IIT BHU vs IIT Roorkee: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Roorkee attracts 36% more research funding (₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹86.32 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years). IIT Roorkee does 3.4 times as much consultancy business (₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹38.27 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years). IIT Roorkee employs 57% more faculty (641, NIRF 2025 vs 409, NIRF 2026; different data years).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT BHU
Our analysis: IIT BHU suits you if you want a large intake and rare branches you won't find at most IITs. Examples are Ceramic Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology, Mining Engineering and Biochemical Engineering. It also offers a 5-year B.Arch. Its biggest branches are Mechanical (190 seats) and Chemical (170).IIT Roorkee
Our analysis: IIT Roorkee suits you if you want a large, long-established campus with many branch choices. Besides B.Tech, it offers B.Arch, 5-year integrated M.Tech in Geological and Geophysical Technology, and BS-MS dual degrees in Physics, Mathematics & Computing, Chemical Sciences and Economics. Civil (154 seats) and Electrical (165) are its biggest B.Tech branches.At a glance
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| Point | IIT BHU | IIT Roorkee | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 1919 | 1847 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile official website |
| Location (city, state) | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh | Roorkee, Uttarakhand | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitbhu.ac.in | iitr.ac.in | iitbhu.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 31 | 7 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 10 | 6 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | Not published | ₹1,55,550 | 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PwD: semester fee ₹6,050 (no tuition). Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (semester fee ₹39,683); below ₹1 lakh: tuition exempted (₹6,350). | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333 per semester (two-thirds remitted). | 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Mess advance ₹16,500 every semester, on top of the semester fee | Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750 | 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,589 | 1,353 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹18 lakh | ₹17 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 1,079 placed of 1,106 graduates | 769 placed of 1,102 graduates | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹9.2 lakh | ₹11 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year placed | 233 | 337 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 26 | 333 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Faculty count | 409 | 641 | NIRF 2026 NIRF 2025 |
| Full-time PhD students | 1,355 | 3,047 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹86.32 crore | ₹117.45 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
| Consultancy received | ₹38.27 crore | ₹130.36 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
How IIT BHU and IIT Roorkee differ
- IIT Roorkee attracts 36% more research funding (₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹86.32 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee does 3.4 times as much consultancy business (₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹38.27 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee employs 57% more faculty (641, NIRF 2025 vs 409, NIRF 2026; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee has 2.2 times as much full-time PhD students (3,047, 2023-24 vs 1,355, 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT BHU has a 17% bigger JoSAA intake (1,589 vs 1,353, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹18 lakh at IIT BHU (2024-25) and ₹17 lakh at IIT Roorkee (2023-24). The years differ, so compare with care.
- Same tuition at both: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Roorkee ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (7 vs 31).
- IIT Roorkee ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (6 vs 10).
- IIT BHU has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (155 vs 109).
- Only IIT BHU offers Ceramic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics and Computing among these two.
- Only IIT Roorkee offers Electronics and Communication Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Biosciences and Bioengineering among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT BHU
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.Arch (5 years)
IIT Roorkee
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.Arch (5 years)
- Integrated M.Tech (5 years)
- Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (5 years, dual degree)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT BHU | IIT Roorkee |
|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Engineering | 75 | Not offered |
| Chemical Engineering | 170 | 117 |
| Civil Engineering | 160 | 154 |
| Industrial Chemistry | 24 | Not offered |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 155 | 109 |
| Electrical Engineering | 150 | 165 |
| Electronics Engineering | 155 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 40 | 50 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 65 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 190 | 150 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 110 | Not offered |
| Biochemical Engineering | 25 | Not offered |
| Materials Science and Technology | 28 | 82 |
| Mining Engineering | 120 | Not offered |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology | 75 | Not offered |
| Biomedical Engineering | 21 | Not offered |
| Architecture (5-year Bachelor of Architecture) | 26 | 30 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Not offered | 109 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | Not offered | 58 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 40 |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | Not offered | 46 |
| Energy Engineering | Not offered | 20 |
| Geological Technology (5-year Integrated Master of Technology) | Not offered | 38 |
| Geophysical Technology (5-year Integrated Master of Technology) | Not offered | 41 |
| Physics (5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science dual degree) | Not offered | 27 |
| Mathematics & Computing (5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science dual degree) | Not offered | 49 |
| Chemical Sciences (5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science dual degree) | Not offered | 35 |
| Economics (5-year Bachelor of Science and Master of Science dual degree) | Not offered | 33 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT BHU and IIT Roorkee share 8 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. What seat counts tell you →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT BHU | IIT Roorkee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Architecture (5-yr) | 22390 | 20792 | 28480 | 19885 | 17665 | 19389 |
