Total Number of Seats in IITs: Course, Category and Gender Wise Seats Details
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There are total 18,160 seats in all 23 IITs in India. Candidates can check here category, course and gender wise seats distributions details for all IITs. The process of admission to IITs include qualifying JEE Mains and Advanced exams. More information about JEE Advanced exam pattern and syllabus are also provided on this page.
Total Number of Seats in IITs
Total number of seats in all IITs are 18160. There are total 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. Admission to undergraduate science and engineering courses (BTech/BS/Integrated courses) in all IITs is through JEE Advanced exam. Candidates are provided here complete details on branch and course wise seats as well as total IIT seats in India. Candidates can also check here gender wise distributions of seats across all categories.
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- Total Number of Seats in IITs
- Category-wise Total IIT Seats
- Course-wise IIT Total Seats
- IIT Seats in India- Gender wise Seat Distributions Across all Categories
- IIT Admission Process
- IIT JEE Advanced Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Total Number of Seats in IITs
| Institute Name |
Total Seats (Including Supernumerary Seats) |
| IIT Bhubaneswar |
496 |
| IIT Bombay |
1360 |
| IIT Mandi |
520 |
| IIT Delhi |
1239 |
| IIT Indore |
480 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
1919 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
630 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
610 |
| IIT Kanpur |
1210 |
| IIT Madras |
1121 |
| IIT Gandhinagar |
360 |
| IIT Patna |
817 |
| IIT Roorkee |
1353 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
1210 |
| IIT Ropar |
646 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
1589 |
| IIT Guwahati |
962 |
| IIT Bhilai |
329 |
| IIT Goa |
165 |
| IIT Palakkad |
200 |
| IIT Tirupati |
254 |
| IIT Jammu |
305 |
| IIT Dharwad |
385 |
| Total |
18160 |
Category-wise Total IIT Seats
| Institute Name |
Open |
Gen-EWS |
OBC-NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
| IIT Bhubaneswar |
191 |
48 |
127 |
70 |
35 |
10 |
| IIT Bombay |
531 |
132 |
347 |
194 |
97 |
18 |
| IIT Mandi |
201 |
50 |
132 |
74 |
37 |
10 |
| IIT Delhi |
474 |
118 |
318 |
177 |
89 |
27 |
| IIT Indore |
186 |
45 |
123 |
68 |
34 |
8 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
737 |
189 |
493 |
274 |
137 |
39 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
240 |
60 |
162 |
90 |
46 |
13 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
247 |
57 |
153 |
89 |
43 |
7 |
| IIT Kanpur |
462 |
115 |
312 |
173 |
87 |
25 |
| IIT Madras |
436 |
105 |
288 |
159 |
80 |
22 |
| IIT Gandhinagar |
141 |
35 |
92 |
53 |
26 |
5 |
| IIT Patna |
319 |
82 |
214 |
117 |
59 |
13 |
| IIT Roorkee |
526 |
134 |
347 |
190 |
95 |
23 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
466 |
97 |
312 |
172 |
87 |
25 |
| IIT Ropar |
249 |
62 |
165 |
92 |
46 |
13 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
614 |
152 |
409 |
227 |
114 |
30 |
| IIT Guwahati |
372 |
89 |
247 |
135 |
69 |
18 |
| IIT Bhilai |
126 |
30 |
84 |
47 |
24 |
7 |
| IIT Goa |
67 |
16 |
42 |
22 |
11 |
3 |
| IIT Palakkad |
77 |
19 |
52 |
27 |
15 |
4 |
| IIT Tirupati |
99 |
24 |
65 |
35 |
18 |
5 |
| IIT Jammu |
117 |
28 |
79 |
44 |
22 |
6 |
| IIT Dharwad |
147 |
37 |
93 |
57 |
29 |
8 |
| Total |
7025 |
1724 |
4656 |
2586 |
1300 |
339 |
Course-wise IIT Total Seats
| Institute Name |
CSE |
EE |
ECE |
ME |
CE |
| IIT Bhubaneswar |
82 |
75 |
54 |
105 |
105 |
| IIT Bombay |
170 |
112 |
NA |
202 |
146 |
| IIT Mandi |
80 |
70 |
NA |
60 |
50 |
| IIT Delhi |
99 |
110 |
NA |
85 |
110 |
| IIT Indore |
82 |
85 |
NA |
87 |
53 |
| IIT Kharagpur |
140 |
113 |
150 |
172 |
119 |
| IIT Hyderabad |
65 |
65 |
NA |
65 |
60 |
| IIT Jodhpur |
80 |
50 |
50 |
90 |
60 |
| IIT Kanpur |
129 |
192 |
NA |
149 |
148 |
| IIT Madras |
87 |
154 |
NA |
144 |
117 |
| IIT Gandhinagar |
60 |
50 |
NA |
50 |
40 |
| IIT Patna |
86 |
50 |
50 |
86 |
70 |
| IIT Roorkee |
109 |
165 |
109 |
150 |
154 |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
139 |
123 |
124 |
131 |
69 |
| IIT Ropar |
120 |
120 |
NA |
NA |
35 |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi |
155 |
150 |
155 |
190 |
160 |
| IIT Guwahati |
114 |
NA |
104 |
119 |
117 |
| IIT Bhilai |
61 |
60 |
44 |
60 |
NA |
| IIT Goa |
45 |
45 |
NA |
45 |
NA |
| IIT Palakkad |
40 |
40 |
NA |
40 |
40 |
| IIT Tirupati |
53 |
60 |
NA |
53 |
NA |
| IIT Jammu |
40 |
40 |
NA |
40 |
40 |
| IIT Dharwad |
65 |
NA |
45 |
65 |
NA |
| Total |
2101 |
1929 |
885 |
2188 |
1693 |
IIT Seats in India- Gender wise Seat Distributions Across all Categories
| Category |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| OPEN |
5724 |
1394 |
7118 |
| GEN-EWS |
1567 |
441 |
2008 |
| OBC-NCL |
3954 |
1011 |
4965 |
| SC |
2185 |
545 |
2730 |
| ST |
1094 |
273 |
1367 |
| Total |
14524 |
3664 |
18188 |
IIT Admission Process
Candidates interested in BTech/BS admission at IITs have to qualify in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). The exam is conducted once every year in May. Before applying for the JEE Advanced, candidates have to first qualify the JEE Mains exam by scoring the minimum cutoff score. Only those candidates who scores above the JEE Main cutoff can apply and appear in JEE Advanced.
