Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2025

IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs and Other-GFTIs for the Academic Year 2025-26

Type of the institute: Indian Institute of Information Technology
Complete Mailing Address: IIIT Dharwad Campus, Ittigatti Road, Near Sattur Colony, Dharwad 580009.
Contact Person For Admission: Dr. Malay Kumar
Designation: Faculty In-Charge Overall Admissions
Email: malay.kumar@iiitdwd.ac.in
Alternate Email: contact@iiitdwd.ac.in
Phone Nos: 0836-2250879,9449732959,8959596477,9995554466
Fax No:
Mobile No.: 9836075575,8863830309

About the Institute

IIIT Dharwad

IIIT Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance established by an act of Parliament (23 of 2017) set up in PPP mode between the Ministry of Education, Government of India, Government of Karnataka, and KEONICS. Dr. Sridhar Vembu is the Chairperson IIIT Dharwad who is co-founder and Chief Scientist of Zoho Corporation, a globally respected technology leader and a pioneer in rural development through innovation.
The Institute's Director, Prof. S. R. Mahadeva Prasanna, Board, and Senate constitute highly eminent leaders from the administration, academia, and industry. They are instrumental in steering the Institute in the right direction. IIIT Dharwad is a self-sustaining Public-Private-Parterner (PPP) institute where all the running expenses, including salaries, are met by student's tuition and other fees. 

Dr. Sridhar Vembu Chairperson BoG

Dr. Sridhar Vembu is the co-founder and Chief Scientist of Zoho Corporation, a globally respected technology leader and a pioneer in rural development through innovation. Raised in a humble village in Tamil Nadu, India, Dr. Vembu's academic journey led him to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. In 1996, he co-founded AdventNet, which evolved into Zoho Corporation in 2009. Under his visionary leadership, Zoho grew into a global provider of cloud-based business software, empowering millions of users and businesses across the world. The company operates with a strong philosophy of self-reliance, long-term thinking, and customer-focused innovation. 

A defining aspect of Dr. Vembu's mission has been his unwavering commitment to social impact. He has championed the establishment of offices in rural areas, such as Tenkasi in Tamil Nadu, to decentralize opportunities and bring technological innovation closer to underserved regions. His initiative, Zoho Schools of Learning, offers free vocational education to high school graduates, especially from rural communities, providing them with hands-on training and job opportunities without the burden of a formal college degree. Dr. Vembu's approach to business blends technological excellence with deep social responsibility. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Padma Shri in 2021 and CNN-News18 Indian of the Year in 2022. In 2025, he transitioned from the role of CEO to Chief Scientist, dedicating his focus to research, product innovation, and the long-term vision of Zoho. 

Respected for his humility, foresight, and belief in inclusive growth, Dr. Sridhar Vembu continues to inspire a generation of entrepreneurs to think beyond conventional boundaries and create impact-driven enterprises. 


Prof. S. R. Mahadeva Prasanna, Director IIIT Dharwad

Prof. S. R. Mahadeva Prasanna is a recipient of the National Award for Teachers 2023 from the honorable President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu. He is currently working as Director, IIIT Dharwad on leave from IIT Dharwad. He is Professor in the Dept. of Electrical, Electronics and Communication (EECE) at IIT Dharwad. He was Dean(Faculty Welfare) at IIT Dharwad before taking charge of Director at IIIT Dharwad. He was earlier Professor in the Dept. of Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Dean (Research & Development), IIT Guwahati. He earned his PhD from IIT Madras in 2004, MTech from NITK Surathkal (then KREC Surathkal) in 1997 and BE from SSIT Tumakuru in 1994. He teaches signal processing, speech processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning related courses. His research interests are in speech processing. He has supervised 28 PhD research scholars in the areas of speech and handwriting processing. Currently 7 scholars are working for their PhD / MS degrees. He has published over 115 journal articles and 200 conference articles in reputed national and international journals and conferences. He has executed large volume externally funded projects from public and private funding agencies. He is also a consultant for many industries working in the niche technology areas, especially, speech technology.
On the academic administration front, at IIT Guwahati he was faculty-in-charge, counseling cell, chairman, students’ welfare board, organizing vice-chairman, GATE 2010, Chairman, GATE 2011, Associate Dean (Research and Development) and Dean (Research & Development). At IIT Dharwad, he was Dean (Faculty Welfare) and Dean (Research & Development) from July 2017 till March 2023. From March 2023 till April 2024, he continued as Dean (Faculty Welfare). He also served IIT Dharwad on different committees towards setting up the institute of national importance in Dharwad, Karnataka.