| Biochemical Engineering | – | 13255 | 13511 | – | – | – |
| Biochemical Engineering with M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology (5-yr) | 12761 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bioengineering | – | 12759 | – | – | – | – |
| Bioengineering with M.Tech in Biomedical Technology (5-yr) | 14001 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | – | 13196 | – | – | – |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | – | – | – | 7286 | 8159 | 8735 |
| Ceramic Engineering | 12154 | 13064 | 14562 | – | – | – |
| Ceramic Engineering (5-yr) | 13931 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 7757 | 8381 | 9512 | 4689 | 4816 | 5572 |
| Chemical Sciences (5-yr) | – | – | – | 11647 | 11130 | 12132 |
| Civil Engineering | 9339 | 10278 | 12331 | 6293 | 6870 | 7765 |
| Civil Engineering (5-yr) | 10583 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 1071 | 1489 | 1439 | 481 | 592 | 587 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | 1510 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 680 | 845 | 847 |
| Economics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 5312 | 5938 | 5957 |
| Electrical Engineering | 3608 | 3537 | 3879 | 2033 | 2091 | 2269 |
| Electrical Engineering with M.Tech. in Power Electronics (5-yr) | 4619 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 1424 | 1486 | 1541 |
| Electronics Engineering | 2826 | 2635 | 2809 | – | – | – |
| Energy Engineering | – | – | – | 4818 | 4761 | 5418 |
| Engineering Physics | – | 8441 | 7798 | 3951 | 4544 | 4251 |
| Engineering Physics (5-yr) | 7764 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Geological Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9977 | 10016 | 11560 |
| Geophysical Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9210 | 8870 | 9779 |
| Industrial Chemistry | – | 12721 | 12340 | – | – | – |
| Industrial Chemistry (5-yr) | 12317 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 12524 | 10851 | 9905 | 7051 | 7341 | 7977 |
| Mathematics and Computing | – | 1924 | 1923 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | 2154 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics & Computing (5-yr) | – | – | – | 1512 | 1513 | 1529 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 6596 | 7286 | 8010 | 3672 | 3897 | 4453 |
| Mechanical Engineering (5-yr) | 7497 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 10740 | 11398 | 12952 | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical Engineering (5-yr) | 11530 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mining Engineering | 12876 | 14243 | 15019 | – | – | – |
| Mining Engineering (5-yr) | 14557 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology | 13562 | 14447 | 15894 | – | – | – |
| Pharmaceutical Engineering & Technology (5-yr) | 14463 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Physics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9079 | 10171 | 9749 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | – | – | – | 5365 | 5820 | 5903 |
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 BHU 1,439 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026). What a closing rank means →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT BHU: SC, ST and PwD: semester fee ₹6,050 (no tuition). Family income ₹1–5 lakh: one-third tuition (semester fee ₹39,683); below ₹1 lakh: tuition exempted (₹6,350).. IIT Roorkee: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333 per semester (two-thirds remitted)..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT BHU: Mess advance ₹16,500 every semester, on top of the semester fee. IIT Roorkee: Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT BHU
- PARAM Shivay supercomputer (833 TeraFLOPS peak)
- Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
IIT Roorkee
- Institute Instrumentation Centre (IIC): SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, NMR and more
iitr.ac.in (2026)
For industry consultancy, IIT Roorkee earns the most of the two. Why research funding matters →
IIT BHU: what these numbers mean
The semester fee is ₹1,06,350, and you add a mess advance of ₹16,500 each semester. SC, ST and PwD students pay ₹6,050 a semester instead. If your family income is ₹1–5 lakh, you pay one-third of the tuition, so the semester fee is ₹39,683. NIRF 2026 data reports 1,079 of 1,106 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹18 lakh. That is the highest placement count in this batch. Sponsored research was ₹86.32 crore and consultancy ₹38.27 crore in FY 2024-25. The PARAM Shivay supercomputer (833 TeraFLOPS peak) and a Central Instrumentation Facility are on campus. The campus sits inside BHU, so you also get the life and culture of a large university town.IIT Roorkee: what these numbers mean
Tuition is ₹1,00,000 per semester, the same as other IITs. With hostel and mess, the first semester comes to ₹1,55,550 for general students. If your family earns under ₹1 lakh a year, or you are SC, ST or PwD, you pay no tuition. Between ₹1 lakh and ₹5 lakh, tuition drops to ₹33,333. In the NIRF 2025 data, 769 of 1,102 four-year B.Tech graduates of 2023-24 were placed, at a median of ₹17 lakh. Another 333 went on to higher studies. Research is a real strength: ₹117.45 crore in sponsored research and ₹130.36 crore in consultancy in FY 2023-24. That consultancy figure is the highest in this batch. The Institute Instrumentation Centre gives researchers SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS and NMR machines. Check the cutoff table for the branch you want. At a big IIT, the branch often matters more than the name.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT BHU 1,439 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026).
- IIT BHU and IIT Roorkee share 8 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- IIT BHU is in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; IIT Roorkee is in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT BHU or IIT Roorkee?
IIT Roorkee is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (7 vs 31). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT BHU and IIT Roorkee?
Tuition matches at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
Which has better placements, IIT BHU or IIT Roorkee?
UG medians: IIT BHU ₹18 lakh, IIT Roorkee ₹17 lakh.
How many CSE seats do IIT BHU and IIT Roorkee have?
IIT BHU: 155. IIT Roorkee: 109.
Which does more research, IIT BHU or IIT Roorkee?
IIT Roorkee brings in more sponsored research (₹117.45 crore).
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitbhu.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- iitbhu.ac.in › nirf_2026_overall_report.pdf
- iitr.ac.in › History
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitr.ac.in
- iitr.ac.in › UGIst.pdf
- nirfindia.org › IR-O-U-0560.pdf
- iitr.ac.in › Institute Instrumentation Centre
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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