

IIT Dharwad, founded in 2016, is an independent engineering and technology institute located in Dharwad, Karnataka. According to the 2024 NIRF rankings, it falls within the 101-150 bracket for B.Tech. This institute offers various courses including B.Tech, M.Tech, BS-MS, M.Sc, M.Tech by Research, and PhD, with B.Tech being its primary course. The fee for the first year of B.Tech at IIT Dharwad is INR 2,39,000. To gain admission to the B.Tech and BS-MS programs, students must clear the JEE Advanced exam and go through JoSAA Counselling. The JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff for the General category ranges from 6242 to 16317 in the first round. M.Tech and M.Tech by Research admissions rely on GATE qualifications followed by COAP Counselling. For PhD courses, IIT Dharwad conducts a written test followed by a personal interview. While the 2025 placement report is still awaited, the NIRF 2025 report states that in 2024, the median package for undergraduate (4-Year) courses was INR 11.62 LPA while postgraduate (3-Year) courses had a median of INR 10.75 LPA. The institution's prominent recruiters include companies like Air Asia, Cred, Mahindra, Texas Instruments, Paytm, LG, Infosys, Capgemini, HCL, TCS, Toshiba, TVS, McAfee, ICICI Bank, Fiserv, and Jio. Looking into the courses and fees for 2025, the flagship B.Tech course charges INR 2,39,000 for the first year and requires JEE Advanced and JoSAA Counselling for admission. The first-year fee for M.Tech is INR 40,500, needing GATE and COAP Counselling. The BS-MS course shares the fee and selection criteria with B.Tech. PhD courses cost between INR 29,000 and INR 44,000, based on GATE or a separate written test followed by a PI, with some specific requirements for M.Sc qualified candidates.