B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering 

at IIIT Nagpur, Nagpur

The right approach and a preparation plan for admission to BTech at IIT Nagpur is all that is needed to ace JEE Main. While students who are serious about getting into an IIT start preparing from Class 11, a prep strategy for the exam is mentioned below:

• Choose the reference books wisely
• Solve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing FREE NCERT JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions). 
• Revise as much as possible
• Cross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE Main
• Solve previous year’s NCERT 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 Nagpur will release 7-8 rounds of JEE Main cutoffs for admission to BTech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:

The JEE Main score of the candidate
The category of the candidate
The number of seats available in the course

Candidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

To be eligible for Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur’s BTech programme, a candidate needs to have passed Class 12 from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects and a minimum of 75 per cent aggregate. Additionally, those who are under the top 20 percentile of their board are also eligible to apply.

As per the research done online, a score of 150 in JEE Main can give students a rank close to 43,000. In consideration to that and the closing cutoff of BTech courses for the year 2022, a General category student must not expect a seat in any BTech specialisation at IIIT Nagpur. However, other category students still stand a chance to get into this college. For more details on the colleges one can get for BTech on the basis of this score, check out this JEE Main colleges predictor. 

As per the seat reservation policy, IIIT Nagpur has bifurcated the seats for the special categories:

As per the admission guidelines of the institute, IIIT Nagpur admits students to its BTech programme based on a valid JEE Main score. Students must fulfil the basic eligibility i.e., to pass Class 12 with a minimum aggregate of 75% from a recognised board. Hence, you can certainly apply for the BTech course offered at the institute if you have score 85% in Class 12, given you secure good marks in JEE Main exam. It is important that candidates meet the cutoff released by the institute and select IIIT Nagpur as the preferred institute at the time of registeration. 

The highest package offered during 2024 placements was bagged by BTech CSE students. Furthermore, 121 out of 136 eligible CSE students were placed. In ECE, 39 out of 54 eligible students were placed. The table below represents the branch-wise IIIT Nagpur placement details for 2024:

 During 2022 placements, 70 out of the 75 students got placed under CSE which is much better than the other Engineering branch. Other than this, IIITs including IIIT Nagpur are some of the most reputed Engineering institutions in the country. With respect to the cutoff, CSE had the most competitive closing cutoff for the year 2022. Hence, it can surely be considered a decent option for admission. 

Check below for more reasons to join IIIT Nagpur for BTech:

The total tuition fee for BTech at IIIT Nagpur is INR 7.92 lakh. This fee, however, is sourced from unofficial sources, hence it is indicative. As per the official fee structure released in 2022, the total fee is close to INR 9.34 lakh. But this amount is inclusive of the one-time deposits. However, hostel fee and caution deposits are not included in it.  

 BTech admisison to IIIT Nagpur is based on candidate’s JEE Main exam score followed by the centralised counselling process regulated by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) through which candidates are allotted the seat. The seat allotment also depends on the college cutoff and a candidate’s preference for that course and college. However, for the remaining vacant seats, the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) manages the counselling process.