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Indian Institute of Technology - Patna
Indian Institute of Technology - Patna

IIT Patna Admission 2025: JoSAA Seat Allocation Rounds, Counselling, Eligibility, Selection Criteria & Exam Dates

Patna, Bihar

IIT Patna BTech Admission 2025 has been started for the academic year 2024-25. The admissions are based on the JEE Advanced cutoff and the counselling process is carried out by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Candidates who wish to get admitted to the seats allocated to them must lock their seats before the last date.

JoSAA Counselling Round-wise Seat Allotment 2024 (Check here)

The Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna) provides a wide range of courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across a variety of fields, including engineering, management, basic sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

IIT Patna's most popular program is B.Tech, which offers 11 different programs for undergraduate students through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSSA). To be eligible for B.Tech. admission, students must have a Higher Secondary Certificate degree with at least 75% marks and a good score on the JEE Advanced exam. After the exam, there is a separate counseling process to allocate seats to students based on their scores and preferences. In the academic year 2021-2022, IIT Patna admitted 1476 students for undergraduate programs, including 1107 males and 369 females.

Students from the Open/OBC/EWS categories must pay INR 1,00,000 per semester for B.Tech. tuition. Tuition fees are waived for SC/ST/PH students. Additionally, students from families with incomes below INR 1 lakh are eligible for a full tuition waiver, while students from families with incomes between INR 1 lakh and INR 5 lakh are eligible for a 2/3 tuition waiver.

To be admitted to any of the 40 courses offered at IIT Patna, students must take a national-level entrance exam (JEE Advanced, GATE, IIT-JAM, UGC, or CSIR) and participate in a centralized counseling process (JoSSA, COAP, or CCMT).

IIT Patna B.Tech Admission 2025: JoSAA Cutoff

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority has yet to release the JoSAA Rounds opening and closing ranks for NITs, IIITs, and IITs. For now, candidates can download the previous year PDF to check the closing ranks for all courses of IIT Patna:

IIT Patna B.Tech Admission 2025 Dates

IIT Patna offers four-year bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and other fields. Applicants must take the JEE Advanced exam and participate in JoSSA counseling to be admitted. The following are the dates for JoSAA counselling 2025 for the BTech programme at IIT Patna.

To be eligible to take the JEE Advanced exam, you must rank among the top 250,000 scorers on the B.E./B.Tech. paper of the JEE Main exam, regardless of your category. The top 250,000 candidates from each category will be selected based on their performance on the B.E./B.Tech. paper. Seats will be allocated to candidates from different categories based on the following percentages:

  • 10% for GEN-EWS (General Economically Weaker Section)
  • 27% for OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes - Non Creamy Layer)
  • 15% for SC (Scheduled Castes)
  • 7.5% for ST (Scheduled Tribes)
  • 40.5% OPEN

Within each category, 5% of seats are reserved for PWD (Persons with Disabilities) candidates.

IIT Patna offers a five-year integrated B.Tech. and MBA Dual Degree program in collaboration with other IITs and NITIE. Students can join the program after completing either seven or eight semesters of their B.Tech. degree. The program offers specializations in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Financial Reporting & Analysis, and others.

IIT Patna offers two-year master's degrees in Electrical Engineering, Chemical and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and other fields, both full-time and regular. To be admitted to any of these programs, applicants must pass the GATE exam

IIT Patna offers a two-year master's degree in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Admission is based on the IIT JAM score. 

IIT Patna offers a PhD program in both part-time and full-time modes. All applicants must have a GATE score, except for those with a bachelor's degree (M.E./M.Tech./M.Phil./equivalent) and a CGPA of 8.0 or higher.

Applicants who receive fellowships from government-funded agencies such as CSIR/UGC/DST-NET/NBHM are also eligible to apply for the PhD program.

Top Exams Accepted by IIT Patna
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Date:-  21 Aug 2024 - 04 Sep 2024
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Date:-  01 Feb 2025 - 16 Feb 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What are the eligibility criteria for admission to the B.Tech program at IIT Patna?

To be admitted to the B.Tech. program at IIT Patna, applicants must have a high school diploma (HSC) with a minimum of 75% marks and a JEE Advanced scorecard. Seats will then be allocated through JoSSA Counseling.

What are the eligibility criteria for admission to the M.Tech program at IIT Patna?

To be admitted to the M.Tech. program at IIT Patna, applicants must have a bachelor's degree in engineering (B.E./B.Tech.) or a master's degree in science (M.Sc.) and a valid GATE score. Seats will then be assigned through CCMT Counseling.

What is the tuition fee for the B.Tech program at IIT Patna?

The tuition fee for the B.Tech. program at IIT Patna is INR 100,000 per semester for General, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) category candidates.

What is the tuition fee for the M.Tech program at IIT Patna?

Students in the General, Economically Weaker Section (EWS), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories pay a tuition fee of INR 20,000 per semester for the M.Tech. program at IIT Patna. Students in the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories are exempt from paying tuition fees.

What are the selection criteria for the Ph.D. program at IIT Patna?

To be admitted to the Ph.D. program at IIT Patna, applicants must have a valid score on a national-level exam such as the GATE, UGC, DST, CSIR-NET, or NBHM. Applicants who have not qualified for any of these exams may take the institute's entrance exam and interview.

Does IIT Patna offer an MBA program?

Yes, in addition to its core engineering programs, IIT Patna also offers a two-year master's degree in management. To be admitted to this program, applicants must have a bachelor's degree and a valid CAT score.

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