Top Courses at IIT Delhi

3 mins readUpdated on Dec 2, 2025 12:22 IST

According to NIRF Ranking IIT Delhi has been rated second in Engineering category for past four years.

IIT Delhi is India's highest independent public research university located in New Delhi's Hauz Khas neighbourhood. IIT Delhi, founded in 1961, is situated on 320 acre green campus. IIT Delhi is one of India's premier engineering colleges. It has been ranked by several national and international ranking organisations. In addition, institute was ranked 174th in QS World University Ranking 2023. According to NIRF Ranking, IIT Delhi has been rated second in Engineering category for past four years. Most popular curriculum at IIT Delhi is BTech program, to which candidates can gain admission with valid JEE Advanced JoSAA score. Other popular courses offered at IIT Delhi are MTech, MBA and PhD. 

In terms of Return on Investment, IIT Delhi is among top colleges. Average income at IIT Delhi is INR 2.5 crores per year, with total fees of around ten lakhs. On December 1, 2022, IIT Delhi held its Phase 1 placement for class of 2023. Jane Street offered highest package of INR 4 CPC in these assignments. IIT Delhi received 1,300 placement offers, most in its history.

Table of contents
  • IIT Delhi Courses
  • IIT Delhi Placements
  • IIT Delhi Placements 2020 Specialisation-wise

IIT Delhi Courses

IIT Delhi provides 129 courses at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. These are either full time, sponsored full time, or part time. IIT Delhi major programs include BTech, MTech, MBA, M.Sc and PhD. Institute also provides joint degree programs, PG Diploma programs and Certificate programs. Following are  specifics of IIT Delhi's top courses, including fees, eligibility and selection criteria

Q:   Does IIT Delhi offer MSc?
A:

Yes, IIT Delhi offers a two-year full-time MSc course at the postgraduate level. The programme is offered across different specialisations. IIT Delhi admission to various MSc specialisations differs. For IITD MSc admission in Chemistry is based on a valid IIT JAM score, followed by a CCMN Counselling round. For more detailed information related to the IIT Delhi MSc course, candidates are advised to contact the admission department of the institute. 

Q:   Is there any Diploma course in IIT Delhi?
A:

Yes, IIT Delhi offers a few PG Diploma courses for DMRC and Indian Navy-sponsored candidates.

Q:   How many specialisations are offered under IIT Delhi PG Diploma course?
A:

IIT Delhi offers PG Diploma course in D.I.I.T (Naval Construction) and Metro Rail Transport: Technology and Management.

Course

Specialisation

Fees

Eligibility

BTech

Computer Science & Engineering (Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics and Computing, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Power and Automation, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering)

INR 8.43 Lakhs

  • 10 2 with minimum of 75% aggregate marks 
  • Valid score in JEE Advanced 

MTech

Textile technology, Communication Engineering, Energy Studies and Environmental Management, Power Electronics and Machine Drives, Computer Technology, Power System Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering.

INR 2.65 Lakhs

  • 10 2 with minimum of 75% aggregate marks 
  • Valid score in GATE

MBA

-

INR 7.85 Lakhs

  • 10 2 with minimum of 60% aggregate marks 
  • Valid score in CAT

MDes

-

INR 2.65 Lakhs

  • CEED Exam Score

MSc

-

INR 1.31 Lakhs

  • Graduation with minimum score of 55-60%
  • Valid Score in IIT JAM

PhD

-

INR 1.29 Lakhs

  • Valid score in GATE or NET

IIT Delhi Placements

IIT Delhi 2022 and 20 23 batch received 260 pre placement offers. Jane Street offered IIT Delhi maximum package of INR 4 CPC. 50 students earned remuneration package worth more than INR 1 CPA. Top recruiting industries were IT/Software, Finance, Core Engineering, Technology, and Analytics. IIT Delhi Placements 2023 attracted over 400 recruiters.

IT industry received most placement offers followed by Core Businesses. IT students received 32% of offers, Core sector received 30% of offers and Analytics sector received only 9% of offers.

Top Recruiters: Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, Tata Projects, EXL Services, ICICI Bank, Goldman Sachs, HCL, Wells Fargo, and IQVIA.

IIT Delhi Placements 2020 Specialisation-wise

IIT Delhi offers placements under B.Tech, M.Tech, Dual Degree Programs, M.Des and MS (Research) programs.

Following table represents course wise placement percentage achieved during 2019 to 2020 placement drive

Q:   How many specialisations are offered under IIT Delhi M.Tech programme?
A:

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi offers Master of Technology (MTech) course across 43 specialisations. Tabulated below are some of the specialisations offered under the two-year PG course:

IIT Delhi M.Tech Specialisations
Industrial Science and EngineeringComputer TechnologyCyber Security
Machine Intelligence and Data ScienceChemical EngineeringStructural Engineering
Industrial EngineeringPolymer Science and TechnologySolid State Materials

 

Course

Placement Percentage

BTech

91.7%

MTech

80%

MDes

100%

Dual Degree

94.5%

MS (Research)

60%

IIT Delhi has technologically equipped campus with 325 acres of land. Apart from main campus in Hauz Khas, university has established two other campuses in Sonepat and Jhajjar. Hauz Khas campus features cutting edge architecture, as well as sophisticated classrooms, labs, and libraries. IIT Delhi has reputation for creating successful entrepreneurs, scientists, economists, politicians, and attorneys. 

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT is a Public/ Government university which makes it an affordable institute. IIT Delhi BTech is a four-year course, which is offered in a full-time mode across 14 specialisations. After the counselling process, students need to pay the fees to confirm their seat at IIT Delhi. The course fee includ

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Bhumika Shukla

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Answered 2 months ago

If you belong to the General AI quota, yes, you can easily get admission to the BTech in CSE course with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 100. The last round of IIT Delhi CSE cutoff ranged between 116 and 126 over three years for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Therefore, a cutoff rank

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT Delhi NIRF Rankings 2025 are mentioned in the table provided below:

IIT Delhi National Rankings 2025

Ranking Body

Category

Ranking

NIRF 2025

Engineering

2

NIRF 2025

Research Institutions

3

NIRF 2025

Overall

4

NIRF 2025

Management

4

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Manashjyoti Goyal

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Answered 3 months ago

Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi provides various programmes and specialisations to students. For obtaining DMS IIT Delhi admission, candidates are required to appear for the prescribed entrance tests. Students can visit the official website of the DMS IIT Delhi to learn more regarding th

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Ashwin Yadav

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Answered 3 months ago

For the General AI quota, the IIT Madras CSE cutoff 2025 stood at 171 in the first round. Till the last round, the cutoff remained the same, indicating all seats got filled after the first round of the JEE Advanced cutoff. For IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay, the CSE cutoff ranks were closed at 126 and 66,

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 3 months ago

IIT Delhi BTech in Electrical Engineering cutoff 2025 for the last round was 211 for the SC category students in the AI quota. The opening rank for the same stood at 156 during the concluding round. Refer to the table below to view the round-wise opening and closing ranks for IIT Delhi for the BTech

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 3 months ago

For students belonging to the SC AI quota, a cutoff rank between 260 and 1478 is considered to be a safe rank for MSc admission at IIT Delhi. The better (lower) your rank, the higher is the probability of securing a seat at IIT Delhi for MSc. This is the overall cutoff range for MSc admission, inclu

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Rashmi Sinha

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Answered 4 months ago

No, IIT Delhi does not offer a defence personnel (ward) quota for M.Sc. (Economics) admissions. Reserved seats in this programme are allocated only for SC, ST, OBC NCL, EWS, and PwD categories, following standard reservation norms. There is no separate quota for children or wards of defence personne

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