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Established in 2015, IIT Palakkad, located in Palakkad, Kerala, ranked 64 in the NIRF 4 2024 rankings. Admissions for 2025 are open for 1 PG programs, conducted via IIT JAM
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IIT Palakkad Latest Updates
September 05, 2025The IIT JAM 2026 application process has started at jam2026.iitb.ac.in for aspirants of M.Sc. and Integrated M.Sc.–PhD programmes. Candidates can register until October 12, 2025, and the entrance test is scheduled to take place on February 15, 2026.
September 05, 2025NIRF 2025 Rankings are out. As per NIRF Rankings 2025, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad ranks 64 under the Engineering category
August 28, 2025GATE 2026 registration is now open at gate2026.iitg.ac.in for admission to M.Tech and research programs. Candidates can submit their applications without a late fee until September 28, 2025, while the deadline with a late fee is October 9, 2025. The examination is scheduled to be conducted on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, 2026, in two sessions.
August 25, 2025The GATE 2026 registration has been postponed to August 28, 2025. Regular applications close on September 28, with late submissions accepted until October 9. Exams will be held on February 7, 8, 14, and 15, and results on March 19.
About IIT Palakkad
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Palakkad is a public university inaugurated in 2015 and is one of the more recent and new generation IITs in Kerala. It has been divided into two campuses - a temporary campus at Ahalia, Integrated Campus, Palakkad, and a permanent one in Nila, Kanjikode, where academic sessions began in 2019. IIT Palakkad was founded by the director of IIT Palakkad, Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, who is also mentoring the new campus. IIT Palakkad has also placed many of its learned and experienced professors on the Palakkad campus. As a result, the institute now has about 157 teaching and non-teaching staff. In the NIRF ranking for the year 2024, IIT Palakkad secured a rank in the band gap of 101-150 in the 'Overall' category, this shows the institutes high reputation and great education policy.
There are currently two batches of undergraduate students studying on this campus. The campus offers its students the necessary facilities, including modern classrooms, conference halls, and well-equipped laboratories for their creative and curious minds. IIT Palakkad courses offered apart from B.Tech and M.Tech include MS programmes in all engineering disciplines. In addition, there are also many research and PhD programmes in science and engineering fields at IIT Palakkad.
The college accepts JEE Advanced, GATE and JAM scores for admission to its courses. GATE applications for this year have already been closed, for next year the applications will open in the last week of August with the exam being conducted in February 2026. JoSAA counselling based on JEE Mains/ Advanced scores is still ongoing. Candidates can check the official website of JoSAA to see their results. Admissions take place through JoSAA counselling for BTech and CCMT counselling for MTech. According to the placement report 2024-25, the highest package offered at IIT Palakkad was 47.12 lakh while the overall average Cost to Company (CTC) for the 2024 batch was13.97 lakhs.
Top Courses at IIT Palakkad
| Course Name | Fees | Eligibility |
| B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) | ₹2,00,000 - 8,00,000 | 10+2 examination or equivalent, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as core subjects in 10+2, minimum aggregate score of 75% (65% for SC/ST/PwD) in core subjects, qualifying JEE Main, qualifying JEE Advanced |
| M.Sc. (Master of Science) | ₹6,000 | |
| M.Tech. (Master of Technology) | ₹10,000 | Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology, Master's degree in Science, valid GATE score in the relevant discipline, minimum qualifying marks for GATE, relaxation in qualifying marks for SC/ST/PwD categories |
| M.S. (Master of Science) | ₹5,000 | Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, Minimum 60% or equivalent CGPA, 5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD categories, Valid GATE score or qualified for a national-level fellowship |
| Master of Engineering-M.E. | ₹10,000 | Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Technology, Minimum qualifying marks for different categories, Valid GATE score |
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IIT Palakkad Courses and Admission 2025
IIT Palakkad courses are offered in over 13 specialisations, with 6 specialisations offered in M.Tech, 4 in B.Tech, and 3 in M.Sc programmes. Since 2017, the institute has also offered MS by Research and PhD programmes in over 10 specialities, the breakdown of which is described below:
MS by Research is offered in:
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering.
PhD is offered in:
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Several new IIT Palakkad courses are also being designed, keeping the new areas of interest in science and engineering. One such course that has been recently launched is a professional certificate course in applied data science. IIT Palakkad admissions into these courses are subjected to the entrance exams like JEE Mains and Advanced, GATE, etc. The details of the IIT Palakkad fees structure along with course list is given below.
