Last updated on August 6th, 2020 at 05:41 pm

Indian Institute of Technology Patna has always remained among prestigious and renowned colleges of all time. Ranked 54 among the top 200 colleges and 26th among the IITs in India, no wonder IIT Patna soars as one of the top engineering colleges in India.

• The college secured 54th rank among all other colleges in India.
• 26th rank among other IITs across the country.
• The institute has an extensive history with 93.10% of total and 100% for CSE students are being hired by several top companies every year.
• The area of the college is vast and has a vast 504 acres of land.
• The college accepts candidates into B.Tech and BS-MS degrees who take up JEE Main and JEE Advanced examinations based on the percentile of the candidate.
• The interior infrastructure of the college includes student hostels for both boys and girls, sports complex, transport service, labs, cafeteria, medical centres, gym, auditorium, Seminar Hall, convenience store, swimming pool, 24×7 WiFi facilitated campus.

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IIT Patna Highlights

Particulars	Details
Year of establishing	2008
City present in	Patna
State present in	Bihar
Official Website	https://www.iitp.ac.in
Ownership	Government of India
Popular Courses	B.E/B.Tech and M.E/M.Tech
Total number of courses offered	20( across three streams)
Admission criteria	JEE Main, JEE Advanced and 10+2 scores
Application mode	Online

IIT Patna: B.Tech Admissions Through JEE Advanced examination

• The institution is approved by AICTE and UGC that provides undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programs.
• A total of 6 branches of engineering are available under B.Tech.
• Students are accepted into the programs only with their scores and rank secured in the entrance examination.
• The institute accepts students into courses under B.Tech only with acceptable ranks and score in JEE Main and Advanced. Check JEE Advanced Results
• After the entrance examination, JoSAA counselling follows, which is conducted for the seat allotment.
• Candidates are accepted into the college for M.Tech program based on their percentile and all India rank details in GATE examination.

IIT Patna: B.Tech Courses offered

Various specialisations are available under B.Tech. There are a total of six courses offered under the B.Tech program. They are:

• Civil engineering
• Computer science engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Eligibility criteria for various courses in IIT Patna

• The candidate applying should have passed the 10+2 examination with 75%.
• The major subjects opted by the candidate must be Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in which he/she should’ve scored above 75%.
• The candidate should’ve qualified JEE Advanced with a decent all India rank.

Check JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria

Admission Process in IIT Patna

• Qualifying JEE Main: It begins from JEE Main that every candidate has to clear in order to be eligible for JEE Advanced. The JEE Main Cut Off for general category students go as high as 89 to take participation in JEE Advanced.
• Qualifying JEE Advanced: JEE Advanced comes as a second step towards the pathway to IIT Patna. The rank in JEE Advanced is the deciding factor towards admission in IIT Patna. Along with this, in order to beat the competition, students also have to score as high as 90% or above in 10+2 exams.
• JoSAA Counselling: Once done with the above two, apply for JoSAA Counselling. Take part in all the rounds until you get a seat in the desired course. Lock your choices based on the rank scored and the expected cut offs of IIT Patna.
• Reporting at College: Once done with counselling, students who have been confirmed a seat will be required to pay the admission fees by reporting at the college. Depending on the current situation of COVID-19, this process might be handled online by major IITs. Do make sure to visit the official website for updates on admission.

JEE Advanced Cut off for Top B.Tech Courses in IIT Patna

• The seats are provided, and students are accepted into several undergraduate programs based on percentile and JEE Main ranks secured by the candidates.
• A candidate who aspires to get admitted in the institute has to meet the minimum cutoff decided for the academic year by the institution.
• The admission process for various colleges are done through JoSAA counselling that decides the college the candidate gets admitted in.
• The cutoff for the year 2020 hasn’t been released yet, and it will be released once the results for JEE Advanced are declared.
• The JEE Advanced cut off for the year will be decided by JoSAA and will be released on their official website in the form of opening and closing ranks.
• BTech Computer Science & Engineering, BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and BTech Mechanical Engineering are the courses that recorded the highest cutoff in IIT Patna for the years 2019 and 2018.
• The seventh round of JoSAA counselling is the final round where least cutoffs to enter the institution are released.

Closing ranks for the years 2018 and 2019

Course	2019	2018
Computer science engineering	2617	2731
Mechanical Engineering	7872	7053
Chemical Engineering	10497	8746
Electrical Engineering	5995	5841
Civil Engineering	10163	8674
Metallurgical and materials engineering	12148	–

Note – The closing ranks were much lesser in 2019 when compared to 2018.

Read about the admission process of IIT Delhi

Study in IIT Patna during COVID-19

The outbreak of the current pandemic has changed everyday routines. Colleges and schools have started with online classes as well.

• IIT Patna remains closed due to the increase in cases in the city and as per the order made by the government.
• The college has started full-fledged online classes dating from 3rd April 2020.
• Online classes are arranged in the WebEx platform where more than 100 students and faculties can stay connected throughout the course.
• Students of every course are given with a separate login ID and password to enter the online classes.
• Attendance is marked based on the presence of the student to the class.
• Teaching faculties of the institute are advised to be readily available over phone or email to clarify doubts made by students and instructions from the management
• The management has declared the instructions mentioned above to be followed until the end of lockdown and reopening of the educational institutions.
• The campus has completely been isolated with no movement yet, then essential supplies are available and supplied to students staying in the campus.
• Essential services such as food, hostel, milk, water, transport inside the campus and security continue to work with almost sanitisation and safety.

Read how IIT Bombay is functioning amidst the global pandemic

Why choose IIT Patna?

The college has been ranked 54th amongst other engineering colleges across the country and 26th among the top IIT colleges by NIRF. The institute always remained as one safe and admired college of all time.

• College fest: The college happens to conduct a total of four fests every year. They are:
  1. Anwesha: It is the annual techno-cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Patna held in January–February every year.
  2. Celesta: This fest is the annual Techno-Management Fest of IIT Patna. This is being conducted every year to promote technical and managerial enthusiasm amongst young and bright minds of the nation.
  3. E-Summit: This is known as the management fest of IIT Patna.
  4. There are several other sports fest and TEDx events happening in the institute every year.
• Course curriculum: The curriculum is the same as other older IITs in India. During the 1st year of the course, the students have to study basic science like physics, chemistry and maths. Every year, students take up two-semester exams, one during the mid-semester and one during the end of the semester. The management arranges industrial visits for betterment in the understanding of the students.
• Campus life: IIT Patna is a widespread campus with about 502 acres of land. The campus provides students and faculties with free Wifi services. Labs and classrooms are well- equipped for students in every department. A super secured environment with a sports complex, gym, walking area, laundry and several student clubs are present inside the campus.
• Placement wing: Various top companies hire almost 93.10% of the student population around the world. The college has seen 100% placement in students of computer science and engineering departments. The firms that visit the campus every year for placement are Samsung, Mathworks, Goldman Sachs, MakeMyTrip, Sapient, Addverb, Optum, Cadence, Force Motors, ZS Associates, TCS R&D, Strand Life Science, LTI, LinkedIn, Saavn, Future First, Cognum, L&T ECC, Uber, L&T Heavy Engineering, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, Aakash Institute, PSUs, ISRO and IOCL.

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JEE Cut Off For B.Tech Specializations

IIT Patna Cut off is released after the declaration of JEE Main results followed by JEE Advanced results. The results and availability of the seats set parameters for the cut off decided by the universities. Let us see cut off for different specializations on the basis of category.

Computer Science and Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	1127-2617	4641-5912
OBC	568-977	1844-2475
SC	377-612	956-1146
ST	353-434	798-798
EWC	196-196	577-577
General PWD	77-77	–
OBC PWD	46-46	–

Electrical Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	3509-5995	110045-11371
OBC	1262-2194	4796-5172
SC	924-1335	2183-2195
ST	550-579	–
EWC	573-573	–
General PWD	68-68	–

Check out JEE Advanced cut off for IIT Mandi

Mechanical Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	5932-7872	14085-15106
OBC	1856-2783	6421-6976
SC	1419-1700	2886-3179
ST	594-681	613-613
EWC	785-785	–

Civil Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	8087-10497	14770-17519
OBC	2937- 3450	6202-6638
SC	1310-1750	2890-2890
ST	366-585	893-893
EWC	1023-1023	–

Chemical Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	8266-10497	14466-17519
OBC	3108-3843	6202-6638
SC	1978-2100	2949-2949
ST	891-929	783-783
EWC	1136-1136	–
General PWD	212-212	–

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Category	Male Candidates	Female Candidates
General	10330-12148	16673-19843
OBC	3798-4260	–
SC	2309-2527	3254-3254
ST	1072-1112	–
EWC	1290-1290	–

IIT Patna: Category wise reservation through JEE Advanced counselling (JoSAA)

The process to claim reservation for JEE:

• A candidate can claim for JEE Advanced reservation when she/he belongs to SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PWD.
• The candidate has to mention the reserved category he/she belongs to while filling the application form.
• Those candidates under these categories must submit the certificates/documents proving the statement.
• A candidate would come under the unreserved category when no document is provided as proof during the time of application filling.

Particular reservation for female candidates: Female candidates are given with special reservation of decrease in application fee as well as higher ranks compared to male candidates.

Category of the candidate	Percentage of reservation
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC (non-creamy layer/ candidates whose family income is less than eight lakhs per year)	27%
EWS	10%
PWD	5%

Check JEE Main Reservation

Faculty at IIT Patna

• Professors remain as pillars of any teaching institution. IIT Patna has several professors with good knowledge and experience in the field of teaching.
• The teachers are highly qualified and are Phd holders.
• The faculty experience ranges from 7-22 years.
• Teachers at IIT Patna have relative industry experience that makes the learning all the way better.

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Facilities Provided at IIT Patna Campus

There are several facilities provided by the management to students. They are:

• Library: The library present inside the campus is well equipped with the modern technology of automation library system. The library is fixed with an online public access catalogue (OPAC). The library is automated with self-check-in and check out using the RFID system. Services of E-Sources such as E-books, e-journals, e-databases and e-Turnitin are offered here.
• Hostel: Separate boys and girls hostels are provided for students. Currently, there is one boys hostel and one girl’s hostel inside the campus that accommodates around 1200 students. The college management provides necessary arrangements for married research scholars. Gym for both boys and girls and 24×7 free WiFi are provided at the hostel.
• Sports Complex: Sports area to improve the physical and mental health are present inside the campus.
• Laboratories: There are several libraries to uplift the practical knowledge of students. The labs present in the college are: Civil Engineering Lab, Computer Lab, Electrical Lab, Electronics Lab, Mechanical Lab.
• Other facilities: There are several more facilities that make the students’ lives more reliable. They are: Cafeteria, Free 24×7 Wifi campus, Auditorium, Transportation, Hospital/ medical care, Gym, Convenience store, Guesthouse and a Seminar hall.

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IIT Patna Placement report

Over the past years, the institute has an exclusive history of having 93%-100% placements recorded.

• In the year 2019, more than 95 companies with 210 offers visited the institute.
• The statistics prove that various firms hired over 158 students with the inclusion of 114 B.Tech students.
• Thirty-eight lakhs per annum remain the highest package of income offered to alumni of the institute.

Particulars	Detail
Number of students participated in the program	Around 158 students
Number of companies that visited	95+ firms
Number of offers received	210 offers
Highest package of the year	38 lakhs per year
Average package of the year	13.5 lakhs per year
Number of PPOs offered	30
Names of top recruiters	Amazon, Goldman Sachs, Google, ISRO, IOCL, Fujifilm, LinkedIn, Force Motors, Uber, Samsung, L&T, Capgemini, Infosys and Wipro.

IIT Patna Recruitment: Top recruiters for Final Placement

Category of the sector	Top Companies
IT	Google, Microsoft, IBM and Mathworks.
Electronics	Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Intel and Mediatek.
Financial Services	Ernst and Young, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.
E-commerce	Amazon, Flipkart, Uber, Oyo, Ola and LinkedIn.
Engineering services	CISCO, Siemens, Bosch, GE and Hero Motor Corporation.
PSU	NTPC, HPCL, TRAI, RBL Bank and Bank of India.
Consulting	Sapient, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Cognizant and Wipro.

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Top recruiters that visited IIT Patna for industrial internships:

Category of the sector	Top Companies
IT	Google, Microsoft and adobe.
Electronics	CISCO, Samsung, Qualcomm and Nvidia
Financial Services	Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Ernst & Young, Bank of America and Citi Group of banks.
E-commerce	Amazon, Oyo, Uber and Ola.
Engineering services	L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Iron and Steel and Bosch.
PSU	DRDO, HPCL, NTPC and BARC.
Consulting	Deloitte, Capgemini, Wipro, TCS and Infosys.

Top recruiters that offer educational internships are IIT Patna area

• Stanford University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Denver
• Pennsylvania State University
• IISc Bangalore
• IIT Bombay
• TU Darmstadt
• Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Centre
•  National Tsing Hua University

B. Tech – Department wise placements offer of the year 2019

Name of the department	Total Number of students who were placed in different companies
Computer Science engineering	50
Electrical Engineering	27
Mechanical Engineering	22
Civil Engineering	07
Chemical technology and engineering	08

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Fees For B.Tech Courses Offered at IIT Patna

Particulars	Tuition Fees for General (Rs.)	Tuition Fees for SC/ST/PWD (Rs.)
Tuition Fees	1,00,000	100% waived off
Additional Fees	7,850	7,850
Mess Fee	13,066	13,066
Amenity Charges	500	500
Mess Security Deposit (Refundable)	15000	15000
Mess Admission	10000	10000
Mess Advance	25000	25000

• Students belonging to SC/ST/PWD shall escape from paying the tuition fee. This means 100% of the tuition fees will be waived off.
• Students who belong to economically backward classes with an annual family income of Rs 1,00,000 shall get full remission of the tuition fee.
• Students belonging to economically backward classes with an annual family income between Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 5, 00,000 shall get remission of 2/3rd of the tuition fee.

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Scholarships Offered by IIT Patna

The institute offers merit-cum-means scholarship to students of economically weaker classes pursuing B.Tech.

• IIT Patna provides these scholarships to students pursuing B.Tech and M.Sc.
• Students belonging to general and OBC categories shall be provided with a scholarship amount of INR 1,000 per month for eight months in a year.
• Students who belong to SC/ST categories can escape from paying mess fee and hostel room rent.
• Students desiring for this scholarship must have a minimum academic CGPA of 6.5.

Read about the plethora of scholarships available at NIT Patna

IIT Patna Frequently asked questions