IIT Ropar - Indian Institute of Technology

Yes, IIT Ropar is worth the hype as it is ranked 148 by the QS Ranking 2025 under the Asian University Rankings - Southern Asia category and 521-540 by the QS Ranking 2025 under the Asian University Rankings category. IIT Ropar is also ranked 48th by NIRF 2024 under the Overall category, 22nd by NIRF 2024 under the Engineering category,  and 45th by NIRF 2024 under the Research Institutions category. Also, the college's placements are also good. 

IIT Ropar provides good placements to BTech students. The placement percentage varies for every BTech branch. During the placement drive 2025, BTech CSE placement percentage was above 95%. However, in Chemical and Electrical branch, the placement rate was around 74% and 79%.

IIT Ropar offers PG and UG courses to students. At the undergraduate level, the Indian Institute of Technology–Ropar offers four to five-year BTech in nine specialisations. In addition to this, it also offers an integrated BTech programme. At the PG level, Ropar IIT offers two to five-year MTech in different specialisations and a two-year MSc in various specialisations. The IIT Ropar also offers PhD courses to students. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar was established in 2008 as one of the eight IITs that was set up by the MHRD and the Government of India. IIT Punjab has 12 departments under it and through these departments, it offers undergraduate, PG, and PhD courses to students across Engineering, Science, and various other streams. For branches information, please visit the official website of the college. 

To get admission at IIT Ropar for MTech courses, Candidate must qualift the GATE exam. The IIT Ropar GATE Cutoff has been released for different MTech courses. The cutoff was released for different categories. The Cutoff ranks ranged at 325 and 707, for the General AI category candidates. The table given below provides the Cutoff ranks for different MTech courses:

The branch-wise placement rate recorded during IIT Ropar MTech placements over the past two years is presented below:

MTech at IIT Ropar is a PG course offered in the full-time mode. IIT Ropar fees are cumulative of  components such as one-time payment, tuition fees, hostel charges and more. The tuition fees for MTech is INR 34000 for two years. The hostel fee amount to INR 37200. Additionally, selected candidates must pay a one-time fee at the time of admission. This fee amounts to INR 16550. The mentioned fees have been sourced from the official website of the institute/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

To help students decide which among the mentioned IITs is the best, a college comparison of the top-ranked IITs for their BTech programme based on multiple components, such as fee, ranking and the highest package has been tabulated below:

As per the IIT Ropar JAM Cutoff 2024 Round 2 Cutoff, the most competitive course was M.Sc in Mathematics. The Cutoff rank for M.Sc in Mathematics was 432, for the General AI Category candidates. 

If not eligible for IIT Ropar, candidates can opt for IIT Indore with a linient cutoff of 337 for M.Sc in Mathematics.