India, July 27 -- Over 1,300 seats have been added across undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and PhD programmes at five third-generation Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for academic year 2025-26, said an education ministry official on Saturday.

Of the total 1,364 seats added at IITs in the 2025-26 academic year, IIT Bhilai accounts for the highest share with 378 seats, followed by IIT Dharwad with 343 seats, IIT Jammu with 251 seats, IIT Tirupati with 199 seats, and IIT Palakkad with 193 seats.

"The seats are added in various courses at these IITs in accordance with the demands of the course as shared by the institutions. Approvals have been given for addition of seats for these IITs till 2028-29 in a phased manner," said a se...