IIIT Lucknow - Indian Institute of Information Technology

The rank required to gain admission at IIIT Lucknow would depend on the category you belong to, the branch you have chosen and the round you are applying in. 

The IIIT Lucknow JEE Main cutoff 2026 was announced for the first round for admission to the BTech course and its various specialisations. For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 8095 to 10201, with BTech CSE being the toughest for admission. Hence, students have to attain a rank of at least 10201 or below to take admission to this institution. 

_{Other categories, rounds, etc, will have different cutoffs.}

In order to Secure admission in IIIT Lucknow, students have to clear national level entrance tests like JEE Main BTech and GATE MTech. The admission in IIIT Lucknow also goes through counselling rounds such as JoSAA, CCMT, or CCMN depending on the course. The admission procedure will involve applying, entrance examination, counselling and confirmation of seat. It is necessary that the applicants keep track of official notifications.

IIIT Lucknow has allowed admission to M.Tech courses via GATE CCMT 2025. The Counselling for the admission to the M.Tech courses via GATE CCMT has been started. It should be paid before sitting for te exam. Candidates have to pay the required registration fee through online mode (net banking/credit card/debit card) or offline mode (e-challan at any branch of SBI).

The following table indicates the minimum (closing) ranks and percentiles to get admission to different B.Tech programs at IIIT Lucknow (General Category, All India Quota – as per the recent trends):

IIIT Lucknow B.Tech Admission Cutoff (General Category)

Notes: It is estimated data depending upon JoSAA 2023/2024 ranks closing and percentile to rank transformation. The percentile can change marginally each year depending upon the difficulty and the number of candidates. Category cutoffs that are reserved are significantly lower.

To be eligible for B.Tech in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIIT Lucknow, you should pass class 10th and class 12th with physics, chemistry, mathematics etc, with 75% in class 12th board. You should appear for JEE Mains, then through JOSA counseling, you can take admission.

The average package received during BTech and MTech placements 2025 at IIIT Lucknow was INR 33.71 LPA and 25.1 LPA. MBA and MSc average package recorded was 11.56 LPA and 9.8 LPA.

Admission to IIIT Lucknow is through entrance tests such as JEE Main, not merely Class 12 marks. Although 75% in Class 12 will enable you to meet the eligibility criteria, you need to have a good JEE Main score for you to get admission. Ensure that you review the current cutoff and join JoSAA counseling for admission.