IIT Bhilai vs IIT Delhi: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Delhi received 9.8 times as much sponsored research funding (₹410.54 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Delhi leads on industry consultancy by 647% (₹49.60 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Delhi has a 777% larger faculty (675, 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 Delhi | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2016 | Not published | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Kutelabhata, Durg, Chhattisgarh | New Delhi, Delhi | JoSAA 2026 institute profile home.iitd.ac.in |
| Official website | iitbhilai.ac.in | home.iitd.ac.in | iitbhilai.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | Not published | 4 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 72 | 2 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | Not published | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 |
| First-semester academic fees | Not published | ₹1,31,000 | 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: no tuition. Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (₹33,333); below ₹1 lakh: nil. ₹1,00,000 applies above ₹5 lakh. | 2026-27 2025-26 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Not published | ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure | 2025-26 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 329 | 1,249 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹12 lakh | ₹20 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 116 placed of 162 graduates | 818 placed of 986 graduates | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | Not published | ₹30 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹10.2 lakh | ₹19.25 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 14 | 641 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 14 | 73 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | Not published | 4,388 | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 77 | 675 | NIRF 2025 NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 74 | 2,954 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | Not published | 489 | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹41.92 crore | ₹410.54 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹6.64 crore | ₹49.60 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Bhilai and IIT Delhi differ
- IIT Delhi received 9.8 times as much sponsored research funding (₹410.54 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Delhi leads on industry consultancy by 647% (₹49.60 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Delhi has a 777% larger faculty (675, NIRF 2026 vs 77, NIRF 2025; different data years).
- IIT Delhi runs a 3892% bigger PhD programme (2,954, 2024-25 vs 74, 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Delhi offers 3.8 times as much JoSAA seats (1,249 vs 329, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹12 lakh at IIT Bhilai (2023-24) and ₹20 lakh at IIT Delhi (2024-25). The years differ, so compare with care.
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (2 vs 72).
- IIT Delhi has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (99 vs 61).
- Only IIT Bhilai offers Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence among these two.
- Only IIT Delhi offers Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation), Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Engineering Physics among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Bhilai
- B.Tech (4 years)
IIT Delhi
- B.Tech (4 years)
- Dual degree B.Tech + M.Tech (5 years)
- B.S. Chemistry
- B.Tech Design
- Abu Dhabi campus B.Tech (4 branches)
- M.Tech, M.Sc, MBA, M.Des and PhD
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Bhilai | IIT Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 61 | 99 |
| Electrical Engineering | 60 | 110 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 44 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 85 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 30 | 40 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 44 | Not offered |
| CSE, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 37 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | Not offered | 54 |
| Civil Engineering | Not offered | 110 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not offered | 75 |
| Chemical Engineering, dual degree | Not offered | 46 |
| Engineering Physics | Not offered | 63 |
| Energy Engineering | Not offered | 40 |
| Mathematics and Computing | Not offered | 89 |
| Mathematics and Computing, dual degree | Not offered | 33 |
| Industrial / Production Engineering | Not offered | 83 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | Not offered | 60 |
| Textile Technology | Not offered | 85 |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | Not offered | 40 |
| B.S. Chemistry | Not offered | 40 |
| B.Tech Design | Not offered | 20 |
| Abu Dhabi campus (4 branches) | Not offered | 40 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
They have 4 branch names in common. How seats are counted →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Bhilai | IIT Delhi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Chemical Engineering | – | – | – | – | 5712 | 6145 |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Computer Science and Engineering | – | – | – | – | 1761 | 1788 |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Electrical Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | 3436 |
| Abu Dhabi Campus - Energy Engineering | – | – | – | – | 5590 | 4465 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | – | – | – | 4849 | 4999 | 4990 |
| Chemical Engineering | – | – | – | 2221 | 2548 | 2724 |
| Chemical Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 3646 | 3454 | 3968 |
| Chemistry | – | – | – | – | 8528 | 8823 |
| Civil Engineering | – | – | – | 4169 | 4302 | 4901 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 6516 | 7382 | 8886 | 116 | 126 | 128 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 204 | 186 | 212 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 7570 | 7934 | 9400 | – | – | – |
| Design | – | – | – | – | 12217 | 12730 |
| Electrical Engineering | 10709 | 11592 | 11934 | 625 | 605 | 612 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | – | – | – | 810 | 823 | 823 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 9472 | 9668 | 9962 | – | – | – |
| Energy Engineering | – | – | – | 2707 | 2668 | 2965 |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | – | – | – | 1194 | 1103 | 1107 |
| Engineering Physics | – | – | – | 2560 | 2565 | 2435 |
| Materials Engineering | 15871 | 17478 | 17880 | 3797 | 3736 | 3706 |
| Mathematics and Computing | – | – | – | 332 | 323 | 338 |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | – | – | – | 417 | 355 | 403 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 13137 | 14788 | 15260 | 1782 | 1862 | 2205 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 10843 | 12254 | 12519 | – | – | – |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | – | – | – | 3089 | 3223 | 3402 |
| Textile Technology | – | – | – | 6102 | 5733 | 6580 |
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 Delhi 128 (2026). Opening and closing ranks 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 Delhi: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (₹33,333); below ₹1 lakh: nil. ₹1,00,000 applies above ₹5 lakh..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Bhilai: Not published. IIT Delhi: ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Delhi
- Central Research Facility (CRF): open to users inside and outside IIT Delhi with online booking; FESEM, single-crystal XRD, micro-Raman, AFM
- New CRF building and workshop at the Sonipat campus
crf.iitd.ac.in (2026)
For industry consultancy, IIT Delhi earns the most of the two. Research money, explained →
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
- Rank first, name second. CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Bhilai 8,886 (2026), IIT Delhi 128 (2026).
- They have 4 branch names in common. Shortlist by branch before institute.
- IIT Bhilai is in Kutelabhata, Durg, Chhattisgarh; IIT Delhi is in New Delhi, Delhi. Weigh travel and living costs.
FAQ
Which has better placements, IIT Bhilai or IIT Delhi?
By median pay, IIT Delhi leads (₹20 lakh against ₹12 lakh).
How many CSE seats do IIT Bhilai and IIT Delhi have?
IIT Bhilai: 61. IIT Delhi: 99.
Which does more research, IIT Bhilai or IIT Delhi?
IIT Delhi, by sponsored research money: ₹410.54 crore vs ₹41.92 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitbhilai.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- nirfindia.org › IR-E-U-0946.pdf
- iitbhilai.ac.in › index
- home.iitd.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- academics.iitd.ac.in › Fee-Structure_2025-26_UG-Entry-S…
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- home.iitd.ac.in › NIRF_2026_Overall_Indian Institute of…
- crf.iitd.ac.in
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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