IIIT Allahabad - Indian Institute of Information Technology

 IIIT Allahabad offers five courses, including BTech, MTech, MBA, Certificate and PhD programmes. The duration of the courses is from six months to five years. Admission to all the courses is entrance-based, except for the certificate courses. Moreover, the offered courses are available in multiple specialisations.

The admission is entrance-based at the institute. Aspirants are required to apply with a valid score of the course-specific accepted entrance examination in order to apply. The accepted entrance exams are JEE Main, CAT/ XAT/ CMAT/ MAT/ GMAT, GATE, etc. Further, the seat allotment process for BTech and MTech is through JoSAA and CCMT counselling, respectively.

IIIT Allahabad cutoff is based on JEE Main followed by JoSAA Counselling. Going as per the past three year trends candidates can expect the closing ranks for IIIT Allahabad JEE Main cutoff 2024 Round 1 Seat Allotment for top specialisations between the following range: B.Tech. in Information Technology must range between 5092 and 5924.B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering must range between 9195 and 11370.B.Tech. in Information Technology (Business Informatics) must range between 5703 and 6587.

IIIT Allahabad cutoff has been released upto JEE Main Counselling Round 8 Seat Allotment result including six rounds of JoSAA Counselling and two Special Rounds of CSAB Counselling. Candidates seeking IIIT Allahabad admission to BTech course must have a valid score in JEE Main in order to be eligible for further admission process. Tabulated below is IIIT Allahabad cutoff 2023:JEE Main Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)Course2023B.Tech. in Information Technology5924B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering9558B.Tech. in Information Technology (Business Informatics)6587

IIIT Allahabad has not announced the placement statistics for the year 2023. However, as per the last placement data, IIIT Allahabad recorded a 100% placement rate for BTech and PG courses. The highest and average packages offered to BTech students stood at INR 125 LPA and INR 30.68 LPA, respectively. For PG (MTech / MBA) courses, the highest and average package stood at INR 60.5 LPA and INR 19.57 LPA, respectively. Although, according to some media reports, the highest package offered during IIIT Allahabad M.Tech placements 2022 stood at INR 1.4 crore per annum from Google.

IIIT Allahabad has not released the official placement report for the year 2023. However, as per the latest available data, the highest and average package offered during IIIT Allahabad PG (MTech/MBA) placements 2022 stood at INR 60.5 LPA and INR 19.57 LPA, respectively. Candidates can refer to the table below to know the average package trends:StreamAverage Package (2020)Average Package (2021)Average Package (2022)PG (MTech, MBA)INR 14.57 LPAINR 14.45 LPAINR 19.57 LPA

The eligibility criteria for the M.Tech course at IIIT Allahabad is that the candidate must have a BTech/ MSc in an allied discipline from a recognised university/ institute with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for SC/ST candidates) or equivalent. The course is available in four main specialisations. The M.Tech specialisations are Information Technology, Data Science and Analytics, Bioinformatics, and Electronics and Communication Engineering. Admission to the M.Tech course at IIIT Allahabad is based on scores in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), followed by CCMT counselling.

The BTech programme is offered in three specialisations. The specialisations are Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and IT specialisation in Business Administration. Candidates are selected on the basis of JEE Main scores, followed by the JoSAA counselling process. Candidates must fulfil the basic eligibility criteria, that is, a candidate must have passed Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject with 75% aggregate (65% for SC/ST candidates).

The faculty members at IIIT Allahabad hold PhD degrees. The faculty members are highly qualified and are very helpful to students, be it academic or otherwise, as per Shiksha verified users. The faculty members are given 4 stars by various verified users.

Students can apply for the Merit Cum Means scholarship at IIIT Allahabad through the official website. To be eligible for the scholarships, candidates must have a cumulative average of SGPI for two semesters only per year, which should be equal to or above 8.50. Also, the annual income of the candidate should be less than INR 5.00 LPA. Up to 3% of the total students enrolled in the programme will receive this scholarship. Students will receive INR 36,000 per year through this scholarship.