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.

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

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.

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

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

The tuition fees for international BTech students at IIT Patna is INR 32 Lacs for standard BTech courses. Integrated BTech courses with a duration of 5 years charge a tuition fees of INR 40 Lacs from each student. 

This tuition fees is charged on per semester basis with each instalment costing INR 3

Among the general MSc admissions at IIT Patna, the lowest number of seats were offered for the MSc in Mathematics admissions. Unlike the other two specialisations, MSc in Mathematics only offered nine seats for allotement during admissions. The seats for the intgrated courses are the same across all

Yes, IIT Patna does offer financial support to its PhD students. However, candidates of the self-financed category of PhD courses are not offered any financial assistance at IIT Patna.

PhD students can receive financial under the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme, Reimbursement of Rent (RoR), Research Continge

There is no mention of a specific mode of application for IIT Patna PhD admissions. However, the registrations for the accepted entrance exams for PhD admissions such as GATE or UGC NET is not open for offline applications. 

If the candidates have already appeared for the entrance exams or are qualif

The last date to apply for the July session of IIT Patna PhD admissions was March 4th 2026. Candidates who have appeared for the UGC NET before or are qualified for direct PhD admissions can apply for the IIT Patna PhD admissions. 

The July session of IIT Patna PhD admissions are currently open.