IIT Tirupati Admission Dates 2027

GATE scores are used for M.Tech admission, while JAM ranks are considered for the M.Sc programmes. The table contains only announced events that are ongoing or scheduled for a future date.

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Each course follows a separate examination and seat-allocation route. Research and public-policy applicants complete selection directly through IIT Tirupati.

IIT Tirupati Courses and Fees

The institute runs six B.Tech branches, four M.Tech specialisations, four M.Sc streams, research degrees and the MPP programme. B.Tech tuition follows income-based IIT Council slabs. A general-category student with annual family income above INR 5 lakh pays INR 1,01,250 per semester. The semester tuition is INR 34,584 when family income is between INR 1 lakh and INR 5 lakh, and INR 1,250 for SC, ST and PwD students. For the highest income slab, the complete four-year B.Tech fee is INR 8.82 lakh, without hostel and mess expenses.

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Students in every programme pay hostel charges of INR 40,000 per semester. Mess expenses are separate and are collected according to actual use.

IIT Tirupati Admission Process

Admission depends on the programme selected. B.Tech applicants qualify through JEE Advanced and receive seats through JoSAA. Postgraduate and research candidates use GATE, JAM or an institute-level selection process, as applicable.

B.Tech Admission

One of the IITs conducts JEE Advanced each year on a rotating basis. Only students who qualify JEE Main Paper 1 can take JEE Advanced. Applicants must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in Class 12 and secured at least 75% in aggregate. The minimum is 65% for SC, ST and PwD candidates.

1. Qualify JEE Main Paper 1 and become eligible for JEE Advanced.
2. Take JEE Advanced and obtain a valid rank.
3. Register for JoSAA counselling and enter the preferred institutes and branches.
4. Participate in the common seat-allocation rounds for IITs, NITs and IIITs.
5. Accept the allotted seat and complete IIT Tirupati's reporting and admission requirements.

NRI and OCI applicants may also seek admission through the DASA, Direct Admission of Students Abroad, scheme.

M.Tech, M.Sc and Ph.D. Admission

M.Tech allotment takes place through CCMT counselling on the basis of GATE scores. Qualifying M.Tech scholars receive an AICTE stipend of INR 12,400 per month. M.Sc applicants take JAM for admission to Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry or Physics.

1. M.Tech candidates qualify GATE, register for CCMT and submit their programme choices.
2. M.Sc candidates qualify JAM and apply through the central IIT JAM admission portal.
3. Ph.D. applicants use a GATE score or take the institute's written examination, followed by a departmental interview.
4. M.S. by Research and MPP applicants complete the separate selection procedure conducted by IIT Tirupati.

Ph.D. selection is conducted twice each year for the January and July intakes.

IIT Tirupati Cutoff

JoSAA closing ranks vary by branch, category and counselling round. Computer Science and Engineering had the most competitive closing rank among the institute's B.Tech branches in the stated admission cycle.

Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering closed at higher rank numbers than Computer Science and Engineering.

IIT Tirupati Placements

A central Training and Placement Cell coordinates recruitment at IIT Tirupati. Across B.Tech, M.Tech and integrated programmes, 243 students obtained placements in 2024-25. The highest offer reached INR 65 LPA, the overall average was INR 17.58 LPA, and the median package for four-year undergraduate students was INR 15 LPA.

Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, Arista Networks, Intel, Deloitte, Factset, Futures First, IBM, TCS and L&T are among the institute's major recruiters. Women account for 21.87% of the B.Tech batch, giving IIT Tirupati one of the higher female-to-male enrolment ratios across the IIT system.

IIT Tirupati Rankings

IIT Tirupati's NIRF Engineering position improved from 61 in 2024 to 57 in 2025. Its 2025 Overall result falls within the 101-150 band.

IIT Tirupati Scholarships

IIT Tirupati follows IIT Council guidelines for three main merit and income-based scholarship schemes. B.Tech students may qualify according to family income and academic performance, while eligible SC and ST students have a separate scholarship option.

B.Tech students whose annual family income does not exceed INR 1 lakh pay a nominal institute fee and no tuition. GATE-qualified students in M.Tech and M.S. by Research receive INR 12,400 per month. Under PMRF or institute fellowship schemes, Ph.D. scholars receive between INR 31,000 and INR 35,000 per month.

IIT Tirupati Campus and Infrastructure

The residential IIT Tirupati campus covers 548 acres at Yerpedu in Andhra Pradesh. Separate hostels are available for male and female students. The site is 18 km from Tirupati city, 22 km from Tirupati International Airport and 10 km from Renigunta Junction railway station.

Academic facilities include departmental laboratories, maker spaces, a central library and high-performance computing resources. The planned 18-acre research park will support industry-academia projects and incubated startups. Its proposed footprint is the largest among IIT research parks. Through CAMOST, the Centre for Atoms, Molecules, and Materials, IIT Tirupati also carries out research work with IISER Tirupati. The institute has 143 full-time faculty members and one of the better faculty-to-student ratios among the newer IITs.

IIT Tirupati vs IIT Palakkad vs IIT Dharwad

Students with JEE Advanced ranks between 8,000 and 20,000 often consider IIT Tirupati, IIT Palakkad and IIT Dharwad together. All three opened in 2015 and have comparable course maturity, JoSAA closing ranks and fee systems.

Among the three institutes, IIT Tirupati has the strongest stated NIRF Engineering result, at 57 in 2025. Its IISER Tirupati partnership and planned research park may suit students interested in research. IIT Palakkad has the largest campus allocation and offers seven B.Tech branches. IIT Dharwad provides access to the Bengaluru-Pune industrial corridor. Each institute uses the IIT Council fee structure and admits B.Tech students through JoSAA.