IIT Madras vs IIT Roorkee: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Madras leads on sponsored research by 861% (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras earned 3.5 times as much from consultancy (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years). IIT Madras has 12% more faculty (720, NIRF 2026 vs 641, NIRF 2025; different data years).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
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 Madras | IIT Roorkee | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 1959 | 1847 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile official website |
| Location (city, state) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Roorkee, Uttarakhand | josaa.admissions.nic.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | 650 acres | Not published | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitm.ac.in | iitr.ac.in | iitm.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 1 | 7 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 1 | 6 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | ₹1,41,402 | ₹1,55,550 | 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 (first-semester total ₹74,735). | 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 | Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender | Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750 | 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,118 | 1,353 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹17.78 lakh | ₹17 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 631 placed of 781 graduates | 769 placed of 1,102 graduates | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹22 lakh | Not published | 2024-25 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹15 lakh | ₹11 lakh | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year placed | 644 | 337 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 147 | 333 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 3,733 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Faculty count | 720 | 641 | NIRF 2026 NIRF 2025 |
| Full-time PhD students | 2,399 | 3,047 | 2024-25 2023-24 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 485 | Not published | 2024-25 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹1,128.82 crore | ₹117.45 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
| Consultancy received | ₹460.28 crore | ₹130.36 crore | FY 2024-25 FY 2023-24 |
How IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee differ
- IIT Madras leads on sponsored research by 861% (₹1,128.82 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹117.45 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras earned 3.5 times as much from consultancy (₹460.28 crore, FY 2024-25 vs ₹130.36 crore, FY 2023-24; different data years).
- IIT Madras has 12% more faculty (720, NIRF 2026 vs 641, NIRF 2025; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee enrols 27% more PhD scholars (3,047, 2023-24 vs 2,399, 2024-25; different data years).
- IIT Roorkee admits 21% more students through JoSAA (1,353 vs 1,118, JoSAA 2026).
- The latest published 4-year UG median salary is ₹17.78 lakh at IIT Madras (2024-25) and ₹17 lakh at IIT Roorkee (2023-24). The years differ, so compare with care.
- Tuition is identical at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
- IIT Madras ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (1 vs 7).
- IIT Madras ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (1 vs 6).
- IIT Roorkee has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (109 vs 87).
- Only IIT Madras offers Aerospace Engineering, Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Computational Engineering and Mechanics 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 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
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 Madras | IIT Roorkee |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | 54 | Not offered |
| Chemical Engineering | 104 | 117 |
| Civil Engineering | 111 | 154 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 87 | 109 |
| Electrical Engineering | 154 | 165 |
| Engineering Physics | 42 | 50 |
| Biological Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 144 | 150 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 54 | 82 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 50 | Not offered |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | 40 | Not offered |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | 40 | Not offered |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 73 | Not offered |
| B.S. Physics | 12 | Not offered |
| B.S. Mathematics | 20 | Not offered |
| B.S. Biological Science | 30 | Not offered |
| Aerospace Engineering, 5-year dual degree | 9 | Not offered |
| Engineering Design, 5-year dual degree | 64 | 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
7 branches appear at both IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. How seats are counted →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Madras | IIT Roorkee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 2815 | 3211 | 3278 | – | – | – |
| Aerospace Engineering (5-yr) | 2984 | 2808 | 3389 | – | – | – |
| Architecture (5-yr) | – | – | – | 19885 | 17665 | 19389 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics | 419 | 306 | 226 | – | – | – |
| Biological Engineering | 5755 | 5261 | 6440 | – | – | – |
| Biological Science | 10682 | 10290 | 12204 | – | – | – |
| Biosciences and Bioengineering | – | – | – | 7286 | 8159 | 8735 |
| BS in Mathematics | – | – | 1804 | – | – | – |
| Chemical Engineering | 3972 | 4116 | 4162 | 4689 | 4816 | 5572 |
| Chemical Sciences (5-yr) | – | – | – | 11647 | 11130 | 12132 |
| Civil Engineering | 5688 | 6112 | 6225 | 6293 | 6870 | 7765 |
| Computational Engineering and Mechanics | – | 1309 | 1314 | – | – | – |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 159 | 171 | 151 | 481 | 592 | 587 |
| Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | – | – | – | 680 | 845 | 847 |
| Economics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 5312 | 5938 | 5957 |
| Electrical Engineering | 838 | 849 | 749 | 2033 | 2091 | 2269 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 1424 | 1486 | 1541 |
| Energy Engineering | – | – | – | 4818 | 4761 | 5418 |
| Engineering Design (5-yr) | 3656 | 3380 | 3093 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Physics | 1858 | 1441 | 1316 | 3951 | 4544 | 4251 |
| Geological Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9977 | 10016 | 11560 |
| Geophysical Technology (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9210 | 8870 | 9779 |
| Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering | – | 4366 | 4011 | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 4748 | 5499 | 5398 | 7051 | 7341 | 7977 |
| Mathematics & Computing (5-yr) | – | – | – | 1512 | 1513 | 1529 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 2310 | 2468 | 2619 | 3672 | 3897 | 4453 |
| Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 7404 | 7433 | 8354 | – | – | – |
| Physics | – | 3804 | 3918 | – | – | – |
| Physics (5-yr) | 2742 | – | – | 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 Madras 151 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026). Opening and closing ranks explained →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: 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).. 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 Madras: Seat rent ₹7,500 per semester; hostel fee circular at fees.iitm.ac.in; advance mess charges depend on the mess tender. IIT Roorkee: Per semester: accommodation ₹5,000 + electricity ₹2,500; mess advance ₹21,750.
The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Roorkee than at IIT Madras by ₹14,148. Who pays less tuition →
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
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)
IIT Roorkee
- Institute Instrumentation Centre (IIC): SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, NMR and more
iitr.ac.in (2026)
For industry consultancy, IIT Madras earns the most of the two. Research money, explained →
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
- Check your rank against the cutoff table first. CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Madras 151 (2026), IIT Roorkee 587 (2026).
- 7 branches appear at both IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. Compare the branch you want, not just the name.
- The first-semester bill is higher at IIT Roorkee than at IIT Madras by ₹14,148. Who pays less tuition →
- IIT Madras is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu; IIT Roorkee is in Roorkee, Uttarakhand. Think about distance from home.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Madras or IIT Roorkee?
Neither is clearly better on paper: IIT Madras ranks 1 and IIT Roorkee ranks 7 overall (NIRF 2025). Compare the branch you can get.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee?
Yes: ₹1,00,000 tuition per semester at both.
Which has better placements, IIT Madras or IIT Roorkee?
By median pay, IIT Madras leads (₹17.78 lakh against ₹17 lakh).
How many CSE seats do IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee have?
IIT Madras: 87. IIT Roorkee: 109.
Which does more research, IIT Madras or IIT Roorkee?
IIT Madras, by sponsored research money: ₹1,128.82 crore vs ₹117.45 crore.
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitm.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- iitm.ac.in › NIRF_Overall_2026.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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