29% Preferred IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras
Every year, lakhs of students in India appear for JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams to study engineering. Only a few of these students are able to get admission in the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) of the country.
Every year it is interesting to know which IITs the top rankers choose and what are the reasons behind their decision. According to a report recently released by IIT Kanpur, this year 47% of the top 1000 rankers in JEE Advanced 2025 chose only IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. At the same time, 29% of the students preferred IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras.
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Complete Scenario of Admission in IITs this Year
According to the report of IIT Kanpur, this year a total of 18,188 students got admission in IITs, including 14,524 boys (gender neutral pool) and 3,664 girls (female super numerical pool).
Detailed data of top 5000 rankers has also been released in the report, which shows that old and top IITs still remain the first choice of top students. Education expert of ALLEN Career Institute said that the trend of top rankers is clearly towards some selected IITs.
Choice of Top 100 Rankers
IIT Bombay – 73 students
IIT Delhi – 19 students
IIT Madras – 6 students
IIT Kanpur – 2 students
It is clear here that most of the top 100 chose IIT Bombay, which has been the first choice of students for the last several years.
Choice of Top 200 Rankers
IIT Bombay – 105 students
IIT Delhi – 44 students
IIT Madras – 35 students
IIT Kanpur – 12 students
That is, even in the top 200, about half the students preferred Bombay and Delhi.
Trend of Top 500 Rankers
IIT Bombay – 183 students
IIT Delhi – 114 students
IIT Madras – 77 students
IIT Kanpur – 40 students
IIT Kharagpur – 47 students
IIT Roorkee – 19 students
IIT Hyderabad – 4 students
Preference of Top 1000 Rankers
The trend of top 1000 rankers was mainly towards old IITs.
IIT Bombay – 252 students
IIT Delhi – 196 students
IIT Madras – 152 students
IIT Kanpur – 124 students
IIT Kharagpur – 85 students
IIT Guwahati – 48 students
IIT Roorkee – 50 students
IIT Hyderabad – 42 students
IIT BHU – 7 students
IIT Indore – 1 student
IIT Gandhinagar – 1 student
From here it is clear that the new IITs were almost ignored by the top rankers. Only IIT Hyderabad is a new institute which got some good priority.
Preference of Top 5000 Rankers
Even in the top 5000 rankers, the old and prestigious IITs remained dominant.
IIT Bombay – 755 students
IIT Delhi – 577 students
IIT Madras – 478 students
IIT Kanpur – 448 students
IIT Kharagpur – 517 students
IIT Guwahati – 305 students
IIT Roorkee – 429 students
IIT Hyderabad – 222 students
IIT BHU – 258 students
IIT Indore – 109 students
IIT Gandhinagar – 87 students
IIT Bhubaneswar – 43 students
IIT Mandi – 60 students
IIT Jodhpur – 63 students
IIT Patna – 75 students
IIT Dhanbad – 90 students
IIT Ropar – 120 students
IIT Bhilai – 2 students
IIT Goa – 3 students
IIT Palakkad – 1 student
IIT Dharwad – 1 student
IIT Tirupati – 14 students
IIT Jammu – 4 students
Why do Toppers Choose old IITs?
According to experts, top rankers mainly prefer the old 7 IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Roorkee, Guwahati). There are many reasons for this:
- Competitive environment – The level of students in old IITs is very high, which creates a better academic and competitive environment.
- Better placement opportunities – Big companies from India and abroad come to these IITs in large numbers and offer packages up to crores of rupees.
- International opportunities – The recommendation of professors of these IITs is considered very important for doing MS or PhD abroad.
- Start-up ecosystem – Old IITs have the best environment and funding available to start a startup.
- Alumni Network – The vast and successful alumni network of the old IITs contributes significantly to the career of the students.
- Brand Value – The name itself of IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and other old IITs is a big attraction for the students.
Why do the New IITs Lag Behind?
Although the new IITs are also trying to provide modern facilities and good faculty, they are still not able to attract top rankers. The reasons behind this are:
- Relatively less placement opportunities
- Less recognition in the industry
- Lack of alumni network
- Limitations of research and international tie-ups
The data of IIT Admission 2025 clearly shows that the first choice of top rankers is still IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. It is followed by IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur. Almost half of the top 1000 students chose only these two institutes. This trend shows that the brand value and opportunities of old IITs are still much higher than new IITs.
In future, if new IITs have to attract top rankers, they will have to focus more on placements, research, startup ecosystem and international exposure.
In this way, the choices of JEE Advanced’s top rankers show that IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi still hold a place among the Indian youth.
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