IIT Hyderabad vs IIT Roorkee: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Hyderabad attracts 2.4 times as much research funding (₹276.52 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Roorkee does 7.7 times as much consultancy business (₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹16.93 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years). IIT Roorkee employs 94% more faculty (641, NIRF 2025 vs 330, NIRF 2026; different data years).
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.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 Hyderabad | IIT Roorkee | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2008 | 1847 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile official website |
| Location (city, state) | Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana | Roorkee, Uttarakhand | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | 599 acres 16 guntas | Not published | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iith.ac.in | iitr.ac.in | iith.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 12 | 7 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 7 | 6 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,68,993 | ₹1,55,550 | 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | 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. | 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 | Per semester: hostel ₹18,000 + mess ₹14,430 (₹130 a day for 111 days) | Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750 | 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 705 | 1,353 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹18.87 lakh | ₹17 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 376 placed of 465 graduates | 769 placed of 1,102 graduates | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹12.5 lakh | ₹11 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year placed | 370 | 337 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 48 | 333 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Faculty count | 330 | 641 | NIRF 2026 NIRF 2025 |
| Full-time PhD students | 1,238 | 3,047 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹276.52 crore | ₹117.45 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
| Consultancy received | ₹16.93 crore | ₹130.36 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
How IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee differ
- IIT Hyderabad attracts 2.4 times as much research funding (₹276.52 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee does 7.7 times as much consultancy business (₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24 vs ₹16.93 crore, FY 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee employs 94% more faculty (641, NIRF 2025 vs 330, NIRF 2026; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee has 2.5 times as much full-time PhD students (3,047, 2023-24 vs 1,238, 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee has a 92% bigger JoSAA intake (1,353 vs 705, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹18.87 lakh at IIT Hyderabad (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 12).
- IIT Roorkee ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (6 vs 7).
- IIT Roorkee has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (109 vs 70).
- Only IIT Hyderabad offers Computational Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology), Engineering Science 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 Hyderabad
- B.Tech (4 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 Hyderabad | IIT Roorkee |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 50 | 117 |
| Civil Engineering | 65 | 154 |
| Computational Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Industrial Chemistry | 35 | Not offered |
| Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology) | 35 | Not offered |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 70 | 109 |
| Electrical Engineering | 70 | 165 |
| Engineering Physics | 40 | 50 |
| Engineering Science | 45 | Not offered |
| Mathematics and Computing | 35 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 70 | 150 |
| Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 82 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 50 | Not offered |
| Biomedical Engineering | 35 | Not offered |
| Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | 35 | Not offered |
| 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 |
| Architecture (5-year Bachelor of Architecture) | Not offered | 30 |
| 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 Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee share 7 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 Hyderabad | IIT Roorkee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Architecture (5-yr) | – | – | – | 19885 | 17665 | 19389 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 875 | 861 | 917 | – | – | – |
| Biomedical Engineering | 8493 | 8376 | 8475 | – | – | – |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | – | – | – | 7286 | 8159 | 8735 |
| Biotechnology and Bioinformatics | 8524 | 9378 | 9123 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 5757 | 5756 | 5988 | 4689 | 4816 | 5572 |
| Chemical Sciences (5-yr) | – | – | – | 11647 | 11130 | 12132 |
| Civil Engineering | 7898 | 8698 | 8928 | 6293 | 6870 | 7765 |
| Computational Engineering | 1790 | 1866 | 1938 | – | – | – |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 656 | 673 | 680 | 481 | 592 | 587 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 680 | 845 | 847 |
| Economics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 5312 | 5938 | 5957 |
| Electrical Engineering | 2105 | 1900 | 1714 | 2033 | 2091 | 2269 |
| Electrical Engineering (IC Design and Technology) | 2147 | 1895 | 1896 | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 1424 | 1486 | 1541 |
| Energy Engineering | – | – | – | 4818 | 4761 | 5418 |
| Engineering Physics | 4932 | 4686 | 4208 | 3951 | 4544 | 4251 |
| Engineering Science | 3835 | 3272 | 2602 | – | – | – |
| Geological Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9977 | 10016 | 11560 |
| Geophysical Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9210 | 8870 | 9779 |
| Industrial Chemistry | 9551 | 10043 | 8762 | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 8197 | 7604 | 7582 | 7051 | 7341 | 7977 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 982 | 1015 | 927 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics & Computing (5-yr) | – | – | – | 1512 | 1513 | 1529 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 4469 | 4443 | 4767 | 3672 | 3897 | 4453 |
| 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 Hyderabad 680 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026). What a closing rank means →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: 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.. 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 Hyderabad: Per semester: hostel ₹18,000 + mess ₹14,430 (₹130 a day for 111 days). IIT Roorkee: Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Hyderabad than at IIT Roorkee by ₹13,443. Understanding the fee bill →
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
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)
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 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.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 Hyderabad 680 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026).
- IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee share 7 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 Roorkee by ₹13,443. Understanding the fee bill →
- IIT Hyderabad is in Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana; IIT Roorkee is in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Hyderabad or IIT Roorkee?
IIT Roorkee is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (7 vs 12). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee?
Tuition matches at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Hyderabad or IIT Roorkee?
UG medians: IIT Hyderabad ₹18.87 lakh, IIT Roorkee ₹17 lakh.
How many CSE seats do IIT Hyderabad and IIT Roorkee have?
IIT Hyderabad: 70. IIT Roorkee: 109.
Which does more research, IIT Hyderabad or IIT Roorkee?
IIT Hyderabad brings in more sponsored research (₹276.52 crore).
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iith.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- iith.ac.in › nirf-2026-overall-iith.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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