IIT Patna - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

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.

IIT Patna OBC category cutoff 2024 has been concluded for further admissions. The cutoff was released for various BTech & Integrated BTech specialisations. The closing ranks were in the range of 2225 and 6185, in the last round. The table given below consists of the last round closing ranks for the OBC AI category candidates: Course2024B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering2225B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering5082B.Tech. in Engineering Physics5258B.Tech. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering5830B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing2819B.Tech. in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering5549Integrated B.Sc.+ M.Sc. in Interdisciplinary Sciences6185B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering3368B.Tech. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering3823

IIT Patna offers two-year M.Tech courses in multiple specialisations under 18 departments. Admission to the course is based on scores in GATE, followed by COAP counselling. In addition, to be eligible to take the entrance test, candidates must also meet the minimum eligibility criteria. Further, aspirants can apply for GATE online by visiting the official website. Aspirants who have not qualified for GATE can get admission through a written test conducted by the institute. The shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round. 

GATE score is required to get admission to the IIT Patna course. However, aspirants who have not qualified GATE can also get admission based on written test conducted by the institute. The shortlisted candidates are further called for a personal interview round. In order to be eligible to apply for the course, an aspirant must have a BE/ BTech/ BSc/ Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning/ MSc/ MCA/ MBBS/ MPharm/ BPharm/ BDS/ degree recognised equivalent to BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD category) earned through Associate Membership Examinations conducted by recognised professional bodies to apply for MTech course.

IIT Patna accepts GATE score for admission to M.Tech course. Candidates must have a BE/ BTech/ BSc/ Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Planning/ MSc/ MCA/ MBBS/ MPharm/ BPharma/ BDS/ degree recognised equivalent to BE/ BTech with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% aggregate for SC/ ST/ PwD category). For M.Tech General-All India, cut offs for GATE 2024 closed off at score 600 for M.Tech in Chemical Engineering and 750 for Computer Science and Engineering. Similarly, for M.Tech in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, the GATE score closed off on 650. 

No, IIT Patna does not offer direct admission to the MSc programme. Students planning to seek admission to IIT Patna MSc programmes must apply for a Joint Admission Test, known as IIT JAM.IIT JAM is a national-level entrance examination conducted to provide admissions in MSc and other related postgraduate courses provided across IITs. Interested candidates can apply for JAM 2025 using the JAM Online Application Processing System, or JOAPS, only.Interested candidates must submit the application forms before the deadline at the JOAPS website, which is accessible on the IIT Patna website.

Candidates applying to a MSc course in IIT Patna must fulfil the required eligibility criteria. Thus, aspirant must hold a valid bachelor's degree in a relevant stream for at least two years (four semesters) and a minimum aggregate between 55% and 80% or 5.5 CGPA out of 10.For MSc cognitive science/economic courses, the accepted degrees are BA/BSc/BCom/BTech/BE/BStat/BMath or equivalent. The total course fee for MSc course is around INR 60,000. 

The Cutoff trend for M.Tech at IIT Patna is inclusive of COAP Last Round score (General-All India) as tabulated below:Course2021M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering654M.Tech. in Communication System Engineering569M.Tech. in Mechanical Design640M.Tech. in Mechatronics667M.Tech. in VLSI and Embedded System641