Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Admission to Under Graduate [Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)-Bachelor of Science (B.S.)] Programs through the ‘Olympiad’ Academic Year 2026-27

Examination:
The computer-based test (CBT) examination for admission through this channel (Olympiad channel) will be conducted by IIT Kanpur.

Eligibility Criteria and Restrictions:

• Criterion 1 – Age limit:
  Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. Five years age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996.
• Criterion 2 – Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination:
  A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• Criterion 3 – Olympiad Criterion
  The candidate should fulfil the eligibility criteria of the respective departments as detailed in Table No. 1.
• Criterion 4 – Restrictions
  A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program that is listed in JoSAA Business Rules of 2026, irrespective of whether the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are NOT eligible to get admission through Olympiads.
  
  In case, a candidate gets one seat allotted to him/her through JoSAA 2026 and gets another seat allotted to him/her through Olympiad channel, then he/she must withdraw from one of the seats by 13th July, 2026, 05:00 P.M. If the candidate does not withdraw from either of the seats allotted to him/her, then the supernumerary Olympiad seat allotted to the candidate will not be confirmed.

General Information:

• In case of any query / clarification in applying online may please contact with the admissiondesk@iitk.ac.in.
• Any Technical problem regarding the application portal may please contact with pingala@iitk.ac.in or 0512-259-6492/6803/6805.
• Please do not try to fill the application form using the Mobile / Tablet it will not support completely with these devices.
• Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidate must be fill the following form and upload in the application upload document format available in link http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/admissions/EWS.pdf .
• OBC Non-Creamy Layer candidates should select their category as "OBC-NCL" and not "OBC" while filling the form. The candidates under the “OBC" category will be treated as General.
• Please take utmost care while filling out the application. After the final submission of the application form, you will not be able to correct it.

Contact:
0512-259-0151, 0512-259/697-2403/7669/7288
admissiondesk@iitk.ac.in

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