International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad

What are the cutoffs for International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in 2026?

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad) admits B.Tech students primarily through the JEE Main channel and its own UGEE entrance test for dual-degree programmes; it does not participate in JoSAA counselling and runs a fully separate admission process. For the 2026 JEE Main intake, the portal opened on 6 April 2026 and closed on 19 May 2026, so the final 2026 closing ranks will be published only after JEE Main results and the institute's own seat allotment. As a benchmark, the most recent verified institute merit closing ranks show B.Tech General at 558-612 and the flagship JEE Main rank for CSE expected around 870 for 2026. Importantly, IIIT Hyderabad builds a single rank list of all JEE Main applicants to the institute, so the closing "ranks" below are IIIT Hyderabad's own merit positions among its applicant pool, not your raw JEE Main All India Rank.

IIIT Hyderabad offers two four-year B.Tech programmes through the JEE mode - Computer Science and Engineering (CSE, 100 seats) and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE, 70 seats) - plus dual-degree (B.Tech + M.Tech / B.Tech + MS by Research) routes. The 2024 closing ranks across categories anchor what an aspirant realistically needs, and these are the figures the rest of this guide breaks down year by year and programme by programme.

Year-Wise Cutoff Trends (2024-2026)

The table below tracks IIIT Hyderabad's verified JEE Main and dual-degree closing ranks across categories for 2023 and 2024, the two most recent cycles with confirmed institute data, alongside the 2026 status. It answers the core question: "What closing rank did each category need at IIIT Hyderabad?" Read each row as the last (highest) merit-list position admitted in that category and programme for that year; a lower number means tougher competition. The 2026 column is marked as awaited because the institute releases ranks only after its post-results allotment.

The trend is strikingly stable: the IIIT Hyderabad B.Tech General closing rank moved only marginally from 591 in 2023 to 558-612 in 2024, and OBC tightened from 432 to 415-458 over the same window. Reserved-category positions stayed deep - ST near 111-128 and SC near 217-245 in 2024 - reflecting the institute's pure-merit allotment within a small applicant pool. The dual-degree route runs looser than B.Tech (General 985 in 2024), confirming it as a comparatively more accessible entry point for strong JEE Main scorers.

Course-Wise Cutoff at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad

IIIT Hyderabad's two JEE Main B.Tech branches differ sharply in competitiveness, so this table splits the 2024 institute merit closing ranks by programme and category. CSE, the flagship 100-seat programme, consistently closes at a lower (tougher) rank than the 70-seat ECE programme. Use this to judge which branch your projected merit position can realistically reach; the dual-degree row shows the separate, looser B.Tech + M.Tech list. Reserved figures shown are the deepest verified positions admitted in each branch.

The course-wise split makes the hierarchy clear: CSE is the hardest seat at IIIT Hyderabad, closing around merit rank 558 (General) in 2024, while ECE extends to roughly 612 and the dual-degree B.Tech + M.Tech track reaches as far as 985 (General). For PwD applicants, 2024 closings were exceptionally deep - General-PwD 24, SC-PwD 18 and OBC-PwD 35 - so PwD candidates need a near-top merit position. The practical takeaway: if your projected IIIT Hyderabad merit rank is borderline for CSE, ECE and the dual degree are the realistic fallbacks within the same institution.

Cutoff Trend Analysis

IIIT Hyderabad's cutoff is broadly flat-to-tightening rather than rising sharply, which is unusual and reflects its fixed, small seat base - 100 CSE and 70 ECE seats - against ever-stronger JEE Main applicant quality. B.Tech General held between 591 (2023) and 558-612 (2024), and CSE specifically settled near merit rank 558 in 2024 with a 2026 expectation around the 870 mark in raw JEE Main terms per education portals. Because the institute admits purely on a single merit list with no category reservation in the conventional sense, even reserved-category aspirants must post very strong scores: SC closings sat at 217-245 and ST at 111-128 in 2024, both far deeper than typical reservation-driven institutes. The driver of this stability is demand concentration - IIIT Hyderabad's CSE programme delivered a 2025 average package of about Rs 31.98 LPA and an overall highest of Rs 1.28 crore, which keeps top scorers funnelling into a tiny seat pool. Realistically, an applicant targeting CSE should aim for a top few-hundred position on the IIIT Hyderabad merit list (broadly a JEE Main rank near 870 for General as projected for 2026), ECE for roughly the next band up to about 2,140, and the dual-degree route as a strong-score fallback that closed near 985 (General) in 2024. With NIRF Engineering standing improving from rank 47 in 2024 to 38 in 2025, expect cutoffs to stay tight rather than ease in 2026.