IIIT Kottayam Placements 2026: Highest Package, Average Package, Top Companies

In terms of placements, IIIT Pune performed slightly better than IIIT Kottayam. The average package received during IIIT Pune placements 2025 was INR 17.12 LPA. On the other hand, IIIT Kottayam average package in 2025 was INR 11.91 LPA.

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of IIIT Kottayam alumni is working in the Engineering sector with a 46% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Education and Information Technology. The detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni is depicted in the below pie chart:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Arts and Design, Media and Communication, Business Development, Product Management, and Human Resources. 

The number of companies participated in 2026 at IIIT Kottayam has not been released. However, the number of companies visited the campus during IIIT Kottayam placements over the past three years is presented below:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2023)	Placement Statistics (2024)	Placement Statistics (2025)
Companies visited	76	86	88

Yes, the candidate who secures 97% in Class 12 final examination is eligible for BTech at IIIT Kottayam. Candidates having their JEE-Main rank above the closing rank specified in the merit list released by the IIIT Kottayam can apply for the counselling process through JoSAA. Given below are the eligibility and selection criteria for the BTech programme at IIIT Kottayam.

Course	Common Eligibility	Selection Criteria
BTech	Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry & Maths with a minimum of 75% aggregate	JEE Main + JoSAA counselling, DASA UG

Candidates aspiring to enrol in the BTech programme at IIIT Kottayam must have passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with a minimum of 75% aggregate. Also, the candidate should have a valid rank in JEE-Main exam based on which they can apply for the counselling process through JoSAA at IIIT Kottayam for the BTech programme. Selected candidates will be required to report to the admission cell at IIIT Kottayam for document verification and fee payment leading to final seat allotment.

As per the cutoff list released by IIIT Kottayam for admission to its flagship BTech programme the closing ranks for BTech in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) for the year 2020, 2021 & 2022 were 605, 579 & 902, respectively. This clearly shows that the closing rank for the CSE branch at IIIT Kottayam has recorded a significant decline. Also, the closing rank for BTech in Electronics & Commmunication Engineering (ECE) recorded an excessive decrease. In addition to this, the closing rank for Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security) branch with a slight decrease have been in the same slab.

Starting the JEE Main preparation from class 11 or 12 is the best time. As JEE Main syllabus consists of topics from class 11 and 12, students can easily cover all the topics along with school. Students can begin by checking the topics that is covered in both school and JEE Main and give special attention to them. For all three subjects, study NCERT and also take help from reference books. Understand the concepts thoroughly and solve numerical problems. To crack JEE Main along with class 12, students should devote at least 2-3 hours for JEE beside class 12 studies. Regularly solve JEE Main mock test and solve previous year question papers to evaluate the performance.

The IIIT Kota CSE cutoff 2026 was 36668 for the General AI category. The IIIT Kota JEE Main cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for different All India and engineering courses. 

Students can see the list below to know the round 1 cutoff for other All India categories. 

• OBC: 13716
• SC: 8613
• ST: 4126
• PWD: 1441
• EWS: 6066

The modes of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam admission are offline and online. Admission to various postgraduate and undergraduate courses is based on entrance examination scores and merit. At the undergraduate level, the college offers BTech programmes to students. At the postgraduate level, the college offers M.Tech programmes to students. BTech is provided in four specialisations and the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam also provides PhD programmes to students.

Given below are the eligibility and selection criteria for admission to the M.Tech programme at the IIIT Kottayam:

• B.Tech./BE/AMIE degree in any discipline or MCA or MSc/MS degree in CS/IT/Mathematics/ Physics/Statistics with a minimum of 60% aggregate
• The candidate should be currently employed. Only the employment acquired after the award of the qualifying degree will be considered.
• Candidates are required to fill out the application fee through IIIT Kottayam official website by paying the registration fee. Candidates based on their marks in the qualifying examination will have to take the written test and interview conducted by the IIIT Kottayam.

IIIT Kota accepts JEE Main scores for admission to BTech programs. The JEE Main cutoff has been released for different categories belonging to the All India quota for the first round.

The cutoff for the General AI category candidates, according to the first round, ranged from 32213 to 38128. Therefore, the highest cutoff rank for admission among the General AI category was 38128, which was admission to BTech ECE course. Check out the B.Tech cutoff 2026 from the table below:

Course	2026 (Round 1)
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science)	32213
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	36668
B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing	37521
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)	38066
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	38128

_{This table is only applicable for the first round closing rank for the General AI category, other categories and rounds cutoff will differ.}

JEE Main Round 6, has been released for admission to the BTech courses. As per IIIT Kottayam JEE Main cutoff 2023, the Round 6 closing rank was 30516 for General category candidates in All India quota for Computer Science Engineering. For female candidates in general category under All India quota, 34448 was the closing rank. BTech cut off varies depending on the category and domicile/quota of the applicant.

Candidates seeking admission to IIIT Kottayam BTech course can refer to the below table having last year JoSAA R6 ranks for students falling under General- All India category for top 5 specialisations:

JEE Main Round 6 Closing Rank (General-All India)
Course	2024	2025
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering	44582	40217
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science)	36751	32780
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)	47313	40718
B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering	48846	41402

IIIT Kottayam B.Tech cutoff 2026 was released for the first round. The cutoff was out for the All India quota categories. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff varied between 32213 and 38128 for all engineering courses.

For the OBC AI category, the round 1 cutoff range fell between 11634 and 14732. On the other hand, for the SC AI category, the closing cutoff varied from 7427 to 9571. See the list below to know the round 1 cutoff for all other AI quota categories. Please know that other categories will have different cutoffs.

• ST: 3735 - 4559
• EWS: 5057 - 6277
• PWD: 985 - 2308

Candidates willing to take admission to the BTech programme at IIIT Kottayam must fulfil the following requirements:

• The candidate must have passed class 12 with Physics, Chemistry & Maths with a minimum of 75% aggregate.
• Also, candidates must have a valid rank in the JEE-Main exam based on which they can apply for the counselling process through JoSAA.
• Selected candidates will have to report to the admission cell for document verification and fee payment.

IIIT Kottayam offers four-year full-time BTech across four specialisations. Here is the list of BTech specialisations offered at IIIT Kottayam along with its seat intake.

BTech Specialisation	Seat Intake
BTech in Computer Science & Engineering	65
BTech in Electronics & Communication Engineering	65
BTech in Computer Science & Engineering (Cyber Security)	65
BTech in Computer Science & Engineering (AI & Data Science)	229

IIIT Kottayam conducts the admission process for all the UG, PG, and PhD courses in online mode. Interested candidates can fill the admission forms through the official website. The admissions to IIIT Kottayam are now open for certain courses. Candidates can go to the website for updates around IIIT Kottayam admissions.

Students who are preparing for JEE Main 2026 must start their preparation by studying NCERT books. It will help in building strong foundation of concepts. Study chapters that have high weightage in JEE Mains and also topics that have been asked in recent years. In the last month before exam, solve mock tests and previous year papers.