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IIIT Kottayam Admissions 2025: Dates, Courses, Eligibility, and Scholarship Details

IIIT Kottayam was founded 10 years ago in 2015. Consistently improving academics and infrastructure wise, IIIT Kottayam offers a variety of full-time and flexible courses.

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Admissions Overview

Did You Know: IIIT Kottayam hosted a special seminar called “Microwave to Terahertz: A Paradigm Shift,” which was combined with an IEEE Awareness Program. The seminar had Dr. Gautam Chattopadhyay, Senior Scientist, NASA as the chief guest.  

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam is situated in Kerala, India. The institute offers admission to brilliant minds with the motto “Generating knowledge for tomorrow”.  

IIIT Kottayam offers admission for different UG, PG, and PhD levels with specializations in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Computer Science & Engineering, Cyber Security, Big Data, etc 

To know more about the institute, check out upGrad’s IIIT Kottayam Overview page.

Let’s Check Out Important Admission Dates

Important Admission Dates

Details

    Application Start: December 2024 (via JEE)

    Application Deadline: January 2025

    Accepted Exam(s): JEE Main

Admission Process Overview (UG + PG + PhD)

The admission for UG, PG, and PhD is based on the national entrance examination where the students need to meet the IIIT Kottayam cutoff. The admission process might be similar for different courses, but the examination conducting bodies are different. Now, let us look at the Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam admission procedure briefly.  

  1. Register for relevant entrance exams (JEE, GATE, CUET-PG, etc.).  
  1. Appear for the respective entrance test.  
  1. Check eligibility and cutoff scores.   
  1. Apply via institute or centralized portals (JoSAA, CCMT,etc.).  
  1. Attend the institute’s written test/interview (if applicable for PG and PhD).  
  1. Receive an admission offer from the respective institutes.  
  1. Pay admission fees online to confirm your seat.  
  1. Complete all the document verification.  
  1. Participate in the orientation program. 

Support & Scholarships

Support 

Orientation services: Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam conducts an orientation program for the new students to familiarize them with all the facilities included in the campus.  

Academic Counselling & Wellness Support: The Centre for Mental Health and Wellness provides counselling sessions by designated faculty members.  

Career and Placement support: There is a dedicated team for the IIIT Kottayam Placements Cell that provides strong career, placement, and internship support  

Mentorship programs: The institute provides mentorship to the students through peer and faculty members who coordinate through Student Affairs. 

International Admission: IIIT Kottayam course admissions are open to international students, which is done by Direct Admission of Students Abroad Scheme.   

Scholarships  

Let’s Explore Scholarships or educational loans provided to the students of IIIT Kottayam in Detail. 

Scholarship Name 

Eligibility 

Benefit 

National Overseas Scholarship 

  • For ST students pursuing a post-graduate course from a foreign university 
  • Minimum of 55% marks required 
  • Family income limit- below 6 lakhs 

Annual Maintenance Allowance, Annual Contingency and Equipment Allowance, Tuition fee, Travel fee. 

 

NSP Scholarships 

 

  • Minimum 50% marks (may vary course-wise) required in the qualifying examination 
  • Family income limit of 2.50 lakh 

Course fees and maintenance allowance   

State Bank of India Scholar Scheme 

  • Indian Student studying in premier institution 
  • Merit based selection 
  • Age limit: 16-35 years 

Loan up to 40 lakhs in concessional rates covering tution, exam, library fees, books, etc 

Note - Scholarship availability, eligibility, and benefits are subject to periodic revision as per funding body.   

FAQs for Admissions

1. How to get admission in IIIT Kottayam?

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

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

Yes, you can Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam 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 IIIT Kottayam M.Tech without appearing for GATE.

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

For UG, you cannot join IIIT Kottayam 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 Kottayam course admission. 

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

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

5. How is IIIT Kottayam?

IIIT Kottayam is considered a good institution which is recognized as an Institute of National Importance. It is well known for B.Tech courses like Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) with high placement rates. IIIT Kottayam also offers flexible Integrated or e-M.Tech courses. 

6. What is IIIT Kottayam cutoff for CSE? 

The cutoff rank for IIIT Kottayam 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 40217. 

7. How many seats are in IIIT Kottayam?

There is total 556 seats in undergraduate courses including female supernumerary across all branches particularly in the B.Tech program as per Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2025 seat matrix provided in the official website.

8. Is IIIT Kottayam government? 

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam is a collaboration of government and private stakeholders which was established under public-private partnership (PPP) by Ministry of Education, Government of India and the Government of Kerala. 

9. What is the IIIT Kottayam NIRF Ranking?

The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam, has not ranked under top 100 institutions by the National Institutional Ranking Framework. However, being a comparatively newly established University, it has submitted the data for NIRF evaluation.

10. What are the documents required during IIIT Kottayam Admissions?

For IIIT Kottayam Admissions, 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. 

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