IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar or IITRPR) is a central government Institute of National Importance, established in 2008-09 under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act 2012 and located at Rupnagar, Punjab. IIT Ropar initially operated from a transit campus at IIT Delhi until its 501-acre permanent campus at Birla Seed Farms, Rupnagar, on the banks of the Satluj River became operational in 2018. IIT Ropar ranked #32 in NIRF 2025 Engineering (score: 59.66), #56 in NIRF 2025 Overall (score: 54.76), and #47 in NIRF 2025 Research (score: 46.00).

IIT Ropar is distinctive for iHub-AWaDH, India's national Technology Innovation Hub for Agriculture and Water Technology Development, established in 2020 under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. IIT Ropar is the only IIT-hosted national iHub dedicated to AgriTech and Water Technology. The campus has received a GRIHA 5-star green building rating, placing IIT Ropar among the most sustainable IIT campuses by design.

IIT Ropar Snapshot

Courses and Fees

B.Tech Programmes, 4 Years

Admission via JEE Advanced through JoSAA (institute code 115). IIT Ropar offers twelve B.Tech programmes:

1. Computer Science and Engineering: 38 seats (gender-neutral)
2. Electrical Engineering: 38 seats
3. Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering: 31 seats
4. Mathematics and Computing: 24 seats
5. Mechanical Engineering: 27 seats
6. Chemical Engineering: 12 seats
7. Civil Engineering: 11 seats
8. Engineering Science: 9 seats
9. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: 9 seats
10. Engineering Physics: 7 seats
11. Digital Agriculture: 5 seats
12. Electrical Engineering (Integrated Circuit Design and Technology): 5 seats

Total gender-neutral seats: 216 (JoSAA 2025 seat matrix, institute code 115). Female-only supernumerary seats are available in addition. JoSAA institute code: 115.

IIT Ropar's Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering programme integrates AI and data systems with domain applications including agriculture. Digital Agriculture is unique among IIT B.Tech programmes nationally and reflects IIT Ropar's iHub-AWaDH mandate. Engineering Science and EE (Integrated Circuit Design and Technology) are newer interdisciplinary programmes.

Category-wise reservation within the gender-neutral pool follows standard IIT norms: OBC-NCL 27%, SC 15%, ST 7.5%, EWS 10%, Open 40.5%.

B.Tech Fee Structure (2024-25 batch onwards):

Source: iitrpr.ac.in (fee schedule cross-checked with phodu.club and multiple aggregators; official PDF was binary-encoded). SC/ST/PwD students receive a full 100% tuition fee waiver.

Fee waivers:

• SC/ST/PwD students: Full 100% tuition fee waiver
• Family income below Rs 1 lakh per year: Full tuition remission
• Family income Rs 1 to 5 lakh per year: Two-thirds tuition remission (~Rs 33,000 per semester)

M.Tech Programmes, 2 Years

Admission via GATE through COAP. M.Tech specialisations span Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering (Water Resources and Environment), Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering; Communication and Signal Processing; Microelectronics and VLSI Design), Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Engineering; Mechanics and Design; Manufacturing Engineering), Biomedical Engineering (Centre for Biomedical Engineering), and Artificial Intelligence. Total M.Tech intake is approximately 194 seats across all specialisations. GATE-qualified full-time M.Tech students receive Rs 12,400 per month stipend from the Ministry of Education.

M.Sc Programmes, 2 Years

Admission via IIT JAM.

Other Programmes

PhD programmes across all departments. Integrated PhD.

Admissions

JEE Advanced 2024 Cutoffs (JoSAA 2024, OPEN Category, Round 5 Final)

IIT Ropar (JoSAA institute code 115) uses JEE Advanced for all B.Tech admissions. JoSAA 2024 for IITs had 5 rounds; Round 5 was the final round.

Source: adda247/vedantu citing JoSAA 2024 official data. Closing ranks for Engineering Science, Digital Agriculture, and EE-ICDT were not found in any published aggregator data. These programmes may have had very few seats or newly introduced intake; verify directly at josaa.admissions.nic.in (Year 2024, Institute 115).

