IIT JEE Admissions 2025: IITs Allot More Seats Than Capacity, Women’s Share Rises

Top IITs allotted 28 seats more than the sanctioned capacity in 2025 admissions. Seat intake is steadily rising, women’s participation has touched 20%, and the government is preparing to add 6,500 more seats in new IITs over the coming years.

IIT JEE Admissions 2025: IITs Allot More Seats Than Capacity, Women’s Share Rises

Recently, IIT Kanpur published a detailed JEE Advanced 2025 report, which covers result statistics and question paper analysis, along with IIT admission details. According to the JEE Advanced 2025 report, the number of seats allotted has exceeded the sanctioned capacity in several premier IITs, as per the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report. This year, 18,188 seats were allotted against the approved 18,160, reflecting JoSAA’s practice of ensuring maximum seat utilisation. The only exception was IIT BHU Varanasi, which admitted one seat less than its sanctioned intake.

IITs Offering Seats Over Sanctioned Intake

11 IITs, including IIT Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur and others, allotted more seats than the sanctioned intake. Candidates can check the complete list of IITs that have offered more seats below.

Seat Intake Rising Every Year

Seat capacity across IITs has been expanding steadily. Notably, IITs had zero vacant seats only once in the past, in 2019. Here is an analysis of the increasing seat capacity at IITs in the previous years:

• 2023: 17,385 seats
• 2024: 17,760 seats
• 2025: 18,160 seats (18,188 filled)

Government Seat Expansion Plans at IITs

The Union Budget 2025 announced an additional 6,500 seats across five newer IITs (Palakkad, Dharwad, Jammu, Bhilai, and Tirupati). These will be added gradually over the next five years, mainly at the BTech level.

Women’s Representation Improves

The share of female candidates has improved slightly this year. Out of the total, 3,664 women secured IIT seats (20.15%). Institutes such as IIT Tirupati (21.57%), IIT Madras (21.09%), and IIT Roorkee (20.50%) recorded higher female participation than the national average. This includes 3,632 supernumerary female-only seats, along with special categories like defence service, OCI/PIO, and foreign national allotments.