List of IIITs in India 2026: NIRF Ranking, Courses offered, seats & cut offs

Those interested in studying information technology and other technical courses can head to any of 25 IIITs in India. Read below to get an overview of the courses offered, NIRF Ranking 2025, seats available and cut-offs of all 25 IIITs.

 

The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are autonomous institutions offering technical education focused on Information Technology and Communication Studies. IIITs have gained popularity among students and are considered among the top colleges only after the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs). There are a total of 26 IIITs in India, five of which are listed as the Institutes of National Importance while the remaining 21 IIITs are set up on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. To get admission to IIITs, candidates have to qualify JEE Mains and appear in JoSAA counselling.

List of IIITs in India

In the NIRF ranking 2025 for engineering released for engineering colleges in India, IIIT Hyderabad has debuted and also is ranked first among all the IIITs. IIITDM Jabalpur jumped to 80th rank from its previous 81st rank in 2024, while IIIT Allahabad moved to 87th rank. Take a look at the list of IIITs in India, IIIT rankings, courses offered and seat intake.

Types of Courses Offered at IIITs

While a majority of the IIITs offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in IT and communication, IIITDM Kanchipuram, IIITDM Kurnool and IIIT Bhagalpur also offer BTech/ MTech and Dual Degree programmes in Mechanical Engineering. Furthermore, some of the IIITs also offer Integrated B.Tech & MBA dual degree and PhD programmes. Take a look below at the list of courses offered at IIITs.

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Entrance Exams for Admissions at IIITs

All the IIITs, although autonomous, are linked to each other through a common admission process. Admission to UG engineering programmes offered at IIITs is done through JEE Mains exam. After NTA (National Testing Agency) coming into authority from 2018, the exam is held twice a year in January and April for admission to various IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs.

Besides UG engineering programmes, the institutes also offer M.Tech, MBA, PhD and dual degree programmes in the IT and communication branches of engineering. Take a look below at other entrance exams you need to take to be able to seek admission to various other courses offered at IIITs.

IIIT Cutoffs for BTech

After appearing for JEE Main, the next step for candidates seeking admission to IIITs is to appear for Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) or Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) counselling. The authority jointly manages and regulates the seat allocation to candidates for admission to 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs, 28 government-funded technical institutes (GFTIs), conducted by JoSAA, and 23 centrally-funded technical institutes (CFTIs), conducted by CSAB. Admission to the B.Tech programmes offered at IIITs is based on this single counselling platform. Take a look at B.Tech cut-offs for some of the top IIITs.