Vision, Mission and Values

Our Vision

“To be a globally renowned academy of information technology for societal development.”

Our Mission

i. To produce globally competent information technology professionals with the right mix of professional skills and ethical, societal and environmental concerns.
ii. To solve local problems using global technologies and solve global problems using local technologies across disciplines.
iii. To project the nation to the forefront of information technology research and development.

Our Core Values

Integrity, Service, Positivity, Commitment and Passion for Technology

Innovation

IIIT Dharwad is innovating in all its aspects: teaching, curriculum, campus design, and R&D. The idea is to ensure that nothing is boring or ordinary about IIIT Dharwad!
 
Teaching-Learning: Being a technical institute of national importance, a special emphasis is given to practice-based teaching and learning process.

Curriculum Design: The curriculum at IIIT Dharwad is evolving, and dynamic to ensure that the courses taught are current and relevant. The Institute has not hesitated to break out of outdated conventions. It has introduced an IT-focused curriculum from the first semester (e.g., no chemistry) with elective subjects offered in data science, AI, machine learning, IoT, cloud computing, and Blockchain, to name a few. Ample opportunities are provided to learn these cutting-edge areas practically through mini and major projects and events like hackathons.

Visit the department website for further details:


Campus Facility

IIIT Dharwad has a brand new, spacious (60 acres) campus with a unique, modern, green design for a smart IT campus. It is equipped with a Multi-Function Hall with Indoor Courts and other courts, outdoor sports facilities, a dedicated student activities building with a gym, a natural water body, campus-wide Wi-Fi, including outdoors and modern IT-enabled classrooms.

Hostel

A 300-seater girls’ hostel, constructed by Infosys as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, is now ready for occupation at IIIT Dharwad. Additionally, a 600-seater boys’ hostel of the same design and quality is also available.

The institute is currently constructing a new 1000-seater boys’ hostel to further expand its on-campus accommodation.

Presently, hostel accommodation on campus is limited and is allotted to boys on a first-come, first-served basis. An additional hostel facility, fully managed by the institute, is available outside the campus.

Research and Development

The hallmark of a good institute is its strength in research. Aptly IIIT Dharwad is being nurtured as a research institute to have close collaborations with the IT industry and other premier R&D institutes. Faculty at IIIT-Dharwad have a wide range of research expertise and experience covering many areas of Information Technology including Data analytics, machine learning, and social network analysis, Computer networks and security , Knowledge management, information retrieval, ontology and semantic web technologies, Digital signal processing and speech technologies, Embedded systems, sensors, MEMS, nano technology and VLSI, Robotics, unmanned vehicles, control and communication technologies, Power electronics and alternative energy systems, Quantum physics, material science and engineering, Social sciences, including women studies and communication, Algorithms, Computational Geometry, Graph theory, networks etc.


Fee Structure

I Sem II Sem III Sem IV Sem V Sem VI Sem VII Sem VIII Sem
Fees 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500
Admission fees/One Time Payment 21,500 - - - - - - -
Total Institute Fees (A) 2,10,000 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500 1,88,500
Hostel User fee charges 27,000 27,000 29,000 29,000 31,000 31,000 33,000 33,000
Mess Bill Advance 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000
Total Hostel Fees (B) 48,000 48,000 50,000 50,000 52,000 52,000 54,000 54,000
Caution Deposit (Refundable) 20,000 - - - - - - -
Hostel Deposit (Refundable) 10,000 - - - - - - -
Total Caution Deposits (Refundable) (C) 30,000 - - - - - - -
Total fees payable per semester (A+B+C) 2,88,000 2,36,500 2,38,500 2,38,500 2,40,500 2,40,500 2,42,500 2,42,500

Note: 1. Students of all categories need to pay the above mentioned fees at the time of admission and at the beginning of each semester. The Institute will provide guidance to apply for various scholarships or bank loans.
2.  Mess bill shown above is an advance. Actual amount shall depend on the expenses.

Fee Refund Policy for B.Tech. Program admitted through JOSAA/CSAB 2025

If a candidate accepts a seat in JoSAA/CSAB counseling and later does not report to IIIT Dharwad for admission or decides to withdraw the admission. And no further allotment of that seat could be possible through the JoSAA/CSAB counselling, the seat is liable to remain vacant permanently. In such cases, 100% of the fee will be forfeited, and no refund will be provided

  1. The candidate who fails to report to the institute will not be eligible for any refund of the fees paid during the JoSAA/CSAB counseling process.
  2. For the candidate who reported to the institute but subsequently withdrew their admission:
                     a. Only the caution deposits (Institute & Hostel) will be refunded.
                   b. The mess bill advance will be refunded on a pro-rata basis.


