IIT Delhi vs IIT Mandi: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Delhi leads on sponsored research by 1282% (₹410.54 crore vs ₹29.71 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi earned 13.6 times as much from consultancy (₹49.60 crore vs ₹3.64 crore, FY 2024-25). IIT Delhi has 3.0 times as much faculty (675 vs 226, NIRF 2026).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Mandi
Our analysis: IIT Mandi suits you if you want new-age branches and a hill campus. It offers Quantum Science and Engineering, Microelectronics & VLSI, Data Science and AI, Chemical and Agricultural Engineering with Data Analytics, General Engineering, and a B.S. in Chemical Sciences. Most of these have 30 seats each, so cutoffs can move a lot from year to year.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Delhi | IIT Mandi | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | Not published | 2009 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | New Delhi, Delhi | Mandi (Kamand), Himachal Pradesh | home.iitd.ac.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | home.iitd.ac.in | iitmandi.ac.in | home.iitd.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 4 | 58 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 2 | 26 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,31,000 | ₹1,55,434 | 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. | Students exempted from tuition (as per the institute rules linked on the fee page) pay ₹1,000 instead of ₹1,01,000 per semester; first-semester total ₹55,434 for them. | 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 charges ₹14,800 (about 10% annual increase; AC extra) + mess advance ₹16,884 | 2025-26 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,249 | 640 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹20 lakh | ₹17 lakh | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 818 placed of 986 graduates | 211 placed of 272 graduates | 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹30 lakh | Not published | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹19.25 lakh | ₹7.05 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 641 | 127 | 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 73 | 61 | 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 4,388 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 675 | 226 | NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 2,954 | 915 | 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 489 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹410.54 crore | ₹29.71 crore | FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹49.60 crore | ₹3.64 crore | FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Delhi and IIT Mandi differ
- IIT Delhi leads on sponsored research by 1282% (₹410.54 crore vs ₹29.71 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi earned 13.6 times as much from consultancy (₹49.60 crore vs ₹3.64 crore, FY 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi has 3.0 times as much faculty (675 vs 226, NIRF 2026).
- IIT Delhi enrols 3.2 times as much PhD scholars (2,954 vs 915, 2024-25).
- IIT Delhi admits 95% more students through JoSAA (1,249 vs 640, JoSAA 2026).
- IIT Delhi reported a ₹3.00 lakh higher 4-year UG median salary (₹20 lakh vs ₹17 lakh).
- Tuition is identical at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (4 vs 58).
- IIT Delhi ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (2 vs 26).
- IIT Delhi has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (99 vs 90).
- Only IIT Delhi offers Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation), Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial / Production Engineering among these two.
- Only IIT Mandi offers General Engineering, Microelectronics & VLSI, Bio Engineering, Quantum Science and Engineering 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 Mandi
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.S. (4 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT Mandi |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science and Engineering | 99 | 90 |
| CSE, 5-year dual degree | 37 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering | 110 | 70 |
| Electrical Engineering (Power and Automation) | 54 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 85 | 60 |
| Civil Engineering | 110 | 50 |
| Chemical Engineering | 75 | Not offered |
| Chemical Engineering, dual degree | 46 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 63 | 30 |
| Materials Engineering | 40 | 30 |
| Energy Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 89 | 40 |
| 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 |
| General Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Microelectronics & VLSI | Not offered | 30 |
| Bio Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Quantum Science and Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Chemical Engineering with Data Analytics | Not offered | 30 |
| Agricultural Engineering with Data Analytics | Not offered | 30 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 60 |
| B.S. Chemical Sciences | Not offered | 30 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
