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JEE Advanced: Over 1,300 Seats Added Across UG, PG, and PhD Programmes at New IITs for 2025-26
Sanjana Surbhi
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New Delhi, Updated on Jul 29, 2025 14:36 IST
JEE Advanced: Over 1,300 seats have been added across undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes at the newer IITs for the 2025-26 academic year, expanding opportunities for JEE Advanced aspirants.
Over 1,300 Seats Added at New IITs for 2025-26
JEE Advanced: The government has announced the addition of over 1,300 seats across undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programmes at five newer IITs: Jammu, Palakkad, Bhilai, Tirupati, and Dharwad for 2025-26 academic year. A total of 1,364 seats have been added this year alone, with IIT Bhilai contributing the most (378), followed by IIT Dharwad (343), IIT Jammu (251), IIT Tirupati (199), and IIT Palakkad (193).
IITs Seat Additions to Rise Annually Till 2028-29
Over the next four years, five third-generation IITs: IIT Bhilai, Dharwad, Jammu, Palakkad, and Tirupati are set to collectively add 6,576 seats across BTech, MTech, and PhD programmes. IIT Bhilai will see the highest increase with 1,485 additional seats, followed by IIT Dharwad with 1,473 seats. IIT Jammu will add 1,288 seats, IIT Palakkad 1,264, and IIT Tirupati 1,066. As part of this phased expansion, 1,364 seats have already been added for the 2025–26 academic year, with 1,738 more planned in 2026-27, 1,767 in 2027–28, and 1,707 in 2028-29.
Union Education Budget 2025-26
In the 2025-26 Union Education Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the addition of 6,500 seats across IITs established after 2014. Among the six IITs set up between 2015 and 2016: Palakkad, Bhilai, Jammu, Dharwad, Tirupati, and Goa. IIT Goa was excluded from the expansion plan, as it has not yet shifted to its permanent campus. Subsequently, on May 7, 2025, the Union Cabinet approved the expansion of academic and infrastructure capacity at the remaining five IITs, with a total investment of INR 11,828.79 crore over the four years from 2025-26 to 2028-29.
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Q: Can I get admission in IIT Jammu without JEE?
Q: How can I get a seat at IIT Tirupati?
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The admission process for various courses is defined below:
- For BTech, MSc M.Tech courses, JEE Advanced ranks, IIT-JAM, CEED and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates. JoSAA and CCMN counsellings are conducted for seat allotment to BTech and MSc courses.
- After application, the institute considers institute-level tests and merit scores of students for MS and PhD admission.
- Admission to PhD is also based on other national-level exam scores/ institute-level entrance and interview.
- A merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for MA, M.Tech and PhD courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.
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No, candidates seeking admission to BTech at IIT Jammu must have qualified JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced for admission. Final selection of candidates to IIT Jammu BTech programme is based on their JEE Advanced ranks. The counselling process is managed and regulated by JoSAA. Candidates are allotted seats via multiple rounds of JoSAA Counselling. Final seat allotment is based on the college cutoff and candidate's preference of courses and colleges.