B Tech Civil Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Reviewed 26 Apr 2026IIT Palakkad · PalakkadIIT Palakkad Fees 2026-27, Courses & Admission
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad) is an Institute of National Importance established in 2015 as one of the six second-generation IITs announced by the Government of India, and…
Overview
About IIT Palakkad
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad) is an Institute of National Importance established in 2015 as one of the six second-generation IITs announced by the Government of India, and was formally incorporated through the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2016, which added IIT Palakkad (alongside IIT Bhilai, IIT Goa, IIT Dharwad, IIT Tirupati and IIT Jammu) to the Second Schedule of the principal Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.
Courses & costs
IIT Palakkad fees
Each amount is shown with the academic year and applicant category stated by its source.
| Programme | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| B Tech Civil EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Computer Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Data Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Electrical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Materials EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mechanical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| Other chargesOther charges Source | ₹350 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹200 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹1,700 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹700 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹250 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹1,000 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹2,000 | |
| HostelHostel Source | ₹6,500 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹1,500 | |
| All programmesstudents newly admitted to hostels Source | ₹3,500 | |
| TuitionTuition Source | ₹3,000per year | |
| All programmes Source | ₹1,200 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹1,600 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹5,500 | |
| All programmes Source | ₹22,000 |
Placements · 2024
IIT Palakkad placements
College-wide placements for 2024: a highest package of 55 LPA.
₹55L · 2024College-wide
₹55L · College-wide · 2024
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.
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
B Tech Computer Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Data Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Electrical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Materials Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mechanical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Recognition & affiliations
Faculty & teaching
Admissions · collected information
IIT Palakkad admissions
Admission details are not available yet. Check the college’s current admission notice for application requirements.
Hostel · campus
IIT Palakkad hostel
IIT Palakkad hostel details are listed in this section. IIT Palakkad runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 500-acre Kanjikode campus. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms.
IIT Palakkad runs an extensive on-campus hostel system on its 500-acre Kanjikode 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 (Kerala-Tamil cuisine) and limited Continental rotations.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIT Palakkad 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.
Infrastructure & facilities
Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities
IIT Palakkad 500-acre Kanjikode campus is among India newer second-generation IIT campuses with green ecological setting in Western Ghats foothills.
530 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
IIT Palakkad spans every major engineering and applied science discipline with strengths in Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Materials Science and AI-ML (uniquely positioned given Western Ghats ecological location). The institute hosts the Centre for Renewable Energy, Centre for Sustainable Engineering, Innovation Centre and many discipline-specific centres. The institute files 30+ patents annually with publications in Nature, IEEE Transactions, ACM, Springer, Elsevier and ACS venues.
Notable alumni
Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events
IIT Palakkad alumni — given the institute very young age (established 2015) — 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 Palakkad Alumni Association runs growing chapters in Palakkad, Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, the Bay Area, Boston, Singapore and Tokyo.
Same state
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Admissions reading
Helpful guides for your admission
Planning your application to IIT Palakkad? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.
Reach the college
IIT Palakkad contact details
| Address | Handbook Dashboard INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PALAKKAD Kanjikode | Palakkad | Kerala - 678623 |
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From the sources
More details
| Official name | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Source |
|---|---|
| Institution type | Institute of national importance Source |
| Established | 2015 Source |
| Recognition code type | NIRF id Source |
| Recognition code | IR-E-U-0878 Source |
| NIRF rank | 64 Source |
| Ranking year | 2025 Source |
| Ranking category | Engineering Source |
| Name | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Source |
| Institution type | Central Source |
| Affiliation status | Self Source |
| Centralised portal | Yes Source |
| Programme code | BTECH Source |
| Name | Civil Engineering Source |
| Study level | UG Source |
| Eligibility | 10+2 qualification and JEE Advanced qualification Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Awarding body | Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Source |
| Approving body | IIT ACT Source |
| Duration in years | 4 Source |
| Specialisation | CE Source |
| Approval status | Recognised Source |
| Gender admitted | Co-educational Source |
| Section 12 status | Not applicable Source |
FAQ
IIT Palakkad FAQs
What is the B.Tech tuition fee at IIT Palakkad for 2026-27?
IIT Palakkad charges the Ministry of Education standard IIT tuition of approximately Rs 1,00,000 per semester (Rs 2,00,000 per academic year) for B.Tech programmes in the General, OBC-NCL and EWS categories. This figure is reviewed by the IIT Council and may be revised by an MoE notification before each academic year. SC, ST and PwD candidates receive a full tuition waiver. Students whose annual family income is below Rs 1 lakh receive a full tuition waiver, and those with family income between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh receive a two-thirds tuition waiver under the central IIT remission scheme.
