IIT Kharagpur: Courses, Fees, Contact Details, Facilities

Janki Sharma

Updated on - Dec 24, 2024

IIT Kharagpur Latest Updates

December 24, 2024

• The JEE Advanced 2025 will be conducted on May 18 in 224 cities, of which two are abroad (Abu Dhabi and Kathmandu; Dubai dropped) and 222 in India. The application fee for foreign centers has been increased by USD 50, which now stands at USD 150 for SAARC nations and USD 250 for non-SAARC countries. The Indian fees remain unchanged- ₹1600 for SC/ST/PwD/Females and ₹3200 for others. Candidates can select 10 preferred cities during registration.
• The startup accelerator, named 'KGP Forge Entrepreneur', for final-year students of IIT Kharagpur is designed to transform innovative ideas into scalable ventures by IIT Kharagpur and z21 Ventures. This program includes mentorship, funding, and infrastructure support, capitalizing on IIT Kharagpur's research and z21 Ventures' investment expertise, with a focus on tech-driven solutions, entrepreneurship, and global impact.

December 21, 2024

• Registration for JEE Advanced 2025 will start on April 23, 2025, at jeeadv.ac.in. Only candidates who have qualified for JEE Main 2025 and are among the top 2.5 lakh rank holders are eligible to register. A student can appear for JEE Advanced only two times in consecutive years. Detailed eligibility criteria, registration guidelines, and other exam-related updates are available on the official website.

December 06, 2024

• The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has taken a great start to its placement drive for the year 2024-25. It has managed to achieve more than 1,000 placement offers by December 3, 2024. This drive, which started on December 1, has seen very good participation from top companies of various sectors, offering IIT Kharagpur students a range of roles.
  

• IIT Roorkee will conduct the GATE 2025 exam on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025, with branch-wise exam dates already announced. The registration process is now closed, and admit cards will be available for download from January 2, 2025, via the GOAPS portal. Candidates must log in to the portal to access and download their hall tickets.
• IIT Kharagpur Placements 2024-25: The placement drive for the academic session 2024-25 began on December 1, 2024, at the Nalanda Complex. On Day 2 of Phase 1, the institute has registered more than 800 offers, which include pre-placement offers. The institute is having a great start to the placement season for the graduating batch.
  

November 28, 2024

• Applications for the Young Innovator Program (YIP) online at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur are being taken now. Candidates seeking this program can register themselves until 12 December 2024. All the information and the online application can be accessed on the official program website yip.iitkgp.ac.in.

November 15, 2024

IIT Roorkee has released the GATE 2025 timetable on their official website (gate2025.iitr.ac.in). The exam will be held in two sessions over the weekends from February 1 to 16, 2025. The morning session will take place from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, while the afternoon session will be scheduled from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM​

November 12, 2024

• Registrations for JEE Main 2025 Session-1 are open until November 22, 2024. The first session exams for JEE Mains 2025 will be conducted between January 22 and January 31, 2025.
• Also, the exam dates for JEE Mains 2025 Session 2 are out. The second session of exams will be held between April 1 and April 8, 2025.
• The new eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2025 have been launched on the official website. Now, candidates can give a maximum of three attempts for the JEE Advanced 2025 entrance test for any three consecutive years.

IIT Kharagpur is a public technical university established in 1951. It is one of the first IITs to be established and recognized as an Institute of National Importance. IIT Kharagpur ranks 5th in the NIRF 2024 Engineering Colleges ranking and 6th in the overall rankings.

According to the NIRF Rankings 2024, IIT Kharagpur has secured the sixth position overall and the fifth position in the engineering category. The institute has secured the 59th spot as per the QS World University Rankings 2024.

The institute offers UG, PG, and Doctoral courses. These include B.Tech, MTech and PhD. The MBA course at the institute is offered through VGSOM (Vinod Gupta School of Management). It has a fully equipped campus and offers one of the best placement assistance among all the IITs. 

Table of Contents

• IIT Kharagpur Quick Insights
• IIT Kharagpur Admission Dates
• IIT Kharagpur Ranking
• IIT Kharagpur Courses
• IIT Kharagpur Departments
• IIT Kharagpur Admission
• Why Choose IIT Kharagpur?
• IIT Kharagpur Vs Other IITs
• IIT Kharagpur Cutoff
• IIT Kharagpur Result
• IIT Kharagpur Infrastructure
• IIT Kharagpur Placements
• IIT Kharagpur Scholarship
• IIT Kharagpur Collaborations
• IIT Kharagpur Faculty
• IIT Kharagpur Alumni

IIT Kharagpur Quick Insights

IIT Kharagpur, a premier institute established by the government of India in the year 1951 aims to produce global technology leaders and be a hub of knowledge creation. Its motto is Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam which means Excellence in action is yoga.

IIT Kharagpur Admission Dates 2025

The major admission dates for IIT Kharagpur are mentioned below.

IIT Kharagpur Ranking

IIT Kharagpur has ranked among the various ranking surveys conducted by reputed media houses and newspapers in India. The latest rankings for IIT Kharagpur are mentioned below.

•  As per the NIRF 2024 Rankings, the institute has secured the 19th position in the management category.
• In addition, it has attained the seventh position in the law category, according to the NIRF Rankings 2024.

IIT Kharagpur Courses

IIT Kharagpur offers a wide range of science and engineering-related courses. It provides four-year B. Tech programs, a five-year B.Arch program, five-year Dual Degree (Integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology) programs, and five-year MSc programs. IIT Kharagpur courses also include MS and Ph.D. programs.

