Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Latest Admission Updates (2026)

As of June 2026, B.Tech admission to Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is in the live JoSAA counselling phase, while the institute's postgraduate cycles (M.Tech, MBA, M.Sc, MA and PhD) follow their own entrance-linked windows. Here are the most recent, dated updates an aspirant needs to act on:

• Most important deadline - JoSAA choice filling closed 11 June 2026 (5:00 PM): Registration and choice filling for B.Tech seats at IIT Mandi ran on josaa.nic.in from 2 June 2026 (5:00 PM) to 11 June 2026 (5:00 PM).
• JoSAA Round 1 seat allotment - 13 June 2026: The first seat-allotment result, which reveals IIT Mandi's Round 1 closing ranks for 2026, is published on 13 June 2026.
• JEE Advanced 2026 result already declared - 1 June 2026: Ranks for the only entrance accepted for B.Tech at IIT Mandi were released on 1 June 2026.
• JEE Advanced 2026 exam was held on 17 May 2026 (Paper 1: 9:00-12:00 IST; Paper 2: 14:30-17:30 IST).
• Subsequent JoSAA rounds: Round 2 on 30 June 2026, Round 3 on 6 July 2026, Round 4 on 10 July 2026 and Round 5 on 16 July 2026, with the process running to about 21 July 2026.
• PG feeders already concluded: GATE 2026 (for M.Tech) was held on 7, 8, 14 and 15 February 2026 with results on 19 March 2026; IIT JAM 2026 (for M.Sc) was held on 15 February 2026; CAT 2025 (for the MBA) was held on 30 November 2025 with results on 24 December 2025.

If you are an aspirant who has just received a JEE Advanced 2026 rank, your active task right now is to track your JoSAA seat-allotment status from 13 June 2026 and report online during the allotted window. Candidates targeting M.Tech, M.Sc or the MBA should watch the IIT Mandi admissions portal (iitmandi.ac.in) for the institute's own shortlisting and interview calls that follow each national test.

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is programme-specific, and each course is tied to exactly one national entrance test. For B.Tech the bar is the highest - a JEE Advanced 2026 rank plus a Class 12 cut-off - while postgraduate programmes hinge on GATE, CAT or IIT JAM scores. The table below answers the most common pre-application question ("Am I even eligible to apply to IIT Mandi for my course?") by listing the academic requirement, the qualifying-marks rule and the accepted exam for every programme. Read your target row first, confirm you clear both the marks rule and the entrance requirement, and only then begin the application.

The key takeaway is that the 75% (or 65% for SC/ST/PwD) Class 12 rule applies only to B.Tech and runs in parallel with the JEE Advanced requirement - clearing one does not waive the other. For M.Tech, M.Sc and the MBA, the deciding factor is your GATE, IIT JAM or CAT score respectively, after which IIT Mandi runs its own shortlist. MA and PhD candidates bypass a third-party score and face an institute-conducted written test and/or interview. Confirm your board's percentile rule before assuming you meet the B.Tech cut-off, since the "top 20 percentile" route can rescue applicants who fall short of a flat 75%.

Course-Wise Admission Status

This section tells you, programme by programme, whether IIT Mandi's 2026 admission window is currently open, how the seats are filled and which exam gates entry. It answers the practical question every applicant asks in June 2026 - "Can I still apply, and through which channel?" Because B.Tech seats are allotted centrally through JoSAA while PG seats are filled by the institute after national results, the "mode" column matters as much as the status column. Match your programme to its row, note whether the channel is JoSAA or the IIT Mandi portal, and check the status against today's date.

For 2026, the single live action point is B.Tech: with JoSAA choice filling already closed on 11 June 2026, you cannot add new choices and must instead respond to your allotment from 13 June 2026 onward. M.Tech and M.Sc aspirants who hold GATE 2026 or IIT JAM 2026 scores should be tracking the institute's PG admission notifications now, since these run on rolling, department-level timelines rather than a single national deadline. MBA applicants who cleared CAT 2025 will already be in the personal-interaction stage. PhD aspirants should monitor the IIT Mandi research-admissions page, as those cycles open more than once a year.

Application Fees

It is important to separate two very different payments at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi. The first is the entrance-exam fee you pay to the conducting body (for B.Tech, that is the JEE Advanced registration fee paid to the organising IIT), and the second is the institute's tuition/programme fee paid after admission. The table below breaks down the JEE Advanced 2026 application fee category by category, because the amount differs sharply between General/OBC/EWS candidates and SC/ST/PwD/female candidates - it is not a single flat figure. Find your category row to know exactly what you owe to register for the exam that feeds B.Tech admission.

The headline takeaway is that all female candidates and all SC/ST/PwD candidates pay half - ₹1,600 versus ₹3,200 - to register for JEE Advanced 2026, and this fee is non-refundable once paid. Do not confuse this small exam fee with IIT Mandi's tuition: the B.Tech programme fee is about ₹8.25 lakh for the full four years (roughly ₹2.85 lakh per year), while PG tuition is far lower - around ₹61,000 for M.Tech, ₹44,000 for M.Sc, ₹51,000 for MA and ₹7.5 lakh for the two-year MBA. Budget for the JoSAA seat-acceptance fee separately at the counselling stage, and remember that need-based fee waivers and scholarships can substantially reduce the B.Tech tuition for eligible families.

