IIT Bhilai vs IIT Madras: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Madras attracts 26.9 times as much research funding (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras does 69.3 times as much consultancy business (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras employs 9.4 times as much faculty (720, 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 Madras | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2016 | 1959 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Kutelabhata, Durg, Chhattisgarh | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | JoSAA 2026 institute profile josaa.admissions.nic.in |
| Campus area | Not published | 650 acres | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitbhilai.ac.in | iitm.ac.in | iitbhilai.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | Not published | 1 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 72 | 1 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | Not published | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | Not published | ₹1,41,402 | 2026-27 |
| 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 below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission (first-semester total ₹74,735). | 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Not published | Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender | 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 329 | 1,118 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹12 lakh | ₹17.78 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 116 placed of 162 graduates | 631 placed of 781 graduates | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | Not published | ₹22 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹10.2 lakh | ₹15 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 14 | 644 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 14 | 147 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | Not published | 3,733 | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 77 | 720 | NIRF 2025 NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 74 | 2,399 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | Not published | 485 | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹41.92 crore | ₹1,128.82 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹6.64 crore | ₹460.28 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Bhilai and IIT Madras differ
- IIT Madras attracts 26.9 times as much research funding (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹41.92 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras does 69.3 times as much consultancy business (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹6.64 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras employs 9.4 times as much faculty (720, NIRF 2026 vs 77, NIRF 2025; different data years).
- IIT Madras has 32.4 times as much full-time PhD students (2,399, 2024-25 vs 74, 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras has a 240% bigger JoSAA intake (1,118 vs 329, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹12 lakh at IIT Bhilai (2023-24) and ₹17.78 lakh at IIT Madras (2024-25). The years differ, so compare with care.
- IIT Madras ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (1 vs 72).
- IIT Madras has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (87 vs 61).
- Only IIT Bhilai offers Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence among these two.
- Only IIT Madras offers Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Bhilai
- B.Tech (4 years)
IIT Madras
- B.Tech, B.S. and 5-year dual degree
- B.S. Medical Sciences and Engineering, B.S. Chemistry
- M.Sc, M.Tech, MBA, EMBA, M.A.
- MS (Research) and PhD
- Online B.S. in Data Science and Applications, B.S. in Electronic Systems
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Bhilai | IIT Madras |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 61 | 87 |
| Electrical Engineering | 60 | 154 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 44 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 144 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 30 | 54 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 44 | Not offered |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not offered | 54 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not offered | 104 |
| Civil Engineering | Not offered | 111 |
| Engineering Physics | Not offered | 42 |
| Biological Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | Not offered | 50 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | Not offered | 40 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | Not offered | 40 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | Not offered | 73 |
| B.S. Physics | Not offered | 12 |
| B.S. Mathematics | Not offered | 20 |
| B.S. Biological Science | Not offered | 30 |
| Aerospace Engineering, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 9 |
| Engineering Design, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 64 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Bhilai and IIT Madras 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 Madras | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | – | – | – | 2815 | 3211 | 3278 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 2984 | 2808 | 3389 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | – | – | – | 419 | 306 | 226 |
| Biological Engineering | – | – | – | 5755 | 5261 | 6440 |
| Biological Science | – | – | – | 10682 | 10290 | 12204 |
| BS in Mathematics | – | – | – | – | – | 1804 |
| Chemical Engineering | – | – | – | 3972 | 4116 | 4162 |
| Civil Engineering | – | – | – | 5688 | 6112 | 6225 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | – | – | – | – | 1309 | 1314 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 6516 | 7382 | 8886 | 159 | 171 | 151 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 7570 | 7934 | 9400 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 10709 | 11592 | 11934 | 838 | 849 | 749 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 9472 | 9668 | 9962 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Design (5-yr) | – | – | – | 3656 | 3380 | 3093 |
| Engineering Physics | – | – | – | 1858 | 1441 | 1316 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | – | 4366 | 4011 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 15871 | 17478 | 17880 | 4748 | 5499 | 5398 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 13137 | 14788 | 15260 | 2310 | 2468 | 2619 |
| Mechatronics Engineering | 10843 | 12254 | 12519 | – | – | – |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | – | – | – | 7404 | 7433 | 8354 |
| Physics | – | – | – | – | 3804 | 3918 |
| Physics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 2742 | – | – |
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 Madras 151 (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 Madras: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission (first-semester total ₹74,735)..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Bhilai: Not published. IIT Madras: Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Madras
- Sophisticated Analytical Instruments Facility (SAIF)
- Material Science Research Centre (MSRC)
- Central Electronics Centre (CEC)
- AQUA high-performance computing cluster (11,680 cores, 30 GPUs)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Madras 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 Madras 151 (2026).
- IIT Bhilai and IIT Madras 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 Madras is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which has better placements, IIT Bhilai or IIT Madras?
IIT Madras has the higher UG median: ₹17.78 lakh vs ₹12 lakh (NIRF).
How many CSE seats do IIT Bhilai and IIT Madras have?
IIT Bhilai: 61. IIT Madras: 87.
Which does more research, IIT Bhilai or IIT Madras?
Sponsored research: IIT Bhilai ₹41.92 crore, IIT Madras ₹1,128.82 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitbhilai.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- nirfindia.org › IR-E-U-0946.pdf
- iitbhilai.ac.in › index
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitm.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- iitm.ac.in › NIRF_Overall_2026.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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