CSAB IIITs Core Branch Vacant Seats 2026: Candidates can check IIITs admission opportunities for CSAB Special Round 2026. As per the CSAB 2026 data, 3628 seats were vacant in IIITs. Under the All India quota, 1297 seats were vacant in the core branches out of the total seats. Electronics and Communication Engineering had the largest number of vacancies with 998 seats and Mechanical engineering related branches with 215 seats. Electrical and Electronics Engineering had 13 vacant seats, while other branches accounted for 71 seats. For candidates having a good JEE Main rank, these vacancies may open another opportunity to get admission.
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Here is the overall data of vacant seats mentioned in the analysis. The data clearly shows that ECE had the largest share of core branch vacancies.
Branch Category | Vacant Seats |
Total vacant seats in IIITs | 3,628 |
Total core branch seats | 1,297 |
ECE and related branches | 998 |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 13 |
Mechanical and related branches | 215 |
Other branches | 71 |
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In the following data, ECE is the biggest area of opportunity among all core branches. The highest number of vacancies was reported at IIIT Senapati, Manipur, where 78 seats were vacant in ECE with specialisation in VLSI and Embedded Systems. Another 74 seats were vacant in the regular ECE programme at the same institute.
IIIT Surat and IIIT Tiruchirappalli had 35 seats each vacant in ECE while IIIT Guwahati had 35 seats vacant in Electronics, Communication and Artificial Intelligence. IIIT Pune had 26 vacancies in Microelectronics and VLSI Design, while IIIT Nagpur had 25 vacancies in ECE with Internet of Things. ECE vacancies were also available at IIITDM Jabalpur, IIIT Kottayam, IIIT Sri City, IIIT Allahabad and IIITDM Kurnool.
Institute Name | Program Name | AI |
IIIT Senapati Manipur | B.Tech ECE with specialization in VLSI and Embedded Systems | 78 |
B.Tech ECE | 74 | |
B.Tech ECE | 65 | |
B.Tech ECE | 63 | |
B.Tech ECE | 54 | |
B.Tech ECE | 51 | |
B.Tech ECE | 43 | |
B.Tech / B.Tech (Hons.) ECE (with Specialization of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things) | 11 | |
B.Tech ECE | 40 | |
B.Tech ECE (Internet of Things) | 25 | |
B.Tech ECE | 39 | |
B.Tech Microelectronics and VLSI Design | 26 | |
B.Tech ECE | 36 | |
B.Tech ECE | 35 | |
B.Tech Electronics Communication and Artificial Intelligence | 35 | |
B.Tech ECE | 26 | |
B.Tech ECE | 35 | |
B.Tech ECE (VLSI Design) | 23 | |
B.Tech ECE | 30 | |
B.Tech ECE | 29 | |
B.Tech ECE | 27 | |
B.Tech ECE | 24 | |
B.Tech ECE | 22 | |
B.Tech ECE | 21 | |
B.Tech ECE | 20 | |
B.Tech / M.Tech Dual Degree ECE | 5 | |
B.Tech / M.Tech Dual Degree B.Tech. in ECE and M.Tech. in Communication Systems | 4 | |
B.Tech ECE | 32 | |
B.Tech / M.Tech Dual Degree B.Tech. in ECE and M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI Systems | 3 | |
B.Tech / M.Tech Dual Degree ECE | 3 | |
B.Tech ECE with specialization in Design and Manufacturing | 19 |
The analysis below shows 215 vacant seats in Mechanical and related branches across IIITs. The highest vacancy was reported in Mechatronics and Automation Engineering at IIIT Bhagalpur, with 50 seats available.
Institute Name | Program Name | AI |
IIIT Bhagalpur | B.Tech Mechatronics and Automation Engg | 50 |
IIITDM Kurnool | B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree) Mechanical Engg | 6 |
B.Tech Mechanical Engg with specialization in Design and Manufacturing | 32 | |
IIITDM Jabalpur | B.Tech Smart Manufacturing | 27 |
B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 20 | |
IIITDM Kancheepuram | B.Tech Smart Manufacturing | 19 |
B.Tech + M.Tech/MS (Dual Degree) Mechanical Engg and M.Tech in AI and Robotics | 14 | |
B.Tech Design Engg | 13 | |
B.Tech Mechanical Engg | 34 |
The Electrical and Electronics Engineering branch has 13 vacant seat at ABV-IIITM Gwalior. The remaining 71 seats in other branches include programmes that may suit students interested in physics and computational applications.
Institute Name | Program Name | AI |
ABV-IIITM Gwalior | B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 13 |
IIIT Bhopal | B.Tech Physics and Computational Engineering | 37 |
IIIT Vadodara | B.Tech Applied and Computational Physics | 32 |
IIITDM Kancheepuram | B.Tech Engineering Physics | 2 |
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