IIT Palakkad Courses and Fees
| Course | Fees per annum |
| B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering | Rs 2.1 lakh |
| B.Tech in Civil Engineering | |
| B.Tech in Electrical Engineering | |
| B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering | |
| M.Tech in Data Science | Rs 29.200 |
| M.Tech in Computing and Mathematics | |
| M.Tech in Power Electronics and Power Systems | |
| M.Tech in Manufacture and Materials Engineering | |
| M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering | |
| M.Tech in System-on-Chip Design | |
| M.Sc in Chemistry | Rs 19.200 |
| M.Sc in Mathematics | |
| M.Sc in Physics |
GATE Schedule 2026
Date | Events |
| August 2025 | Registration Begins |
| February 2026 | Exam |
GATE Exam Schedule 2025
Day, Date | Time (IST) |
| Saturday, 1st February 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | |
| Sunday, 2nd February 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | |
| Saturday, 15th February 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM | |
| Sunday, 16th February 2025 | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
| 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
Admission 2025: JEE Mains Schedule
Events | Dates |
| JEE Main Exam Dates | January 2025 (Session 1), April 1 to 8, 2025 (Session 2) |
| JEE Main Result Date | April 17, 2025 |
JEE Mains 2026 | |
| Registration Starts | November 2025 |
| 1st Session Exam | January 2026 |
| 2nd Session Exam | April 2026 |
JEE Mains 2025 | |
| JoSAA Counselling | June 2, 2025 |
| Round 1 Counselling Result | June 19, 2025 |
| Round 2 Counselling Result | June 25, 2025 |
| Round 3 Counselling Result | July 4, 2025 |
| Round 4 Counselling Result | July 7, 2025 |
| Round 4 Concludes | July 9, 2025 |
| Round 5 Counselling Result | July 11, 2025 |
| Round 5 Concludes | July 17, 2025 |
IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced 2025 Important Dates
| Event | Date and Time (IST) |
| Registration for JEE Advanced 2025 | April 23 to May 2, 2025 |
| Last Date for Fee Payment | May 5, 2025 |
| Admit Card Download | May 11 to May 18, 2025 |
| JEE Advanced 2025 Examination | May 18, 2025 |
| Paper 1 | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
| Paper 2 | 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM |
| Availability of Candidate Responses | May 22, 2025 |
| Online Display of Provisional Answer Keys | May 26, 2025 |
| Feedback and Comments on Provisional Answer Keys | May 26 to May 27, 2025 |
| Declaration of Final Answer Keys and Results | June 2, 2025 |
IIT Palakkad Admission Process 2025
Aspirants seeking admissions must follow the below-mentioned IIT Palakkad admission process:
- For IIT Palakkad admissions to B.Tech courses, applicants must have passed 12 examinations with more than 75% cumulative score and must clear JEE Advanced with valid scores.
- For IIT Palakkad admissions to M.Sc courses, applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject and will be accepted through IIT JAM.
- As per the IIT Palakkad admission process, for M.Tech and MS courses applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in the relevant subject and must qualify GATE with valid marks.
- After clearing the entrance exams, applicants have to participate in the respective counselling process
- After seat allotment, applicants have to pay the fees and verify their documents.
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IIT Palakkad Placement
IIT Palakkad witnesses more than 100 engaging companies in the placement season. Last year, about 120 placement offers were made to the students of IIT Palakkad in companies like Google, TCS Research, Zoom, L&T Groups, etc. Offers with more than 20 lakh CTC and international offers were also made to a few students by Marimba Auto. With most of the IIT Palakkad placements coming from the IT sector, core science and data analysis also showed a reasonable interest. There are IIT Palakkad internships across various sectors like research and development, consulting, government, etc. Major recruiters like Adobe, L&T Infotech, Texas Instruments, etc. also participated in the IIT Palakkad placement drive.
IIT Palakkad Placement Statistics 2024-25
- Number of companies that participated: 151
- Job Profiles offered: 206
- Number of jobs offered: 185
- Number of PPOs: 24
- Highest package: 47.12 lakhs
- Average package: 13.97 lakhs
IIT Palakkad Placement Stats 2023
IIT Palakkad Placement Trend
Sector wise placements
Top Recruiters at IIT Palakkad
IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025
IIT Palakkad JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 has been released for admission to the BTech program. Round-wise All India opening and closing ranks for admission to the BTech program at IIT Palakkad for general category students are given below:
IIT Palakkad BTech JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025 Round 6
IIT Palakkad BTech JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for Round 6 has been released. The cutoff for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) in the general category (All India, Gender-Neutral) is 6454 (closing rank). The IIT Palakkad BTech JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 for various specializations in the general category is given below:
Academic Program Name | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 14109 | 16753 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 4530 | 6454 |
| Data Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 6845 | 8640 |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 8020 | 10396 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 8596 | 12606 |
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MSc in Chemistry (Science)B.Tech
B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Engineering)MSc
MSc in Physics (Science)IIT Palakkad FAQs
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IIT Palakkad Ranking
In the NIRF ranking for the year 2024, IIT Palakkad secured a rank in the band gap of 101-150 in the 'Overall' category, this shows the institutes high reputation and great education policy. Rankings for this year are yet to be released.
