IIT Mandi - Indian Institute of Technology

IIT Mandi BTech registrations start with the release of JEE Main application forms. The registrations for JEE session one goes on from Oct till Nov, a year prior to the admission session. While the registrations for session two are carried out in February. Candidates who pass JEE Mains need to apply for JEE Advanced.

For BTech in IIT Mandi, the students need to be Class 12 or equivalent pass with at least 75% aggregate. Students should have studied PCM subjects in the qualifying examination. It is also important that the candidates hold pass certificates at the time of admission for verification purposes.

Candidates taking admission in a BTech course of IIT Mandi need to pay a tuition fee of INR 8.1 lakh. The total fee include other components as well, such as hostel fee, one-time fee and other fees. 

Students should note that mentioned fee is as per the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to revision and hence, is indicative. 

For the General AI quota, the IIT Mandi CSE cutoff for 2025 ranged between 3087 and 3123. For IIT Patna, the cutoff range was between 3215 and 3377. Similarly, for IIT Ropar, the cutoff ranged from 2357 to 2512. Therefore, considering these ranges, the IIT Mandi cutoff for CSE was comparatively more competitive for admission among engineering aspirants compared to IIT Patna, while it was less competitive than IIT Ropar, which had a more stringent cutoff for CSE admission.

If you belong to the General category under the AI quota, the Round 1 of JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged from 6770 to 13219 for BTech core branches, including Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. To view the branch-wise first round closing ranks, check out the table below: 

For the OBC category candidates under the All India quota, the IIT Mandi JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged between 1407 and 5674 during Round 1 admission for the BTech course. So, as per the first round, the candidate must target a cutoff rank of up to 5674 to get a BTech seat at this institute. 

For 2026, the IIT Mandi JEE Advanced cutoff ranged between 3609 and 16066 for BTech admission across multiple specialisations. This is the cutoff range during the first round for the students belonging to the General AI quota. . Tabulated below is the IIT Mandi branch-wise cutoff 2026 for the first round for the General AI category. 

IIT Ropar CSE cutoff 2026 was 2978 in the fourth round for students belonging to the General AI quota. Similarly, for IIT Patna and IIT Mandi, the closing ranks were 3305 and 3701, respectively, during the Round 1 admission.

Analysing the first-round closing ranks, the competition for CSE admission was higher for IIT Ropar, followed by IIT Patna and IIT Mandi in the General AI category. 

IIT Jammu compared with the IIT Mandi has various pros and cons. Both the IITs are the best IITs present in India. IIT Jammu is ranked 56th by NIRF 2025 under the Engineering category, whereas IIT Mandi is ranked 26th by NIRF 2025 under the Engineering category. Both colleges are good and have good placement assistance. Which one is better depends on what the person is looking for in a college/university.