IIT admissions women intake has increased over the past six years, according to data analysed for Engineers’ Day 2026. Across 23 IITs, women accounted for 17.76% of students allotted seats in 2019. By 2025, the share had increased to 20.15%. The number of female students entering IITs rose from 2,416 in 2019 to 3,664 in 2025, marking a 52% increase. During the same period, total seats allotted increased from 13,604 to 18,188, or about 34%. The increase followed the introduction of supernumerary seats for women, intended to improve gender representation in undergraduate engineering programmes. The 2019 JEE Advanced information brochure stated that these additional seats would not reduce seats available to gender-neutral candidates. In 2025, female representation was around 20% across IITs, with IIT Tirupati recording 21.57% and IIT Madras 21.09%.
IIT Admissions: Women Intake Rises 52% Since 2019
