How to Get Admission in IIIT Without JEE Main 2025: Alternative Options

How to Get Admission in IIIT Without JEE Main 2025: Alternative Options

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Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 18 Apr 2025, 06:08 PM IST
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How to get admission in IIIT without JEE Main 2025 - Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are among the top engineering institutes in India. The main form of admission to IIITs is through JEE Main. However, students might also be curious if they can get admission in IIIT without JEE Main exam. The answer to this question is yes, it is possible. Candidates can apply for admission into IIITs without JEE Main 2025 scores. The other channels of admission include DASA, UGEE, Olympiad/KVPY, SCA, lateral entry for diploma holders, and management quotas in select IIITs.

This Story also Contains

  1. IIIT BTech admissions without JEE Main 2025
  2. DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad)
  3. Lateral Entry Admissions
  4. Direct Admission Based on Board Exams
How to Get Admission in IIIT Without JEE Main 2025: Alternative Options
How to get admission in IIIT without JEE Main 2025

IIIT BTech admissions without JEE Main 2025

Candidates opting for admission into BTech courses without JEE Main scores have various options to apply for admission into IIITs. The alternate forms of admission into IIITs include DASA, UGEE, SCA, Latera entry and more. Find out about the various channels of admission without a JEE Score below.

IIIT BTech Admissions without JEE Main highlights

Channel of Admission

Participating Institutes

DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad)

IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Delhi, IIIT Bhubaneswar, IIITDM Jabalpur, IIITDM Kancheepuram, IIIT Vadodara, IIIT Sri City, and many others under DASA UG scheme (60+ institutes including NITs, SPAs, DTU, NSUT)

UGEE (Undergraduate Entrance Exam)

IIIT Hyderabad

Olympiad / KVPY Channel

IIIT Hyderabad

SCA (Special Channel of Admission)

IIIT Hyderabad

Lateral Entry (Diploma Holders)

IIIT Bhubaneswar, select state-funded IIITs (occasionally – e.g., RGUKT Nuzvid, IIIT Srikakulam)

Board Toppers Scheme

IIIT Hyderabad

DASA (Direct Admission of Students Abroad)

This was a scheme started by the Human Resource Development, Government of India. Under the DASA scheme, foreign nationals, Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are eligible to apply for direct admission to IIITs. Instead of using JEE Main scores, the candidate’s SAT scores will be considered for admission.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Candidate must have completed 11th & 12th grade or equivalent outside India

  • A valid SAT score is a must

  • Candidates must have a minimum aggregate of 60% of equivalent in Maths, Physics and Chemistry in Grade 12

Mode of selection

Selection of candidates will be Merit-based. The candidate's SAT scores will be taken into consideration.

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Olympiad / KVPY Channel

Candidates with exceptional performances in international olympiads or candidates with a Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana( KVPY) scholarship can apply for direct admission to IIIT Hyderabad. For now, only IIIT Hyderabad offers admission through this channel.

Eligible Olympiads:

  • International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)

  • Indian National Olympiad in Informatics (INOI)

  • Indian National Mathematics Olympiad (INMO)

  • Indian National Physics Olympiad (INPhO)

  • Indian National Chemistry Olympiad (INChO)

  • Indian National Biology Olympiad (INBO)

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Mode of Selection:
Direct interviews based on performance and merit

KVPY Channel:

Candidates must be a Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellow (selected through the KVPY exam and interview process). These candidates will also need to have an exceptional performance in Class 12.

Mode of selection
Direct Interview based on the merit of the candidate

SCA (Special Channel of Admission)

This channel of admission can be availed by candidates who are from underprivileged or remote backgrounds. However, they need to fulfil very specific eligibility conditions to apply under the SCA channel

Eligibility Criteria

To apply through the SCA channel, a candidate must:

  1. Be a citizen of India.

  2. Have completed Class 12 (or equivalent) in 2024 (or the year immediately before applying).

  3. Have Mathematics, Physics, and one additional science subject in their qualifying examination.

  4. Be from one of the following underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds:

    • Rural or remote areas with limited access to educational resources

    • Government school background

    • Low-income family backgrounds

    • Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category

Mode of selection

A written test will be conducted by IIIT Hyderabad. The syllabus will be based on aptitude, Logical reasoning and basic mathematics.