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IIT JEE Advanced Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Questions in the exam are asked from the class 11 and 12 topics of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics mentioned in JEE Advanced syllabus. The exact list of topics to be studied can be checked from the syllabus available on the JEE Advanced official website.
As per JEE Advanced exam pattern, there will be two question papers, Paper 1 and 2 each having questions from Physics, Chemistry and Maths. Students have to appear in both the papers and qualify. The total number of questions in JEE Advanced exam varies in most years but ranges around 15-20 in each paper. The exam will have Single Correct MCQs, Multiple Correct MCQs, Matching Type Questions, and Numerical Answer Type questions.
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Overall, 50-55% seats are reserved in IITs. The break-up of reservation is - 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, 10% for Gen-EWS and 5% horizontal reservation for PwD candidates.
If you clear the JEE Advanced then you will be eligible to take admission in 23 IITs which are the top indian institute of technology. And you can also take admission in private universities also after clearing the JEE Advanced. But before JEE Advanced, you should clear JEE Mains exam. You can check colleges and courses through JEE Advanced College Predictor 2026.
No, there will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the last round of JoSAA seat allocation.
NO. Barch admisison in the IITs is based on JEE Advanced and Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). For Barch admisison t the IITs, candidates have to first qualify JEE Advanced and then appear for AAT.
Only three IITs offer BArch admisison via JEE Advanced and AAT. These IITs are:
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
All of them offer 5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture course via JEE Advanced followed by AAT.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 4 days ago
JEE Advanced registration fee for IIT Kanpur BTech varies by category and nationality. Indian female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates need to pay INR 1600, while other Indian candidates pay INR 3200. Fees for OCI/PIO and foreign nationals depend on exam centre location and country category.
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Answered 4 days ago
JEE (Advanced) exam is the qualifying test for admission to IIT Kanpur BTech. This will be held on Sunday, May 17, and only candidates who clear this exam are eligible for the JoSAA counselling process.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
No, candidates can not raise objections in JEE Adv result. The facility to raise objection is provided only in the answer key. It is clearly mentioned in the IIT JEE advanced 2026 information brochure that any request to re-evaluate in result will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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The number of questions in each subjects are generally not same, but the total number of questions mostly ranges from 17 to 18 across all three subjects in both Paper 1 and 2. The number of questions will also be different for each type (MCQ, Matching, Single/Multi correct) within the subjects in pa
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No, same questions never get repeated in IIT JEE exam. However, questions with similar concepts can find places in the exam. The question paper of JEE Advanced is prepared considering the syllabus and exam pattern.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
You will not be eligible for admission as preparatory ranks are not considered under round 1. Since you have already qualified to appear for JEE (Advanced), all you need to do is meet the second criterion and apply for round 2, which will be only conducted if seats from round 1 remain vacant.
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Yes, you can still get admission in Round 2 if you meet eligibility criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) and have a valid JEE (Mains) rank. Also, you must have scored 60% or above in class 12th. For SC/ST/PwD category students, 55% or above is required.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
No, candidates need not pay any fees to participate in JEE Adv counselling. However, once the seat is allotted, candidates will need to pay approximately INR 35,000 (less for reserved category) as a seat acceptance fee and around INR 20,000 as partial admission fees. Both these payments are adjusted
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Answered 2 weeks ago
To participate in JEE Advanced counselling, candidates must keep the following documents ready.
- JoSAA Seat Allotment Letter
- Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
- Proof of Date of Birth Class 12/HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo ID card
- Class 12/SSC/Equivalent exam Mark
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Answered 2 weeks ago
No, candidates have to carry the printout of their JEE Advanced admit card downloaded from the website to appear in the exam. Soft copies will not be accepted.
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Yes, candidates have to qualify AAT after qualifying JEE Advanced to be eligible for IIT BArch admissions.