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Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Palakkad, Kerala
Recognised by Govt. Of India
ESTD 2015
500 acres
Not yet listed in NIRF

About College

About IIT Palakkad

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad was established in the year 2015-2016 under The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. IIT Palakkad belongs to the prestigious group of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), which are the autonomous public institutions of national importance for higher education in engineering, science and technology. The institute was formed with the support of IIT Madras. The institute has its temporary campus in Ahalia and the transit campus at Kanjikode. The permanent campus of IIT Palakkad is coming up on a 500-acre plot at the foot of the Western Ghats. This location is situated within a few kilometres from the Palakkad Railway Junction and about 60 kilometres from the Coimbatore International Airport. Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad started its first batch of B.Tech in 2015. The B.Tech programmes include the stream of civil engineering, computer science & engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. IIT Palakkad M.Tech programmes include geotechnical engineering, manufacturing and materials engineering, computing and mathematics, data science, power electronics and power systems and system-on-chip design. The institute also offers M.Sc in chemistry, physics and mathematics. IIT Palakkad Ph.D and M.S programmes are other important programmes.

Location: Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad is located in Palakkad, Kerala. The nearest railway station to the institute is the Palakkad Junction. Students can take an auto from the railway station to KSRTC Bus Stand which is located at a distance of 3 km. Students can board a bus to Coimbatore from KSRTC Bus Stand and get down at Kanalpirivu and take an auto from there to reach the campus. The closest major airport near Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad is the Coimbatore Airport and is located about 45 km away from the Ahalia campus. Students can hire Prepaid taxis to reach Ahalia campus.

Courses

COURSE NAME FEES Seats ELIGIBILITY
BTECH ₹825000 (Total Fees) 188 JEE
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Cut-Offs

JEE ADVANCED GENERAL CRL 13782

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Admissions

IIT Palakkad Admissions

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses in engineering, technology and science. The undergraduate courses include B.Tech and postgraduate courses include M.Tech and M.Sc. For IIT Palakkad B.Tech admission, candidates have to appear for JEE Advanced and also register themselves for JoSAA counselling to confirm their choices for courses and institutes. IIT Palakkad M.Tech admission is based on GATE and IIT Palakkad M.Sc admission is based on JAM and subsequent JAM counselling. During the counselling, candidates have to give first preference to IIT Palakkad, and accordingly, seats will be allotted to the candidates. IIT Palakkad admission to the Master of Science by Research and Ph.D courses are based on the written test and interview conducted by IIT Palakkad. The detailed steps for Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad admission process are discussed in detail further. Go through the article, to get a detailed knowledge of the process.

IIT Palakkad B.Tech Admission:

Candidates seeking admission to B.Tech programme have to appear and qualify JEE Advanced.
Based on the JEE Advanced score, candidates have to register for JoSAA counselling on the official website of JoSAA along with necessary documents and payment of fees.
Candidates need to choose IIT Palakkad as the preferred college while doing the choice locking.
As per the counselling seats will be allotted to the candidates.
Accordingly, candidates have to visit the IIT Palakkad campus and complete the admission process, which include documents verification and fee payment.
IIT Palakkad M.Tech Admission:

Candidates seeking admission to IIT Palakkad M.Tech need to appear for and qualify GATE.
Based on the qualifying scores, students have to register themselves for counselling on the official website of Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad.
Candidates need to register themselves for counselling by providing their exam credentials, qualifying degrees, personal details and counselling fees payment on the official website of IIT Palakkad.
As per the counselling, seats will be confirmed to the candidates for IIT Palakkad M.Tech admission.
Accordingly, candidates have to visit the IIT Palakkad campus and complete the admission process, which include documents verification and fee payment.
IIT Palakkad M.Sc Admission:

Candidates seeking admission to IIT Palakkad M.Sc programmes need to appear and qualify JAM.
Based on their JAM scores and eligibility criteria, candidates need to register themselves for JAM counselling on the official website of JAM by providing their JAM credentials, qualifying degrees certificates, personal details and do the fee payment.
Candidates will have to select Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad as their first preference while doing the choice locking.
As per the counselling, seats will be confirmed to the candidates for IIT Palakkad M.Sc admission.
Accordingly, candidates have to visit the IIT Palakkad campus and complete the admission process, which include documents verification and fee payment.
IIT Palakkad Ph.D and M.S Admission:

Candidates seeking admission to Ph.D/M.S programmes, need to clear the written test conducted by the respective departments.
Candidates who will qualify the written test, need to appear for an interview related to their research area.
Based on the marks scored by candidates in their written test and interview, the merit list of the eligible candidates will be released by the authority.
As per the merit list, seats will be confirmed to the candidates for IIT Palakkad Ph.D and M.S admission.
Accordingly, candidates have to visit the IIT Palakkad campus and complete the admission process, which include documents verification and fee payment.

Scholarships

100% Tuition Fee waiver for SC/ST/PH students.
Full remission of the Tuition Fee for General and OBC students whose family income is less than Rs.1 lakh per annum.
Remission of 2/3rd of the Tuition Fee for General and OBC students whose family income is between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per annum.

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