These IIT-Bhubaneswar courses saw the biggest rise in choice counts this year
Among the core engineering branches, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering witnessed healthy increases of 13.09, 13.07, and 11.76 per cent, respectively.
Check how many students opted for these courses at IIT Bhubaneswar (representative image/ Pixabay) IIT Bhubaneswar has recorded an overall rise in student preference across nearly all its undergraduate programmes compared to last year, according to the 2025 Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) data.
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) continues to be the preferred branch at the institute. The programme recorded 19,475 candidate choices in 2025, up from 17,105 last year — a rise of 13.85 per cent. The increase aligns with the national pattern of sustained demand for computing skills, driven by the rapid expansion of AI, cybersecurity, and data-centric industries.
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The next major performer is Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), which saw a significant 15.21 per cent jump, rising from 14,788 candidates in 2024 to 17,038 in 2025. The growing interest is reflective of the field’s importance in semiconductor design, telecommunications, embedded systems, and next-generation hardware technologies.
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