IIT BHU Reshuffles 111 Seats Across Various BTech Courses, Check New Seat Matrix
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IIT BHU will maintain a total of 1,589 seats for first-year students, the same as the previous year. However, to meet the increasing demand, the IIT has redistributed them.
The Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University or IIT BHU, has expanded the number of seats in some of its most popular departments for students selected through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). In the academic session 2025-26, the institute will maintain a total of 1,589 seats for first-year students, the same as the previous year. However, to meet the increasing demand for JEE seats, IIT has redistributed them.
Specifically, 111 seats have been transferred from four departments – Ceramic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology – to nine more sought-after departments.
The departments benefiting from the increased seats include Chemical Engineering, which now has 170 seats, up from 156. Civil Engineering has 160 seats, compared to the previous 150. Computer Science and Engineering saw an increase of 22 seats, bringing the total to 155. Similarly, Electronics Engineering also added 22 seats, totaling 155. Other departments like Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Computing, and Engineering Physics have also seen an increase of over 10 seats.
IIT BHU New Seat Matrix
Th eJoint Seat Allocation Authority Counseling 2025 commenced the IIT admission process on June 3, 2025. The JoSAA Counseling 2025 will be conducted in six rounds up till June 12. This includes seat allocation, document verification and fee payment, etc. If seats remain vacant even after JoSAA counseling, then the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) will conduct additional rounds. JoSAA provides a single online platform for admission to 121 institutes, which include 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 26 IIITs, IIEST Shibpur and 40 other GFTIs. This makes the process transparent and streamlined.
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June 08, 2025, 16:12 IST
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