At a Glance — Admission Route & Fee Comparison 2026-27
IIIT Allahabad
Prayagraj · Estd. 1999 · NAAC A · NIRF #101
Route: Official route only · Official admission route
Management quota: Not applicable · No separate management quota published.
Official fee rows are not available on this comparison page — use the official admission route and the college profile for route details.
BITS Pilani
Pilani · Estd. 1964 · NAAC A++ · NIRF #11
| Branch | Fee amount |
|---|---|
| ME Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
| CE Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
| EEE Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
| CHE Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
| CSE AIML Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
| CSE Cyber Counsellor verification required | ₹5,61,000 Year 1 payable |
Fees
The fee comparison below uses each college's applicable admission route. IIIT Allahabad uses official admission-route fee rows; BITS Pilani uses management-quota/private-route fee rows where applicable. BITS Pilani CSE is ₹5,61,000 (year 1 payable).
Where Year 1 differs from later years, the amount is labelled as Year 1 payable rather than an annual fee.
Overview
IIIT Allahabad and BITS Pilani are both elite engineering institutes — IIIT-A as an MeitY Institute of National Importance focused on IT/CS-ECE, and BITS Pilani as a deemed-private legacy institution with broader engineering breadth. Both rank top 25 in NIRF and are among the most aspirational engineering choices for top JEE / BITSAT scorers. Choice depends on entrance pathway preference, fee budget and program scope.
Academics
IIIT-A admits exclusively through JEE Main → JoSAA. Programs: BTech IT, BTech ECE, BTech IT-Business Informatics dual-degree. Pure CS-IT-ECE focus. BITS Pilani admits through BITSAT (private entrance) only — JEE rank does not directly count. Programs: 11 BTech disciplines including CSE, ECE, EE, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, MSc dual-degree, BPharm. BITS has broader engineering breadth and famous transparent flexible curriculum (Practice School internships, dual-degree, branch transfer based on CGPA). IIIT-A has stronger CS-IT focus.
Placements
IIIT-A 2024 placements: 92-96% rate, average INR 24-26 LPA for IT, INR 21-23 LPA for ECE. Highest INR 64 LPA from Microsoft. Top recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan. BITS Pilani 2024 placements: 94-97% rate, average INR 25-27 LPA across CSE/ECE, INR 18-22 LPA for other branches. Highest INR 1.04 crore from Uber. Top recruiters: Microsoft, Google, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Quadeye, Tower Research, Citrix, NVIDIA, Apple, Bain, McKinsey. BITS Pilani has slight edge on tier-1 quant firms and consulting roles; IIIT-A is comparable on pure tech.
Campus Life
IIIT-A campus is 100 acres in Devghat, semi-rural Prayagraj — fully residential, all 8 hostels mandatory. BITS Pilani campus is 328 acres in Pilani, Rajasthan — semi-arid, fully residential, ~25 hostels accommodating ~12,000 students. Both have strong tech-club culture; BITS has more entrepreneurship density (BITS-incubated startups raised USD 1B+ aggregate). BITS Quark, Apogee and Oasis fests are pan-India destinations.
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