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IIT Kharagpur Fee Details

IIT KGP is one of the premier institutions offering engineering courses. Below listed are some of the courses along with their total course fee. 

IIT Kharagpur Departments

IIT Kharagpur has seven faculties and various departments under each faculty. Some of them are

IIT Kharagpur Admission

IIT Kharagpur admissions offer to UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses to the students enrolled. The JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams determine admission for UG courses. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering determines admission to postgraduate programs (M. Tech). In addition, there are two other postgraduate admission tests: Joint Admissions to M. Sc (JAM) for M. Sc and IIMs' Common Admission Test (CAT) for management courses. 

IIT Kharagpur Eligibility Criteria

IIT Kharagpur offers various UG, PG, and Doctoral programs, and the eligibility criteria are as follows

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have completed 10+2 with PCM. They must score at least 60% in HSC. 
• Candidates must have a valid JEE (Advance) score. 

M.Tech/M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

• A Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with at least 55% marks(50% marks for SC/ST candidates) or 5.5 CGPA on ten on a point scale in BE/B.Tech/BSc courses.
• Candidates who have a valid GATE score are eligible to apply for M.Tech. 

B.Arch Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have completed 10+2 with core subjects in physics, chemistry, and math.
• Candidates must have a valid JEE (Advance) score. 

Why Choose IIT Kharagpur? 

IIT Kharagpur is one of the oldest IITs. It was founded in 1951 and is recognized as an institute of national importance. It is located in Kharagpur, West Bengal, and is spread over a vast campus of 2100 acres that is lush green and fully equipped with the latest technology and facilities. Therefore, the Government of India bestowed the title of Institute of Eminence on it IIT Kharagpur 2019. The education system and placement programs of IIT Kharagpur are well-known globally. 

IIT Kharagpur Academic Advantages

IIT Kharagpur has over 15 departments and a wide range of courses. These include biosciences, engine energy, centers for steel technology, cryogenic engineering, and a center of excellence. In addition, there are 25 research centers and more than ten residential halls for students. It also has hostels for female PG students and scholars from the armed forces. 

• The chemical engineering department is involved in pollution control, transport processes, coal, and petroleum technology, and membrane processes. 
• The Rural Development Centre has made substantial progress in Intensive Crop Farming, Forestry, Horticulture, NTFP-based crafts, Women and Child Welfare programs, and other fields. 
• The department of architecture and planning's strength is a combination of modern building science and technology and Indian vernacular and traditional principles.

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IIT Kharagpur Vs Other IITs

IIT Kharagpur is one of the most well-known institutes among all the other IITs in India. The table below compares IIT KGP with the other popular IITs.

IIT Kharagpur Cutoff

IIT Kharagpur cutoff helps the students enrolled to take admissions via the JEE scores. The eligibility requirements and the institute's cutoff criteria determine admission to the specific course. Cutoff ranks are different for each category. The factors affecting the IIT KGP cutoff 2024 are listed below.

• Score in JEE advanced exam
• Availability of seats
• Reservation criteria
• Choice filling
• Number of candidates seeking admission

IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced Cutoff 2024

The branch-wise IIT Kharagpur Cutoff for some of the popular B.Tech courses is tabulated below.

IIT Kharagpur Infrastructure

IIT Kharagpur campus is spread across 2100 acres. There are more than 19 academic buildings and 21 residential halls. The campus accommodates close to 2000 people with readily available amenities for smooth day-to-day functioning. Some facilities are

• Library
• Bank/ATM
• Hostel facilities 
• Technology Club
• Swimming pool
• Cafeterias
• Auditorium
• Aquatic society

IIT Kharagpur Placements 

.As per the IIT Kharagpur Placement Report 2024, around 61+ companies participated in the latest placement season. Around 700 job offers were created for deserving IIT Kharagpur students. Also, 19 students were placed in foreign companies with high-end salary packages. The prominent IIT Kharagpur placement highlights are listed below.

• During the IIT Kharagpur Placement Season 2024, 6 students were placed internationally, with a salary package exceeding INR 1 Crore per annum.
• The average salary package for B.Tech and B.Arch programs was recorded as INR 24 LPA and INR 16 LPA, respectively.

IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters

The top recruiters for IIT Kharagpur are tabulated below.

IIT Kharagpur Scholarships

IIT Kharagpur provides financial aid for academics, housing, research, entrepreneurship, and international competition travel. Following are a few of the IIT Kharagpur scholarships.

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IIT Kharagpur Collaborations

IIT Kharagpur has signed MoUs with different universities all across the world. Students get a chance to visit these universitieS, which enhances their learning and scientific temper. Following are a few universities of different countries with which IIT Kharagpur has signed MoUs.

International collaborations

National collaborations

• Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research
• GIAN-Ministry of Human Resource and Development.
• SPARC Initiative

IIT Kharagpur Faculty

IIT KGP has a bunch of well-experienced teaching professionals. The student-faculty ratio of ratio is now found to be 13:1. There are a total of about 800 faculty members on campus. The faculty comprises a dedicated team of professors, associate professors, and assistant professors. Dedicated teachers are allotted for each department or subject. 

IIT Kharagpur Alumni

IIT Kharagpur has an active alumni network coordinated by the Dean of Alumni Affairs and International Relations, and student representatives. The alumni-institute connection is maintained through the Alumni Network. It also aids in the organization of annual alumni gatherings

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