design.  

The above-mentioned data is gathered from unofficial sources and hence may vary.

The list of top recruiters during IIT Patna placements 2024 is presented below:

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 rounds, students who are shortlisted can submit the admission fees
• Confirm their admission 

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

For 2022, cut off was 10861 for General category candidates in All India quota for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering in IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in general category under All India quota, 19143 was the closing rank. B.Tech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

Candidates who wish to apply to the M.Tech programme must have a valid GATE score. Students are screened based on their CGPI in BE/BTech and GATE scores during COAP counselling. However, candidates who have completed their BTech from IITs with a CGPA of 8.0 and above can apply without GATE scores. These applications are reviewed by the respective department (s). Hence, the answer to this question is - yes, it is possible to get into IIT Patna without GATE for MTech. 

In general, students admitted to the particular branch of the undergraduate BTech course must continue studying that branch till completion. However, in special cases the institute may permit a student admitted through JEE to change their branch of study after the first two semesters. Such changes are permitted only for students who have completed all the common credits required in the first two semesters of their studies, in their first attempt, without having had to pass any course requirement in the summer term examination.

1: Go to the official website 
2: Click on 'Register' tab.
3: Add COAP registration ID, password and Captcha and Sign in.
4. Check the result .

NTA has released CUET admit card 2026 online at cuet.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be able to download their admit cards online at cuet.nta.nic.in. The admit card is available for download in PDF document and is a mandatory document to be carried to the exam centre. Prior to the release of the CUET UG admit card, NTA released the advance intimation of exam city slip. It is not the admit card, but will inform candidates about the city. After downloading the CUET UG 2026 admit card, candidates will have to check all the details carefully and ensure that there is no mistake. In case of any error, they will have to contact NTA to get the necessary corrections done. 

Yes, you could get into IIT Patna after Class 12 through clearing JEE Advanced. The eligibility criterion is at least 75% marks-65% for SC/ST or in the top 20 percentile of your board. Admission is purely rank-based in JEE Advanced.

IIT Patna offers BTech, MTech, MSc, and PhD programmes through its 10 departments. IIT Patna offers four-year BTech programmes at the undergraduate level in 11 specialisations. A two-year MTech programme in 15 specialisations and two-year MSc programmes in three specialisations at the postgraduate level. All 10 departments of IIT Patna also offer a three-year PhD programme. The mode of IIT Patna admission is online. Admission to BTech is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores, followed by JoSSA counseling. Admission to MTech and MSc is subject to GATE and IIT JAM, respectively.

For 2022, cut off was 13741 for General category candidates in All India quota for B.Tech. in Civil Engineering in IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in General category under All India quota, 21802 was the closing rank. B.Tech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

IIT Patna cutoff 2026 is published for round 1 regarding enrollment to the MSc course and its various branches. The cutoff was released for various All India categories, including OBC AI. 

For this category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 653 to 921. To know the OBC AI IIT Patna MSc cutoff 2026 for all branches, refer to the table below, listed from most to least competitive.  

The cutoff trend for BTech at IIT Patna  has been increasing in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for BTech. under general category for all India quota was 11673. In 2022, it increased to 12874. Likewise, the cut off ranks have changed from 4549 to 4722 for OBC, 2500 to 2592 for SC, 2500 to 1195 for ST, 1674 to 2099 for EWS. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

For 2022, cut off was 13741 for General category candidates in All India quota for B.Tech. in Civil Engineering in IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology. For female candidates in General category under All India quota, 21802 was the closing rank. B.Tech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

The cutoff trend for BTech at IIT Patna has been increasing in the recent years. In 2021, the closing rank for B.Tech. under general category for all India quota was 14216. In 2022, it increased to 14895. Likewise, the cut off ranks have changed from 5243 to 5285 for OBC, 2861 to 2793 for SC, 2861 to 1336 for ST, 2046 to 2226 for EWS. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.

IIT Patna cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Third Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for MSc Chemistry are 441 and 613, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc specialisations offered by IIT Patna: