IIT Bhilai vs IIT Bombay: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Bombay attracts 19.1 times as much research funding (₹798.84 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Bombay does 23.7 times as much consultancy business (₹157.20 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Bombay employs 11.8 times as much faculty (909, NIRF 2026 vs 77, NIRF 2025; different data years).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Bhilai
Our analysis: IIT Bhilai suits you if you want a young IIT with focused branches. It offers seven B.Tech programmes, including Mechatronics Engineering and Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. CSE (61), Electrical (60) and Mechanical (60) are the largest.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Bhilai | IIT Bombay | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2016 | Not published | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Kutelabhata, Durg, Chhattisgarh | Mumbai, Maharashtra | JoSAA 2026 institute profile iitb.ac.in |
| Official website | iitbhilai.ac.in | iitb.ac.in | iitbhilai.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | Not published | 3 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 72 | 3 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | Not published | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 |
| First-semester academic fees | Not published | ₹1,28,250 | 2025-26 |
| Fee waiver notes | Tuition fee waivers for students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds; also institute scholarships and interest-free education loans. | SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition. | 2026-27 2025-26 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Not published | ₹19,400 hostel fee (first semester) + ₹22,500 mess advance | 2025-26 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 329 | 1,363 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹12 lakh | ₹20.21 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 116 placed of 162 graduates | 730 placed of 1,017 graduates | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹10.2 lakh | ₹18 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 14 | 779 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 14 | 287 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | Not published | 5,698 | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 77 | 909 | NIRF 2025 NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 74 | 3,365 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | Not published | 470 | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹41.92 crore | ₹798.84 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹6.64 crore | ₹157.20 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Bhilai and IIT Bombay differ
- IIT Bombay attracts 19.1 times as much research funding (₹798.84 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Bombay does 23.7 times as much consultancy business (₹157.20 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Bombay employs 11.8 times as much faculty (909, NIRF 2026 vs 77, NIRF 2025; different data years).
- IIT Bombay has 45.5 times as much full-time PhD students (3,365, 2024-25 vs 74, 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Bombay has a 314% bigger JoSAA intake (1,363 vs 329, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹12 lakh at IIT Bhilai (2023-24) and ₹20.21 lakh at IIT Bombay (2024-25). The years differ, so compare with care.
- IIT Bombay ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (3 vs 72).
- IIT Bombay has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (199 vs 61).
- Only IIT Bhilai offers Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence among these two.
- Only IIT Bombay offers Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Aerospace Engineering among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Bhilai
- B.Tech (4 years)
IIT Bombay
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.Tech + M.Tech dual degree (5 years)
- B.Des
- B.S. (4 years)
- M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, M.Des and PhD
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Bhilai | IIT Bombay |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 61 | 199 |
| Electrical Engineering | 60 | 112 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 44 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 203 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 30 | 105 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 44 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 91 |
| Civil Engineering | Not offered | 146 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not offered | 125 |
| Engineering Physics | Not offered | 58 |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not offered | 73 |
| Energy Engineering | Not offered | 47 |
| Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | Not offered | 40 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | Not offered | 46 |
| B.S. Chemistry | Not offered | 35 |
| B.S. Economics | Not offered | 40 |
| B.S. Mathematics | Not offered | 18 |
| B.S. Applied Geophysics | Not offered | 25 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Bhilai and IIT Bombay share 4 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Seat matrix, explained →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Bhilai | IIT Bombay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | – | – | – | 2394 | 2361 | 2638 |
| Applied Geophysics | – | – | – | – | 8343 | 7301 |
| BS in Mathematics | – | – | – | 1191 | 1067 | 1042 |
| Chemical Engineering | – | – | – | 2545 | 2464 | 2833 |
| Chemistry | – | – | – | 7430 | 7228 | 7838 |
| Civil Engineering | – | – | – | 4046 | 4250 | 4417 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 6516 | 7382 | 8886 | 68 | 66 | 67 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 7570 | 7934 | 9400 | – | – | – |
| Economics | – | – | – | 2408 | 2372 | 2272 |
| Electrical Engineering | 10709 | 11592 | 11934 | 496 | 433 | 411 |
| Electrical Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 973 | 841 | 844 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 9472 | 9668 | 9962 | – | – | – |
| Energy Engineering | – | – | – | 2689 | 2584 | 2605 |
| Engineering Physics | – | – | – | 1719 | 1539 | 1575 |
| Environmental Science and Engineering | – | – | – | 4718 | 4777 | 5473 |
| Industrial Engineering and Operations Research | – | – | – | 1726 | 1273 | 834 |
| Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science | 15871 | 17478 | 17880 | 4193 | 4345 | 3995 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 13137 | 14788 | 15260 | 1685 | 1834 | 1900 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 10843 | 12254 | 12519 | – | – | – |
All categories and seat pools
| Institute | Branch | Category | Seats | Year | Round | Opening | Closing |
|---|
Source: josaa.nic.in, final rounds.
M.Tech (GATE) cutoffs
No verified GATE cutoffs yet. How M.Tech admission works →
CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Bhilai 8,886 (2026), IIT Bombay 67 (2026). Cutoff trends, explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Bhilai: Tuition fee waivers for students from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds; also institute scholarships and interest-free education loans.. IIT Bombay: SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Bhilai: Not published. IIT Bombay: ₹19,400 hostel fee (first semester) + ₹22,500 mess advance.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Bombay
- Centre for Sophisticated Instruments and Facilities (CSIF): instruments in eight groups incl. microscopy, spectroscopy, fabrication and biological analysis
- Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), set up in 1976 with DST support: 600 MHz NMR, 300 kV HR-TEM, FEG-SEM, ToF-SIMS, SAXS
saif.iitb.ac.in (2026)
For industry consultancy, IIT Bombay earns the most of the two. What sponsored research means →
IIT Bhilai: what these numbers mean
We have not listed fees, because we could not open the 2026-27 fee PDF linked from the institute's fee page, and the JoSAA profile only links to that page. Please check the 2026-27 fee on iitbhilai.ac.in before you pay. The institute says it offers tuition waivers for socially and economically disadvantaged students, along with scholarships and interest-free education loans. The latest data we could verify is the NIRF 2025 file on nirfindia.org. It shows 116 of 162 four-year graduates of 2023-24 placed, at a median of ₹12 lakh. 14 went for higher studies. Sponsored research was ₹41.92 crore in FY 2023-24. The NIRF list names 77 faculty and 74 full-time PhD scholars, so this is still a growing research campus. A Central Instrumentation Facility supports labs across departments. Compare closing ranks for each branch in the cutoff table before you fill choices.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Bhilai 8,886 (2026), IIT Bombay 67 (2026).
- IIT Bhilai and IIT Bombay share 4 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- IIT Bhilai is in Kutelabhata, Durg, Chhattisgarh; IIT Bombay is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which has better placements, IIT Bhilai or IIT Bombay?
IIT Bombay has the higher UG median: ₹20.21 lakh vs ₹12 lakh (NIRF).
How many CSE seats do IIT Bhilai and IIT Bombay have?
IIT Bhilai: 61. IIT Bombay: 199.
Which does more research, IIT Bhilai or IIT Bombay?
Sponsored research: IIT Bhilai ₹41.92 crore, IIT Bombay ₹798.84 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitbhilai.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- nirfindia.org › IR-E-U-0946.pdf
- iitbhilai.ac.in › index
- iitb.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- acad.iitb.ac.in › Fee Circular for UG New Entrants 2025…
- acad.iitb.ac.in › ug-new-entrants-fees
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitb.ac.in › NIRF_IITBombay_2026_Overall_Category.pdf
- saif.iitb.ac.in › facility
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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