B.Tech. in Materials Engineering 

at IIT Jammu, Jammu

JoSAA Round 6 Seat Allotment for IIT Jammu admission 2022 to BTech course has been released on Oct 16. Candidates can check the JoSAA R6 closing ranks (CRs) along with the R6 CRs of the last two years. Tabulated below are the JoSAA R6 closing ranks for IIT Jammu cutoff 2022, along with 2021 and 2020 for the General category students, to get clarity on past year trends:

Read more:  IIT Jammu Cutoff

Successfully making it to the list of various ranking agencies at the national level, IIT Jammu ranked at 62 position in the recently released NIRF ranking 2024. Additionally, it also holds a record of offering the highest and average package of INR 53 LPA and INR 18 LPA, respectively, to the students. Other than this, a number of verified alumni and current students of IIT Jammu have mentioned in their college reviews the following statements:

• Everything is provided here, and all the facilities are available in very good condition.
• Placements scenario at our college is good. The highest salary package offered is 64 LPA and the average salary package offered in CSE is 22 LPA.
• Placements provided in our college are above average. More than 83% of students get placed as coders.

Keeping in view the factual data and the student testimonials, IIT Jammu can be considered a decent option for BTech in India.

IIT Jammu so far has not gotten ranked by NIRF for the Engineering category owing to the fact that it is still too new among all IITs. However, any future rankings received by the institute will be updated here once out. To check the list of top-ranked colleges in India by NIRF 2023,  students can check out this link. 

No, candidates seeking admission to BTech at IIT Jammu must have qualified JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced for admission. Final selection of candidates to IIT Jammu BTech programme is based on their JEE Advanced ranks. The counselling process is managed and regulated by JoSAA. Candidates are allotted seats via multiple rounds of JoSAA Counselling. Final seat allotment is based on the college cutoff and candidate's preference of courses and colleges.

The right approach and a preparation plan for admission to BTech at IIT Jammu 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 Downloadable 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 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:

While the short-term goal must be to clear JEE Main, the ultimate objective must be to qualify JEE Advanced exam, check out the NCERT8 strategy for JEE Advanced. 

IIT Jammu placements 2023 concluded recently with an overall 85% placement rate. Other than this, if we compare the past year's cutoff trends for the premium specialisations such as CSE and EE, the competition to get into the institute has increased making it a better option. Other than these, the institute offers amenities, such as well-maintained labs, sport-specific playgrounds, etc. Talking about the infrastructure, IIT Jammu is one of the few IITs of its generation to have a permanent campus and not a temporary or borrowed campus. For more details, check out the verified students' reviews on IIT Jammu here. 

The total tuition fee for IIT Jammu is INR 8 lakh. Other than the tuition fee, students have to pay other one-time charges and those who opt for hostel facilities are required to pay an extra amount for it. The one-time payment other than the tution fee that students end up paying is INR 15,880. More details on the fee break-up can be fetched from here. This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change. 

To answer the second question of whether IIT Jammu BTech fee is expensive or not, the fee for all IITs is almost similar to each other. However, it is comparatively less than other top BTech colleges such as BITS where the BTech tuition fee goes up till INR 19 lakh. 

IIIT Allahabad accpets JEE Main score for admission to the BTech courses. As per the IIIT Allahabad cutoff 2023, the Last Round closing rank for BTech ranged between 5924 and 9558, among which Information Technology was the most competitive specialisation. The Round 1 closing rank for BTech ranged between 4817 and 8428 for BTech. 

So, considering the previous year Round 1 and the Last Round closing ranks, candidates seeking admission to IIIT Allahabad must secure a rank over and above 4800 and 9600 for the General ALL India category candidates. 

Candidates can refer to the table given below to check out the 2023 Last Round closing ranks for IIIT Allahabad to get an idea of the ranks required for all the BTech courses offered at this institute: 

Students pursuing a course from IIT Jammu are open to scholarships. The institute offers a Merit-cum-Means scholarship to Gen/ OBC-NCL/ EWS category students. The students recieve INR 1,000 per month along with refund of tuition fee under this scholarsip. 

Below are other scholarships available for IIT Jammu students:

The cut off rank in Round 6 for BTech in Mathematics and Computing is 7855 which is very close to this range. This was for General category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission at IIT Jammu - Indian Institute of Technology.