Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai) was established in 2016 by the MHRD. IIT Bhilai currently offers more than 20 UG, PG and PhD level courses to the shortlisted students. Several courses are provided under different departments including, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Liberal Arts. The B.Tech admissions are based on JEE Advanced.

• Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai is the youngest IIT among the 23 IITs of India. The institute is functioning with its transit campus of Government Engineering College, Raipur (GEC).
• The permanent campus is proposed to be constructed on 432 acres of land in Bhilai City of Durg, Chhattisgarh. It will be established adjacent to India’s largest steel plant – Bhilai Steel Plant of SAIL. The campus is still under development in 2020. Along with this, IIT Bhilai will also have an extension center in Naya Raipur.
• The institute appoints well-qualified faculty members and professors who have years of teaching experience.
• IT Bhilai established several infrastructural facilities so that a holistic education approach can be built among the students.

Facilities like a 3-D printing lab, a fabrication lab, an electrical lab, a computer lab, etc. are established for the students. In addition to offering several educational activities, the institute also has a lot of sports facilities and workshops for students.

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IIT Bhilai: B.Tech Through JEE Advanced

Admissions across all the IITs, including IIT Bhilai, is given based on the performance and score in JEE Advanced. IIT Bhilai adopts a two-round admission and counselling process coordinated by the Joint Admission Board (JAB). The aspiring students need to get good scores in JEE Main and JEE Advanced exam before applying for JoSAA counselling. The final selection decision will be made based on the All India Rank in JEE Advanced and through JoSAA Counselling.

IIT Bhilai: B.Tech Courses Offered

Three Specializations offered in IIT Bhilai B.Tech program are mentioned below:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility Criteria for B.Tech at IIT Bhilai

Given below is the eligibility criteria for IIT Bhilai B.Tech Program-

• The candidate with at least 75% aggregate in class 12th with PCM (65% for SC/ST) from a recognized board of education OR Aspiring candidates must be among the top 20 percentile students in their Class 12th Results. (Note: This rule has been scrapped by JAB. Read More)
• Candidates first have to clear JEE Main, before giving JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced Score Card is mandatory for participation in JoSAA Counselling for IITs.
• Admissions for UG courses of all IITs, along with IIT Bhilai will be granted as per the applicants’ performance in JEE Advanced.

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Admission Process for IIT Bhilai

• First, the candidates have to appear and qualify in JEE Main. After JEE Main Results, JEE Advanced is to be conquered. JEE Advanced Results will decide which 2.5 lakh students will be finally getting their desired IITs.
• The candidates scoring the minimum qualifying cut off in JEE Advanced can register for JoSAA counselling.
• To get admission to UG courses at IIT Bhilai, the candidates must meet all the eligibility criteria of JEE Main and JEE Advanced, as well as JoSAA Counselling Rules.
• Participate in all rounds of JoSAA Counselling and once the desired seat in B.Tech at IIT Bhilai has been allotted, pay seat confirmation charges. At the time of reporting, the remaining 1st sem fees must be paid.

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IIT Bhilai Cut Off for Top B.Tech Courses

The JEE Advanced cut off ranks for IIT Bhilai represent the closing ranks for each branch for B.Tech. IIT Bhilai offers three B.Tech courses. The admissions process to get admission for a B.Tech course is handled by JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority).

IIT Bhilai Cut Off 2019 (general category, gender-neutral) for some of the popular B.Tech courses are mentioned below:

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IIT Bhilai & Academics During COVID-19

IIT Bhilai like many other colleges and educational institutions have initiated taking online classes to maintain social distancing. Recently, the institute arranged a webinar on “Challenges in Online Teaching and Possible Way-outs” for the students.

• All the faculty members at IIT Bhilai have started taking online classes for the students so they can continue with their studies.
• IIT Bhilai conducted an orientation on Cisco Webex for its M.Tech and PhD students who have been recently admitted in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Recently, IIT Bhilai conducted an online workshop on “Standards-driven Research and Innovation in India”. The workshop aimed on creating awareness among students and faculty members about the standardization activities in the telecom sector in the country.

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Why Should You Choose IIT Bhilai?

IIT Bhilai has some really good advantages. The first placement report i.e. IIT Bhilai Placements 2020, has also been released with the highest CTC bagged at INR 20 LPA and average CTC being INR 11 LPA. A total of 11 Pre-Placement Offers were made.

• More than 150 students of IIT Bhilai got selected during summer internship drives at several leading companies. Leading internship recruiters include Robert Bosch, CDAC, VMWare, GSoC, Carrier Midea, Think Future Technologies, among others.
• Several merit-based scholarships and scholarships for SC/ST students are offered by the institute. Tuition fee is waived off for various categories and for students from economically weaker backgrounds.
• The academic programs offered at IIT Bhilai are inspired by fractal academics. Academic programs aimed at promoting modern interdisciplinary education and offers a wider choice of electives to the students.
• The primary aim is to offer a detailed and flexible learning environment with importance on project-based training.

