B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIIT Dharwad, Dharwad

IIIT Dharwad offers BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, the total tuition fee for the course is INR 12.20 lakh. The average package offered during 2023 placements was INR 11.52 LPA. 

Below mentioned are the reviews provided by current students and alumni of IIIT Dharwad on Shiksha revies page:
"In our college, almost 95% of students are placed. The lowest salary package offered is 6.5 LPA and the average salary package offered is 11.57 LPA."

"Among all IIITs, this college has its own campus. The campus is covered with Wi-Fi, the condition of labs is also good, and the college has made a lot of compromises for the library. "

"Teachers are helpful, qualified, and knowledgeable. The exams are not much difficult, but the attendance requirement of 85% is challenging."

With the aforementioned reviews, candidates can choose if they want to pursue CSE at IIIT Dharwad or not.

The total intake for BTech at IIIT Dharwad is 402 seats. Specialisation-wise distribution of seats is mentioned below:

• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: 102
• Electronics and Communication Engineering: 102
• Computer Science and Engineering: 198

During IIIT Dharwad placements 2023 the highest package offered was INR 35 LPA. In 2022 however, the highest package of INR 25 LPA was offered. It has been observed that the highest package offered in the last two years i.e. 2021 and 2022 remained consistent. Since the placement season is ongoing, the highest may vary further.

During the BTech placement campaign at IIIT Dharwad in 2023, an average package of INR 11.52 LPA was provided. The maximum package available was INR 35 LPA. During the recruitment drive, 68% of the BTech candidates were placed. Deloitte, Capgemini, Infosys, Wipro, Samsung, TCS, Cognizant, IBM, IndiaMart, Nagarro, and Mindtree were the top IIIT Dharwad recruiters in 2023.

The schedule of JEE Main 2025 application form is available on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. NTA released the JEE Main application form 2025 session 1 on October 28, 2024. Candidates can check this page as well as the JEE Main website for regular updates on of JEE Main registration dates.

To prepare for IIIT Dharwa BTech admission, candidates need the right approach accompanied by a preparation strategy to ace JEE Main. A prep plan for the exam is as follows: 

• Choose the reference books wisely
• Cross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE Main
• Solve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing FREE Downloadable JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions). 

• Revise as much as possible
• Keep your focus on NCERT books at this point 
• Solve previous year’s JEE question papers there are high chances of getting questions from there

• To secure admission into prestigious institutions such as the IITs, NITs and IIITs, it is essential for the aspirants to have a strong command on the material taught in their class 11 and class 12. Shiksha is offering free NCERT questions and solutions to aid JEE candidates in excelling in these classes. To access the NCERT solutions, click on the below links:

IIIT Dharwad admissions are done on entrance-basis. The basic eligibility requires the candidates to pass Class 12 or its equivalent exam with a minimum aggregate of 75%. However,  BTech admissions at IIITD are accepted on the basis of valid score obtained in JEE Main followed by counselling. Only those who meet the cut-off and satisfy all the parameters will be allocated a seat at the university for the BTech programme. With increasing competition and limited amount of seats, it can be quite a task to get into the institute. But, with the right strategy students have a good chance of getting into the institute given they fulfil the admission criteria.

Tabulated below are the JoSAA last rund closing ranks for IIIT Dharwad cutoff 2023 along with 2022 and 2021 for the General category students, to get clarity on past year trends:

IIIT Dharwad offers full-time BTech across three specialisations with a duration of four years. The specializations are listed below:

• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering

The curriculum of BTech at IIIT Dharwad is designed in the Outcome Based Education framework. Each BTech specialisation is an ideal mix of the following components:

• Foundational theory and core subjects (30%)
• Breadth in engineering, mathematics and sciences (25%)
• Soft skills and humanities (10%)
• Contemporary elective subjects in applied areas (25%)
• Project-based learning through a series of projects (10%)

The last semester of the programme does not have any coursework so that students can carry out major project and pursue full semester internship.