Overview

• An IIT Kanpur analysis of JEE Advanced 2025 finds that one in four IIT entrants prepared in Kota and 50% of the top-100 rankers trained there.
• Across seven zones, 187,113 candidates registered, led by Hyderabad (45,622), Bombay (37,002) and Delhi (34,069).
• Delhi posted the strongest qualifier-to-admission conversion at 36.78%, with 4,182 of 11,370 qualifiers securing IIT seats.
• Hyderabad recorded the highest admissions in absolute terms at 4,363, followed by Bombay (3,825), Roorkee (1,729), Kanpur (1,622), Kharagpur (1,655) and Guwahati (812).
• IIT Kanpur conducted the 2025 exam, and experts cite structured schedules and peer competition in Kota as key factors in its outcomes.