IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai Answered Questions

For admission to the BSc course at IIT Bombay, candidates are first required to complete the basic eligibility criteria, which state that applicants must complete their Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. For reserved categories (SC, ST, and PwD), the minimum aggregate is 65%. Further, all the IIT aspirants have to appear for JEE Main and afterwards, JEE Advanced. Only the top 2,25,000 scores in JEE Main will become eligible to sit for JEE Advanced. A very small number of students may also be admitted to the BS in Mathematics programme through an alternative route for those who have qualified for the Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO).

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSOM) admission 2025 is primarily entrance-based. The college offers an MBA programme to students at the PG level for a duration of 2 years. SJMSOM inducts candidates for its flagship MBA programme based on a valid score in CAT. The eligible candidates are selected for a personal interview. The score is compared in various parameters such as CAT score, academics, work experience, and performance of the aspirants in the personal interview round.

IIT Bombay MTech hostel fee ranges from Rs 1.39 Lacs to Rs 4.15 lakh. The fee amount may include the mess charges as well. Students opting for accommodation facility have to pay the hostel charges. The institute can revise the hostel fee structure in any academic session. The given fee is as per the official website. 

The placement data regarding PhD placementsat IIT Bombay are currently unavailable. The overall IIT Bombay placement data shows that in 2024, around 683 students were placed. The data claimedthat majority of the students placed were placed in the IT/Software sector. However, which course had the most amount of placements as well as howmany PhD students got placed isstill unknown.

IIT Bombay M.Tech tuition fee ranges from INR 2.71 lakh for most of the course specialisations. The course fee is higher for the integrated M.Tech programmes. Hence, the highest fee range goes up to INR 10 lakh. Candidates seeking admission must pay the prescribed admission fee amount to confirm candidature. Moreover, the fee structure is cumulative of other fee components as well. The mentioned amount is taken from the official website/ sanctioning body. It is still subject to revision and hence, is indicative.

IIT Bombay observed an inconsistency in the closing ranks for CSE admission over the past three years for students belonging to the General AI quota. In 2023, the JEE Advanced last round closing rank was 67, which increased to 68 in 2024. In 2025, the admission cutoff further decreased to 66, indicating a fluctuating trend for the CSE branch. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the past five years' last-round closing ranks for the IIT Bombay CSE course. YearCSE Last Round Closing Rank (General AI)202566202468202367202261202167

For the General AI quota, the IIT Madras CSE cutoff 2025 stood at 171 in the first round. Till the last round, the cutoff remained the same, indicating all seats got filled after the first round of the JEE Advanced cutoff. For IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay, the CSE cutoff ranks were closed at 126 and 66, respectively, for the same category. So, considering the cutoff ranks, the IIT Madras cutoff for CSE was comparatively less competitive for admission among the Engineering aspirants as compared to that of IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. 

For candidates in the General category, IIT Bombay's dual B.Tech + MBA program (through SJMSOM) requires a CAT score in the 90th percentile. The 2025 composite score cutoff for final admission was approximately 48.27 for males and 44.64 for females in the General/EWS category; OBC, SC, ST, and PWD candidates had lower thresholds.

For students belonging to the SC AI quota, a cutoff rank between 13 and 674 is considered to be a safe rank for MSc admission at IIT Bombay. The better (lower) your rank, the higher is the probability of securing a seat at IIT Bombay for MSc. This is the overall cutoff range for MSc admission, including all the rounds and specialisations for the SC category students. The round-wise IIT JAM cutoff range for 2025 is given below for MSc admission. RoundCutoff Range 2025 (SC AI Quota) 113-616217-712What is a safe rank? A safe rank is the cutoff range within which the probability of getting admission is higher for a particular course. The cutoff range varies for different rounds, categories, and quotas. 

IIT Bombay accepts the IIT JAM entrance exam, followed by its counselling process for admission to the MSc course. In the last round, the IIT JAM closing ranks varied between 17 and 712 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. For the OBC category, the cutoff ranks were between 73 and 1119. Cutoff ranks vary across different rounds and categories. The last round cutoff details for different categories are below:CategoryIIT JAM 2025 Cutoff (Last Round Range)General17 - 712OBC73 - 1119SC165 - 2490ST364 - 4631EWS28 - 1080PWD768 - 4248