IIT Gandhinagar: Ranking, Course, Fees, Admission & Placements

The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) was established in the year 2008. The institute is situated in Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, along the shores of the Sabarmati River. IIT Gandhinagar is the first campus in India to receive the highest rating of 5 stars from the Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment for Large Developments (GRIHA LD) for its efforts to minimize its environmental impact. In the latest NIRF Ranking 2024, the institute bagged the 18th spot in the engineering category. The institute offers a total of 250 seats across various UG & PG courses.

IIT Gandhinagar, one of the 23 IITs in India, encompasses 13 departments and seven centers. The institute offers various programmes including B.Tech, M.Tech, M.Sc, MA, PhD, and non-degree programs. For admission into the B.Tech programme, candidates are selected on the basis of their JEE Advanced score.

IIT Gandhinagar provides a four-year BTech programme in disciplines including Artificial Intelligence, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. The institute also offers BTech-MTech dual degree options in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. IIT Gandhinagar offers a variety of master's programs, including a two-year MSc in Chemistry, Cognitive Science, Mathematics, and Physics, as well as a two-year MA programme in Society and Culture. They also offer MTech programs, PGDIIT, and PhD programs spanning various fields within Engineering, Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

With regard to the IIT Gandhinagar Placements, the 2023 batch of IITGN undergraduate students received an average salary that was 34% higher than the 2022 batch and 27% higher than the 2021 batch. However, the institute does not release the actual salary numbers.

IIT Gandhinagar: Highlights

Candidates must carefully go through the following important highlights of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.

IIT Gandhinagar Rankings 2024

IIT Gandhinagar has steadily improved its overall NIRF ranking in the last five years. It was ranked 51 in 2019, 35 in 2020, 33 in 2021, and 37 in 2022. In 2024, it made a significant jump to 29th place, and also entered the top 20 colleges for engineering. In the latest NIRF ranking 2024, IIT Gandhinagar is ranked 18th in the engineering category.

Though the institute’s national ranking has improved, its global ranking has fallen. It is now in the 801-1000 band for the THE (The Times Higher Education) World University Rankings 2023.

For more details about IIT Gandhinagar Ranking 2024, go through the table below:

IIT Gandhinagar Courses & Fees

The various courses offered by IIT Gandhinagar are as follows:

IIT Gandhinagar Fees

The details about the IIT Gandhinagar fee structure are as follows:

IIT Gandhinagar Cut Off 2024

IIT Gandhinagar Cutoff 2024 is yet to be announced. The cutoff for 2023 for the 4-year B.E/B. Tech course for the general category has been given below:

IIT Gandhinagar Admissions 2024

IIT Gandhinagar offers various UG, PG and doctoral programmes including B.Tech., M.A., M.Tech., M.Sc., and Ph.D. programmes. The eligibility criteria & admission details of some of the main courses offered by IIT Gandhinagar have been shared below:

IIT Gandhinagar B.Tech Admission

To be admitted to the B.Tech program, applicants must:

• Appear for the JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams
• Secure a qualifying score in both exams
• Participate in the JoSAA counseling process
• Once the counseling process is over, the institute will evaluate the candidates' performance based on their exam results
• If selected, the candidates will be required to pay the necessary fees to confirm their admission

IIT Gandhinagar M.Tech Admission

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates must have a minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 on a 10-point scale in a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technology, or Science (or equivalent) in the relevant discipline. The minimum requirement is 50% marks for SC/ST candidates
• Candidates must have a valid GATE score (at the time of interview/written test) to be eligible for the M.Tech programme. However, GATE is not required for the PGDIIT programme
• B.Tech. graduates from the IITs with a CGPA/CPI of 8.0 or above (on a scale of 10) are eligible to be admitted to the M.Tech programme without having to appear in GATE.
• The eligibility criteria mentioned above are the minimum requirements. The individual departments may use higher cut-off levels for shortlisting candidates
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PD categories are eligible for relaxations in the selection criteria, as per norms

Admission Process

• To apply for a regular MTech programme at IIT, candidates must have a COAP registration number, unless they have completed your BTech from an IIT
• Candidates will be required to accept their admission offer on the COAP portal
• Students who have done/doing their BTech from an IIT with a CPI of 8.0 or above are eligible to apply without a GATE score or COAP registration number
• However, if candidates do fill out their COAP registration number, their application will be processed as per COAP norms
• Admission to the MTech programme is generally offered on the basis of an interview and/or a written test
• The institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test (if any) and/or interview based on their academic records and/or GATE score
• The written test (if any) is generally based on topics related to general aptitude, engineering mathematics, and basic courses in various disciplines up to the 3rd year of the undergraduate program
• Candidates who do not qualify in the written test need not appear for the interview
• Reserved category candidates will be given due relaxation in cutoff marks as per the norms
• The interview and the written test (if any) may be conducted online or offline

IIT Gandhinagar M.Sc Admission

• The institute offers two-year master's degrees in four disciplines: chemistry, mathematics, physics, and cognitive science

• Students can apply to the chemistry, mathematics, and physics programs through the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM), while admission to the cognitive science programme is through the institute's own written test and interview process

IIT Gandhinagar Ph.D Admission

Eligibility Criteria

For M.A./M.Sc./B.Tech./M.Tech./BS (IISc, IISER)/BS-MS (IISER) or equivalent degree: 

• Minimum of 55% marks or 5.5 CPI marks in the relevant discipline (minimum eligibility criteria set by the institute)
• Different disciplines may have higher cut-off levels for shortlisting
• The way the application form is answered will also be considered
• Candidates belonging to SC/ST/PD categories will be eligible for relaxations in the selection criteria, as per norms.

Admission Process

• General admission process: Admission is generally offered on the basis of an interview. However, a written test may also be required, depending on the applicant's academic record and other qualifications
• Selection process: The Institute will invite a limited number of candidates for a written test and/or interview. The final selection will be based on the applicant's academic credentials, written test scores, and interview performance
• Exceptional cases: In exceptional cases, the Institute may consider applications outside of the announced admission cycles. These cases will be reviewed by a duly constituted selection committee

IIT Gandhinagar Placements

• The 2023 batch of IITGN undergraduate students received an average salary that was 34% higher than the 2022 batch and 27% higher than the 2021 batch
• However, the institute does not release the actual salary numbers
• Following the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable increase in the average salary being extended to undergraduate students at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), as top-tier engineering firms have resumed their recruitment activities at premier educational institutions