What is the difference between the two major institutes of the nation, IIT and IIIT, and how to secure admission?

You all would have also heard the names of IIT and IIIT, but you might not know that there is a huge difference between the two institutes. Today we will inform you how admission is taken in IIT and IIIT. There is also a difference in fees and courses of both.

In the case of higher technical education in India, students and parents usually get confused between IIT and IIIT. Most people believe that these two institutes are one and the same, but actually both are different in many respects.

There are 23 IITs in the country

IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) was founded in 1950 with the first institute at Kharagpur. There are now a total of 23 IITs throughout the nation that offer education in varied streams of engineering, science and humanities. The brand value of IIT is extremely high and they are extremely popular among students. Their average annual fee is approximately Rs 1.5 lakh, which is thought to be reasonable for quality education.

There are 25 IIITs in India

IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) began in 1997, when ABV IIIT Gwalior was the first IIIT. Nowadays, there are 25 IIITs in India, 5 of which are financially supported and administered by the Ministry of Education and the remaining 20 have public-private partnership. The value of the brand is less for IIITs compared to IITs and ranking also lags behind. They primarily specialize in IT and computer science courses. Their average fees range from Rs 80 thousand a year, which is significantly lower than IITs.

This is how you get admission in these courses in IIT

Admission to IIT at undergraduate level is on the basis of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), whereas examinations like GATE, JAM, JMET and CEED are held for postgraduate programs. IITs provide several types of courses like B.Tech (four years), M.Tech (two years), B.Tech-M.Tech dual degree (five years), B.Arch (five years), M.Arch (two years), B.Sc (three years) and PhD (3-5 years).

Admission to these courses is carried out through this entrance in IIIT

IIITs impart technical education with specialization in areas of information technology and related sectors. For admissions in them, one must clear exams such as JEE Mains, NTA. Courses offered by IIITs are B.Tech (Computer Science, Information Technology and Electronics), M.Sc, M.E./M.Tech, MBA/PGDM, PG Diploma, PhD, Integrated B.Tech and MBA Dual Degree, B.Tech/M.Tech and Dual Degree Programs in Mechanical Engineering.