Ranking Publisher NIRF
- Engineering#64
IIT Palakkad Engineering NIRF Ranking 2025
- OVERALLCombined scores base on institute performance.51.2GOOD
- TLRStrong emphasis on quality education and adequate resources.74.88GOOD
- RPActive engagement in research, high-quality publications, and strong professional collaborations.21.37AVERAGE
- GOGood placement and higher study opportunities for students, high median salary, and admissions into top universities.62.91GOOD
- OIFocus on diversity, inclusivity, and facilities for disadvantaged and physically challenged students.65.44GOOD
- PRPositive perception among employers, research investors, and academic peers.22.36AVERAGE
IIT Palakkad Campus Facilities and Infrastructure
IIT Palakkad provides infrastructural facilities to its students to enhance the quality of education. Listed below are the campus facilities of IIT Palakkad.
- Auditorium
- Indoor badminton facilities
- Classroom complex
- Department buildings
- Central fabrication facility
- Heavy machinery lab
- Research complex
- Large infrastructure testing lab
- Hostel accommodation
- Faculty and non-teaching staff accommodation
- Centralized AC and Wi-Fi system
- Lecture halls
- Water treatment plant
- Sewage treatment plant
- AC plant
- Substations
- Solar fencing
- Kerala Water Authority line for water supply
- Tree and turf gardening
- Evergreen forest and planting trees around water bodies
Campus Facilities
Canteen
Computer Lab
Library
Medical Facilities
Cls. Room
Sports
Residential Institute
Residential Faculty Zone
Club
Trans.
WiFi
Laboratories
Hostel
IIT Palakkad Faculty
| Name of faculty |
|---|
| A. Seshadri Sekhar |
| Abdul Rasheed P |
| Afzaal Ahmed |
| Akshay Bhatnagar |
| Albert Sunny |
| Amit Kumar Pal |
| Amrita Roy |
| Anand T. N. C. |
| Anirudh Guha |
| Anish Hirwe |
| Ankesh Kumar |
| Anoop Akkoorath Mana |
| Anoop George |
| Arijit Hazra |
| Arpan Kabiraj |
| Arun C. O. |
| Arun Rahul S |
| Arvind Ajoy |
| Athira Gopinath |
| Athira P |
| B. K. Bhavathrathan |
| Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi |
| Buchibabu Vicharapu |
| C. R. Jayanarayanan |
| C. V. Veena Venudharan |
| Chakradhar Dupadu |
| Debarati Chatterjee |
| Deepak Jaiswal |
| Deepak Rajendraprasad |
| Dinesh Jagadeesan |
| Dinesh Setti |
| Divya P. V. |
| G. Sujatha |
| G.P. Balakumar |
| Ganesh Natarajan |
| Gokulnath C |
| Gopikrishnan Chirappurathu Remesan |
| Haridas V |
| Jagadeesh Bayry |
| Jaikrishnan |
| Janardhanan |
| Jasine Babu |
| Jayakumar Balakrishnan |
IIT Palakkad Alumni
| Name of alumnus | Course | Batch | Company | Designation | Linkedin Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopika Rajagopal | Civil Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Mr. Narayanan P. P. | Electrical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Prasanna Venkat Ravindran | Not mentioned | 2015 | Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) | PhD student | Not mentioned |
| Roshan Mathews | Electrical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Divyansh Khare | Mechanical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Sushil Kumar | Mechanical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Abhinav Kumar | Mechanical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Gautham G. Kumar | Mechanical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Arjun K. Vikram | Mechanical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
| Sandra Mary Jacob | Electrical Engineering | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
IIT Palakkad Scholarships
There are diverse scholarship opportunities for the candidates applying to IIT Palakkad. The university recognises state-awarded scholarships and also offers scholarships. The They are enlisted below:
- Central Sector Schemes
- UGC/AICTE Scholarships
- IIT Palakkad Scholarships
IIT Palakkad Contact Details
College Location
ndian Institute of Technology Palakkad,Ahalia Integrated Campus,Kozhippara P. O,Palakkad,KeralaPin: 678557
academics@iitpkd.ac.in
+91 4923 226300
https://ir.iitpkd.ac.in
Related Questions
Dear Student,
The 2020 placement report of IIT Palakkad is not yet available. We are providing you with some of the major highlights of 2019 placements -
- Total No. of Students Selected - 109
- Total No. of Offers - 64
- Highest Salary - 16.75 LPA
- Average Salary - 8.44 LPA
- Median Salary - 8 LPA
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