IIT Delhi vs IIT Gandhinagar: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Delhi attracts 3.6 times as much research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹114.87 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi does 74% more consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹28.43 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi employs 3.4 times as much faculty (675 vs 198, NIRF 2026).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Gandhinagar
Our analysis: IIT Gandhinagar suits you if you value a flexible curriculum over a big intake. It allows branch change after the first semester (with a CPI of 9.5 or above, without restriction). It also offers dual majors, minors in 25 areas, and a semester of external exposure. Its eight B.Tech branches include Integrated Circuit Design & Technology and Artificial Intelligence.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Delhi | IIT Gandhinagar | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | Not published | 2008 | official website |
| Location (city, state) | New Delhi, Delhi | Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat | home.iitd.ac.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | home.iitd.ac.in | iitgn.ac.in | home.iitd.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 4 | 39 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 2 | 25 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | Not published | 2025-26 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,31,000 | Not published | 2025-26 |
| Fee waiver notes | 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. | SC, ST and PwD (40%+): tuition waiver. Parental income up to ₹2.5 lakh: full tuition waiver; ₹2.5–5 lakh: pay one-third of tuition. Income below ₹9 lakh: interest-free Vidyalaxmi loan for the tuition payable. | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure | First semester: mess and laundry advance ₹24,960 + hostel seat rent and utilities ₹20,384 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,249 | 360 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹20 lakh | ₹14 lakh | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 818 placed of 986 graduates | 166 placed of 213 graduates | 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹30 lakh | Not published | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹19.25 lakh | ₹8 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 641 | 111 | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 73 | 44 | 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 4,388 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 675 | 198 | NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 2,954 | 736 | 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 489 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹410.54 crore | ₹114.87 crore | FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹49.60 crore | ₹28.43 crore | FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar differ
- IIT Delhi attracts 3.6 times as much research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹114.87 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi does 74% more consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹28.43 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi employs 3.4 times as much faculty (675 vs 198, NIRF 2026).
- IIT Delhi has 4.0 times as much full-time PhD students (2,954 vs 736, 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi has a 247% bigger JoSAA intake (1,249 vs 360, JoSAA 2026).
- IIT Delhi reported a ₹6.00 lakh higher 4-year UG median salary (₹20 lakh vs ₹14 lakh).
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 39).
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (2 vs 25).
- IIT Delhi has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (99 vs 60).
- Only IIT Delhi offers Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation), Engineering Physics, Energy Engineering, Mathematics and Computing among these two.
- Only IIT Gandhinagar offers Integrated Circuit Design & Technology, Artificial Intelligence among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
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
IIT Gandhinagar
- B.Tech (4 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT Gandhinagar |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 99 | 60 |
| CSE, 5-year dual degree | 37 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering | 110 | 50 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 54 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 85 | 50 |
| Civil Engineering | 110 | 40 |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | 50 |
| Chemical Engineering, dual degree | 46 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 63 | Not offered |
| Materials Engineering | 40 | 40 |
| Energy Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 89 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing, dual degree | 33 | Not offered |
| Industrial / Production Engineering | 83 | Not offered |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 60 | Not offered |
| Textile Technology | 85 | Not offered |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | 40 | Not offered |
| B.S. Chemistry | 40 | Not offered |
| B.Tech Design | 20 | Not offered |
| Abu Dhabi campus (4 branches) | 40 | Not offered |
| Integrated Circuit Design & Technology | Not offered | 30 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 40 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar share 6 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 Delhi | IIT Gandhinagar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – |
| Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 2309 | 2236 | 2745 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 4849 | 4999 | 4990 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 2221 | 2548 | 2724 | 8269 | 9276 | 9842 |
| Chemical Engineering (5-yr) | 3646 | 3454 | 3968 | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | – | 8528 | 8823 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 4169 | 4302 | 4901 | 10234 | 10796 | 12508 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 116 | 126 | 128 | 1708 | 2020 | 2315 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | 204 | 186 | 212 | 2234 | – | – |
| Design | – | 12217 | 12730 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 625 | 605 | 612 | 4055 | 3931 | 4007 |
| Electrical Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 4588 | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 810 | 823 | 823 | – | – | – |
| Energy Engineering | 2707 | 2668 | 2965 | – | – | – |
| Engineering and Computational Mechanics | 1194 | 1103 | 1107 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Physics | 2560 | 2565 | 2435 | – | – | – |
| Integrated Circuit Design & Technology | – | – | – | 4349 | 4652 | 4460 |
| Materials Engineering | 3797 | 3736 | 3706 | 11298 | 11066 | 12873 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 332 | 323 | 338 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | 417 | 355 | 403 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1782 | 1862 | 2205 | 6344 | 6904 | 7236 |
| Mechanical Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 7422 | – | – |
| 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 Delhi 128 (2026), IIT Gandhinagar 2,315 (2026). Cutoff trends, explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: 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.. IIT Gandhinagar: SC, ST and PwD (40%+): tuition waiver. Parental income up to ₹2.5 lakh: full tuition waiver; ₹2.5–5 lakh: pay one-third of tuition. Income below ₹9 lakh: interest-free Vidyalaxmi loan for the tuition payable..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Delhi: ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure. IIT Gandhinagar: First semester: mess and laundry advance ₹24,960 + hostel seat rent and utilities ₹20,384.
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)
IIT Gandhinagar
- PARAM Ananta supercomputer
- High-performance computing (HPC) platform for research and teaching
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Delhi earns the most of the two. What sponsored research means →
IIT Gandhinagar: what these numbers mean
Its fee aid is among the most generous we found. Families earning up to ₹2.5 lakh get full tuition waiver, and those earning ₹2.5–5 lakh pay only one-third. SC, ST and PwD students get a waiver too. Interest-free loans are available below ₹9 lakh. We have not listed a tuition figure, because the JoSAA 2026 fee table's parts do not add up to its total. Please check the fee on iitgn.ac.in before you pay. NIRF 2026 data shows 166 of 213 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹14 lakh. 44 went for higher studies. Sponsored research was ₹114.87 crore in FY 2024-25, high for its size. The PARAM Ananta supercomputer is on campus. Hostels are air-conditioned at night, and laundry is part of the mess charge.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Delhi 128 (2026), IIT Gandhinagar 2,315 (2026).
- IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar share 6 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- IIT Delhi is in New Delhi, Delhi; IIT Gandhinagar is in Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Delhi or IIT Gandhinagar?
IIT Delhi is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 39). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Which has better placements, IIT Delhi or IIT Gandhinagar?
By median pay, IIT Delhi leads (₹20 lakh against ₹14 lakh).
How many CSE seats do IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar have?
IIT Delhi: 99. IIT Gandhinagar: 60.
Which does more research, IIT Delhi or IIT Gandhinagar?
IIT Delhi, by sponsored research money: ₹410.54 crore vs ₹114.87 crore.
Sources
- home.iitd.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- 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
- iitgn.ac.in › about
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitgn.ac.in
- iitgn.ac.in › IIT Gandhinagar NIRF 2026 updated overll …
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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