IIT Patna: Fees, Admission 2026, Courses, Cutoff, Ranking, Placement

I am a CSE student at IIT Patna and I will try to justify why choosing IIT Patna for your

CSE is a good decision. Don’t base your choice on how old an institution is. 

All the new IITs like IIT Patna or IIT Jodhpur are doing exceptionally well, some are even competing against the old IITs. IIT Patna has a great campus and it has achieved tremendous success in a short span of time. 

CSE department has a learned and supportive faculty and great seniors. The teams have always performed exceptionally well in the ACM-ICPC and have even made it to the world finals. A good number of students clear the  GSoC( Google Summer of Code). 

NJACK club organizes tutorial classes and workshops on Web development, App development, Android, etc. It also organizes competitions like Capture the Flag, NWoC-an open source coding event, and other competitions throughout the year.

Other interdisciplinary teams which you can join are ROBOCON, Supra BAJA, HPVC etc. 

CSE alums at IIT Patna have made successful startups and others are working in good positions at top MNCs. Overall, the coding culture over here is excellent.

The placements for the CSE department are quite impressive. For 2023 placements, the highest package stood at INR 82.05 LPA. The average package stood at INR 35.57 LPA and the median package stood at INR 32.85 LPA. 98.65% of students from the CSE branch were placed.

In the end, whether you choose IIT Jodhpur, IIT Mandi, IIT Patna, or any other institution, the choice should be based on your personal preference. However, I would suggest you choose IIT Patna CSE as I am quite satisfied with my choice. 

My friend was in a similar dilemma last year and chose DTU over IIT Patna. She considers new IITs overhyped and not at par with the IIT standards. Running after the IIT tag is not logical and you should look at the bigger picture. Anaise your career prospects and see if other options fit your prospects or not. 

DTU is a great option for CSE considering the excellent exposure and opportunities you will get in Delhi, the capital. The salary packages, the companies, and the profiles offered at DTU are similar to the new IITs if not better. 

To make things simpler, here are a few pros and cons of going for a new IIT instead of DTU

Pros:

• The most coveted IIT tag name, helps you get admission to foreign universities and also helps you in off-campus job hunt.
• IITs have better research opportunities 
• The academic structure and pedagogy are world-class at IITs

Cons:

• Being in Delhi will groom your overall personality in addition to excellent professional opportunities and exposure. 
• The new IITs fail to give a vibrant and dynamic college life and are still struggling with infrastructure and basics. DTU, being old, has a vibrant culture with all sorts of fests, cultural and tech activities.
• Delhi is the hub of coaching institutes for higher education. 
• DTU has a better brand name established by its successful alumni spread across the globe. 

Ultimately it’s your choice whether you want a better campus life or the IIT tag. 

My friend had options of Ph.D. from JU, IIEST as well as IIT Patna and still chose IIT Patna. She claimed that IIT Patna had a better research culture and the professors get work published in very good journals, A/A* conferences, etc. The professors motivate the students for the same and this aspect attracted him the most. However, your personal preferences also come to play here. So consider the following points

• If you want to complete your Ph.D. quickly, JU will serve you better. 
• If you are ready to commit yourself to hard work and increase your publications gradually with your knowledge and time
• IIT Patna students get 2.5lacs per student to go to any conference at a tenure of 5 years.
• If you want to enjoy college life in addition to research work then JU is better. The college ambiance is great with a dynamic city life. 

Choose IIT Patna for its research culture and not the IIT tag.

IIT Patna's CSE department is known for its exceptional performance and achievements. Here are some highlights that showcase the department's excellence:

• Supportive faculty: In general, faculty members in IITs/NITs are not always supportive or enthusiastic about teaching. However, in IIT Patna's CSE department, most of the professors are very chill and supportive.
• Placement: The placement record of IIT Patna's CSE department is remarkable. Students with a CPI greater than 7 have a 100% placement rate. The average package offered is around 15 LPA, and the highest goes up to 50 LPA (last year's data). Students like Ashutosh Agarwal have even received a package of 1.8 crores from Google.
• Achievements: IIT Patna has achieved remarkable heights in a short span of time. Five students from the first year successfully cleared Google Summer of Code (GSoC) this year. Recently, the ACM-ICPC, a world-level coding competition, was conducted in China, and IIT Patna stood second (among Kolkata zone) and 56th worldwide. IIT Patna was the only "new" IIT to qualify for the World Finals.
• Coding culture: The coding culture in IIT Patna's CSE department is very exciting compared to similar IITs. Students are encouraged to participate in coding competitions and hackathons.

In conclusion, IIT Patna's CSE department has made a name for itself through its exceptional faculty, placement record, achievements, and coding culture.

The Mechatronics branch in itself is not very developed in India irrespective of whichever institute offers it. IIT Patna is a new IIT and lacks the necessary resources and infrastructure while NIT Surathkal has a very challenging curriculum for MTech Mechatronics. The breakdown is 60% Mechanical and 40% Electronics. Students from other domains find it difficult to cope with the rigorous curriculum.

Although the faculty pool comprises good professors, the placement scenario is just average. So try looking for other options or go for IIT Patna instead.