IIT Delhi (IITD) - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

IIT Delhi is a central government institute at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, and it is one of the 23 IITs. IIT Delhi teaches engineering, science, design, management and public policy. The video below shows glimpses of the IIT Delhi open house for students who qualified in JEE Advanced 2026.

Most students come to IIT Delhi for engineering, but the same campus also runs science, design, management and policy courses. That is why the entry routes differ so much. The B.Tech needs JEE Advanced, while PG courses use GATE, JAM, CEED or CAT. The sections below take each route in turn.

What Is IIT Delhi Famous for?

IIT Delhi is known for engineering and research. IIT Delhi ranked 3rd among research institutions in NIRF 2025 and 7th in innovation. Computer Science and Engineering has the lowest closing rank at IIT Delhi. The Yardi School of Artificial Intelligence and the Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management are two of its schools.

The research numbers back this up. IIT Delhi received Rs 410.54 crore from 792 sponsored research projects in 2024-25. IIT Delhi also earned Rs 49.60 crore from 461 consultancy projects that year. IIT Delhi awarded Ph.D. degrees to 489 full-time and 69 part-time scholars in 2024-25. These figures come from its NIRF 2026 data.

Why Should You Choose IIT Delhi, and Who Should Check Twice?

IIT Delhi suits you if you want research-heavy engineering on a city campus with metro access. Check twice if you need a hostel seat for sure. Pick the tab that matches you.

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The table lists the main IIT Delhi highlights with the year of each figure. Check the year before you compare IIT Delhi with another institute. IIT Delhi details such as seats, fees and ranks change every year, so each row names its year where it matters.

How Many Students Study at IIT Delhi?

IIT Delhi reported 10,895 students in its NIRF 2026 data. The prospectus puts the total student population at about 13,000. IIT Delhi sanctioned 1,113 four-year UG seats and 116 five-year UG seats for 2024-25.

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IIT Delhi courses run from B.Tech to Ph.D., and the B.Tech tuition fee is Rs 1,00,000 a semester before waivers. The courses in IIT Delhi fall into more than 11 degree types and 42 M.Tech. specialisations. Every department, centre and school offers a Ph.D. The IIT Delhi courses list below shows each degree group and how you enter it. It does not include online degrees.

IIT Delhi also runs a joint M.Sc. in Biological Science with Sorbonne and a PG Diploma for candidates sponsored by the Indian Navy.

The IIT Delhi fees structure below is the latest published one, for the 2026 entry year. It lists the tuition fee per semester. IIT Delhi fees details for hostel and mess follow in the first-semester answer.

How Much Do You Pay in the First Semester at IIT Delhi?

The IIT Delhi first-semester bill runs from Rs 31,000 to Rs 1,31,000 for a hosteller, depending on family income and category. The Rs 1,31,000 total includes Rs 8,600 seat rent. It leaves out the Rs 22,000 hostel allotment charge and security deposit, and the mess. IIT Delhi adjusts the JoSAA seat fee you already paid against these totals.

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IIT Delhi admission 2027 for B.Tech is expected to follow the route used in 2026: JEE Main, JEE Advanced and JoSAA counselling. The 2026 cycle had five JoSAA rounds. PG admission uses GATE, JAM, CEED or CAT. The IIT Delhi admission process for B.Des uses UCEED. JoSAA 2026 ran from 13 June 2026 to 21 July 2026, and the 2027 dates are not out yet.

The IIT Delhi admission criteria for B.Tech need 75% in Class 12. SC, ST and PwD candidates need 65%. You can also qualify with a place in your board's top 20 percentile. IIT Delhi reserves 15% of seats for SC, 7.5% for ST, 27% for OBC-NCL and 10% for EWS candidates.

How Do You Get Admission to IIT Delhi?

First qualify in JEE Main, then rank in JEE Advanced, then fill your choices in JoSAA. The IIT Delhi admission requirements for JEE Advanced 2026 were a place in the top 2,50,000 of JEE Main. You also had to be born on or after 1 October 2001. SC, ST and PwD candidates got five years of relaxation. The JoSAA seat acceptance fee was Rs 30,000, or Rs 15,000 for SC, ST and PwD.

Other IIT Delhi admission details are on the admission page of the academics site.

IIT Delhi placement for the B.Tech batch of 2024-25 gave a median package of Rs 20,00,000. About 83% of the batch was placed. These IIT Delhi placement details come from the institute's NIRF 2026 data. A further 73 students chose higher studies.

