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.
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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 |
Commonly asked questions
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.
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 |
Commonly asked questions
Yes, candidates have to qualify AAT after qualifying JEE Advanced to be eligible for IIT BArch admissions.
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.
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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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Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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Answered 2 weeks ago
IIT Jammu accepts the JEE Advanced entrance exam for BTech admission. For the students belonging to the General AI quota, the cutoff ranks ranged between 5988 and 18156 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. For the category-wise cutoff range, refer to the table below:
| 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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Answered 2 weeks ago
For IIT Palakkad B.Tech. admission, the JEE Advanced closing ranks ranged between 2229 and 5841 for the students belonging to the OBC category. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the JEE Advanced round-wise cutoff range for 2025.
| 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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For IIT Tirupati, the JEE Advanced last round closing ranks ranged between 5034 and 16548 for BTech admission in the General category under the AI quota. Likewise, the cutoff range varies across different categories and rounds. For the last round, the category-wise range is given below:
| 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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Answered 2 weeks ago
Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply
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Answered 2 weeks ago
If the PwD certificate is valid and issued by the competent authority, it will be considered for availing the reservation. However, it is advsied to get the UDID card before admission process.
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Candidates with benchmark disabilities are eligible to avail scribe facility. For this, they have to first mark their PwBD status/category in application form. Candidates can bring their own scribe or can take the facility from the organizing institute.
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The procedure to apply for IIT JEE Adv includes four main steps
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