Academic Structure

Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programmes

B. Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) – 240 Seats

B. Tech in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) - 144 Seats 

B. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) – 102 Seats

For more details on academic curriculum refer to : https://iiitdwd.ac.in/academics/programmes/

Admissions

Admission to the Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad is through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) and Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB). Seat allocation for different categories of students will be as per JoSAA/CSAB norms. The institute has no role in the seat allocation process.

All interested candidates are requested to follow the admissions criteria explained on the JOSAA/CSAB website.

JOSAA


CSAB


Curriculum

BTech curricula are designed in the Outcome-Based Education framework with well-defined program objectives. Each BTech program has an ideal mix of foundational theory and core subject, breadth in engineering, mathematics, and sciences; soft skills and humanities; contemporary elective subjects in applied areas, and project-based learning through a series of mini and major projects. Most elective subjects are kept open for any student in any program to take the specialized courses of their choice. The eighth semester has no coursework to enable students to carry out the major project and also pursue a full-semester internship in the industry or in other reputed institutes.

For More details:  https://iiitdwd.ac.in/academics/departments/

Rules For Change Branch

All Programs offered at IIIT Dharwad have an independent curriculum from 1st year onward. Therefore, there is no scope for a change of Branch.

Faculty

Computer Science Engineering

Dr. Prabhu Prasad
Head of Department (CSE) 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Pavan Kumar C
Associate Dean ICT & Automation 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (VIT Vellore) 

Dr. Malay Kumar
FIC Overall Admissions 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Raipur)

Dr. Pramod Yelmewad
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Vivekraj V K
Assistant Professor
Ph. D. (IIT Roorkee)

Dr. Animesh Roy
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIEST Sibpur)

Dr. Abdul Wahid
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT, Dhanbad)

Dr. Dibyajyoti Guha
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT Bhubaneswar)

Dr. Girish G N
FIC R&D
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NITK)

Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT Kharagpur)

Dr. Sunil Kumar PV
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NIT, Calicut)

Dr. Sunil C K
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NITK Surathkal)

Dr. Suvadip Hazra
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NIT Durgapur)

Senior Professors and Industry Experts are associated with the Department as Professor of Practice, Adjunct/Visiting Professors



Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Dr.Siddharth R
Head of Department (HoD)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NIT Puducherry)

Prof. S. R. Mahadeva Prasanna
Director, IIIT Dharwad
PhD (IIT Madras)

Dr. Rajendra Hegadi
Professor-In-Charge of Academic
Associate Professor 
Ph.D ( MGRRI, Chennai)

Dr. Sunil Saumya
Associate Dean Academics
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Patna)

Dr. Manjunath K V 
Faculty-In Charge of Career Guidance Cell (CGC)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Ramesh Athe
Assistant Professor 
Ph.D. (Osmania University Hyderabad)

Dr. Utkarsh Khaire 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Nagaland)

Dr. Animesh Chaturvedi
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Indore)

Dr. Rajib Sharma
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)

Dr. Shirshendu Layek
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT Dhanbad)


Senior Professors and Industry Experts are associated with the Department as Professor of Practice, Adjunct/Visiting Professors




Electronics and Communication Engineering


Dr. Sibasankar Padhy 
Head of Department (ECE)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Guwahati)

Dr. Deepak K T
Associate Dean Research & Development 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT Guwahati)

Dr. Jagadish D N
Associate Dean Student Welfare (SW)
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Jagadeesha R B
Faculty-In-Charge International Relations and Exams
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NTHU Taiwan)

Dr. Prakash Pawar 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Somen Bhattacharjee
Assistant Professor
Ph.D (IIT Guwahati)

Dr. Chinamayananda A 
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IISc Bengaluru)

Dr. Nataraj K S
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Bombay)

Dr. Rajesh Kumar
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)

Dr. Pankaj Kumar
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)

Senior Professors and Industry Experts are associated with the Department as Professor of Practice, Adjunct/Visiting Professors



Department of Arts, Science and Design

Dr. Aswath Babu H
Head of Department (HoD)
Assistant Professor in Physics
Ph.D  (IIT Kanpur)
Post Doc (IIT Madras and Lund University, Sweden)

Dr. Anand P Barangi
Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Ph.D  (Karnataka University Dharwad) 

Dr. Rajesh N S
Assistant Professor in English
Ph.D  (NIT Karnataka)

