Newer IIT's attracts more students

Updated on: Tuesday, July 14, 2015

The expansion of IITs has offered its students a feeling of solace and fulfilment. Foundation of new IITs in different topographical areas has indicated point of preference of students. With the progression of time, the part of more established IITs is by all accounts deteriorating and is being supplanted by new IITs.

After the first round of counselling for IITs/NITs, the oldest of the bunch, IIT-Kharagpur and the oldest engineering college, IIT-Roorkee conceded a closing rank of 8,000 whereas for new IITs like those in Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Patna, Palakkad and Tirupati secured ranks between 4,957 and 6,581.

IIT-Kharagpur, with the maximum number of 1,341 seats, did not attract a single student from the top 212 ranks and Roorkee from the top 232 ranks but students far lower in the common rank list have preferred the two institutes.

Among the older IITs, IIT-Bombay having 903 seats proved to be the top choice, getting 65 out of 100 top rankers and the first round closing with rank 4,206. IIT-Kanpur with 853 seats got two of the top 100 rankers and admission closed after the first round at rank 5,314. IIT-Delhi also did well with 30 of the top 100 rankers choosing it and the first round of counselling stopping at 4,494 ranks. It has 851 seats. In comparison, IIT-Madras, with 838 seats, is losing its pull with only three of the top 100 preferring it and counselling closing at rank 7,026.

Newer IITs, which lack a permanent campus, consisting of seats ranging between 120 to 220 are progressing decently. Among the relatively newer ones, IIT-Guwahati with 660 seats and Hyderabad with 220 are slowly breaking into the big league. Guwahati got 43 of the top 1,000 rankers while Hyderabad got 20.

Newer IIT's attracts more students

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