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 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.
Also Check: List of Top IITs in India as per NIRF Ranking
- 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 |
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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.
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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| Category | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| Genenral | 5988 - 18156 |
| OBC | 2594 - 6153 |
| SC | 1266 - 3346 |
| ST | 763 - 1555 |
| EWS | 811- 2665 |
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| Round | JEE Advanced Cutoff Range 2025 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2229 - 5167 |
| 2 | 2293 - 5445 |
| 3 | 1153 - 2990 |
| 4 | 1168 - 2990 |
| 5 | 1182 - 3024 |
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Yes, if you belong to the General AI category, you can get admission to CSE at IIT Tirupati with a JEE Advanced cutoff rank of 4000. The cutoff rank for admission varies across different categories and rounds. In 2025, for CSE admission, the last round cutoff ranks varied between 4620 and 5034 for t
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| Category | Last Round Cutoff 2025 |
|---|---|
| General | 5034 - 16548 |
| OBC | 2113 - 5522 |
| SC | 1018 - 3091 |
| ST | 553 - 1376 |
| EWS | 733 - 2434 |
| PWD | 167 - 228 |
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