IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

Yes, IIT Patna degrees are very valid and recognised world-wide. IIT is a prestigious system in India to which the institute belongs. The placement, research and academic opportunities provided to the graduates are great. It is recognised by MHRD, Government of India and UGC.

The IIT Patna cutoff 2024 has been released for All India category candidates. The cutoff has been pubished for the candidates belonging to All India qutoas for the categories including General, OBC, SC, ST, PWD, and EWS. Considering the IIT Patna JAM cutoff 2025, for the PWD AI category, the M.Sc. in Mathematics cutoff stood at 5512. It was the only course for which the cutoff has been released in 2025 under PWD category Similarly, for the EWS AI quota, the MSc cutoff stood between 579 and 913. Among the EWS AI category candidates, the most demanded course was M.Sc. in Chemistry.

The official JAM 2025 Round 1 admission data released by IIT Patna indicates a strong demand for the MSc in Chemistry programme among General category applicants. Over the past three years, the cutoff rank has moved from 446 in 2023 to 419 in 2025. These figures clearly show that students aiming for Chemistry at IIT Patna need to secure a rank well under 400. Moreover, if we talk about other courses, the cutoff remain competitive. So, getting a rank of 560 in IIT JAM is not at all enough to secure any course under General AI quota. IIT Patna cutoff 2025 for MSc courses stood between 419 and 454 for the General AI category candidates. However, if any candidate belongs to any reserved category then there are higher chances to get a course at IIT Patna at 560 rank.

According to 2024 official data, the minimum marks in Joint Entrance Examination advanced required to get into the Indian Institutes of Technology Patna is 4852 for General All India category candidates and 1939 for OBC All India category candidates. Candidates can further check category-wise IIT Patna JEE Advanced cutoff 2024 for  Mathematics and Computing Engineering specialisation in the table below:CourseB.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing EngineeringGeneral AI category4852OBC Al category1939SC Al category1187ST Al category849EWS Al category697PWD Al category180 

Admission in IIT Patna is based on JEE Advanced scores. To get into IIT Patna, candidates need to acquire rank between 404 and 1489. If we analyse the JEE Advanced cutoff for the ST AI category in 2024, we can say that the it is possible to get into the institute with 1200, but for limited courses such as B.Tech. in Chemical Science and Technology,  B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, etc. Candidates can find below the courses available at 1200 rank:Course2024B.Tech. in Chemical Science and Technology1252B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering1245B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering1324B.Tech. in Engineering Physics1482Integrated B.Tech. in ME + M.Tech. in Mechatronics1244B.Tech. in Economics1489B.Tech. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering + MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya)1273

As per the IIT Patna JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, a candidate belonging to SC AI category must have a rank between 681 and 3075. To get into top BTech courses like Computer Science and Engineering,  Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, and Mathematics and Computing Engineering, a SC AI category candidate need to acquire a rank of 681, 1021, and 1187, respectivley, in 2024.

IIT Patna offers several BS, BTech and BTech Integrated courses via JEE Advanced exam. Considering the IIT Patna JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, the needed rank to get into the institute for candidates belonging to PWD AI quota stood between 108 and 180 while consdering the last-round cutoffs. Similarly, for the candidates belonging to EWS AI quota, the cutoff varied from 445 to 2461. Among both categories, the most competitive course was BTech in Computer Science and Engineering.

If you just want to grab a seat in IIT Patna then your OBC rank has to be in 2800-3200 OBC NCL rank while General rank would be around 12000. If you want to get top branches like CSE, ECE, then you will have to be in Top 500 of your category rank.