IIT Dharwad vs IIT Kharagpur: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Kharagpur leads on sponsored research by 1274% (₹162.10 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹11.80 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years). IIT Kharagpur earned 19.9 times as much from consultancy (₹46.15 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹2.32 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years). IIT Kharagpur has 7.9 times as much faculty (895, NIRF 2025 vs 114, NIRF 2026; different data years).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Dharwad
Our analysis: IIT Dharwad suits you if you want a young IIT with B.S. options. Alongside eight B.Tech branches, it offers B.S. Majors in Mathematics and Physics (15 seats each). Branch change was discontinued from 2024-25, so pick your branch carefully at JoSAA.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Dharwad | IIT Kharagpur | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2016 | 1951 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Chikkamalligawad, Dharwad, Karnataka | Kharagpur, West Bengal | JoSAA 2026 institute profile josaa.admissions.nic.in |
| Campus area | 470 acres | Not published | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitdh.ac.in | iitkgp.ac.in | iitdh.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | Not published | 6 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 77 | 5 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 2026-27 (tentative) |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,58,500 | Not published | 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission. | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333. | 2026-27 2026-27 (tentative) |
| Hostel / mess fee | Per semester: room rent ₹1,000 + hostel establishment ₹2,500 + electricity and water ₹2,500 + mess advance ₹20,000 | Per semester: hall establishment ₹24,354 + mess ₹14,500 + hostel overhead ₹1,177 | 2026-27 2026-27 (tentative) |
| Total JoSAA seats | 355 | 1,949 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹13.25 lakh | ₹19.76 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 110 placed of 159 graduates | 517 placed of 668 graduates | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | Not published | ₹20 lakh | 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹8 lakh | ₹14 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year placed | 25 | 679 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 31 | 83 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Total UG 4-year students | Not published | 4,096 | 2023-24 |
| Faculty count | 114 | 895 | NIRF 2026 NIRF 2025 |
| Full-time PhD students | 202 | 3,635 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | Not published | 519 | 2023-24 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹11.80 crore | ₹162.10 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
| Consultancy received | ₹2.32 crore | ₹46.15 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
How IIT Dharwad and IIT Kharagpur differ
- IIT Kharagpur leads on sponsored research by 1274% (₹162.10 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹11.80 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Kharagpur earned 19.9 times as much from consultancy (₹46.15 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹2.32 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Kharagpur has 7.9 times as much faculty (895, NIRF 2025 vs 114, NIRF 2026; different data years).
- IIT Kharagpur enrols 18.0 times as much PhD scholars (3,635, 2023-24 vs 202, 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Kharagpur admits 5.5 times as much students through JoSAA (1,949 vs 355, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹13.25 lakh at IIT Dharwad (2024-25) and ₹19.76 lakh at IIT Kharagpur (2023-24). The years differ, so compare with care.
- Tuition is identical at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
- IIT Kharagpur ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (5 vs 77).
- IIT Kharagpur has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (140 vs 65).
- Only IIT Dharwad offers Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics and Computing among these two.
- Only IIT Kharagpur offers Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural and Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Dharwad
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.S. (4 years)
IIT Kharagpur
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.S. (4 years)
- B.Arch (5 years)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Dharwad | IIT Kharagpur |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 65 | 140 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 45 | Not offered |
| Engineering Physics | 30 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 30 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 65 | 172 |
| Civil and Infrastructure Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| B.S. Mathematics | 15 | Not offered |
| B.S. Physics | 15 | 49 |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not offered | 70 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering | Not offered | 93 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | Not offered | 70 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not offered | 115 |
| Civil Engineering | Not offered | 119 |
| Electrical Engineering | Not offered | 113 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | Not offered | 150 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | Not offered | 44 |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering | Not offered | 66 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | Not offered | 93 |
| Mining Engineering | Not offered | 113 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | Not offered | 80 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | Not offered | 72 |
