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IIT Mandi — Fees, Placements & Admission 2026

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi is an autonomous Institute of National Importance established in 2009 as one of the eight new IITs announced by the Government of India and subsequently…

NAAC Institute of National ImportanceNIRF 26
CSE AIML · Annual tuition
₹2L/year
Fees change by cycle — confirm the live figure before paying.
₹2L
CSE AIML · Annual tuition
85%
Placement · 2023-24
Fees · 2026-27

IIT Mandi fees

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

CSE AIML · Annual tuition
2L
Jee · fee by branch
BranchFee
Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) (CSE AIML)
annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000
₹2,00,000 /yr
Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) (CSE DS)
annual fee · 4-yr ₹8,00,000
₹2,00,000 /yr
Placements · 2023-24

IIT Mandi placements

IIT Mandi placements 2023-24: 85% placement rate, ₹21L average CTC, 54 LPA highest CTC.

85%
21LAvg CTC
54 LPAHighest CTC

IIT Mandi — established 2009 — has rapidly built strong placement outcomes for a young second-generation IIT. The 2024 batch saw the highest international offer above USD 150,000 and the highest domestic offer around ₹1 crore, with average packages around ₹19-22 LPA across…

Programmes · intake

Programmes & intake

Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning)

CSE AIML4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr

Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science)

CSE DS4 yr
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Cutoffs

IIT Mandi JEE Advanced cutoffs

IIT Mandi cutoffs for JEE Advanced 2024. branch-wise opening and closing ranks are listed below. CSE GM Round 6 closing rank is 2,400.

JEE Advanced2024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 61,5002,400
Admissions · 2026-27

IIT Mandi admissions

KEA (KCET)JEE Main
Hostel · campus

IIT Mandi hostel

IIT Mandi hostel details are listed in this section. IIT Mandi runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 538-acre Kamand Valley campus. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms.

IIT Mandi runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 538-acre Kamand Valley 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, Himachali and limited South Indian and Continental rotations.

Scholarships

Scholarships

IIT Mandi 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 Mandi's 538-acre Kamand Valley campus in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh — at an elevation of 1,070 metres in the Himalayas — is among India's most ecologically and geographically distinctive engineering campuses.

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

Research & rankings

Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners

IIT Mandi consistently ranks among the top 30 in NIRF Engineering. Research is uniquely strong in Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Disaster Mitigation, Bioengineering, Indian Knowledge Systems and Materials Science — leveraging the Himalayan-region location for environmental and ecological research. The institute hosts the Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management, Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, IIT Mandi Catalyst (the institute's incubator) and many discipline-specific centres.

Notable alumni

Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events

IIT Mandi alumni — given the institute's relatively young age (established 2009) — include senior product, engineering, research and entrepreneurship professionals across Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Adobe, Walmart Global Tech and many Indian deep-tech and SaaS startups. Several IIT Mandi alumni have founded startups particularly in renewable energy, climate-tech and Himalayan-region tourism technology. Many alumni have proceeded to PhD programmes at MIT, Stanford, CMU, ETH Zurich, Cambridge, Oxford and Tokyo Tech.

FAQ

IIT Mandi FAQs

What is the B.Tech tuition fee at IIT Mandi for 2026-27?
IIT Mandi follows the Ministry of Education (MoE) standard fee structure applicable to all IITs. General, OBC, and EWS category students pay approximately Rs 1.00 lakh per semester (Rs 2.00 lakh per year) as tuition, subject to periodic MoE revision. SC, ST, and PwD category students receive a full tuition fee waiver. Students from families with annual income below Rs 1 lakh receive a full waiver, while those from families earning Rs 1-5 lakh receive a two-thirds waiver under the Government of India fee remission scheme.
What are hostel and mess charges at IIT Mandi?
Hostel accommodation and mess charges at IIT Mandi are billed separately from tuition. Combined hostel rent, electricity, mess advance, establishment charges and caution deposit typically total Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000 per year for residential students. The North Kamand and South Kamand campuses have multiple boys and girls hostels with dining halls, Wi-Fi, laundry, and recreation facilities. All undergraduate students are required to stay on campus as IIT Mandi is a fully residential Institute of National Importance.
What scholarships and financial aid does IIT Mandi offer?
Beyond the statutory SC/ST/PwD and income-based waivers, IIT Mandi students can apply for Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarships, Institute Free Studentship, and multiple endowment scholarships funded by alumni and corporate donors. National-level awards such as INSPIRE, KVPY, and Prime Minister Scholarship are also honoured. Undergraduate summer research fellowships and teaching/research assistantships provide additional financial support for qualifying students.
How do I get admission to B.Tech at IIT Mandi?
B.Tech admission at IIT Mandi is exclusively through JEE Advanced via the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling — the centralised process for all 23 IITs. Candidates must first qualify JEE Main, appear for JEE Advanced, secure a valid All-India Rank, and then participate in JoSAA seat allocation rounds. Final seat allotment is based on rank, category, gender-neutral/female pool, and branch preference order.
What is the eligibility for IIT Mandi B.Tech admission?
Candidates must have passed class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. They must either score 75% aggregate in class 12 (65% for SC/ST/PwD) or be among the top 20 percentile of their qualifying board. Candidates must qualify JEE Main and then JEE Advanced within the stipulated age limit and number of attempts. Foreign nationals apply through the Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) scheme.
When was IIT Mandi established and what is its official status?
IIT Mandi was established in 2009 as one of the eight new IITs announced by the Government of India and was formally added to the Second Schedule of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 through the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. It is an autonomous Institute of National Importance reporting to the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and operates under its own Board of Governors. IIT Roorkee served as the mentor institute during the set-up phase.
Where is the IIT Mandi campus located?
The permanent campus of IIT Mandi is at Kamand and Salgi villages, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh 175005, approximately 14 km upstream from Mandi town along the Uhl tributary of the Beas River. The campus spans approximately 538 acres across two adjoining sub-campuses (North Kamand and South Kamand) at an altitude of about 1,100 metres in the Kullu-Mandi valley. It is widely regarded as one of the most scenic IIT campuses in India, offering a natural laboratory for field-based research.
What B.Tech branches are offered at IIT Mandi?
IIT Mandi offers B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics, Data Science and Engineering, Bioengineering, and Materials Science Engineering. Selected branches also offer dual-degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) pathways, minor specialisation tracks, and joint M.Sc programmes under the institute's five-School academic structure (SCEE, SE, SBS, SMSS, SHSS).
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Latest verification: 26 Apr 2026.

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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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