IIT Patna IIT Patna Admission 2026: Cutoff, Fees, Eligibility & Selection

With maximum competition with respect to the cutoff trends observed in the past three years, CSE can be considered one of the best BTech branches at Indian Institute of Technology Patna. Followed by this, Artificial Intelligence & Data Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering seems to be the most competitive branches at IIT Patna. However, students must select a branch depending on their interest.

Candidates have to pass Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with at least 75% aggregate to apply for JEE Main required for BTech admission at IIT Patna. However, only fulfilling eligibility does not get admission. Aspirants must have JEE Advanced score equal or above IIT Patna cutoff to get a seat in BTech programme.

IIT Patna JAM cutoff 2026 has been released for admission to the MSc course across multiple specialisations. The closing rank ranged between 721 and 740. MSc Physics was the most competitive specialisation with a closing rank of 721.

Candidates are offered admission in IIT Patna's flagship BTech, BTech Dual degree courses based on JEE Advanced rank. The seats are allotted via JoSAA Counselling. The seats in MTech and MSc programmes is allotted via COAP and IIT JAM Counselling. For admission in PhD, aspirants have to appear for written test conducted by IIT Patna or provide scores in GATE, UGC-NET, CSIR-NET followed by PI round.

Candidates need to apply online for JEE Main for BTech admission at IIT Patna. Students need to fill out the form for JEE (Main) through the website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 1,000 and INR 800 for girls.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna offer various BTech specialisations through JEE Advanced exam scores. Among all the courses offered by IIT Patna, BTech in AI and DS was one of the most popular course. The category-wise cutoff for the same course is given in the table below:

There are 86 seats available in Computer Science and Engineering specialisation of BTech at Indian Institute of Technology Patna. The seats in CSE are allotted via JoSAA Counselling based on JEE Advanced scores. As per the IIT Patna cutoff data, CSE is the most competitive specialisation with competitive closing rank and limited seats.

Candidates must pass master's degree in relevant stream wit at least 6.5 CGPA or 60% aggregate to apply for PhD programme at IIT Patna. The upper age limit is 28 years to apply for PhD. There is relaxation up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Women and PwD category.

Aspirants have to apply for GATE and on the institute's website for M.Tech at IIT Patna. The application fees for M.Tech is INR 1,000 and INR 500 for female (INR 500 for SC/ ST/ PwD category). For sponsored, self-financed and part-time category, application fees is INR 1,000.

NTA will release CUET admit card 2027 online at cuet.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be able to download their admit cards online at cuet.nta.nic.in. The admit card will be available for download in PDF document and is a mandatory document to be carried to the exam centre. 

IIT Patna reserves seats in VTechadmissions for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and PwD categories as per the Government of India rules. OBC-NCL candidates need to produce the latest certificate and self-declaration statement to claim reservation.

If you belong to the General AI category and have secured a cutoff rank of 2000 in JEE Advanced, the possibility is higher that you will get a call from IIT Patna for BTech admission. IIT Patna BTech closing cutoff 2026 was between 3635 and 6026 for General AI category. So, considering the closing cutoff, 2000 is a good rank for admission. 

IIT Patna cutoff 2026 is released for all MSc specialisations. The cutoff was released for various All India categories, including OBC AI. 

For this category, the closing cutoff ranged from 891 to 1020. To know the OBC AI IIT Patna MSc cutoff 2026 for all branches, refer to the table below, listed from most to least competitive.  

Students can ask for refund of BTech fees in case of withdrawal or cancellation of admission. Check below details for IIT Patna fee refund policy:

If admitted candidates leaves institute after the date of registration

IIT Patna cut off 2023 for JAM 2023 Third Admission List, the opening and closing ranks for MSc Chemistry are 441 and 613, respectively. Tabulated below are IIT JAM 2023 Opening Ranks (ORs) and Closing Ranks (CRs) for various MSc specialisations offered by IIT Patna: 

The tuition fees for BTech courses at IIT Patna is INR 8 lakh. Aspirants opting for hostel facility also have to pay a hotel fees. A one-time payment of INR 20,000 is charged at the time of admission. Candidates who are allotted seat have to confirm their seat by paying the course fees.

1: Go to the official website 
2: Click on 'Register' tab.
3: Add COAP registration ID, password and Captcha and Sign in.
4. Check the result .

IIT Patna application process is conducted in an online mode. Aspirants have to apply on the institute's website. The application fees for PhD is INR 1,000 (INR 500 for SC/ ST/ PwD/ Women/ Transgender). For sponsored category, aspplication fees is INR 1,000. 

Check below the steps to apply for IIT Patna PhD programme:

• Visit the official website of IIT Patna and click on application link.
• Fill all the personal and educational details in the form.
• Upload the documents.
• Pay the application fee.
• Submit the form.