IIT Jammu vs IIT Madras: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Madras attracts 24.4 times as much research funding (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹46.19 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras does 91.7 times as much consultancy business (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹5.02 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras employs 5.2 times as much faculty (720, NIRF 2026 vs 138, NIRF 2025; different data years).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Jammu
Our analysis: IIT Jammu suits you if you want a newer IIT with flexible add-ons. Its nine B.Tech branches include Unified Engineering and Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. It offers minors such as Nuclear Engineering, and dual-degree tracks with IIM Jammu and IIM Mumbai. 20% of UG seats are for the IIT Jammu–IIM Jammu dual-degree programme.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Jammu | IIT Madras | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 2016 | 1959 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | JoSAA 2026 institute profile josaa.admissions.nic.in |
| Campus area | 400 acres | 650 acres | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitjammu.ac.in | iitm.ac.in | iitjammu.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | Not published | 1 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 56 | 1 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,53,870 | ₹1,41,402 | 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PH: no tuition. Parental income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333 per semester. | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission (first-semester total ₹74,735). | 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Semester fee (incl. establishment, maintenance and hostel tariff) ₹33,240 shared or ₹38,710 single room; mess charges notified separately | Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender | 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 380 | 1,118 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹11.7 lakh | ₹17.78 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 113 placed of 178 graduates | 631 placed of 781 graduates | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | Not published | ₹22 lakh | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹9.15 lakh | ₹15 lakh | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year placed | 48 | 644 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 19 | 147 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Total UG 4-year students | Not published | 3,733 | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 138 | 720 | NIRF 2025 NIRF 2026 |
| Full-time PhD students | 208 | 2,399 | 2023-24 2024-25 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | Not published | 485 | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹46.19 crore | ₹1,128.82 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
| Consultancy received | ₹5.02 crore | ₹460.28 crore | FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 |
How IIT Jammu and IIT Madras differ
- IIT Madras attracts 24.4 times as much research funding (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹46.19 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras does 91.7 times as much consultancy business (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹5.02 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras employs 5.2 times as much faculty (720, NIRF 2026 vs 138, NIRF 2025; different data years).
- IIT Madras has 11.5 times as much full-time PhD students (2,399, 2024-25 vs 208, 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras has a 194% bigger JoSAA intake (1,118 vs 380, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹11.7 lakh at IIT Jammu (2023-24) and ₹17.78 lakh at IIT Madras (2024-25). The years differ, so compare with care.
- Same tuition at both: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Madras ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (1 vs 56).
- IIT Madras has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (87 vs 50).
- Only IIT Jammu offers Mathematics and Computing, Unified Engineering among these two.
- Only IIT Madras offers Aerospace Engineering, Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Computational Engineering and Mechanics among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Jammu
- B.Tech (4 years)
IIT Madras
- B.Tech, B.S. and 5-year dual degree
- B.S. Medical Sciences and Engineering, B.S. Chemistry
- M.Sc, M.Tech, MBA, EMBA, M.A.
