Number of seats in IITs have been increased this year (2017) compared to the previous year. Number of seats this year will be 10998. This is 416 seats more than the available seats in 2016.
Number of seats have been increased in various IITs as per the directions of the Central Government. Seats in IIT Hyderabad have also been increased.
The JOSA has announced counseling schedule for IIT JEE Advanced and JEE Main qualified candidates. The online counseling process for IIT, NITs, IIITs will have multiple stages of admissions.
With the addition of more seats in IITs, the aspirants of IIT engineering education will be a dream come true for more candidates. IITs have been considered as premier technical education institutions in the country.