Entrance Exam Requirements

Each Indian Institute of Technology Mandi programme accepts exactly one national entrance, so there is no choice of exam - only a choice of programme. This table maps every programme to its mandatory exam, the confirmed 2026 exam date, and the score or rank band that is realistically competitive for admission to IIT Mandi specifically. It answers "Which exam do I need and how well must I do?" in one view. Use the qualifying-score column as a target benchmark, not a guarantee, since final cut-offs move with each year's difficulty and seat matrix.

For B.Tech, the only number that matters is your JEE Advanced 2026 All-India Rank - you must first clear JEE Main 2026 (Session 1 ran 21-29 January 2026, Session 2 ran 2-9 April 2026) and place in the top 2,50,000 to even sit JEE Advanced. A General-category rank inside roughly 3,100 keeps Computer Science and Engineering in reach, while ranks up to about 13,100 can secure core or specialised branches. PG aspirants should note that all three feeder exams (GATE, CAT, IIT JAM) for the 2026 intake are already done, so the action has shifted to IIT Mandi's own shortlisting and interviews.

Cutoff Analysis (2024-2026)

This is the section most B.Tech aspirants come for: the branch-wise JoSAA closing ranks at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, split by category. The table below presents the verified 2025 closing ranks (gender-neutral) for each branch across General, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and EWS - the figures that tell you exactly how good a rank you needed last year. The 2026 column fills in after JoSAA Round 1 on 13 June 2026, and 2024 ranks were broadly in the same band. Read down your category column and across to your target branch to gauge where your 2026 rank stands.

The clear trend at IIT Mandi is a steep competitiveness gradient: in 2025, Computer Science and Engineering closed at 3087 (General) while the specialised Bioengineering/Materials track stayed open to 13111 - more than a four-fold spread. Reserved-category ranks are far more relaxed, with ST closing ranks for several branches sitting under 1500 and EWS ranks markedly tighter than OBC-NCL in the top branches. Cut-offs have held roughly steady year on year because IIT Mandi's intake and brand pull have both grown together, so 2026 closing ranks are expected to land close to these 2025 figures, with CSE likely staying near the 3,000-3,200 General band. Watch the JoSAA Round 1 result on 13 June 2026, and remember closing ranks loosen slightly across later rounds (the 2025 CSE General mark drifted from 3087 in Round 1 to around 3123 by the final round).

Counselling Process

B.Tech admission to Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is handled entirely through the centralised Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) - the institute does not run a separate B.Tech counselling. Here is the exact 2026 flow with confirmed dates:

1. Registration and choice filling (2-11 June 2026): Log in at josaa.nic.in with your JEE Advanced 2026 credentials, then lock your branch-and-institute choices, listing IIT Mandi branches in your true order of preference.
2. Mock seat allotments (June 2026): JoSAA publishes mock allotments before locking, letting you adjust choices to improve your IIT Mandi chances.
3. Seat allotment - Round 1 (13 June 2026): Your allotted seat is displayed; subsequent rounds fall on 30 June, 6 July, 10 July and 16 July 2026.
4. Online reporting, seat acceptance and document verification: After each allotment, pay the seat-acceptance fee and upload documents within the reporting window for online verification - missing it cancels the seat.
5. Float, slide or freeze: Choose to freeze your IIT Mandi seat or float/slide for a better branch in later rounds.
6. Final reporting and fee payment to IIT Mandi: Once seats are frozen and the process closes (around 21 July 2026), report to Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, complete physical verification and pay the institute fee to confirm admission.

Postgraduate counselling differs: M.Tech and PhD admissions are run department-wise by IIT Mandi after GATE/written tests, M.Sc admission goes through the centralised JAM/JOAPS process, and the MBA follows CAT-based shortlisting and personal interaction by the School of Management.

Important Dates (2026)

This master calendar consolidates every milestone on the B.Tech admission path to Indian Institute of Technology Mandi - from the JEE Advanced 2026 application window through to JoSAA document verification - so you never miss a deadline. Each row carries its confirmed date and current status as of June 2026; events without a separate stage at JEE Advanced are marked accordingly. Cross-check this against the official jeeadv.ac.in and josaa.nic.in calendars, and set reminders for any row still showing an upcoming status.

The two dates that now govern your admission are 13 June 2026 (JoSAA Round 1 allotment) and the reporting window that immediately follows, during which document verification and seat-acceptance payment must be completed. The JEE Advanced 2026 stages are all behind you, so there is nothing further to do on the exam side. Keep your Class 12 marksheet, JEE Advanced rank card, category certificate and photo ID ready for online verification, and act within each round's window - JoSAA cancels seats automatically when reporting deadlines lapse.