National Institute of Technology Delhi vs Indian institute of information technology, Raichur, Karnataka

Both NITD and IIIT admit students through JEE Main, with JoSAA and CSAB counselling. For the Computer Science and Engineering programme in JoSAA round 6 of 2025, NITD's General closing rank was 10,165, while IIIT's General closing rank was 36,760. For Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in the same round, NITD closed at 6,896 and IIIT at 41,577.

In CSAB round 2 of 2026, NITD's General closing rank for Computer Science and Engineering was 18,873, and IIIT's was 68,361. If you are looking at CSAB counselling, these are the closing ranks you should compare against your own rank.

NITD is ranked 65 among engineering colleges in the NIRF 2025 ranking. NITD's Think Grads Rating is 4.7 out of 5. IIIT's Think Grads Rating is 4.0 out of 5.

Neither college has a NAAC accreditation grade on record, and neither has a UGC recognition status confirmed in its profile. Check approval and accreditation status on the official websites before you apply.

NITD is located in Delhi and has 23 programmes in the engineering stream. IIIT is located in Raichur, Karnataka, and has 3 programmes in the engineering stream. NITD's programmes include Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. IIIT's programmes are Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Computer Science and Engineering and Mathematics and Computing.

NITD suits students who have a higher rank band in JEE Main and want a wider range of engineering branches, since it offers 23 programmes. It also suits students who prefer Delhi as their city.

IIIT suits students who have a rank in the wider band that closed at its cutoffs and want a smaller set of computing-focused programmes such as Artificial Intelligence and Data Science or Mathematics and Computing. It also suits students who are comfortable studying in Raichur, Karnataka.