The scope of growth in career would be slow, considering this IIT is newly established. But the faculty is similar to what other colleges, Top NITs and Top IIITs offer.

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IIT Bhilai Cut Off 2019 For B.Tech Specializations

Given below are the IIT Bhilai Cut Off 2019 for all the categories and all the B.Tech specializations. These cutoffs are sourced from Round 7 of JoSAA Counselling 2019. Depending on these cut off, students can expect the IIT Bhilai Cut Off 2020 to be around these ranks. Although, cut off can increase or decrease every year due to various factors.

Computer Science and Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

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IIT Bhilai: Reservation as per JoSAA Rules

IIT Bhilai offers admission to a total of four B.Tech programs. The reservation criteria for the seats at IIT Bhilai is similar to all the other IITs. The rules for reservation are followed as per Supreme Court Judgements and JoSAA Rules. The percentage of reservation in various categories is presented below-

Notes-

• PwD Reservation of 5% is followed in all categories.
• There is no home state quota in IITs.
• Seats are reserved for Female candidates. Currently, out of 143 seats, 26 seats are reserved under the female category.
• There are a total of 143 seats available in 3 academic programmes of IIT Bhilai. 55 open category seats are available here.

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Faculty at IIT Bhilai

IIT Bhilai has a team of well-educated and highly qualified teachers and professors from across the country. Almost all of the faculty members hold PhD degrees in their respective field. The Fractal Academic System is also followed by faculty at the institute to provide traditional courses.

• Currently, IIT Bhilai has more than 40 faculty members. These faculty members are continuously working on research projects in engineering, mathematics and sciences. As IIT Bhilai has been recently established, the number of faculties is low.
• The faculties at IIT Bhilai are divided into the various departments such as – Chemistry, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering and Physics. All faculty members are part of cutting-edge research in their respective departments.
• IIT Bhilai was established in 2016. The number of undergraduate students is close to 550 which shows that the faculty to student ratio is around 1:13. This can be interpreted as 1 faculty member is present for 13 students at a time, which is helpful for students.

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Various Facilities Provided at IIT Bhilai Campus

IIT Bhilai aims to make education more accessible and stress-free for the students. The institute encourages students to take part in several sports competitions and events that are arranged throughout the year.

• The classrooms of IIT Bhilai have equipment for virtual teaching that helps understanding new concepts easily.
• The institute has several hostels for boys and girls. All the hostel rooms are equipped with extracurricular activities, TV room, sports, recreation rooms, washing areas, dining, etc.
• Also, students get Wi-Fi access inside their hostel. The academic and hostels remain under security round the clock.
• Other facilities include various research equipment and labs such as Chemistry Lab, Computer Lab, Electrical Lab, Physics Lab, Digital fabrication lab, Networking Lab, Workshop, etc.

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IIT Bhilai Placement Report

Under the guidance of Dr Rajat Moona, Director of IIT Bhilai, the college was able to conduct its placement drive 2019-2020 with a great overall performance. Some of the major highlights of IIT Bhilai Placements 2020 are given below-

• Average CTC – INR 11 LPA
• Highest Package Offered – INR 20 LPA
• Total Pre-Placement Offers – 11
• Number of Recruiters – 60+
• Total Number of Offers – 75+

In summer 2019, more than 150 students of IIT Bhilai had summer internships in several companies like Robert Bosch, CDAC, Think Future Technologies, VMWare, GSoC, Carrier Midea, among others. Moreover, the students also got selected for international contests like the Google Summer of Code (GSOC).

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Scholarships Offered by IIT Bhilai

IIT Bhilai offers many scholarships in different categories to its UG and PG students. In fact, the institute encourages students to apply for scholarships so that they can get additional funds to support their education. Some other scholarships offered at this institute include:

• Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship: The students whose parental income is less than INR 5 lakh (UR Students) and INR 6 lakh (for OBC Students) are eligible to apply. Students belonging to other economically weak sections can get 2/3rd remission of the tuition fee and pocket money of INR 1,000 each month.
• SC/ST Scholarship: Students belonging to SC/ST categories can avail this scholarship. The eligible students will get a free messing facility, boarding and pocket money worth INR 250 per month.
• Free Studentship Scholarship: Ten percent of the total students studying in UG courses can get free studentship. To get this scholarship, the students need to maintain a CGPA of 6.0 and the parental income must not be more than INR 5 lakh.

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IIT Bhilai Fee Structure For B.Tech Course

The fee structure for B.Tech at IIT Bhilai is mentioned below:

Notes –

• SC/ST/PwD students shall get the complete waiver in Tuition Fee.
• Students whose annual family income is less than 1 lakh can also avail complete waiver in Tuition Fee.
• Students whose annual family income is between 1 lakh to 5 lakh can also get remission of 2/3rd of the Tuition Fee. This means their tuition fee will be INR 33,333.
• Hostel and Mess Expenses also include dining charges of INR 20,500

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