Information Science and Engineering
₹1.5LAnnual · /yr
Verified 30 Apr 2026IIIT Allahabad — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT Allahabad / IIIT-A) is one of India's leading centrally-funded technical institutions specialising in Information Technology and Computer…
NAAC ANIRF 101–150
₹1.5L
ISE · Annual tuition
95%
Placement · 2023-24
Facts
CollegeAndFees fact summary
- College
- IIIT Allahabad
- Short name
- IIIT Allahabad
- City
- Prayagraj
- Page type
- College profile
- Admission year
- 2026-27
- Main routes
- KCET, JEE Main
- Primary fee shown
- Published fee rows
- Fee label
- See fee table
- Seat status
- Verify through the official route
- Last reviewed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Source status
- Counsellor verification required
- Canonical URL
- /colleges/iiit-allahabad
Fees · 2026-27
IIIT Allahabad fees
Jee · fee by branch
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML)
Annual fee · 4-yr ₹6,00,000
₹1,50,000 /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS)
Annual fee · 4-yr ₹6,00,000
₹1,50,000 /yr
Information Science and Engineering (ISE)
Annual fee · 4-yr ₹6,00,000
₹1,50,000 /yr
Placements · 2023-24
IIIT Allahabad placements
95%
₹24.5LAvg CTC
110 LPAHighest CTC
IIIT Allahabad consistently records placement rates between 92-96% for the BTech IT and ECE batches, with the 2024 batch closing at 94% before the final round of off-campus drives.
Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)
₹1.5LAnnual · /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)
₹1.5LAnnual · /yr
Cutoffs
IIIT Allahabad JEE Main cutoffs
JEE Main2,024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 65,0008,200
Admissions · 2026-27
IIIT Allahabad admissions
KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus
Hostel
IIIT Allahabad campus is residential by mandate — every BTech, MTech and PhD student lives on-campus across 8 hostels (5 boys, 3 girls). Boys hostels: Sangam, Jamuna, Saryu, Tapti and Vindhya. Girls hostels: Mahanadi, Ganga and Krishna. Rooms are single-occupancy from second year onwards (twin-sharing for first-year on Sangam/Mahanadi). Hostel fee for 2026-27 is INR 18,000 per semester (room rent + maintenance) plus INR 8,500 monthly mess fee — total INR 1.05 lakh per academic year.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIIT Allahabad participates in the central government Merit-cum-Means scholarship covering 100% tuition for SC/ST and 67% for OBC-NCL students with family income below INR 5 lakh. The Director's Merit Scholarship awards INR 25,000 per semester to top 5% of each batch by CGPA. The Inspire Scholarship from DST covers INR 80,000 per year for students who scored top 1% in JEE Main and pursue research. KVPY-qualifying students get INR 7,000-10,000 monthly stipend if continuing into research projects.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
IIIT Allahabad campus spans 100 acres in Devghat near Jhalwa village, 25 km from Prayagraj city. Academic blocks include CC1 (computing centre with 600 high-end workstations), CC2 (research labs), CC3 (advanced communication and networking labs) and a dedicated MS-Microsoft…
100 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research
Research
IIIT Allahabad ranks among India's top research-driven engineering institutes. Active research thrust areas include AI and machine learning, computer vision, IoT and edge computing, networking and cybersecurity, signal processing, biomedical informatics, robotics, and natural language processing for Indian languages. The institute houses Centre of Excellence in AI and Robotics (sponsored by MeitY), the Centre for Information Hyperhighway (research in 5G/6G networks), Bio-Medical Imaging Centre (DST-funded), and the Cyber Security and Information Security Centre (NCIIPC partnership).
Gallery
Gallery
Alumni
Alumni
IIIT Allahabad alumni network spans roughly 9,500 graduates, with strong density in product engineering at FAANG-tier firms, fintech and quantitative trading. Notable alumni include Anjul Bhambhri (Chief Product Officer, Adobe Experience Cloud), Manas Mishra (former VP Engineering, Flipkart), Saurabh Khandelwal (CTO, Razorpay), Ramendra Vasishth (founder, Cuemath), Devesh Pant (Director Engineering, LinkedIn), Niraj Singh (founder, Spinny — automotive marketplace), Ankit Agarwal (Director, Goldman Sachs), and Akshay Bhargava (former CPO, Splunk).
FAQ
IIIT Allahabad FAQs
What is the B.Tech tuition fee at IIIT Allahabad for 2026-27?
B.Tech tuition fee at IIIT Allahabad for 2026-27 is approximately Rs 1.7-2 lakh per year (typical centrally-funded IIIT institute fee), with hostel, mess and other charges additional, totalling around Rs 3-3.5 lakh per year. SC/ST/PwD candidates and students from families with annual income below Rs 5 lakh receive significant fee waivers under the IIIT tuition fee waiver scheme. Final fee is notified by IIIT Allahabad at the time of JoSAA admission.
Are scholarships available for B.Tech students at IIIT Allahabad?
Yes. IIIT Allahabad students are eligible for multiple scholarships: IIIT tuition fee waiver for families with income below Rs 5 lakh, MCM (Merit-cum-Means) Scholarship, SC/ST/OBC central and state scholarships, AICTE Pragati and Saksham scholarships, INSPIRE Scholarship for science-stream toppers and various private/CSR scholarships. Applications are processed through the institute scholarship cell.
What additional fees are charged beyond tuition?
Beyond tuition (~Rs 1.7-2L/year), IIIT Allahabad charges hostel and mess fees (~Rs 60,000-80,000/year), one-time admission, registration and caution-deposit charges, examination fees and miscellaneous charges. Total annual cost including living expenses is approximately Rs 3-3.5 lakh per year for B.Tech students residing on campus.
How do I get admission to B.Tech at IIIT Allahabad?
B.Tech admission to IIIT Allahabad is exclusively through JEE Main score and JoSAA counselling. Candidates must qualify JEE Main, register for JoSAA, fill choices including IIIT Allahabad branches, and participate in seat-allotment rounds. The institute follows the centrally-funded IIIT 50% home-state (Uttar Pradesh) and 50% other-state quota framework with all-India reservation policies (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS/PwD).
Is there a separate institute-level entrance exam at IIIT Allahabad?
No. IIIT Allahabad does not conduct any separate institute-level entrance examination for B.Tech admission. Admission is exclusively through JEE Main with JoSAA counselling. Foreign-national candidates are admitted through the DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad) scheme with prescribed eligibility criteria.
When was IIIT Allahabad established?
IIIT Allahabad was established in 1999 by the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India, as the first apex IIIT in India focused on Information Technology education and research. It was conferred Deemed-to-be University status in 2000 and Institute of National Importance status under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014.
Is IIIT Allahabad NAAC and NBA accredited?
Yes. IIIT Allahabad is NAAC accredited Grade A and NBA accredited for select B.Tech programmes. The institute is also AICTE approved and operates as an Institute of National Importance under the IIIT Act 2014, ranking consistently in the NIRF Engineering top tier with a stellar reputation in IT/CSE education alongside top NITs and IITs.
What B.Tech branches does IIIT Allahabad offer?
IIIT Allahabad offers B.Tech in Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and IT with specialisation in Business Informatics, alongside dual-degree (B.Tech-M.Tech) integrated programmes and PG (M.Tech, MBA, M.Sc, PhD) options across departments.
Sources
Verification & sources
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