IIT

The authority will release the IIT JAM opening and closing ranks 2026 online at jam2026.iitb.ac.in. Candidates whose rank in IIT JAM is within the opening and closing ranks are eligible for admission to the participating institutes.

IIT JAM 2026 cutoff for Chemistry is expected to be 

• GEN: 27
• OBC (NCL) / EWS:25
• SC/ ST/PwD:24

The final cutoff for IIT JAM 2026 will be released along with result.

IIT Bombay will release the IIT JAM 2026 cutoff online. JAM cutoff is the minimum qualifying marks. Candidates can check the score card of IIT JAM to know the qualifying marks for each category.

To fill the Common application form for B.Des released by IIT Bombay,  

• Digital copies of relevant supporting documents, and the signed copy of the completed application form. 
• Supporting documents required for the application are digital copies of photograph, signature, UCEED Score Card, qualifying examination Mark Sheet (Class XII or equivalent), and where applicable, EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST Certificate, PwD Certificate, and OCI/PIO Card.

If you have biology as a subject in 10+2, then you can apply for B.Des programme at IIITDM Jabalpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Indore.

To apply at IIITDM, you need to have Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/Biology subjects in 10+2.

IIT Bombay will release a common application form for all the IITs for the UCEED 2026 Joint Seat Allocation on March 14, 2026, at 10 PM. The registration will be open till April 10, 2026, 5:30 PM. 

Naturally, older IITs like IIT Kharagpur have a vast alumni network and much higher salary packages, with peaks reaching over INR 2 crore, compared to Dharwad's the highest package of approximately INR 40-52 LPA. However, for an average student, IIT Dharwad provides competitive median salaries around INR 11.62 LPA, which is strong. 

In BTech branches at IIT Dharwad, seats are distributed across multiple disciplines. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Mechanical Engineering with 62 seats each. Other branches like Electronics and Communication have 42 seats and Electrical and Mathematics and Computing, Engineering Physics, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering, each with 28 seats.

The total seat capacity for the BTech programme is 385, that includes seats for reserved category as well as Female-Only supernumerary seats designed to improve gender diversity on campus. The exact number may vary slightly based on final JoSAA 2026 seat matrix updates.