B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIIT Hyderabad, Gachibowli

No, the deemed university only considers JEE Main scores for regular admissions. There is, however, a provision for admissions based on other entrance exams, such as DASA and SPEC. Further, for students from Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities with Mathematics, there are opportunities to pursue Dual Degree in the field of Computational Linguistics or Exact Humanities.

No, completing the application process does not guarantee that a seat is reserved. Allocation of seats will depend on a number of people who have better JEE Main / SPEC or DASA scores compared to the applicant. Admission to BTech is conducted via multiple modes, which include JEE Main,  Direct Admissions for Students Abroad (DASA) and Special Chance of Admission (SPEC) channels. 

The tuition fee for BTech at IIIT Hyderabad ranges between INR 10 Lakh and INR 18 lakh. In addition to the tuition fee, students are required to pay for hostel charges of INR 4.50 lakh, the fees might include components other than hostel fees. Meal Plan is included in mentioned fee. To answer the question of why its fee is higher, as per the official website, IIIT offers high-quality infrastructure and modern well-kept living facilities. And most importantly, IIIT does not run on annual government grants. This allows complete autonomy and high academic standards but does result in a slightly higher fee. However, financial assistance is available at the campus to assist students.

A total of 235 seats are available for the four-year BTech students at IIIT Hyderabad. Out of the total, 235 seats available for BTech, the total seat intake for JEE aspirants at IIIT Hyderabad is 170 and the remaining seats are divided among SPEC and DASA candidates. The details of seat bifurcation are as follows:

• Via JEE Main: 170
• Via SPEC: 30
• Via DASA: 35

The admission procedure at IIIT Hyderabad is completely online and entrance-based for BTech. Admission to BTech at IIIT Hyderabad is done on the basis of a valid score in one among JEE Main/ UGEE/ Olympiad (KVPY) exams. Candidates seeking admission via JEE Main are required to appear for the exam and have a valid score before IIIT Hyderabad application. For other modes of admissions, students can apply online on the official website. Hence, yes, it is possible to can into the institute without JEE Main. Those who wish to apply without JEE can appear for the admission process basis a different admission criteria and process. 

Additionally, IIIT Hyderabad also offers a 5-year Integrated BTech programme which, now, offers admission on the basis of Class 12 board exams. Those who have more than 85% aggregate in Class 12 can seek admission to this course basis Board exam scores. 

A comparison of IIIT Hyderabad with the similarly ranked NITs in India for their BTech programme based on multiple components, such as fee, NIRF ranking and median salary is tabulated below:

NOTE:

• The fee and median/ average salary mentioned in the above table for all institutes has been sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative.

While the fee charged by IIIT Hyderabad for BTech programmes is the highest, the average/ median salary offered to the studebnts of this college is the highest which means the best ROI among all the compared colleges mentioned in the ablve table. Hence, it can be considered that, yes, IIIT Hyderabad is better than NITs which are ranked similar or better than this.  

Candidates can check out IIIT Hyderabad 2022 BTech cutoff percentile along with corresponding cutoff ranks released after Round 5 (final round) counselling in the tables below:

Read more: IIIT Hyderabad BTech Cutoff

The highest package offered during IIIT Hyderabad BTech CSE placements over the past three years is presented below:

IIIT Hyderabad cutoff for the two BTech specialisations, BTech CSE and BTech ECE are based on cutoff followed by the round-wise counselling. Apart from UGEE, IIIT Hyderabad admission to BTech programmes are based on JEE Main scores. Tabulated below are the closing ranks for JEE Main after R5 for IIIT Hyderabad cutoff for the General category All India candidates: