IIIT Kota Admission 2025: Dates, Eligibility & Courses

Support Services & Scholarships

Support

IIIT Kota’s Administration also provides various student support services for an easy admission process for the candidate. IIIT Kota provides the following services:

International Office: For foreign applicants, visa assistance & hostel support

Academic Counselling: Department-based course selection help

Mentorship: Student mentors assigned to freshers

Disability Support: Accessible infrastructure and tech support

Orientation Program: Icebreaking and curriculum briefing sessions

Career Services: Training, placement prep & internship support

Scholarships

Following scholarship schemes can be availed by students studying at IIIT Kota for financial aids:

Name of the scholarship	Eligibility Criteria	Value of the scholarship
Central Sector Scholarship for Top Class Education for SC Students	Total Family income up to Rs. 8 Lakhs and valid JEE Rank.	Full Tuition Fees, Living Expenses and books grant for the whole course duration.
National Fellowship and Scholarship for higher education of ST Students	Family Income up to Rs. 6 Lakhs	Full Tuition Fees, Living Expenses and books grant for the whole course duration.
Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship for minority students	Family Income up to Rs. 2.50 Lakhs.	Course Fee waiver, Disability Allowances.
Central Scholarship for college and Univ Students	Family Income up to Rs. 8 Lakhs pa	Tuition Fee reimbursement and daily expenses.
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Scholarship for SC/ST Students	60% marks in class 12^th.	48,000 Rs per month.

Admissions 2025: (UG/PG/PHD)

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota provides admission to the undergraduate courses like B.Tech., based on the performance in IIT-JEE Mains. After clearing the cutoffs, candidates are eligible for admission by applying through JoSAA and CSAB.

To understand the IIIT Kota B.Tech. 2025 admission dates in detail. Please refer to the timeline given below.

Event	Date (tentative)
JEE Main registration	October 2024
Ranks Declaration (Session 1)	17^th April 2025
JoSAA Registration Begins	3^rd June 2025
Choice Filling End Date	12^thJune 2025
Round 1 Seat Allotment Date	14^th June 2025
Physical Reporting for Institute admission	20^th-23^rd August 2025
Induction Program	25^th-27^th August 2025

-This table is based on the IIITK admission section and JoSAA, JEE 2025.

What are the advantages of getting into IIIT Kota for a bachelor's degree?

The students, after clearing IIIT Kota cutoff, get the opportunity to study the top academic bachelor's program from the renowned faculty.

The B.Tech. students can learn and get quality education from the Innovative Research Centers and Laboratories comprising advanced technology.

The IIITG provides top recruiters in the market to their UG students for higher placement with exclusive packages and internship opportunities which will be beneficial for them career.

What are the Requirements of Admission & Eligibility?

Read the following points to understand them in detail. Some of these eligibility criteria are based on the qualifying exam for entrance to these courses.

A student should have cleared 12th grade with Physics, Chemistry, and Maths as their compulsory subjects.

The minimum marks required for admission in the B.Tech. program at IIITG are 65% marks.

A candidate must score well in national-level entrance examinations, i.e., JEE Mains.

Students must qualify the medical fitness criteria as per the standard mentioned by JEE for the IIITK admission.

Now, let’s check out the IIITK B.Tech. round 1^st closing rank via JoSAA 2025.

Course Name	Opening Rank	Closing Rank
Electronics and Communication Engineering	11210	30775
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	11695	25801
Computer Science and Engineering	15209	23800

To know more about the institute’s placements, check out upGrad’s IIIT Kota Placements’ Page.

The M.Tech admission in IIIT Kota depends on the marks a candidate is able to score in GATE or other equivalent examinations. After clearing the entrance test, students are required to enroll in CCMT (MTech) Admissions.

M Tech Admission Dates (via CCMT 2025):

Event	Dates
Online Application Starts	June 2025
Last Date for online registration & fee payment	13th July 2025
Written Test/ Interview	22^nd July 2025
Classes Begin	4^th August 2025

Admission Requirements & Eligibility

IIIT Kota serves students who wish to develop specialized technical expertise through research. The programs accept students who have achieved suitable GATE/CAT scores and maintain excellent academic records within their field of study.

Admission Requirements for an M.Tech.

The program accepts candidates who hold a B.E./B.Tech/M.Sc degrees from a relevant field with a minimum of 60% or CGPA according to their category.

Applicants must possess a valid score on the entrance exams.

The program requires candidates to show documented work experience when applying as part-time students or sponsored candidates.

