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IIT Admissions 2025 Hold Women’s Share at 20% as Some Campuses Miss Target

The JEE (Advanced) report finalised 18,188 seats with 3,664 women, showing the supernumerary policy set a floor without raising the share beyond 20 percent.

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IIT Tirupati, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, and IIT Kanpur have exceeded the mandated enrolment. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

Overview

  • Women account for 20.15% of this year’s IIT admissions (3,664 of 18,188), keeping the national share essentially flat in the 19–21% band seen since 2020, according to JIC data.
  • IIT Tirupati posted the highest female share at 21.57%, with IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur also exceeding the 20% benchmark, while IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Bhubaneswar and IIT Ropar fell short.
  • Total admissions surpassed the sanctioned 18,160 seats to reach 18,188, including 18 additional seats for women, with JoSAA’s over-allotment approach used to prevent vacancies.
  • Year-wise figures at older campuses show only marginal movement, exemplified by IIT Bombay drifting from 20.04% in 2020 to 19.57% in 2025 and IIT Delhi edging from 20.5% to 20.63% over the same period.
  • Supernumerary seats introduced from 2018 enabled IITs to meet the IIT Council’s 20% mandate nationally, yet the proportion has not materially risen beyond that threshold.