IIT Hyderabad Placements 2026: Average Package, Highest Package, Top Recruiters

Placement percentage recorded in BTech AI, CSE and Mathematics & Computing branch was 83.33%, 83.05% and 77.88% during the placement drive 2026 (phase 1).

According to unoffiial sources, the majority of IIT Hyderabad alumni are placed in the Engineering sector with a 45% share. The infographic below illustrates the detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni:

More than 304 offers were made after the phase 1 placement drive at IITH. During the placement drive 2025 and 2024, 710 and 521 offers were made. 

IIT Hyderabad placement process is conducted in 2 phases. First phase starts in December and continues till January next year. Next phase starts in January and end around April.

After JEE session 2 is completed, only those candidates who are aiming for IITs need to start preparing for JEE Advanced after clearing JEE Main. Those who are above the 98th percentile should start preparing for JEE Advanced as soon as possible. Those below this, between the 95th and 98th percentile, should focus on attempting more mock tests and previous year question papers so that they have a better chance of clearing JEE Advanced

No doubt, 2000 rank is a decent rank in JEE Advanced exam. Candidates securing this much of rank will surely get selection at IIT Hyderabad. However, for top courses like CSE and AI, they need to secure lesser than that. As per IIT Hyderabad JEE Advanced cutoff 2024, the required rank stood between 656 and 9551, wherein, the most sought-after course was BTech in CSE. Candidates can check out below the courses available under 2000 rank at IIT Hyderabad for the General AI quota:

Yes, the entry in most M.Tech programs at the IIT Hyderabad requires a valid score in GATE. But the institute can give exceptions of candidates not selected in GATE but can be eligible based on special categories such as sponsored seats or working professionals in the internal evaluation process.

Students requiring M.Tech in IIT Hyderabad will be required to have an existing degree in BE/BTech or its equivalent as well as a valid and current GATE score. It is also applicable by final-year students. Additional requirements may exist at particular departments. Minimum qualifying marks are based upon specialisation and Category.

The last round closing ranks for the OBC AI category for IIT Hyderabad ranged between 302 and 4097 in the last round. CSE and Electrical were some of the toughest specialisations due to the competitive cutoffs. For CSE, the target should be below 302; while for Electrical, candidates belonging to the OBC category must target below 1021. 

Yes, scholarships are offered by various institutes and governments. MCM and SC/ST scholarships are available for students with a parental income of less than Rs. 4.5 Lakhs and the students must achieve an SGPA/CGPA of 7.0 or above with no active backlogs. The number of students selected for the MCM scholarship is limited to 25% of class strength. The NSP portal provides more detailed information on different scholarship schemes, including the post-matric scholarships scheme for minorities, top-class education schemes for SC and ST students, and scholarships for students with disabilities. Students can apply for more than one scholarship, but only one scholarship can be availed, and students must inform the institute regarding the same.

No, candidates can not take direct admission at IIT Hyderabad. The college offers various courses at UG, PG and Doctoral levels based on the score in entrance exams for respective courses. 

The required rank need for IIT Hyderabad admission would depend entirely on the IIT Hyderabad BTech cutoff 2025 for a particular category and round. For the General AI category, the overall cutoff varied between 667 and 10043. Therefore, students who belong to this category need to attain a rank between this range.

Students can refer to the table below to know the overall cutoff range for other All India categories. 

IIT Hyderabad released it's last round of cutoff list. As per the cutoff list, BTech in Artificial Intelligence was one of the most sought after specialisation. In the last round, the cutoff rank for AI among the General AI category candidates was closed at 875. In 2023 and 2022, the cutoff ranks for the same specialistion were 926 and 840, respectively. 

The table given below provides the category-wise cutoff ranks for admission to BTech in AI at IIT Hyderabad:

The dates for JoSAA counselling 2026 choice filling will be announced once the result of JEE Main 2026 is declared. Candidates can fill choices only during the choice filling period. Also, candidates need to lock their choices before the last date.

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.

The candidates are required to apply through the portal-CCMT and register through the GOAPS portal to GATE. There might be some departments of IIT Hyderabad also, which might consider direct applications of sponsored, part-time or non-GATE candidates. The process of the application is online.

No, the BTech admissions at IIT Hyderabad have been closed for the academic year 2026. Candidates who wish to apply for the BTech admissions at IIT Hyderabad were required to register for the JEE Mains 2026. The registrations for the JEE Mains 2026 were closed in the month of February.

As IIT Hyderabad admissions depends on entrance exam scores such as JEE Mains/Advanced, GATE, IIT JAM, etc. the release of application forms coincides with the release of the application forms for these exams. Students should check the website of their respective exam and the IIT Hyderabad page for the latest information.

No, work experience has not been listed as a mandatory requirement in the IIT Hyderabad PhD eligibility criteria. Candidates who wish to gain admission into the regular PhD course admissions are required to only clear the specific PG level course with the required minimum aggregate to be eligible.

Candidates wanting to get admission to IIT Hyderabad for BTech course must clear JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced. The minimum eligibility includes scoring at least 75% aggregate marks in Class 12 exam. For SC/ST/PwD students, the minimum score required in Class 12 is 65%. The minimum JEE Main percentile required at IIT Hyderabad for BTech course is 98-99 percentile. This percentile may vary from year to year.