B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at IIIT Dharwad, Dharwad

Indian Institute of Information Technology is an Institute of National Importance and comprises experienced faculty, focus on research and development and the latest curriculum in technical education. In terms of placements, it is known to place up to 90% of its BTech batch every year as per the verified students' reviews available on Shiksha. Students in their reviews also mention that companies, such as Samsung, Intel, Mercedes-Benz R&D, Bentley Motors and Infosys hire the students of this college. Hence, it can be considered a decent choice for pursuing the four-year BTech programme.

IIIT Dharwad payments are done through the official website of SBI Collect.

The steps to follow are mentioned below:

1. Visit the official website of SBI Collect
2. Select the payment category and fill the necessary details
3. Select the payment option (Net Banking/Debit Cards/Credit Cards /NEFT/RTGS)

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.

Candidates seeking admission to BTech at IIIT Dharwad are required to register their candidature on the official website of JEE Mains. The category-wise application fee for JEE Mains is mentioned below:

 Candidates need to submit the following documents at the time of filling IIIT Dharwad application form in online mode:

• Provision Admission Letter (Downloaded from JoSAA website)
• Class 10 and 12 marksheets
• Study and Conduct/ Character certificate (original)
• Scanned copy of the request letter (if the original certificate is unavailable)
•  JEE Main scorecard (original/ downloaded)
• JEE Main Admit Card (original/ downloaded)
• SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ PwD/ EWS (OBC-NCL, EWS and PwD certificate should have been issued on or after 01.04.2020 only as per the format available in JoSAA
  portal)
• Transfer certificate/ Leaving certificate (original)
• Migration certificate (original)
• Medical certificate as per the JoSAA format (original)
• Institute fee payment receipt generated by SBI Collect
• Undertaking by the student and parents regarding seat confirmation
• Photo Identity Card (Aadhar Card/ Voter’s ID/ Driving License/ Passport)
• Scanned copy of request letter

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 steps involved in the admission cycle of BTech at IIIT Dharwad are mentioned below:

Step-1: Register for JEE Mains Entrance exam and, appear for it

Step-2: Using the JEE Mains Roll no. and password, log in to the JoSAA/ CSAB official website and cross-check all the pre-filled data, click on save and next

Step-3 On completion of the registration process, candidates are required to fill in their preferences for Colleges and branches and lock their choices.

Step-4 Candidates will be allotted seats via multiple counselling rounds conducted by JoSAA/ CSAB  on the basis of their choice of colleges and rank secured in JEE Mains and according to the availability of seats in each college

Step-5 The final step includes payment of the acceptance fee and reporting at the allotted college with all the documents required for verification.