Which is better, data science engineering or electrical engineering at IIT Mandi?

Both Data Science Engineering and Electrical Engineering at IIT Mandi are excellent programs with their own strengths and unique opportunities. The nature and job opportunities of both programs are poles apart. Data Science Engineering focuses on the application of statistical and computational methods to extract insights from data. It covers topics like probability, visualization, numbers, algorithms, and such. Electrical Engineering on the other hand is related to the design and development of electrical systems, such as power generation and distribution, control systems, and communications. It’s better to research the curriculum and course offerings of both programs, as well as speak with current students or faculty to gain a better understanding of which program aligns best with your interests and goals.

IIT Mandi B.Tech Data Science: 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	₹ 8.25 Lakhs
average package	₹ 23.98 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced

College	B.Tech Data Science Total Fees
IIT Palakkad	₹ 9.06 Lakhs
IIT Mandi	₹ 8.25 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8.08 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹7,000
other fee	₹10,000
total academic fee	₹8.25 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹38,400
total fee	₹8.63 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

IIT Mandi boasts a highly qualified faculty, many of whom hold degrees from prestigious institutions. Although access to faculty has become a bit more challenging due to increased batch sizes and some faculty departures, students can still schedule appointments via email. The faculty uses diverse teaching methods, including labs and tutorials, ensuring a balanced theoretical and practical learning experience. The Robotics department, in particular, supports practical projects. The placement process begins in the 4th year after 3rd-year internships.

In 2023, 249 job offers were made with an average package of INR 25 Lakhs. Median salary packages varied by branch, such as CSE at INR 31 Lakhs and CE at INR 13 Lakhs. In 2024, first-round placement percentages were led by CSE with 82%. Notable recruiters include Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. The highest domestic package was INR 62.5 Lakhs, with international offers up to INR 2 Crores. Internships are required after the 5th semester, offering stipends between INR 30,000 to 2 Lakhs monthly.

Despite global recession challenges, over 80% of students secure jobs. The engineering course fee is around INR 1.5 Lakhs per semester, totaling INR 8 to 10 Lakhs for the entire program. Scholarships include the Central Sector Scholarship, HTRA, Merit Cum Mean Scholarship, and Institute Scholarship, with tuition waivers for low-income families and high-achieving female students. On-campus internship stipends range from INR 30,000 to 2 Lakhs for 2 to 6 months.

Additional scholarships are available for girls, disabled students, and different income groups. For detailed information, visit the official IIT Mandi website.

By Collegedunia’s Personal AI

Specialisation	Package	2025	2024	2023
Data Science	Median Package	₹21.49 Lakhs	₹18.50 Lakhs	₹32.22 Lakhs
Average Package	₹23.98 Lakhs	-	₹32.30 Lakhs

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College Ninja

5.0Helpful

B.Tech, Data Science

Reviewed on Dec 11, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

Iit mandi campus life

Fees and Financial Aid:

I don't know the exact amount of fees but I think tution fees is 1,06,000and mess fee is 23,910 and extra fee with hostel fees is something 20000according to me and for ews student those have family income less then 1,00,000 have no tution fees and also who are sc and st

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Ayush Gupta

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Reviewed on Sep 7, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

Brief Overview over my life at IIT Mandi

I am not eligible for any scholorship so I pay the full fees, that is roughly 1,50,000 per semester. The breakdown is 1,00,00 tuition fees, rest is divided into hostel fees, maintainence fees, mess and other aminities. scholorship is available on the tuition fees only.

Bhavesh Goyal

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Reviewed on Jul 10, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

IIT Mandi Review

For the fee structure, each semester, students need to pay around 1lakh 30thousands, which include their tution, hostel and mess fees. Their ars various scholarship programmes for girls, and cast students.

Anonymous

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Reviewed on Jun 8, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Why IIT Mandi Stands Out :A students perspective

Likes

Upto date courses- The courses are updated and as per the industrial level . In the world AI and ML , there are three courses on Data science (1 , 2 and 3) compulsory for each branch , so there would be more interdisciplinair work.
R&D in Robotics field- There is separate department for Robotics CIAR , there are FDP(compulsorily course) and DP (elective) courses . Even Students from Germany , France come to IIT mandi each every around 30-40 for this course ,its market standard.

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Branch change- from 2024 onwards there will be no branch change . I think its bad decision as it was giving opportunities to the students to change their branches if they dont like the course structure .

The complete fee structure as follows: There is admission fees compulsory 18000 Then the fees have mainly two components tuition fees and mess -hostel fees Tuition fees : Gen/obc ~ 40000 Family income between 1-5 lakhs=40000/3=13333 Sc/st/ family inncome less than 1 lakh =0 Mess-hostel fees: Its same for all ~24000 There are many scholarships provided by the institute like On the basis of family income If its less than 1 lakh than there is no tuition fees If its between 1-5 lakhs than there is only 1/3rd fees applicable And with time to time , the dean student office email us about the different kind of scholarships for different students like for girls students there are 2-3 scholarship , for disabled people there are scholarships and there is one sbi office in the campus which readily give loans on minimal interest.

Sagnik

4.0Helpful

Reviewed on May 20, 2024(Enrolled 2021)

IIT Mandi Unexplored

Courses and faculty. Academic load is not too much

The fee structure is 1.5 lakhs approximately per semester. Total semesters are eight so it is somewhat between 8 to 10, lakhs fee hikes can be seen sometimes in accommodation hostel and other domains but not in tuition fee. It is not fairly regular, but sometimes it happens, compulsory charges include Gymkhana fees, medical fees, et cetera, scholarships are provided within different brackets of income and For Gen OBC. On campus internship offers are very good. Almost all the students get internships in various reputed companies with a good stipend starting from 30,000 per month up to 1,00,000 or two lakhs per month from a duration of minimum two months to maximum duration of six months.

Amit Kumar

Reviewed on Mar 15, 2023(Enrolled 2021)

The college in Mountains.

It has a very strong and efficient academics.

Student Snaps:

The tuition fee here currently is 100000 and the hostel and mess fee account for 22000. But if your family's annual income is less than 100000, you will get a 100% fee waiver on tuition fees but hostel and mess fees you must have to pay.

Vishal Sharma

Reviewed on Feb 9, 2023(Enrolled 2020)

Life at an IIT

The fees for general students at IIT Mandi are approximately amount to INR 1 Lakh per semester. This fee does not include charges for the hostel and mess, which are to be paid separately. There are one-time fees for items such as ID cards and medical claims. The institute fee may vary based on family income, with a reduced fee for families earning between INR 1-5 Lakhs and a waiver for families earning less than INR 1 Lakh. Female students who maintain a high CGPA may also have their institute fees waived. There is also an option for SC/ST and OBC/General students to apply for the MCM Scholarship, based entirely on their CGPA, which can fully waive the institute fees. For further information, please refer to the official website of IIT Mandi.

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Reviewed on Dec 1, 2022(Enrolled 2021)

Inside look into IIT Mandi

The fee hike in IITs is decided by a central body so, so it's not much over here. Talking about scholarships, you can get quite high scholarships through various programs for girls quota and low-income quota.

Kashish

Reviewed on Feb 26, 2022(Enrolled 2015)

4 years of IIT Mandi

Rs.8.43 lakhs is a normal fee structure of an engineering course as compared to other colleges and institutes. There are only four scholarships provided by the institute - Central Sector Scholarship for SC Students, HTRA scholarship for M.S., M.Tech., and Ph.D. Students/Scholars, Merit Cum Mean Scholarship for General & OBC Category Students, and Institute Scholarship for SC/ST Students.

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