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IIIT Kottayam Ph.D. Courses & Fees 2026

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IIIT Kottayam Ph.D.
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Total Tuition Fees 1.3L
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Graduation score60%

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Q:   Does IIIT Kottayam accept direct admission?
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IIIT Kottayam does not offer direct admission. Candidates need to pass an entrance exam and participate in selection rounds for admission. The selection for BTech is based on JEE Main followed by JoSAA/ CSAB Counsellig. Admission to MTech and PhD courses is based on written tests conducted by the institute. 

Q:   Is IIIT Kottayam hard to get?
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IIIT Kottayam is a renowned institute which offers UG and PG courses to the students. LSM IIIT Kottayam admission is based on entrance exam. Candidates must qualify the national entrance exams such as JEE Main, DASA UG, and others. It is manadatory for all the students to qualify the national entrance exam for the desired course. 

Q:   What are the courses offered at IIIT Kottayam?
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IIIT Kottayam offers its flagship four-years BTech course at the UG level. The institute offers e-MTech, M.Tech for Working Professional and Integrated M.Tech for Working Professionals at the PG level. The institute also offers a PhD course at the doctoral level.

Q:   I am getting 7000 rank in JEE Main 2025. I want ECE at IIIT Kottayam. Is it achievable?
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If you belong to the General AI category, a rank of 7000 should easily get you admitted to IIIT Kottayam, as its JEE Mains 2025 ECE cutoff was 35,831 in the first round and 55,182 in the last round. You also have the option to opt for other B.Tech branches, such as B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, with its last round cutoff of 50277, which is more competitive at IIIT Kottayam than ECE. Below is a table detailing the last round closing rank for various categories for BTech ECE 2025. 

Category - All IndiaLast Round Cutoff Rank for BTech ECE 2025
General 55182
OBC77080
SC242590
ST439350
PWD1362520
EWS72608

IIIT Kottayam Ph.D.
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Fee componentsAmount (for 3 years)
₹ 1.35 L
₹ 88.2 K
₹ 2.23 L
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Q:   Is IIIT Kottayam a good university?
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IIIT Kottayam is a premier institute which is one of the top IIITs in India. The institute comes under national importance under the IIIT PPP Act, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam offers Engineering programmes in various streams such as  Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence & Data Science. The institute has 83% of placement rate. The highest package offered at IIIT Kottayam placements stood at 45 LPA. 

Q:   Does IIIT Kottayam offer scholarships to students?
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam offers various scholarships to eligible students as financial assistance. For scholarship details, please visit the National Scholarship Portal or the candidates can visit the official website of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam. A limited number of scholarships are available for students hence apply as soon as the scholarship application form opens.

Q:   Has IIIT Kottayam collaborated with any college or university?
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Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam has collaborated with several universities and colleges. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam has signed MoUs with various companies and universities. Some of the IIIT Kottayam partnerships or collaborations are Microsoft Research, Redmond, USA, Technische Universität München, TUM, Germany, BMWFW, Austria Volkswagen Foundation, Germany, University of New Brunswick (UNB) Canada, and others. These collaborations have helped the students and the college in the past as collaborations help in increasing the knowledge of the students and for college various tie-ups help in increasing the popularity of the college among the top recruiters.

Q:   Is IIIT Kottayam good or bad?
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IIIT Kottayam is good. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam was established as an institute of national importance under the IIIT PPP Act, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Kottayam IIIT offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD courses to students across the Engineering and various other streams. IIIT Kottayam was established in 2015 and is the best-ranked college present in India. The seats are limited so apply early. Prepare well for the entrance exams as the competition is high and the seats available are limited.

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IIIT Kottayam PhD Placements 2024

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Q:   What is the highest placement package at IIIT Kottayam?
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The highest domestic and international package received during IIIT Kottayam placements over the past three years are presented below:

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Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

Highest domestic package

INR 58.93 LPA

INR 45 LPA

INR 50 LPA

Highest international package

INR 23 LPA

INR 44 LPA

INR 23 LPA

Q:   Does IIIT Kottayam offer 100% placements?
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The placement rate recorded and offers made over the past three years during IIIT Kottayam placements are presented below:

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Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

Placement rate

100%

83%

88%

Students placed

84

128

178

Total offers

144

171

219

Q:   What is the average package of CSE in IIIT Kottayam?
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The average package for the BTech programme during IIIT Kottayam placements 2023 was INR 14.32 LPA. Also, 100% placement rate was recorded during placements 2023 in which a total of 76 companies participated. In addition to this, the the highest domestic package and the highest international package offered during placements 2023 stood at INR 58.93 LPA and INR 23 LPA, respectively.

Q:   Are placements good for CSE branch at IIIT Kottayam?
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IIIT Kottayam CSE placement detail 2025 is not released. However, students can refer the following overall placement statistics of IIIT Kottayam over the past three years:

Particulars

Placement Statistics (2023)

Placement Statistics (2024)

Placement Statistics (2025)

Highest domestic package

INR 58.93 LPA

INR 45 LPA

INR 50 LPA

Highest international package

INR 23 LPA

INR 44 LPA

INR 23 LPA

Average package

INR 14.32 LPA

INR 12.70 LPA

INR 11.91 LPA

Median package

INR 11 LPA

INR 10.5 LPA

INR 10 LPA

Placement rate

100%

83%

88%

Students placed

84

128

178

Total offers

144

171

219

Companies visited

76

86

88

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Answered a week ago

 IIIT Kottayam OBC JEE Main cutoff 2025 was concluded with the release of the final round cutoff list. For this category, the cutoff varied from 11253 to 77080. According to the last round, the BTech CSE (AI and Data Science) branch was the toughest to get admission to, with a rank of 47287

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iMTech of IIIT Kottayam is a Integrated M.Tech course with BCA-MCA in AI & Data Science for Working Professionals. Students can complete this course in maximum of 10 years. The course includes below degree:

BCA (AI & Data Science): 3 years

MCA (AI & Data Science): 2 years

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 2 weeks ago

The total fees at IIIT Kottayam includes components such as caution deposit, tuition fees, and other charges. Aspirants need to pay a fee at the time of admission to confirm their seat. Below is the course-wise fees:

Course NameTotal Tuition Fee
BTechINR 11.6 lakh
MTechINR 5.20 lakh
PhDINR 1.3 lakh

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 2 weeks ago

IIIT Kottayam offers admission via entrance exam scores. The seats in BTech are offered based on JEE Main rank of the candidates. The selection for M.Tech and PhD courses is based on scores of candidates in written test followed by PI round. Hence, admissions in IIIT Kottayam are not possible withou

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 2 weeks ago

Candidates applying for BTech need to fill out the form for JEE Main. Aspirants can apply for M.Tech and PhD courses on the institute's website. Below is the application fees for some of the IIIT Kottayam courses:

CourseApplication Fees
e-MTechINR 500 (INR 250 for SC/ ST/ Women candidates)
PhDINR 1,000 (INR 500 for SC/ ST/ PwD/ Female candidates)

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