Dr. Anushree Kini
Assistant Professor in Economics
Ph.D. (KLEIT)

Dr. Chandrika Kamath
Visiting Faculty
Ph.D (KUD)

Dr. Navyashree G. R.
Visiting Faculty
Ph.D (NITK Surathkal)

Senior Professors and Industry Experts are associated with the Department as Professor of Practice, Adjunct/Visiting Professors


Facilities

IIIT Dharwad has brand new, spacious (60 acres) campus with a unique, modern, green design for a smart IT campus. It is equipped with a Multi-Function Hall with indoor basketball and other courts, outdoor sports facilities, a dedicated student activities building with a gym, a natural water body, campus-wide Wi-Fi, including outdoors and modern IT-enabled classrooms.

Girls Hostel by Infosys:  A 300-seater girl’s hostel built for IIIT Dharwad by Infosys (as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility) is ready for occupation. There is also a 600-seater Boys Hostel of the same design and quality.

Student Life at Institute

Students at IIIT Dharwad enjoy its beautiful climate, keep themselves busy in academics, 12+ technical clubs, 5+ cultural clubs and sports.

For More Details Visit:

Technical Clubs:

Cultural Clubs:



Financial Assistance

The Institute facilitates the students and parents to avail of study loans from State Bank of India, Indian Bank and Canara Bank. Also, the Institute facilitates the National and State scholarships if available any. The Institute provides no financial assistance or scholarships. 

Training & Placement

The Career Guidance Cell at IIIT Dharwad is driven by students and assisted by faculty for career development of students. The goals of CGC are-

  • To organize placement drives at IIIT Dharwad
  • To provide training and assistance to students for better placement and internship opportunities.
  • To hone soft skills and interview techniques.
  • To organize workshops and invited talks to make students industry ready.
  • To assist students with their plans for higher studies
  • To provide information about entrance examinations and other opportunities for higher studies.

    Placement Statistics 
      
           

    Batch

    Company Visited

    Total Offers

    Highest CTC | Average CTC

    2025

     77

    130

    61 LPA | 10 LPA

    2024

     87

    128

    46 LPA | 9.57 LPA

    2023

    96

    126

    35 LPA | 10.31 LPA



     

      
    For further details, please refer the this link https://iiitdwd.ac.in/placements/#placement-statistics
  • Industry And Alumni Relations

    Institute has an MoU with Deshpande Startups Hubballi for nurturing the students who are willing to tread the path of Entrepreneurial journey. Deshpande startup is one of the largest incubation setups in India. Many faculty are actively engaged with industries as consultants and partners for projects.

    Institute conducted IIIT Dharwad Conclave 2024

    Recreational/Extra Curricular activities

    NSS, IEEE, IEEE CS, E-Cell, Velocity, Robotics club, Cultural clubs, Institute has dedicated Health and fitness centre for the sports and recreational activities.

    Location and Accessibility

    How to Reach?

     Dharwad is the educational Hub of North Karnataka and is 429 KMS away from Bangalore and around 570 KMS from Mumbai

     Connectivity:

    · Rail : Overnight Journey by many Express Trains plying between Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mysore, and Bangalore

    ·  Air : Daily Flights from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Goa, Kochi, Hyderabad and Bangalore by Air India and Indigo Airlines

    ·  Road : Overnight journey from Mumbai and Bangalore by many Govt and Pvt. Buses

    Locate with help of Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/QLdbyaCgFUMgfto86




    Academic Programwise Seats breakup

    Institute CodeProgram CodeAcademic Program NameState/All India SeatsSeat PoolOPENOPEN-PwDGEN-EWSGEN-EWS-PwDSCSC-PwDSTST-PwDOBC-NCLOBC-NCL-PwDTotal(includes Female Supernumerary)
    Program-Total
    Seat Capacity Female Supernumerary
    316 4110 Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 77 4 19 1 29 1 14 1 51 3 200
    200 40
    Female-only (including Supernumerary) 16 0 4 0 6 0 3 0 11 0 40
    (including "40" Supernumerary)
    316 4114 Electronics and Communication Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 33 2 8 1 12 0 6 0 22 1 85
    85 17
    Female-only (including Supernumerary) 6 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 17
    (including "17" Supernumerary)
    316 4181 Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) All India Gender-Neutral 46 3 11 0 17 1 9 0 31 2 120
    120 24
    Female-only (including Supernumerary) 10 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 6 0 24
    (including "24" Supernumerary)
         Total Seats 188 9 0 0 71 2 35 1 126 6 486
    405 81

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