Should I pursue civil engineering at IIT Indore or electrical engineering at IIT Patna?

Last year, my friend was in a similar dilemma and decided to seek help directly from a PhD student at IIT Indore. Surprisingly enough, the fellow's first question was if I had other options. He explained that the CE branch here is new and lacks credibility yet. The labs aren’t well established and the seniors are equally clueless about the future. This helped my friend a lot as he then switched to IIT Patna EE and to date, he hasn’t regretted his decision even once as it is one of the best UG branches of IIT Patna. Choosing IIT Patna will give you a variety of options to opt for after 4 years in various fields like Core Electrical, Electronics, Coding, Open Source Development, Further Studies, and even Research. Being one of the oldest branches, it has a broad alumni pool that is making big contributions to society. The branch has the best labs such as the Advanced Electrical Lab, the Basic/Analog/Digital Lab, the Communication Lab, the Digital Signal Processing Lab, and so on. The branch has an actively operating Club called Sparkonics Like any other IIT, the professors are highly qualified and you cannot doubt their parity. Lastly, don’t give up on IIT Indore just because it is in Patna. Irrespective of whichever city it belongs to an IIT will serve you the best!

IIT Patna B.Tech Civil Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 9.99 Lakhs
average package	₹ 17.02 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced

College	B.Tech Civil Engineering Total Fees
IIT Patna	₹ 9.99 Lakhs
IIT Madras	₹ 9.39 Lakhs
IIT Bombay	₹ 8.83 Lakhs
IIT Delhi	₹ 8.63 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹72,750
other fee	₹1.27 Lakhs
total academic fee	₹9.99 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹46,000
total fee	₹10.45 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 - Jun 22, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 - Jun 29, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 - Jul 04, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026

Admission to IIT Patna requires passing the JEE Mains and securing a high rank in JEE Advanced, followed by participation in a common counseling process. The institute boasts a commendable student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1 and emphasizes interactive teaching methods. Assessments comprise four main exams, and attendance is stringently monitored. Fees vary based on family income, with a full waiver for incomes below 1 lakh, and a two-thirds waiver for those between 1 to 5 lakh.

General category students pay fees similar to private colleges, though scholarships and financial aid options like the Merit-cum-Means (MCM) and bank loans are available. Tuition fees are waived for SC/ST/PwD students, and the total semester fee is around Rs 1,46,028. The placement program is strong, with 70-95% of students securing jobs from top companies like Google, Amazon, and Netflix. The average package ranges from 18-29 lakh per annum, with the highest at 1.6 crore.

Core branches have lower average packages compared to tech fields. Internships start as early as the second semester, with stipends up to 20,000 per month. The training and placement cell supports students from the third year onward, enhancing job-readiness and providing ample internship opportunities.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Specialisation	Package	2025	2024	2023
Civil Engineering	Highest Package	₹44.10 Lakhs	-	₹36.00 Lakhs
Median Package	₹14.00 Lakhs	₹22.50 Lakhs	₹11.00 Lakhs
Average Package	₹17.02 Lakhs	-	₹12.25 Lakhs

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Aman Kumar

3.6

B.Tech, Civil Engineering

Reviewed on Dec 13, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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The iit patna is national level honourable college which has prestigious achievements.if anybody want to get admission in college students must clear the JEE advanced exam .so the students here will be paying 183000 per semester as it's worthy too as u will provided with so many facilities

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Lokesh Bairwa

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Reviewed on Nov 18, 2024(Enrolled 2020)

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8750 rupess per semester in this fee caution fees, registration fees, admission fees, development fees, lab fees and other compulsory charges are included. 22000 rupees for mess per semester in this fee mess fee and hostel fees included. I got nsp scholarship for 3 years.

Sachin Kumar Singh

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Reviewed on Oct 31, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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course is updated this year so course is up to date and relevant to professional development.

PER SEMESTER FEE .... Academic fee - Rs 6,000 Annual Health Insurance - Rs 1,388 Gymkhana Fee - Rs 5,000 Hostel Fee - Rs 5,000 Institute Resource Fee - Rs 7,500 Mess advance Fee - Rs 1,9640 Transport Fee - Rs 1,500 Tuition Fee - Rs 1,00,000 Total Fee Per Semester = Rs 1,46,028 Total Yearly Fee = Rs 2,92,056 For SC/ST there is no Tuition Fee. For other students whose family annual income is between 1 lac and 5 lac, tuition fee will be 33,333 For other students whose family annual income less than 1 lac, tuition fee will be 0.

Abhinav Singh

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Reviewed on Sep 28, 2024(Enrolled 2020)

IIT Patna - What's in it for you

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Academic pressure is not high, but the system is very old and boring.
There are limited electives in college and a lot of compulsory courses.

Tution Fee : 100000 Hostel : 1000 Admin & Etc : 10000 Mess Fee : 20000 Apart from this the tution fee is 0 for SC/ST/Pwd. The fee is not increasing, it is constant. The complete course fee is around 900000 for a general candidate.

Saurabh Kumar

4.6

Reviewed on Apr 14, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

My college

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The fee Structure contains Tuition fee, Academic fee, Hostel fee, Transportation and Activities.. The central government and State government both provide scholarship but it can avail only one. MCM also available for students.

Abhitesh Shukla

3.7

Reviewed on Apr 12, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Life at IITP

Hectic academic schedule and frequent examination

The annual fee is 194000. The fee structure here is detailed and reasonable. The hostel and mess prices are low as compared to other colleges and still provide much better experience. Scholarships are also available in the college.

Himanshu Raj

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Reviewed on Apr 11, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

All I know about my college

Recently there was a hike in fees of IITs . The semester fee is about 1.25 lakhs and mess charge is about 20 thousand per semester.So in 4 years it would cost total of 12 lakhs including the mess fees. There are sufficient scholarships available and the process is also not hard.Currently I am in 1st year so I have not got any job roles but there are some job roles of Gymkhana which is the student committee of our college.

Shivansh Sinha

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A look of our college, IIT Patna

I don't like the academics many more.

Fee structure of our college is comparably less than that of other private colleges. It comprises many resources fee other than tution fee. One can get many opportunities of getting placements in big companies like google, Microsoft, etc

Jitendra Bhukhar

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Reviewed on Apr 10, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Life of a Student

As an obc students, the fee is depend on the income certificate. If you have income certificate with 500000+ then you have to pay full tution fee along with the institute resources fee.if you have income certificate with 100000-500000 then you have to pay 1/3 of tution fee and if less than 100000 then no tution fee.

Sunkara Lakshmi Srija

Reviewed on Mar 16, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Life in IIT PATNA

I don't get any scholarships because my father is a government employee. The tuition fee is 1 lakh which is very high for every semester . I don't even know any names and amounts of scholarships or financial