IIT Delhi vs IIT Hyderabad: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Delhi attracts 48% more research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹276.52 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi does 2.9 times as much consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹16.93 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi employs 2.0 times as much faculty (675 vs 330, NIRF 2026).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Hyderabad
Our analysis: IIT Hyderabad suits you if you like newer, interdisciplinary branches. It offers 705 JoSAA seats in 15 B.Tech programmes, including Artificial Intelligence, Computational Engineering, Engineering Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology). Note that it stopped branch change from 2021, so choose carefully at JoSAA.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Delhi | IIT Hyderabad | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | Not published | 2008 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | New Delhi, Delhi | Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana | home.iitd.ac.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | Not published | 599 acres 16 guntas | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | home.iitd.ac.in | iith.ac.in | home.iitd.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 4 | 12 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 2 | 7 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,31,000 | ₹1,68,993 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| 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: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission. GEN/EWS/OBC students get ₹1,000 a month pocket money under the institute scholarship. | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure | Per semester: hostel ₹18,000 + mess ₹14,430 (₹130 a day for 111 days) | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,249 | 705 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹20 lakh | ₹18.87 lakh | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 818 placed of 986 graduates | 376 placed of 465 graduates | 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹30 lakh | Not published | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹19.25 lakh | ₹12.5 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 641 | 370 | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 73 | 48 | 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 4,388 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 675 | 330 | NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 2,954 | 1,238 | 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 489 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹410.54 crore | ₹276.52 crore | FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹49.60 crore | ₹16.93 crore | FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad differ
- IIT Delhi attracts 48% more research funding (₹410.54 crore vs ₹276.52 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi does 2.9 times as much consultancy business (₹49.60 crore vs ₹16.93 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi employs 2.0 times as much faculty (675 vs 330, NIRF 2026).
- IIT Delhi has 2.4 times as much full-time PhD students (2,954 vs 1,238, 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi has a 77% bigger JoSAA intake (1,249 vs 705, JoSAA 2026).
- IIT Delhi reported a ₹1.13 lakh higher 4-year UG median salary (₹20 lakh vs ₹18.87 lakh).
- Same tuition at both: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 12).
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (2 vs 7).
- IIT Delhi has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (99 vs 70).
- Only IIT Delhi offers Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation), Energy Engineering, Industrial / Production Engineering, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering among these two.
- Only IIT Hyderabad offers Computational Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology), Engineering Science 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 Hyderabad
- B.Tech (4 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT Hyderabad |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 99 | 70 |
| CSE, 5-year dual degree | 37 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering | 110 | 70 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 54 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 85 | 70 |
| Civil Engineering | 110 | 65 |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | 50 |
| Chemical Engineering, dual degree | 46 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 63 | 40 |
| Materials Engineering | 40 | 40 |
| Energy Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 89 | 35 |
| 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 |
| Computational Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Industrial Chemistry | Not offered | 35 |
| Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology) | Not offered | 35 |
| Engineering Science | Not offered | 45 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 50 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not offered | 35 |
| Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | Not offered | 35 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad share 8 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 Hyderabad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – | 875 | 861 | 917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | 8493 | 8376 | 8475 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 4849 | 4999 | 4990 | – | – | – |
| Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | – | – | – | 8524 | 9378 | 9123 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2221 | 2548 | 2724 | 5757 | 5756 | 5988 |
| Chemical Engineering (5-yr) | 3646 | 3454 | 3968 | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | – | 8528 | 8823 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 4169 | 4302 | 4901 | 7898 | 8698 | 8928 |
| Computational Engineering | – | – | – | 1790 | 1866 | 1938 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 116 | 126 | 128 | 656 | 673 | 680 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | 204 | 186 | 212 | – | – | – |
| Design | – | 12217 | 12730 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 625 | 605 | 612 | 2105 | 1900 | 1714 |
| Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology) | – | – | – | 2147 | 1895 | 1896 |
| 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 | 4932 | 4686 | 4208 |
| Engineering Science | – | – | – | 3835 | 3272 | 2602 |
| Industrial Chemistry | – | – | – | 9551 | 10043 | 8762 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 3797 | 3736 | 3706 | 8197 | 7604 | 7582 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 332 | 323 | 338 | 982 | 1015 | 927 |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | 417 | 355 | 403 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1782 | 1862 | 2205 | 4469 | 4443 | 4767 |
| 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 Hyderabad 680 (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 Hyderabad: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission. GEN/EWS/OBC students get ₹1,000 a month pocket money under the institute scholarship..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Delhi: ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure. IIT Hyderabad: Per semester: hostel ₹18,000 + mess ₹14,430 (₹130 a day for 111 days).
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Hyderabad than at IIT Delhi by ₹37,993. Fees and waivers explained →
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 Hyderabad
- Nanotechnology facility
- X-Materials Innovations Laboratory
- Cyber Physical Systems / Internet of Things lab
- High Performance Computing Center
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Delhi earns the most of the two. What sponsored research means →
IIT Hyderabad: what these numbers mean
The total first-semester fee is ₹1,68,993, including hostel (₹18,000) and mess (₹14,430). SC, ST and PwD students pay no tuition. Families earning under ₹1 lakh get full remission, and those earning ₹1–5 lakh get two-thirds off. GEN, EWS and OBC students on the institute scholarship also get ₹1,000 a month. In NIRF 2026 data, 376 of 465 four-year graduates in 2024-25 were placed, at a median of ₹18.87 lakh. 48 went for higher studies. Sponsored research rose to ₹276.52 crore in FY 2024-25, the highest in this batch. Labs include nanotechnology, the X-Materials Innovations Laboratory, cyber-physical systems and IoT, and a high-performance computing centre. For you, that means plenty of funded projects to join as an undergraduate.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Delhi 128 (2026), IIT Hyderabad 680 (2026).
- IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad share 8 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Hyderabad than at IIT Delhi by ₹37,993. Fees and waivers explained →
- IIT Delhi is in New Delhi, Delhi; IIT Hyderabad is in Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Delhi or IIT Hyderabad?
IIT Delhi is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 12). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad?
Tuition matches at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Delhi or IIT Hyderabad?
UG medians: IIT Delhi ₹20 lakh, IIT Hyderabad ₹18.87 lakh.
How many CSE seats do IIT Delhi and IIT Hyderabad have?
IIT Delhi: 99. IIT Hyderabad: 70.
Which does more research, IIT Delhi or IIT Hyderabad?
IIT Delhi brings in more sponsored research (₹410.54 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
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iith.ac.in
- iith.ac.in › nirf-2026-overall-iith.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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