Over 1,140 students had been placed by December 2025, and more than 35 offers were international. These IIT Delhi placement statistics are a season update and not a final report.

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You check the IIT Delhi cutoff 2026 on the JoSAA opening and closing rank page. The Round 5 closing rank for CSE was 128. The IIT Delhi cutoff changes by programme and category. The table shows the Open category closing ranks for gender-neutral seats in Round 5 of 2026, the last round.

Which Branch at IIT Delhi Has the Toughest Cutoff?

Computer Science and Engineering has the toughest IIT Delhi cutoff. The IIT Delhi cutoff for CSE in 2026 was 35 to 128 for Open gender-neutral seats. The female-only pool ran from 266 to 733. The IIT Delhi previous year cutoff for CSE closed at 126 in 2025 (Round 6) and 116 in 2024 (Round 5). The IIT Delhi expected cutoff for 2027 is a similar range if the seat count stays the same.

Reserved categories closed at lower category ranks in 2026. For gender-neutral CSE seats, EWS closed at 35, SC at 62, OBC-NCL at 108 and ST at 28.

IIT Delhi gives need-based and merit scholarships, and the main one is the Merit-cum-Means scholarship for about 25% of UG students. This IIT Delhi scholarship information comes from the prospectus.

IIT Delhi offers government-linked waivers, its own merit-cum-means scholarship and donor awards set up by alumni and trusts. This financial aid is described on the scholarship page with the amounts and the rules.

The IIT Delhi ranking in India is 4th in NIRF 2025 Overall and 2nd in NIRF 2025 Engineering. The IIT Delhi ranking in world lists is 118th in QS 2027, up from 123rd a year earlier. The IIT Delhi ranking 2026 list in QS is the 2027 edition, released on 18 June 2026.

IIT Delhi accepts JEE Advanced for B.Tech, Dual Degree and B.S., and UCEED for B.Des. It takes GATE for M.Tech, CEED for M.Des, JAM for M.Sc. and CAT for the MBA. The IIT Delhi entrance exams change with the course, so match your course in the table before you register.

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The IIT Delhi campus has four zones: student housing, faculty and staff housing, an academic zone and a cultural and recreation zone. It includes a hospital, shopping centre, banks, a post office and a stadium. The central library has a 24x7 reading area during exams.

IIT Delhi allots hostel seats by a published policy, and you cannot pick a hostel or a seat. The fees page lists the hostel charges.

How Many Hostels Are There at IIT Delhi?

IIT Delhi has 16 student hostels, plus the Nalanda transit hostel. Seats are fewer than students, so PG male students may wait at least two semesters for one.

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The IIT Delhi location is Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016. The prospectus says Delhi Metro has two gates opening at the campus. The figures below are by road from each terminal, as per Google Maps for 7 October 2026.

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IIT Delhi reviews on Google average 4.7 out of 5 from about 5,100 ratings, checked in October 2026. These IIT Delhi student reviews are warm about the hostel community and sharp about mess food and hostel upkeep. Read this IIT Delhi college review as opinion, together with the official numbers on this page.

Pros and Cons Students Mention

These points rest on Reddit threads and LinkedIn posts by IIT Delhi students and alumni, read in October 2026.

What Students Like

🤝ProClose Hostel CommunityA first-year student on Reddit says living in one hostel makes IIT Delhi batches bond closely. What it means for you: you cannot choose your hostel, so ask the Student Affairs Section how allotment works.📈ProPlacement Season Rewards PatienceAn IIT Delhi alumnus describes early rejections in the placement season that ended in an offer. What it means for you: treat placement as a long season, and prepare for more than one round of tests.

What Students Flag

⚠️Check TwiceMess Food and CostStudents on Reddit call IIT Delhi mess food poor and the monthly charge high. What it means for you: old hostels charge about Rs 36,000 a semester for mess. Ask for the current charge and plan your budget.⚠️Check TwiceHostel UpkeepRecent Reddit threads discuss hostel repairs, and one post shows a bathroom with broken tiles and a damaged ceiling. What it means for you: check room condition with the Student Affairs Section after allotment.⚠️Check TwicePG Hostel SeatsM.Tech applicants on Reddit ask what hostel life is really like for PG students. What it means for you: IIT Delhi says PG male students may wait at least two semesters for a seat. Ask your department before you count on one.

What IIT Delhi's own data adds. The prospectus lists student councils, 13 technical clubs and 14 technical societies with over 700 student members. It names the technical fest TRYST and the cultural fest Rendezvous. NSS has over 2,000 volunteers.

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