Fees

B.Tech academic fee is Rs 1,23,850 per semester (Rs 2,47,700 per year), totalling approximately Rs 9.91 lakh over 4 years for tuition and academic charges. SC/ST/PwD students receive a full tuition waiver. Families with income below Rs 1 lakh receive full tuition remission; Rs 1 to 5 lakh families pay approximately Rs 33,000 per semester. Hostel and mess charges are additional, approximately Rs 1 to 1.3 lakh per year depending on the mess plan. M.Tech tuition is separate; GATE-qualified students receive Rs 12,400 per month stipend from the Ministry of Education. Full fee schedule is at iitrpr.ac.in.

Scholarships

Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship: For eligible B.Tech students in General/OBC-NCL categories. Eligibility: minimum CGPA of 6.5 and family annual income at or below Rs 4.5 lakh. Renewal conditions: CGPA at or above 6.0, preceding semester SGPA at or above 6.0, and minimum 20 credit-hours per year earned. Benefit: full tuition fee waiver (Rs 1,00,000 per semester) plus Rs 1,000 per month pocket money for 10 months per year. Approximately 25% of each B.Tech batch is eligible. Source: iitrpr.ac.in/scholarships; careerindia.com.

Merit Prizes: For the top 7% of students per B.Tech programme per year. Eligibility: SGPA at or above 8.5 and CGPA at or above 8.5. Benefit: Rs 2,500 per prize.

Free Studentships: Full tuition fee waiver for the top 10% of the batch. Eligibility: CGPA at or above 6.0 and SGPA at or above 6.0 in the immediately preceding semester.

SC/ST Fee Waiver: Unconditional 100% tuition fee exemption for all SC/ST and PwD students. Additional support includes subsidised mess, hostel rent exemption, or monthly pocket allowance as applicable.

Income-based Tuition Remission (MoE):

• Family income below Rs 1 lakh per year: full tuition remission
• Family income Rs 1 to 5 lakh per year: two-thirds remission (~Rs 33,000 per semester)

Government scholarships via National Scholarship Portal (scholarships.gov.in):

• Post-Matric Scholarship for SC/ST students (state and central)
• Top Class Education Scholarship (Government of India, for SC students at centrally-funded technical institutions)
• PM-YASASVI for OBC/EBC/DNT students

PMRF (Prime Minister's Research Fellowship): For eligible PhD students. Rs 70,000 to 80,000 per month stipend plus contingency grant.

M.Tech Stipend: Rs 12,400 per month for all GATE-qualified full-time M.Tech students (Ministry of Education Teaching Assistantship).

Campus

IIT Ropar's 501-acre permanent campus is at Birla Seed Farms, Rupnagar, Punjab 140001, on the banks of the Satluj River, approximately 50 km from Chandigarh. The campus received a GRIHA 5-star green building rating, the highest GRIHA sustainability classification for a campus.

Hostels: 7 residential hostel blocks: Satluj, Beas, Chenab, and Brahmaputra (boys' hostels); Raavi, T-6, and Brahmaputra Girls (girls' hostels). All hostels have LAN and Wi-Fi connectivity. Separate dining facilities with multiple mess and canteen options.

Research and innovation: iHub-AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) is a DST-funded national Technology Innovation Hub unique to IIT Ropar, focused on AI-powered precision agriculture, water resource management, smart irrigation, and climate-resilient farming. The hub collaborates with agricultural research institutions across India and international partners. The Centre for Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary research centre. A high-performance computing facility supports institute-wide and national research.

Library: Nalanda Central Library with 22,000+ volumes, plus access to NDLI, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier ScienceDirect, Springer, and other digital resources. A 24x7 reading room is available.

Sports: Cricket, football, hockey, tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and a swimming pool. Indoor gymnasium.

Medical: 24-hour medical centre on campus with ambulance service.

Other facilities: SBI bank branch and ATM, post office, food courts, cooperative store, and school for faculty children.