| Artificial Intelligence | Not offered | 50 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| B.S. Chemistry | Not offered | 45 |
| B.S. Economics | Not offered | 59 |
| B.S. Mathematics and Computing | Not offered | 69 |
| B.S. Applied Geology | Not offered | 52 |
| B.S. Exploration Geophysics | Not offered | 45 |
| B.Arch (5 years) | Not offered | 40 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
3 branches appear at both IIT Dharwad and IIT Kharagpur. About JoSAA seat numbers →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Dharwad | IIT Kharagpur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | – | – | – | 4745 | 4872 | 5297 |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering | – | – | – | 10770 | 11111 | 12603 |
| Applied Geology | – | – | – | 12893 | 13685 | 15872 |
| Architecture (5-yr) | – | – | – | 20427 | 19141 | 24582 |
| Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 898 | 953 | 1043 |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | – | – | 10089 |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | – | – | – | 7972 | 9224 | 10683 |
| Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | 15739 | 16680 | 17789 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | – | – | – | 4848 | 5222 | 5803 |
| Chemistry | – | – | – | 12488 | 12321 | 14760 |
| Civil and Infrastructure Engineering | 15945 | 17472 | 17968 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | – | – | – | 6992 | 7774 | 8816 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 6375 | 7208 | 8332 | 415 | 466 | 509 |
| Economics | – | – | – | 5263 | 6063 | 6450 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 9778 | 11051 | 11099 | – | – | – |
| Electrical Engineering | – | – | – | 2016 | 1985 | 2190 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 8772 | 9476 | 9848 | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 1448 | 1485 | 1660 |
| Engineering Physics | 12851 | 15353 | 14696 | – | – | – |
| Exploration Geophysics | – | – | – | 12413 | 12443 | 14923 |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | – | – | – | 4364 | 4329 | 4699 |
| Instrumentation Engineering | – | – | – | 2481 | 2741 | 2600 |
| Interdisciplinary Sciences (5-yr) | 16968 | 18979 | – | – | – | – |
| Major in Mathematics | – | – | 17372 | – | – | – |
| Major in Physics | – | – | 18223 | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering | – | – | – | 6067 | 6547 | 6984 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | – | – | – | 7104 | 7708 | 8502 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 7381 | 8222 | 9148 | 1329 | 1336 | 1428 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 13435 | 14852 | 15332 | 3613 | 4016 | 4588 |
| Mining Engineering | – | – | – | 10218 | 10765 | 11962 |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | – | – | – | 9098 | 10074 | 11219 |
| Physics | – | – | – | 9672 | 10939 | 9572 |
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 Dharwad 8,332 (2026), IIT Kharagpur 509 (2026). How to read cutoffs →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Dharwad: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission.. IIT Kharagpur: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Dharwad: Per semester: room rent ₹1,000 + hostel establishment ₹2,500 + electricity and water ₹2,500 + mess advance ₹20,000. IIT Kharagpur: Per semester: hall establishment ₹24,354 + mess ₹14,500 + hostel overhead ₹1,177.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Dharwad
- Sophisticated Central Instrumentation Facility (SCIF): AFM, FESEM, NMR, HPC
iitdh.ac.in (2026)
IIT Kharagpur
- Central Research Facility (CRF), open to outside organisations
- Central Library, one of the largest technical libraries in Asia
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Kharagpur earns the most of the two. Sponsored vs consultancy →
IIT Dharwad: what these numbers mean
The first-semester total is ₹1,58,500 for GEN, EWS and OBC-NCL students and ₹58,500 for SC, ST and PwD students. Tuition is ₹1,00,000 a semester. Families earning under ₹1 lakh get full remission, and those earning ₹1–5 lakh get two-thirds off. A merit scholarship also gives full tuition waiver to five students per batch with a JEE (Advanced) rank below 4000. Hostel items include room rent of ₹1,000 and a mess advance of ₹20,000 per semester. NIRF 2026 data shows 110 of 159 four-year graduates placed in 2024-25, at a median of ₹13.25 lakh. 31 went for higher studies. Sponsored research was ₹11.80 crore in FY 2024-25. The Sophisticated Central Instrumentation Facility offers AFM, FESEM, NMR and HPC access. The NIRF list names 114 faculty.How to choose
- Check your rank against the cutoff table first. CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Dharwad 8,332 (2026), IIT Kharagpur 509 (2026).
- 3 branches appear at both IIT Dharwad and IIT Kharagpur. Compare the branch you want, not just the name.
- IIT Dharwad is in Chikkamalligawad, Dharwad, Karnataka; IIT Kharagpur is in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Think about distance from home.
FAQ
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Dharwad and IIT Kharagpur?
Both charge ₹1,00,000 per semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Dharwad or IIT Kharagpur?
IIT Kharagpur has the higher UG median: ₹19.76 lakh vs ₹13.25 lakh (NIRF).
How many CSE seats do IIT Dharwad and IIT Kharagpur have?
IIT Dharwad: 65. IIT Kharagpur: 140.
Which does more research, IIT Dharwad or IIT Kharagpur?
Sponsored research: IIT Dharwad ₹11.80 crore, IIT Kharagpur ₹162.10 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitdh.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- iitdh.ac.in › B.Tech-BS fee pdf.pdf
- iitdh.ac.in › Indian Institute Of Technology Dharwad-20…
- iitdh.ac.in › sophisticated-central-instrumentation-fac…
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitkgp.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › IR-O-U-0573.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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