UGEE channel

UGEE (Undergraduate Entrance Exam) is a mode of admission offered only at IIIT Hyderabad. Candidates who opt for this mode will be granted admission into dual-degree programs: B.Tech + MS by Research. This channel is to encourage research and innovation in students.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Must have completed Class 12 (or equivalent) with Math, Physics, and one other science subject.

  • Open to Indian nationals only.

Programmes Offered

Program

Duration

Focus

B.Tech in CSE + MS by Research in CSE

5 years

Computer Science research

B.Tech in ECE + MS by Research in ECE

5 years

Electronics and embedded systems research

CLD (Computational Linguistics)

5 years

Computer Science + Linguistics

CSD (Computational Natural Sciences)

5 years

CS + Physics/Chemistry

ECD (CS + Human Sciences)

5 years

Research in Human-Social implications of CS

Mode of Selection

The selection will be done in 2 stages:

  1. Research Aptitude Test (RAT): It is a 3 hour test and contains 2 sections

  • Subject Proficiency (Math, Logic, Reasoning)

  • Research Aptitude (Basic problem-solving + interest in research)

  1. Interview

Lateral Entry Admissions

Lateral admission refers to the mode of admission where diploma-qualified candidates can directly apply for admission into the second year of BTech in IIITs.

Participating Institutions

IIIT Bhubaneshwar and other state IIITs

Mode of selection

Institute-specific entrance test or merit-based

Direct Admission Based on Board Exams

Certain state-level IIITs or self-financed IIITs may occasionally consider Class 12 board exam scores for admission to specific programs or under management quota. However, this varies year to year and institution to institution, and is not common across all IIITs. Hence, candidates need to check the interested IIIT’s website for more information about this mode.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Do I need 75% for admission to IIITs?
A:

Yes, some IIITs require candidates to gain a minimum of 75% for admission. However, some IIITs only require 60% for admission.

Q: Can I get admission into IIITs without JEE Main scores?
A:

Yes, candidates can check the above article for more information about admission into IIITs without a JEE Main score. Various channels like DASA, SCA and more can be utilised.

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Actually there is no JEE Mains cutoff for the M.Sc. Mathematics program at TIET as admission is based on academic record they take 40% based on your Class 12 marks and 60% from your ug marks where Mathematics is compulsary.you need overall aggregate of 60% in your graduation and no backlogs from the first two years to apply there.

If you need alternative you can consider institute like IITs, IISc, and NITs through the IIT JAM exam, or other reputable universities like GFTIs ,DTU and BITMesra where jee main closing rank for the General category was around 25,764.

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JEE ke liye Hindi medium mein bhi bahut achhi books available hain.
Physics ke liye HC Verma aur DC Pandey (Hindi version) bahut madadgar hain.
Chemistry ke liye NCERT (Hindi), O.P. Tandon aur Modern’s ABC achhi hain.
Maths ke liye RD Sharma aur Cengage (Hindi edition) useful hoti hain.
In books se concepts easily samajh aate hain aur JEE ki strong tayari ho sakti hai.

Hello,

Yes, you can still try. LMNIT follows MCM (Merit-cum-Means) scholarships and also considers Central Govt. schemes for low-income + OBC students. If you couldn’t crack JEE, you won’t get B.Tech there, but you can try for admission in other programs (like Integrated/Applied Sciences, etc.) and then apply for scholarships. For B.Tech, the waiver is only applicable if you qualify JEE and get admission through JoSAA/CSAB. You can still apply for State Govt. Post-Matric Scholarship (OBC) and other schemes that fully cover fees if income is below 1L.

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For JEE the total questions at 75 the subject are physics chemistry maths heat subject questions will have 25 questions will be there total marks for the each subject is 100 so fully  it's 300 each subject will have 20 MCQ questions 5 + mark for numerical based questions

If you are preparing for a JEE mains based on your school you should make your study list and completely focus on high weightage subject focus completely on practicing all the questions day by day attend a time based MCQ practice more than reading theory concentrate more on conceptual studies and beyond this you should have good sleep and you have to learn everything from a basic to advance