- MS (Research) and PhD
- Online B.S. in Data Science and Applications, B.S. in Electronic Systems
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Jammu | IIT Madras |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | 104 |
| Civil Engineering | 40 | 111 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 50 | 87 |
| Electrical Engineering | 40 | 154 |
| Engineering Physics | 35 | 42 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 50 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 40 | 144 |
| Unified Engineering | 45 | Not offered |
| Materials and Metallurgical Engineering | 40 | 54 |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not offered | 54 |
| Biological Engineering | Not offered | 30 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | Not offered | 50 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | Not offered | 40 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | Not offered | 40 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | Not offered | 73 |
| B.S. Physics | Not offered | 12 |
| B.S. Mathematics | Not offered | 20 |
| B.S. Biological Science | Not offered | 30 |
| Aerospace Engineering, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 9 |
| Engineering Design, 5-year dual degree | Not offered | 64 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Jammu and IIT Madras share 7 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 Jammu | IIT Madras | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | – | – | – | 2815 | 3211 | 3278 |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 2984 | 2808 | 3389 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | – | – | – | 419 | 306 | 226 |
| Biological Engineering | – | – | – | 5755 | 5261 | 6440 |
| Biological Science | – | – | – | 10682 | 10290 | 12204 |
| BS in Mathematics | – | – | – | – | – | 1804 |
| Chemical Engineering | 15048 | 16284 | 17411 | 3972 | 4116 | 4162 |
| Civil Engineering | 15583 | 17263 | 18245 | 5688 | 6112 | 6225 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | – | – | – | – | 1309 | 1314 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 6310 | 6651 | 7218 | 159 | 171 | 151 |
| Electrical Engineering | 10005 | 11399 | 11188 | 838 | 849 | 749 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr) | – | – | – | 3656 | 3380 | 3093 |
| Engineering Physics | – | 15917 | 15070 | 1858 | 1441 | 1316 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | – | – | – | – | 4366 | 4011 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 16439 | 18156 | 18637 | 4748 | 5499 | 5398 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 7956 | 8559 | 8786 | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12483 | 14453 | 14123 | 2310 | 2468 | 2619 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | – | – | – | 7404 | 7433 | 8354 |
| Physics | – | – | – | – | 3804 | 3918 |
| Physics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 2742 | – | – |
| Unified Engineering | – | – | 15636 | – | – | – |
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 Jammu 7,218 (2026), IIT Madras 151 (2026). Cutoff trends, explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Jammu: SC, ST and PH: no tuition. Parental income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333 per semester.. IIT Madras: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full tuition remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission (first-semester total ₹74,735)..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Jammu: Semester fee (incl. establishment, maintenance and hostel tariff) ₹33,240 shared or ₹38,710 single room; mess charges notified separately. IIT Madras: Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Jammu than at IIT Madras by ₹12,468. Fees and waivers explained →
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Jammu
- 'Agastya' high-performance computing facility
- 'Saptarshi' Central Instrumentation Facility
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
IIT Madras
- Sophisticated Analytical Instruments Facility (SAIF)
- Material Science Research Centre (MSRC)
- Central Electronics Centre (CEC)
- AQUA high-performance computing cluster (11,680 cores, 30 GPUs)
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Madras earns the most of the two. What sponsored research means →
IIT Jammu: what these numbers mean
Tuition is ₹1,00,000 a semester if your family earns above ₹5 lakh. It is ₹33,333 between ₹1 lakh and ₹5 lakh, and nil below ₹1 lakh or for SC, ST and PH students. The first-semester total is ₹1,53,870 in a shared room or ₹1,59,340 in a single room. Mess is charged separately. The latest data we could verify is the NIRF 2025 file on nirfindia.org, because the 2026 link on the IIT Jammu site did not open. It shows 113 of 178 four-year graduates of 2023-24 placed, at a median of ₹11.7 lakh. Sponsored research was ₹46.19 crore in FY 2023-24. The 'Agastya' high-performance computing facility and the 'Saptarshi' Central Instrumentation Facility are on campus. The NIRF list names 138 faculty and 208 full-time PhD scholars.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Jammu 7,218 (2026), IIT Madras 151 (2026).
- IIT Jammu and IIT Madras 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 Jammu than at IIT Madras by ₹12,468. Fees and waivers explained →
- IIT Jammu is in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; IIT Madras is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Jammu and IIT Madras?
Yes: ₹1,00,000 tuition per semester at both.
Which has better placements, IIT Jammu or IIT Madras?
By median pay, IIT Madras leads (₹17.78 lakh against ₹11.7 lakh).
How many CSE seats do IIT Jammu and IIT Madras have?
IIT Jammu: 50. IIT Madras: 87.
Which does more research, IIT Jammu or IIT Madras?
IIT Madras, by sponsored research money: ₹1,128.82 crore vs ₹46.19 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitjammu.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- iitjammu.ac.in › B Tech 2026_Short 2026-27.pdf
- nirfindia.org › IR-E-U-0906.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitm.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- iitm.ac.in › NIRF_Overall_2026.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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