The program requires applicants to complete a department-level shortlisting process, which leads to an interview assessment.

Now, let's look at the PhD Admissions at IIIT Kota.

IIIT Kota offers both full-time and part-time PhD programs within engineering and sciences, as well as humanities and management. The institute has a strong and longstanding reputation for research output and has outstanding laboratories, providing it with an advantage in attracting top researchers from numerous disciplines and disciplines both nationally and internationally. The institute carries out admissions once every six months, Semester I and II, and occasionally, they specify whether their admissions process will be through entrance examinations and interviews.

PhD Admission Dates (Tentative):

Event	Semester I (2025-26)	Semester II (2025-26)
Online Application Start	March 2025	October 2025
Application Deadline	May 2025	November 2025
Written Test / Interviews	May 2025	December 2025
Final Offer Letters	June 2025	Late December 2025

Note - Data is based on the official website of IIIT Kota.

PhD Admission Requirement & Eligibility:

The PhD programs at IIIT Kota exist in many departments. The selection process at IIIT Kota requires candidates to pass either a written examination followed by an interview or both assessment methods.

Eligibility Criteria:

A candidate must hold a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E/MBA/MSc/MS) that achieves a minimum score of 60% or CGPA 6.0 (55% for SC/ST/PwD)

OR B.Tech/BE/BS (with CGPA ≥ 8.0 from IITs)

The candidate must have a valid score in GATE / UGC-NET / CSIR / JRF / DST / or departmental written test

Admission Process:

Application submission

Shortlisting

Written Test/Interview

Offer letter

PhD Score Requirement:

Discipline	Accepted Exams	Min/Typical Requirement
Engineering (CSE, EE)	GATE, CSIR-JRF, Dept. Test	GATE score
Sciences (Physics, Chemistry)	JAM, UGC-NET, JRF	CSIR-NET qualified preferred
Earth, Climate, and Ocean Sciences	CSIR-NET	CSIR-NET qualified
Humanities/Social Sci.	UGC-NET, GATE, Dept. Test	NET/JRF required

Note- Data based on the IIIT Kota website.

To know more about the Placement Structure at IIIT Kota, check out upGrad’s IIIT Kota Placements’ Page.

FAQs for Admissions

1. How to get admission in IIIT Kota?

If you want to get admission in IIIT Kota, you need to clear national-level entrance examinations like JEE Main, GATE, NET, depending on the course you want to pursue. After clearing the required cutoff, enroll in the centralized counselling body like JoSAA and and CCMT.

2. How to get admission in IIIT Kota without GATE?

Yes, you can Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota admission for M.Tech without a GATE score. For instance, some sponsored candidates or those who are selected through an interview or a written test are eligible to get into IIITG M.Tech without appearing for GATE.

3. How can I get admission to IIIT Kota without JEE?

For UG, you cannot join IIIT Kota without clearing the IIT-JEE Main. Although for Master’s and PhD programs, JEE is not required, a candidate should clear other exams and interviews for the IIIT Kota course.

4. What is the IIIT Kota cutoff required for admission?

The cutoffs for different courses range year-wise. To know the official cutoff, visit the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) website for undergraduates and the IIIT Kota University or CCMT website for PG cutoffs.

5. How many seats are there in IIIT Kota?

There are approximately 480 seats in undergraduate courses across all eight branches particularly in the B.Tech program as per 2023-24 Annual Report seat matrix. For PhD the total number of seats is not clearly stated on the official website as it depends on the vacant slots.

6. What are the documents required during IIIT Kota Admission?

For IIIT Kota admission, the commonly required documents are Class 10, 12, graduation marksheets, JEE/GATE scorecards, Identity proof, Migration and Character Certificates along with Category certificate if applicable.

7. Is IIIT Kota a government university or private?

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Kota is a public-private partnership (PPP) institution that is recognized as an Institute of National Importance under the Act of Parliament in the year 2017.

8. What is the rank of IIIT Kota in NIRF?

The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota, was ranked 112th under the engineering category by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in the year 2022. In overall NIRF ranking across all disciplines, it ranked.

9. Is IIIT Kota best for CSE?

The best branch based on the high placement records with highest package among all branches and industry demand is Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). The course provides several internship opportunities along with high packages.

10. What is the cutoff rank for IIIT Kota CSE?

The cutoff rank for IIIT Kota varies year-wise based on the number of applicants, seat availability, and demand for the course. The last and sixth closing rank of CSE for the General category in 2025 is 134670.

IIIT Kota Admission 2025: Dates, Programs, Eligibility, and Scholarship Details

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