7 branches appear at both IIT Delhi and IIT Mandi. About JoSAA seat numbers →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Delhi | IIT Mandi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – | – |
| Agricultural Engineering with Data Analytics | – | – | – | – | – | 16689 |
| B.Tech in General Engineering | – | – | – | 10842 | 11034 | 9733 |
| B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing | – | – | – | 4089 | 4285 | 5251 |
| B.Tech in Microelectronics & VLSI | – | – | – | 6643 | 6166 | 6316 |
| Bio Engineering | – | – | – | 14239 | 14879 | 16526 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 4849 | 4999 | 4990 | – | – | – |
| BS in Chemical Sciences | – | – | – | 16430 | 17491 | 18835 |
| Chemical Engineering | 2221 | 2548 | 2724 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering (5-yr) | 3646 | 3454 | 3968 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering with Data Analytics | – | – | – | – | – | 12307 |
| Chemistry | – | 8528 | 8823 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 4169 | 4302 | 4901 | 12562 | 14274 | 15702 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 116 | 126 | 128 | 3118 | 3123 | 3762 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (5-yr) | 204 | 186 | 212 | – | – | – |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | – | 3928 | 4916 |
| Data Science and Engineering | – | – | – | 3918 | – | – |
| Design | – | 12217 | 12730 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | 625 | 605 | 612 | 6909 | 7590 | 7947 |
| 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 | 10475 | 12110 | 11744 |
| B.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering | 3797 | 3736 | 3706 | 14440 | 14368 | 13925 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 332 | 323 | 338 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Computing (5-yr) | 417 | 355 | 403 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1782 | 1862 | 2205 | 9734 | 10267 | 11085 |
| Production and Industrial Engineering | 3089 | 3223 | 3402 | – | – | – |
| Quantum Science and Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | 7351 |
| 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 Mandi 3,762 (2026). How to read cutoffs →
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 Mandi: Students exempted from tuition (as per the institute rules linked on the fee page) pay ₹1,000 instead of ₹1,01,000 per semester; first-semester total ₹55,434 for them..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Delhi: ₹8,600 institute residence fee (in first-semester fees); mess charges not published in the fee structure. IIT Mandi: Per semester: hostel charges ₹14,800 (about 10% annual increase; AC extra) + mess advance ₹16,884.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Mandi than at IIT Delhi by ₹24,434. How fee waivers work →
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 Mandi
- Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC)
- PARAM Himalaya supercomputing facility
- NVIDIA DGX H200 GPU facility (8× H200 GPUs)
- Quantum technologies centre (CQST)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Delhi earns the most of the two. Sponsored vs consultancy →
IIT Mandi: what these numbers mean
Each semester costs ₹1,01,000. Students exempt from tuition pay ₹1,000 instead. The first-semester total is ₹1,55,434 including hostel (₹14,800) and mess advance (₹16,884). Hostel charges rise about 10% a year, and air conditioning is extra. NIRF 2026 data shows 211 of 272 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹17 lakh. 61 went for higher studies. Sponsored research was ₹29.71 crore in FY 2024-25. Computing is a highlight: the PARAM Himalaya supercomputer, an HPC cluster and an NVIDIA DGX H200 system with eight H200 GPUs. There is also the Advanced Materials Research Centre and a quantum technologies centre (CQST). The NIRF list names 226 faculty and 915 full-time PhD scholars.How to choose
- Check your rank against the cutoff table first. CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Delhi 128 (2026), IIT Mandi 3,762 (2026).
- 7 branches appear at both IIT Delhi and IIT Mandi. Compare the branch you want, not just the name.
- The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Mandi than at IIT Delhi by ₹24,434. How fee waivers work →
- IIT Delhi is in New Delhi, Delhi; IIT Mandi is in Mandi (Kamand), Himachal Pradesh. Think about distance from home.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Delhi or IIT Mandi?
Neither is clearly better on paper: IIT Delhi ranks 4 and IIT Mandi ranks 58 overall (NIRF 2025). Compare the branch you can get.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Delhi and IIT Mandi?
Yes: ₹1,00,000 tuition per semester at both.
Which has better placements, IIT Delhi or IIT Mandi?
By median pay, IIT Delhi leads (₹20 lakh against ₹17 lakh).
How many CSE seats do IIT Delhi and IIT Mandi have?
IIT Delhi: 99. IIT Mandi: 90.
Which does more research, IIT Delhi or IIT Mandi?
IIT Delhi, by sponsored research money: ₹410.54 crore vs ₹29.71 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
- iitmandi.ac.in
- academics.iitmandi.ac.in › fees
- iitmandi.ac.in › Indian_Institute_of_Technology_Mandi20…
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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