IIT Patna: Placements, Admission, Cutoffs, Courses & Fees

The Indian Institute of Technology Patna is a public research institute based in Patna, Bihar. The IIT Patna was established on August 6, 2008. As per NIRF Rankings 2024, IIT Patna is ranked #34 in engineering courses. IIT Patna offers a comprehensible curriculum through 40 courses taught in undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs. 

Among other courses, B.Tech. is the most popular course offered at IIT Patna. Currently 11 B.Tech. programs are available for entry-level admission through JoSSA. IIT Patna B.Tech admission mandates a Higher Secondary Certificate degree (10+2) with at least 75% marks. Then seats will be allocated based on the JEE Advanced score followed by a separate counselling process through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSSA). A total of 1476 students (1107 males and 369 females) were admitted by IIT Patna for the academic year 2021-2022 in UG programs. 

The tuition fee for admission to B.Tech. courses are INR 1,00,000 per semester for Open/OBC/EWS candidates. Whereas, SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from tuition fees. Candidates whose family income is below 1 Lakh shall also get full remission of the tuition fees. Candidates whose family income is between 1 Lakh and 5 Lakh shall get a 2/3rd remission of the tuition fees. 

Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is the most competitive course here. IIT Patna CSE 2023 opening and closing rank for gender-neutral open category in round 6 as per JoSSA is 1627 and 2811. 

IIT Patna witnessed the participation of 125+ national and international companies in 2022-23. The average salary package for B.Tech jobs has increased rapidly over the past few years. In 2023, the average salary for tech jobs reached ₹28.59 lakh, a 68.47% increase from ₹17.13 lakh in 2021. Whereas M.Tech students bagged an average package of INR 14.99 LPA. Top recruiters who visited IIT Patna included Google, Oracle, Paytm, HDFC Bank, Qualcomm, etc. 

IIT Patna Highlights

IIT Patna Ranking 2024

• IIT Patna has secured the 34th position for its engineering courses by NIRF Ranking 2024.
• As per IIRF Ranking 2022, IIT Patna ranks at 48th position out of 170 colleges in India in 2023 for its B.Tech course.

IIT Patna Courses & Fees 2024

IIT Patna offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in engineering, management, etc. The institute also offers integrated dual-degree programs. A course-wise detailed list of eligibility, selection criteria, seats, and tuition fees are mentioned below:

IIT Patna Admission 2024

IIT Patna admission in any of the 40 courses will require a national-level entrance score (JEE Advanced/GATE/IIT-JAM/UGC/CSIR) followed by a centralised counselling (JoSSA/COAP/CCMT) process. A course-wise detailed list of selection criteria and seats is mentioned below:

IIT Patna B.Tech Admission 2024

IIT Patna offers four-year undergraduate programs in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, etc. Applicants will require a JEE Advanced score followed by JoSSA counselling. The upcoming tentative dates for JEE Advanced are mentioned below: 

To take the JEE Advanced exam, you must rank among the top 2,50,000 scorers on the B.E./B.Tech. paper of the JEE Main exam, regardless of your category. The top 2,50,000 candidates from each category will be chosen based on their performance on the B.E./B.Tech. paper. Seats will be assigned to candidates from various categories based on the following percentages: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and 40.5% OPEN. Within each category, 5% of seats are reserved for PWD candidates.

IIT Patna Integrated B.Tech. and MBA Admission 2024

IIT Patna offers an integrated B.Tech. and MBA Dual Degree by partnering with institutes like IIT and NITIE. Students can join this course after completing 7 semesters or after 8 semesters. The course is offered in specialisations like Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Financial Reporting & Analysis, etc. 

IIT Patna M.Tech Admission 2024

IIT Patna offers a two-year master’s degree (both regular and full-time) in  Electrical Engineering, Chemical and Bio-Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, etc. Candidates need to qualify for the GATE exam for admission in any of these courses. Registration for the upcoming GATE 2024 exam has already started.

IIT Patna M.Sc Admission 2024

IIT Patna offers a two-year master's program in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Then candidates will be selected based on the IIT JAM score. Registration for IIT JAM has already started for the upcoming year.

IIT Patna Ph.D. Admission 2024

IIT Patna offers a doctoral degree in both part-time and full-time modes. GATE score is mandatory for admission in these courses, except for candidates having a CGPA>=8.0 in the bachelor’s degree (M.E./M.Tech./M.Phil./equivalent degree), are waived from having a mandatory GATE score. 

Candidates receiving fellowships from any government-funded agencies like CSIR/UGC/DST-NET/NBHM exams can also apply for the doctoral program. 

IIT Patna Cutoffs 2024

The JEE Main andJEE Advanced for 2024 has not been released yet. Candidates who fulfill the criteria and have a valid JEE score will be called for the counselling round or interview.

IIT Patna B.Tech Cutoffs 2024

JoSSA Counselling will start soon after the declaration of JEE Advanced result 2024. In 2023, IIT Patna CSE opening and closing rank as per JoSSA is 1627 and 2811 for the Open gender-neutral category. Apart from CSE, the cutoffs for other programs for 2023 are mentioned below:

IIT Patna Placement 2024

IIT Patna had a strong placement season in 2022-23, with 125+ national and international companies recruiting students. The average salary package for B.Tech jobs increased rapidly, reaching ₹28.59 lakh, a 68.47% increase from the previous year. M.Tech students also received a good average package of ₹14.99 lakh. Top recruiters included Google, Oracle, Paytm, HDFC Bank, Qualcomm, etc.

IIT Patna B.Tech Placement 2024

The highest CTC offered to B.Tech students was 137 LPA as per the 2022-23 placement report released by IIT Patna. Given below is the placement details for other programs:

IIT Patna M.Tech Placement 2024

The average CTC offered to M.Tech students was 23.17 LPA for VLSI program as per the 2022-23 placement report released by IIT Patna. Given below is the placement details for other programs: