IIT Patna accepts various entrance exams such as JEE Advanced, IIT JAM and GATE for admission into different programs. Students must achieve the minimum cutoff score or rank as required for their course.

IIT Patna entrance exams accepted for different courses have been listed below.

Courses Entrance Exams
BTech JEE Advanced
MTech GATE
MSc IIT JAM
BBA CUET-UG

IIT Patna JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025

Students must qualify JEE Advanced for IIT Patna admission into the BTech program. The 2025 cutoff details for each category have been listed below.

JEE Advanced Cutoff for General Category:

Particulars Gen
Computer Science and Engineering 3215-3377
Data Science and AI 4038-4312
Mathematics and Computing 4272-4851
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5673-6167
Mechanical Engineering 10032-11758
Engineering Physics 11479-12986
Chemical Engineering 11917-13715
Civil Engineering 13158-15400

JEE Advanced Cutoff for Other Categories:

Particulars OBC SC ST EWS
Computer Science and Engineering 1242-1312 848-988 375 460-531
Data Science and AI 1711-1862 1014-1251 473 630-642
Mathematics and Computing 1920-2095 1360-1437 796-811 677-683
Electronics and Communication Engineering 2182-2461 1428-1580 771-824 788
Mechanical Engineering 4033-4286 2246-2489 1088-1141 1583-1787
Engineering Physics 4796-5475 2896-3050 1359-1446 1894-2218
Chemical Engineering 4636-4878 2679-2987 1228-1310 1867-2001
Civil Engineering 4809-5243 2609-2893 1126-1157 1929-2249

IIT Patna JEE Advanced Previous Year Cutoffs

The previous year cutoff comparison for the General category has been shared below.

Particulars 2025 2024 2023
Computer Science and Engineering 3215-3377 2985-3144 2612-2811
Data Science and AI 4038-4312 3870-4346 3313-3577
Mathematics and Computing 4272-4851 4508-4952 4534-4749
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5673-6167 5196-5732 5319-5701
Mechanical Engineering 10032-11758 9876-10647 10086-11453
Engineering Physics 11479-12986 10959-12031 11289-12977
Chemical Engineering 11917-13715 11588-12519 11674-13933
Civil Engineering 13158-15400 13149-14597 13078-15295

IIT Patna IIT JAM Cutoff 2025

IIT Patna accepts IIT JAM scores for admission into its MSc program. The 2025 cutoff for different categories has been shared below.

IIT JAM Cutoff for General Category:

Particulars Gen
Mathematics 513-575
Physics 521-684
Chemistry 536-611

IIT JAM Cutoff for Other Categories:

Particulars OBC SC ST EWS
Mathematics 666-749 1633-1710 3522-4545 594-776
Physics 870-1010 2126-2379 4461-4622 913
Chemistry 792-905 2016-2379 3916-3992 579-689

IIT Patna IIT JAM Previous Year Cutoffs

A comparison of IIT JAM previous year cutoffs has been shared below for the General category.

Particulars 2025 2024 2023
Mathematics 513-575 515-662 511-577
Physics 521-684 556-888 552-698
Chemistry 536-611 538-761 555-674

IIT Patna GATE Cutoff 2025

Students must have a valid score in GATE for admission into IIT Patna MTech program. The 2025 cutoff details for different categories have been shared below.

GATE Cutoff for General Category:

Courses Gen
Computer Science and Engineering 747-704
Artificial Intelligence 743-681
Mathematics and Computing 678-612
Vlsi Design 664-525
Mechanical Design 573-414
Structural Engineering 547-447
Environmental Engineering 498-404
Chemical Engineering 454-242

GATE Cutoff for Other Categories:

Courses OBC SC ST EWS
CSE 710-679 598-496 486-418 727-689
AI 708-339 552-499 476-342 706-677
Mathematics and Computing 632-595 452-393 318 658-628
Vlsi Design 584-299 495-518 433-311 616-522
Mechanical Design 524-414 483-269 314-265 477-461
Structural Engineering 520-422 434-344 325-319 490-430
Environmental Engineering 464-401 434-344 364-272 431-400
Chemical Engineering 369-320 286-247 364-272 320-310

IIT Patna vs IIT Dhanbad Cutoff Comparison

A comparison of the General category cutoff scores of IIT Patna and IIT Dhanbad has been shared below for the top programs.

IIT Patna vs IIT Dhanbad BTech Cutoff

A comparison of the JEE Advanced cutoff for top specializations of BTech has been shared below. The cutoff ranks are similar for both the colleges.

Department IIT Patna IIT Dhanbad
CSE 3215-3377 3348-3585
Mathematics and Computing 4272-5851 4010-4335
Electronics and Communication Engineering 5673-6167 6854-7603
Mechanical Engineering 10032-11758 9340-10273
Engineering Physics 11479-12986 9826-11711
Chemical Engineering 11917-13715 10549-11980

IIT Patna vs IIT Dhanbad GATE Cutoff

A comparison of the GATE cutoff for top specializations of MTech has been shared below. There is a slight cutoff difference between the two colleges.

Department IIT Patna IIT Dhanbad
Computer Science and Engineering 747-704 772-717
AI and Data Science 743-681 755-697
Structural Engineering 547-447 579-454
Chemical Engineering 454-242 459-242
Environmental Engineering 498-404 532-404

IIT Patna Admission Process 2026

The admission process steps for IIT Patna has been detailed below.

IIT Patna Cutoff 2026 FAQs

Ques. What are the factors affecting IIT Patna cutoff?

Ans. The factors affecting IIT Patna cutoff are shared below:

  • Number of seats
  • Entrance Exam difficulty level
  • Number of applications received

Ques. Does IIT Patna offer Home-state quota cutoffs?

Ans. No, IIT Patna does not offer home-state quota for cutoffs. The admissions are purely based on All India Quota through the entrance exams such as JEE Advanced, CUET, GATE, and IIT JAM. There are no separate reservations for students of Bihar.

Ques. Is IIT Patna cutoff for JEE Advanced different for boys and girls?

Ans. Yes, IIT Patna cutoff for JEE Advanced is different for boys and girls. Female candidates have a 20% supernumerary quota. Thus, the female specific cutoff is different and slightly lower than the Gender-neutral quota. To note, girls can apply in both the quotas.

Ques. Does IIT Patna offer Spot round or Special Rounds?

Ans. Yes, IIT Patna offers spot-round and special-rounds for admission. It is available specially for MTech and MS programs, and for some of the newer programs such as Certificate in Computer Science and Data Analytics (CET). The spot or special rounds are conducted after the admission counseling process ends, to fill out the leftover seats.