Colleges in Patna

Yes, IIT Patna offers scholarships to students belonging to SC/ ST category and pursuing BTech course. New entrants must not get 'F' grade in any of the courses in first semester. The annual income of student's parents/ guardian and his family from all the sources in preceeding financial year must not be more than INR 4.50 lakh. Selected SC and ST students get free messing, exemption from hostel room rent and pocket allowance of INR 250 per month. 

Students can ask for refund of BTech fees in case of withdrawal or cancellation of admission. Check below details for IIT Patna fee refund policy:

If admitted candidates leaves institute after the date of registration

Aspirants have to apply for GATE and on the institute's website for M.Tech at IIT Patna. The application fees for M.Tech is INR 1,000 and INR 500 for female (INR 500 for SC/ ST/ PwD category). For sponsored, self-financed and part-time category, application fees is INR 1,000.

Candidates must pass master's degree in relevant stream wit at least 6.5 CGPA or 60% aggregate to apply for PhD programme at IIT Patna. The upper age limit is 28 years to apply for PhD. There is relaxation up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Women and PwD category.

IIT Patna conducts written test for admission in M.Tech under sponsored and self-financed category. It also conducts a written test for PhD programme. Aspirants can also get admission in PhD via scores in UGC-NET, CSIR-NET, GATE, etc. Selected candidates also need to pass a PI round conducted by the institute.

IIT Patna is a fast-growing Engineering institute in India. It is not top tier like old IITs. However, it is ranked by various ranking agencies. It was ranked at '19' under 'Engineering' category in NIRF 2025 rankings. Talking about placements, he overall the highest package recorded during the placement drive 2025-26 was INR 1.3 Cr. 

IIT Patna is ranked at 19 in NIRF Rankings 2025 under the 'Engineering' category. Besides, the institute has also been ranked 159 by the QS Ranking 2026 in the 'Asian University Rankings (Southern Asia)' category.  

Aspirants selected for admission at IIT Patna have to bring documents for verification. Check below common documents required during IIT Patna admissions:

• Class 10 and Class 12 marksheet and certificate
• Graduation marksheet and certificate (if applicable)
• PG marksheet and certificate (if applicable)
• Entrance exam scorecard
• Transfer and Migration Certificate
• Government-Id proof
• Seat allocation or counselling letter
• Passport-size photographs
• Caste or Category Certificate, if applicable

Candidates seeking admission to the NIT Patna must first appear for the entrance examinations which is JEE Mains for BTech, GATE for M.Tech and NIMCET for MCA. Then the cutoffs are declared and NIT Patna is allotted to candidates based on their rank and preference marked by them during application process. Shortlisted candidates have an option to either accept the seat or opt for upgradation. Selected candidates must then appear for the document verification process and pay the admission fees.