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Rashmi Srivastava

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Although IITs are renowned for BTech and M.Tech courses, the institutes have recently started offering quality education in MA courses too. MA from IIT has quickly become a popular choice among the students. The minimum eligibility criteria for IIT MA is a bachelor's degree in any discipline after a 10+2 from a recognised board, and a minimum aggregate of 55% or more.

As of now, out of 23, 5 IITs are offering Master of Arts (MA) courses as postgraduate or dual degree programs. The details of the colleges are mentioned below:

IITs offering MA Courses

MA Courses in IIT

MA IIT Tuition Fee (INR)

IIT Madras

MA Program in Development Studies and English Studies 

20,000

IIT Bombay

MA-PhD in Philosophy

8 Lakh

IIT Guwahati

MA in Development Studies

1.1 Lakh

IIT Gandhinagar

MA in Society and Culture

98,000

IIT Mandi

MA in Development Studies

40,000

Note: The information is taken from the official/counselling body of the institute/exam.

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Meitankeisangbam Vasundhara devi

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The highest package offered to BTech students for 2025 placements stood at INR 56.30 LPA. The official website has released the BTech average and median packages which stood at INR 12 LPA and INR 9 LPA, respectively. The table below depicts the IIIT Vadodara packages detail for BTech placements held during 2023-2025:

ParticularsPlacement Statistics (2023) Placement Statistics (2024)Placement Statistics (2025)
the highest package

INR 1.02 crore per annum (off-campus)*

INR 43.34 LPA (on-campus)

INR 1.33 crore per annum (off-campus)

INR 40 LPA (on-campus)

INR 56.30 LPA

 
Average package

INR 15.43 LPA

INR 11.34 LPAINR 12 LPA
Median package

INR 13.50 LPA

INR 9 LPAINR 9 LPA
the lowest package 

INR 6 LPA

INR 5 LPANA

Note- The placements for 2025 are ongoing, hence the stats are subject to change. 

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Yatendra Kumar

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There is no quota available for the candidates willing to apply with female gender, however, they can apply through unreserved quota, the IIT Bhilai JAM cutoff 2025 for the General AI quota stood between 589 and 708.

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Raushan Jain

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The IIT-JEE Advanced exam, which is the gateway to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), is widely regarded as one of the toughest exams globally. It is often ranked as the second most difficult exam worldwide, with the Gaokao exam in China often taking the top spot.

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Meitankeisangbam Vasundhara devi

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The table below compares the IIT Kanpur placement statistics 2023 with other closely ranked IITs:

IIT Namethe highest Package (2023)Total Offers (2023)
IIT KanpurINR 1.90 crore per annum *1,200*
IIT Bombay

INR 1.68 crore per annum (domestic)

INR 3.67 crore per annum (international)

1,788

IIT RoorkeeINR 27.94 LPA*N/A
IIT KharagpurAbove INR 2.68 crore per annum*1,600+*

*The placement data is fetched from multiple media reports.

 

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Jaya Taneja

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Harvard University and IIT are very well-known institutions worldwide and have their own strengths as well as weaknesses. According to the QS World University Rankings 2024, Harvard University has claimed the spot #4 in Best Global Universities, whereas IIT Bombay ranks #149 in the same category. On the basis of world workings, Harvard University has an upper hand.

Mentioned below is the comparison between both the universities on the basis of some other parameters that can help you choose the better university for you:

Parameters

Harvard University

IIT

Acceptance Rate

4%

<1%*

QS Rankings

#4

#149 - IIT Bombay

#197 - IIT Delhi

#271 - IIT Kharagpur

Annual Tuition Fee (B.Tech)

INR 45.1 L

8 L - 20 L

Average Package

$175,000 = INR 14.5L

INR 21.82 LPA

*the acceptance rate of IIT is much lower than that of Harvard since the number

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