List of Top IITs in India: 2022 Rankings, Courses & Seats offered
Shiksha summarises a list of IITs in India along with their MHRD-NIRF 2021 ranking, BTech seat intake, the number of B.Tech courses offered, and links to important information such as cut-offs, placements, admission process & course fees.
The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was set up in 1951 in Kharagpur and presently the total number of IITs stands at 23. The IITs are autonomous public institutes of higher education and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as "Institution of National Importance". They are considered as the premier engineering colleges in India, and it is extremely competitive to get admission into their BTech programme. In 2021, the total number of BTech seats in all the IITs put together is around 16,053. So of all the students who appeared for JEE Advanced last year, less than 1% finally got admission into one of the IITs.
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Eight of the 23 IITs feature in the Top 10 of the MHRD-NIRF 2021 rankings. The MHRD-NIRF ranking is based broadly on five parameters, namely 1) Teaching and Learning Resources, 2) Graduation Outcome, 3) Perception, 4) Outreach and Inclusivity and 5) Research and Professional Practice. The list of 23 IITs and their NIRF ranks stands as follows:
| Name of Institute |
Establishment Year |
NIRF Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Madras |
1959 |
1 |
| IIT Delhi |
1963 |
2 |
| IIT Bombay |
1958 |
3 |
| IIT Kanpur |
1959 |
4 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
1951 |
5 |
| IIT Roorkee |
2001 |
6 |
| IIT Guwahati |
1994 |
7 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
2008 |
8 |
| IIT Dhanbad |
1926 |
11 |
| IIT Indore |
2009 |
13 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
2008 |
14 |
| IIT Ropar |
2008 |
19 |
| IIT Patna |
2008 |
21 |
| IIT Gandhinagar |
2008 |
22 |
| IIT Bhubaneswar |
2008 |
28 |
| IIT Mandi |
2009 |
41 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
2008 |
43 |
| IIT Tirupati |
2015 |
Not Ranked |
| IIT Bhilai |
2016 |
Not Ranked |
| IIT Goa |
2016 |
Not Ranked |
| IIT Jammu |
2016 |
Not Ranked |
| IIT Dharwad |
2016 |
Not Ranked |
| IIT Palakkad |
2015 |
Not Ranked |
Also Read: MHRD Ranking of Colleges in India 2021
Variety of Programmes offered at IITs
The IITs are best known for offering world-class undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programmes. Some of the popular engineering programmes offered by IITs include Computer Science Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. However, besides engineering, some of the IITs also offer other programmes in Design and Business Management. Here is a list of all the programmes offered at IITs
| UG Programmes | PG Programmes |
|---|---|
| Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) | Master of Science (MSc) |
| Bachelor of Science (BS) | Dual Degree (MSc-PhD) |
| Dual Degree (B.Tech-M.Tech) | Master of Technology (M.Tech) |
| Dual Degree (BS & MS) | Master of Design (M.Des) |
| Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| Bachelor of Design (B.Des) | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) |
| Joint MSc-PhD |
Entrance Exams For Admission To IITs
Take a look at other entrance exams you need to appear in for admissions to various UG and PG level programmes offered at IITs. For admissions to B.Tech programmes, interested candidates need to appear for JEE Advanced. However, before appearing for this exam, it is mandatory for students to appear for JEE Main.
| Courses | Entrance Exams |
|---|---|
| B.Tech | JEE Advanced |
| B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual Degree) | JEE Advanced |
| B.Arch | AAT |
| BS | JEE Advanced |
| BS-MS | JEE Advanced |
| B.Des | UCEED |
| M.Tech | GATE |
| MSc | IIT JAM |
| Joint M.Tech/MCP-PhD | GATE |
| M.Des | CEED |
| MBA | CAT |
| Joint MSc-PhD | IIT JAM |
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Seats and Courses in BTech Programmes at Top Ranking IITs
All IITs have different seat intake, the number of courses offered, and cut-offs for those courses. The table below shows a consolidated view of IITs in India along with their B.Tech seat intake and the number of B.Tech courses offered.
| Name of IIT | B.Tech Seats | B.Tech Programmes |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Madras (IITM) | 505 | 9 |
| IIT Delhi (IITD) | 799 | 11 |
| IIT Bombay (IITB) | 778 | 8 |
| IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP) | 690 | 15 |
| IIT Kanpur (IITK) | 713 | 8 |
| IIT Roorkee (IITR) | 879 | 11 |
| IIT Guwahati (IITG) | 702 | 10 |
| IIT Hyderabad (IITH) | 294 | 9 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | 876 | 100 |
| IIT Indore (IITI) | 275 | 5 |
| IIT Dhanbad (IITDHN) | 919 | 13 |
| IIT Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) | 273 | 6 |
| IIT Mandi | 200 | 4 |
| IIT Patna (IITP) | 250 | 5 |
| IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) | 194 | 6 |
| IIT Ropar (IITRPR) | 297 | 6 |
| IIT Jodhpur (IITJ) | 247 | 4 |
| IIT Tirupati (IITTP) | 180 | 5 |
| IIT Bhilai (IIT C) | 126 | 3 |
| IIT Goa | 97 | 3 |
| IIT Jammu | 154 | 5 |
| IIT Dharwad | 126 | 3 |
| IIT Palakkad | 260 | 6 |
After appearing for JEE Advanced, the next step is to appear for Joint Seat Allocation Authority ( JoSAA) counselling. The authority manages and regulates the joint seat allocation for admissions to 23 IITs, 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 23 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and 23 Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes (Other-GFTIs). Admissions to all the BTech programmes offered at IITs are done through this single-counselling platform.
FAQs regarding IITs in India
Q. How many IITs are in India?
A. There are a total of 23 IITs in India of which 16 IITs are established after 2004.
Q. What are seven old IITs?
A. The seven old IITs are IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati and IIT Delhi.
Q. Which is the number one IIT in India?
A. As per the NIRF ranking 2021, IIT Madras is the top IIT in India.
Q. Which is the best IIT among the new ones?
A. As per the NIRF 2021 ranking, the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is the best IIT among the new ones.
Q. What is the average starting salary of an IIT graduate?
A. The average salary offered to the graduates of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is Rs 11 LPA.
Q. Which is the oldest IIT?
A. Amongst all IITs, IIT Kharagpur is the oldest one, which was set up in 1951 followed by IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras in 1959.
Q. Why are IITs not in top 100 global institutes?
A. On the research impact parameter, many of our top Indian institutions (read IITs and IISc) will be in the top 100. We do not score well on perception-based parameters on a global scale.
Q. Is IIT JEE tough?
A. IIT JEE is one of the toughest Exam in the World. The exam witnessess around 9.5 lakh test takers for only 11,289 seats which are around 1.2 per cent of the students.
Q. Is IIT and IIIT same?
A. IITs provide every kind of engineering branch while IIIT as the name says provide only Information Tech related fields like ECE, CS, IT, etc. However, IIIT and IIT both come among India's best colleges.
Q. Which IIT is best for CS?
A. Last year, IIT Bombay was the most sought after IIT for Computer Science & Engineering among top scorers.
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