What are the hostel, mess and other living expenses at IIT Palakkad?
In addition to tuition, students pay hostel and mess charges of approximately Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000 per academic year covering accommodation in the on-campus residential complex, mess dining, electricity, water and maintenance. One-time admission fees including institute deposit, identity card and registration add approximately Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 in the first semester. Medical insurance, student activity fee, examination fee and laboratory-consumables contribute a smaller recurring component. Books, stationery and personal expenses typically add Rs 20,000 to Rs 30,000 per year. Total first-year cost of attendance usually sits in the Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 3.0 lakh range for General-category students.
What scholarships and fee waivers are available at IIT Palakkad?
IIT Palakkad offers the full central IIT fee-remission scheme: SC, ST and PwD candidates receive a full tuition waiver; General, OBC-NCL and EWS students with family income below Rs 1 lakh receive a full tuition waiver; and those with family income between Rs 1 lakh and Rs 5 lakh receive a two-thirds tuition waiver. Merit-cum-Means (MCM) scholarships, Institute Merit scholarships, and external scholarships from the National Scholarship Portal, state governments and CSR partners further support eligible students. PhD scholars receive MoE-standard monthly fellowships; M.Tech students sponsored via GATE receive MHRD assistantships.
How do I apply for B.Tech admission at IIT Palakkad?
B.Tech admission at IIT Palakkad is exclusively through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced score and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling. Candidates must first qualify JEE Main, rank within the top approximately 2.5 lakh of the common merit list to be eligible for JEE Advanced, and then clear JEE Advanced with the category-wise cut-off set by the organising IIT. Admission is then allocated through JoSAA counselling on the basis of JEE Advanced All India Rank, branch preference, category and seat matrix. There is no separate institute-level application; JoSAA seat acceptance and document verification complete the admission process.
What is the eligibility criteria for B.Tech admission at IIT Palakkad?
Candidates must have passed Class XII (or an equivalent qualifying examination) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. They must have secured either a minimum aggregate of 75% in Class XII (65% for SC, ST and PwD) or be placed within the top 20 percentile of their respective Class XII board. Candidates must qualify JEE Main, then clear JEE Advanced with the applicable category cut-off score. Age and number-of-attempt restrictions set by the JEE Advanced brochure apply. Final admission is subject to JoSAA seat allotment and verification of all academic and category certificates at the institute.
What is the status and history of IIT Palakkad?
IIT Palakkad is an Institute of National Importance, established in 2015 as one of the six second-generation IITs announced by the Government of India, and formally added to the Second Schedule of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 through the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2016. Academic operations began in August 2015 from a temporary transit campus at the Ahalia Integrated Campus, Kozhippara, with IIT Madras as the mentor institute. The permanent campus at Kanjikode (Pudussery West), Palakkad is being developed in phases and is now largely operational. IIT Palakkad is funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Where is IIT Palakkad located and how large is the campus?
IIT Palakkad is located in Palakkad, Kerala.
What B.Tech branches are offered at IIT Palakkad?
IIT Palakkad offers B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Data Science and Engineering. M.Tech streams include Computer Science, Signal Processing and Communication, Systems and Control, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering. M.Sc programmes in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Data Science, an MS (Research) track, MBA programme and PhD research across departments round out the academic portfolio. The institute has a particularly strong focus on interdisciplinary research, data science, sustainability engineering and applied engineering sciences.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad Home
- iitpkd.ac.in — About IIT Palakkad
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad Contact Us
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad History
- nirfindia.org — NIRF 2025 Engineering Ranking
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad programmes
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad governance
- iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad 2026-27 UG admissions
- iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — Materials Engineering curriculum approval
- josaa.nic.in — JoSAA 2026 seat matrix
- iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — IIT Palakkad UG brochure 2025-26, historical intake and JEE Advanced wording
- iitpkd.ac.in — Fee Structure - IIT Palakkad
- iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — Full Fee Structure AY 26-27
- iitpkd.ac.in — Hostels - IIT Palakkad
- iitpkd.ac.in — Scholarships and Financial Assistance - IIT Palakkad
- nirfindia.org · pdf — NIRF 2025 Engineering Institution Data — IIT Palakkad
- cdc.iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — IIT Palakkad CDC Placement Report 2023-24
- cdc.iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — IIT Palakkad CDC Placement Report 2022-23
- cdc.iitpkd.ac.in · pdf — IIT Palakkad CDC Placement Report 2021-22
- smail.iitpkd.ac.in — IIT Palakkad Director profile
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Every figure on this page is checked against the official disclosures and sources linked beside it; admissions-office conversations are not used as citations.