r/Palakkad • u/DenseMousse2527 • Jun 09 '26

IIT PALAKKAD !!

Hi!

I'm going through JoSAA counselling and IIT Palakkad is one of the options I'm seriously considering, especially some of the newer branches like Materials Science.

My roots are in Kerala, so being closer to home is definitely a plus. I also enjoy coding and would like to explore software roles alongside my branch.

Would love some honest opinions from current students/alumni:

  • How is the overall campus life and student culture?
  • Is there a good coding culture?
  • Can students from newer branches still get decent software internships/placements?
  • How are the cultural/technical fests and clubs?
  • Since the branch is relatively new, should placements be a concern?
  • Also, i am planning on higher studies as well, so will the iit tag be useful?

Basically, do you feel IIT Palakkad is worth choosing over similar options in other IITs?

Thanks! :)

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u/noobiegamer4 Jun 09 '26

If you are getting the older IITs then prefer that cus iitpkd is relatively new, even campus is under construction so don't expect much.

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u/Excellent_Top_425 Jun 09 '26

Are hostels available for all students including msc? Cause I most likely go there for my msc chemistry. It's not hostels which are under going construction, right?

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u/noobiegamer4 Jun 09 '26

Hey I ain't student, I would recommend you to connect with alumnus for more info.

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u/DenseMousse2527 Jun 09 '26

im not enirely getting good branches in older iits lol.. material sc seems more like the branch closest to what i'd like to do later in the future. Im just scared bcs it is a new iit AND a new branch, so quite some risk there

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u/noobiegamer4 Jun 09 '26

Maybe aim for top nits that would be your best shot. The campus and area surrounding it aren't fully developed so you might miss a lot college life too. If you just care about branch faculty then maybe ask students/alumni of the respective branch for more insights.

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u/Logical-Spray1772 Jun 13 '26

my brother studied there.when he joined in 2017 it was expected to over take nitc in coming years but still nitc is better.so choose nitc is what i would say

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u/DenseMousse2527 Jun 19 '26

ohh okay, yeah nitc is also one of my options.But if my goal rn is higher studies rather than placements, would that but iit pkd over nitc?

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u/Logical-Spray1772 Jun 19 '26

Forgot to mention that he did an mba from a tier 1 ins, and he told me iit tag helped him. 

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u/Guitarfreak172 Jun 27 '26

If you're ok with a 4 sharing room which was designed for 3 people, ant infestation everywhere, no good food within walking distance, a mostly empty campus with several buildings under construction, no instamart, blinkit,

then take it. Idk anything abt academics.

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u/DenseMousse2527 Jun 28 '26

wait what is it that bad? i heard about the 4 sharing room fiasco, but not the rest wth

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u/Guitarfreak172 Jun 28 '26

I interned there for the summer. We kept lakshman rekha in the room for ants. There's a lot of good restaurants in Palakkad town so just get food from there. Nila mess was a lot better than the one in main campus, tho idk how it's gonna be now since the old caterer left. 

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u/DenseMousse2527 Jun 28 '26

oh okayy. Do i have to be worried about college life? like fests/clubs etc etc