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IIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Technology — Fees, Placements & Admission 2025

IIT Dharwad (Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad), located in Karnataka's Dharwad city, is one of the third-generation IITs established in 2016 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.…

BCABE · Annual
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BCABE · Annual
Fees · 2025-26

IIT Dharwad fees

IIT Dharwad fees: BCABE · Annual is ₹2L. Use the rows below to compare quota-wise and branch-wise amounts in one place.

BCABE · Annual
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Annual fee by branch · 8 programmes
BranchFee
B Tech Chemical And Biochemical Engineering (BCABE)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Civil And Infrastructure Engineering (BCAIE)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Computer Science And Engineering (CSE)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Electrical And Electronics Engineering (EEE)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Electronics And Communication Engineering (ECE)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Engineering Physics (BEP)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Mathematics And Computing (BMAC)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
B Tech Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Annual · annual
₹2,00,000 /yr
Placements · 2023-24

IIT Dharwad placements

IIT Dharwad placements 2023-24: ₹14.65L average CTC, 38.5 LPA highest CTC.

14.65LAvg CTC
38.5 LPAHighest CTC

Recent batches have seen the highest international offer above USD 150,000 and the highest domestic offer around ₹1 crore, with average packages around ₹17-20 LPA.

Programmes · intake

Programmes & intake

B Tech Chemical And Biochemical Engineering

BCABE4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Civil And Infrastructure Engineering

BCAIE4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Computer Science And Engineering

CSE4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Electrical And Electronics Engineering

EEE4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Electronics And Communication Engineering

ECE4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Engineering Physics

BEP4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Mathematics And Computing

BMAC4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

B Tech Mechanical Engineering

ME4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Admissions · 2025-26

IIT Dharwad admissions

JEE Advanced / JoSAACSAB special rounds where applicableDASA / foreign-student route where notified
Hostel · campus

IIT Dharwad hostel

IIT Dharwad hostel details are listed in this section. IIT Dharwad runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 470-acre campus. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second.

IIT Dharwad runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 470-acre campus. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹40,000-65,000 per academic year inclusive of mess. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain options across multiple mess centres with student-elected mess secretaries; menus combine North Indian, South Indian (Karnataka), Continental rotations.

Scholarships

Scholarships

IIT Dharwad runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted. KVPY and INSPIRE fellows continue receiving fellowships.

Infrastructure & facilities

Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities

IIT Dharwad 470-acre campus is among India newer second-generation IIT campuses. Branch-specific facilities span Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics, Physics,…

470 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym

Research & rankings

Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners

IIT Dharwad spans every major engineering and applied science discipline with strengths in Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Materials Science and AI-ML. The institute hosts research centres for Renewable Energy, Sustainable Engineering and Innovation. The institute files 30+ patents annually with publications in Nature, IEEE Transactions, ACM, Springer, Elsevier and ACS venues. Major funding from DST, AICTE, MeitY, DBT, ISRO, DRDO, Karnataka State Council and several international agencies.

Notable alumni

Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events

IIT Dharwad alumni — given the institute very young age (established 2016) — include early-career engineering, product, research and entrepreneurship professionals across Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech and Indian deep-tech and SaaS startups. Many alumni have proceeded to PhD programmes at MIT, Stanford, CMU, ETH Zurich, Cambridge, Oxford and Tokyo Tech. The IIT Dharwad Alumni Association runs growing chapters in Dharwad-Hubli, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, the Bay Area, Boston, Singapore and Tokyo.

Admissions reading

Helpful guides for your admission

Planning your application to IIT Dharwad? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.

FAQ

IIT Dharwad FAQs

When was IIT Dharwad established and who is its mentor IIT?
IIT Dharwad was established in 2016 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, as one of the third-generation IITs. It began academic operations in August 2016 under the mentorship of IIT Bombay, which provides continuing academic and administrative guidance.
Where is the IIT Dharwad campus located?
IIT Dharwad currently operates from a transit campus at the WALMI (Water and Land Management Institute) premises on the NH-4 bypass near the Dharwad High Court bench, Dharwad 580011, Karnataka. The permanent 470-acre campus is at Chikkamalligawad village, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2023.
Is IIT Dharwad an Institute of National Importance?
Yes, IIT Dharwad is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI) under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, listed in the Second Schedule of the Act. It enjoys the same autonomy, central government funding, and degree-granting powers as older IITs.
What is the NIRF 2025 ranking of IIT Dharwad?
61.
What B.Tech branches does IIT Dharwad offer?
IIT Dharwad offers eight B.Tech programmes: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Mathematics & Computing. It also runs BS-MS dual-degree programmes in interdisciplinary sciences (Mathematics/Physics majors).
How do I get admission to B.Tech at IIT Dharwad?
Admission is exclusively through JEE Advanced followed by JoSAA counselling. Candidates must first qualify JEE Main, then qualify JEE Advanced, and then participate in JoSAA counselling to choose IIT Dharwad and their preferred branch.
What was the JEE Advanced cutoff for IIT Dharwad CSE in 2025?
For the 2025-26 admission cycle, the JoSAA Round 1 closing rank for Computer Science & Engineering (General, gender-neutral, All India) was approximately 3,812. Core branches like Civil & Infrastructure and Mechanical Engineering closed at around 14,000-15,000 ranks.
What is the tuition fee at IIT Dharwad for 2025-26?
B.Tech tuition is Rs 1,00,000 per semester (Rs 2,00,000 per year) for General, EWS, and OBC-NCL students. SC, ST, and PwD candidates are fully exempted from tuition; additional hostel, mess, and one-time institute deposits apply.
Sources

Verification & sources

Fee and admission figures here are counsellor-verified; we are progressively adding official-document citations. Please reconfirm any figure with us on WhatsApp before you pay.

Latest verification: 30 Apr 2026.

Reviewed by

Amrit Ashu

Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Page-level facts are checked against the linked official disclosures and source packets shown below; admissions-office discussions are not used as citations.

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