[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":197},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/guidance/college-costs/iit-fees-breakdown":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":182,"date":183,"description":184,"downloadUrl":185,"extension":186,"format":185,"meta":187,"navigation":188,"pages":185,"path":189,"pdfUrl":185,"seo":190,"size":185,"stem":191,"subject":185,"tags":192,"year":185,"__hash__":196},"content/guidance/college-costs/iit-fees-breakdown.md","IIT Fees 2026 - 4-Year B.Tech Total Cost, Fee Waivers, and Hostel Charges","10 Years Question Paper Editorial Team",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":171},"minimark",[10,15,19,25,30,107,111,114,136,139,143,146,150],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"iit-btech-fees-the-full-4-year-picture","IIT B.Tech fees: the full 4-year picture",[16,17,18],"p",{},"IIT tuition fees are broadly standardized across the IIT system for general-category students, set by a common council decision rather than varying wildly campus to campus the way private universities do — the bigger source of variation between IITs is hostel and mess cost, which follows each campus's own local pricing.",[16,20,21],{},[22,23,24],"em",{},"Last verified: 1 September 2026. Fees are revised periodically by the IIT Council — confirm the current fee notification on your specific IIT's website before budgeting.",[26,27,29],"h3",{"id":28},"typical-annual-cost-breakdown-general-category","Typical annual cost breakdown (general category)",[31,32,33,46],"table",{},[34,35,36],"thead",{},[37,38,39,43],"tr",{},[40,41,42],"th",{},"Component",[40,44,45],{},"Approximate annual cost",[47,48,49,58,66,74,82,95],"tbody",{},[37,50,51,55],{},[52,53,54],"td",{},"Tuition fee",[52,56,57],{},"₹2-2.5 lakh",[37,59,60,63],{},[52,61,62],{},"Hostel fee",[52,64,65],{},"₹15,000-25,000",[37,67,68,71],{},[52,69,70],{},"Mess charges",[52,72,73],{},"₹40,000-60,000, varies by campus and mess plan",[37,75,76,79],{},[52,77,78],{},"Other fees (registration, medical, gymkhana, etc.)",[52,80,81],{},"₹20,000-30,000",[37,83,84,90],{},[52,85,86],{},[87,88,89],"strong",{},"Approximate annual total",[52,91,92],{},[87,93,94],{},"₹3-3.5 lakh",[37,96,97,102],{},[52,98,99],{},[87,100,101],{},"Approximate 4-year total",[52,103,104],{},[87,105,106],{},"₹12-14 lakh",[26,108,110],{"id":109},"the-income-based-fee-waiver","The income-based fee waiver",[16,112,113],{},"IITs waive or reduce tuition fees based on family income, structured roughly as:",[115,116,117,124,130],"ul",{},[118,119,120,123],"li",{},[87,121,122],{},"Full tuition waiver"," for family income below a defined lower threshold (SC/ST students receive full tuition waiver regardless of income)",[118,125,126,129],{},[87,127,128],{},"Partial (two-thirds) tuition waiver"," for family income in a defined middle band",[118,131,132,135],{},[87,133,134],{},"Full tuition fee payable"," above the upper income threshold",[16,137,138],{},"These thresholds are revised periodically by the IIT Council — check the current figures directly with your specific IIT's fee office, since even a modest income difference can shift a family from one waiver band to another.",[26,140,142],{"id":141},"what-a-fee-waiver-doesnt-cover","What a fee waiver doesn't cover",[16,144,145],{},"Fee waivers apply to the tuition component only. Hostel, mess, and other charges are typically payable regardless of the tuition waiver band, though some IITs offer additional hardship-based support for these components on a case-by-case basis — ask the student welfare or dean of students office directly if this applies to your situation.",[26,147,149],{"id":148},"related-reading","Related reading",[115,151,152,159,165],{},[118,153,154],{},[155,156,158],"a",{"href":157},"/guidance/college-costs","What college actually costs in India",[118,160,161],{},[155,162,164],{"href":163},"/guidance/scholarships","Scholarships for Class 10-12 and college students",[118,166,167],{},[155,168,170],{"href":169},"/guidance/education-loans","Education loans in India: the complete guide",{"title":172,"searchDepth":173,"depth":173,"links":174},"",2,[175],{"id":13,"depth":173,"text":14,"children":176},[177,179,180,181],{"id":28,"depth":178,"text":29},3,{"id":109,"depth":178,"text":110},{"id":141,"depth":178,"text":142},{"id":148,"depth":178,"text":149},"College Costs","2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z","IIT B.Tech fee structure for the full 4-year course, including tuition, hostel, mess, and how the income-based fee waiver works.",null,"md",{},true,"/guidance/college-costs/iit-fees-breakdown",{"title":5,"description":184},"guidance/college-costs/iit-fees-breakdown",[193,194,195],"IIT Fees","B.Tech Fees","Fee Waiver","1mJfBNjytUI0vPdrsXUZ9rCxA-lPNs8JEJ34t-9JV5o",1789465790990]