IIT Kharagpur BArch Courses & Fees 2026: Admission Dates, Placements & Seats

The year 2023 cutoff ranks for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. Hons.) at IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology other than General category are - 8789 for OBC, 3671 for SC, 4028 for EWS. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE Advanced, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.

The institute has not released any BArch specific placements data. However, as per the data collated from various sources on the internet, the median package (which at times is considered close to the average salary package) for BArch students at this college is approximately INR 12.62 LPA. This data is for the year 2022.

In addition to the package details which are collated from unofficial sources, some of the verified students’ reviews on Shiksha also mentions some leading recruiters, such as Auctus Advisors, Uniworks, Flipkart, etc. as the ones who visit the campus for placement opportunities. Read more about IIT Kharagpur BArch and other course placements data here. 

A comparison of the top-ranked (NIRF 2023) colleges for their BArch programme on the basis of multiple components, such as fee and seats are tabulated below:

As per the above table, it can be concluded that while the ranking of NIT Calicut is better, the median salary offered to its BArch students compared to that of IIT KGP is at a lower end. However, in terms of affordability again, NIT Calicut can be a preferred option. Hence, students can check all these parameters, calculate an ROI and take a decision wisely basis their preferences.

Yes, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers a BArch programme of five-year duration to students who have qualified JEE Main (paper-II) followed by JEE Advanced. Aspirants qualifying the JEE Advanced exam need to qualify Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) conducted by IIT Kharagpur for admission to the BArch programme followed by JoSAA counselling. In order to apply for BArch at IIT Kharagpur, students are required to apply via JEE Main. The process of applying for JEE Mains 2023 consists of three steps, i.e., registration, form filling & document upload followed by payment of application fees. Check out more on IIT Kharagpur BArch course here.

IIT Kharagpur University is famous for its BTech, &  MTech programmes. Kharagpur IIT gives various facilities to students such as Advanced VLSI Laboratory, Centre for Railway Research,  and others. It is one of the top IITs, hence is visited by top companies for placements such as ITC Limited, Gartner, Barclays, and others

No, admissions in IIT Kharagpur without entrance exam is not possible. The modes of IIT Kharagpur course admissions are both online & offline. Admission to various courses is based on merit & scores of entrance tests. The accepted entrance exams are GATE,  JEE Main, JEE Advanced, and others.

For Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur admissions, candidates need to clear the entrance exams and should also fulfill the other eligibility criteria. The entrance exams accepted include JEE Advanced / GATE/ CAT for BTech and BSc. The admission process is completely conducted by JoSAA after students appear for their JEE Main and JEE Advanced exam. Also, the eligibility for admissions is that candidate should have passed Class 12 or graduation with a minimum of 50-60% aggregate. JEE Advanced 2023 Dates are out. Hence, check the dates and prepare accordingly. For more information please click here.

Yes, IIT Kharagpur does accept GATE scores for admission to its M.Tech programme. Applicants must have a valid GATE score relevant to the discipline of their qualifying degree. In cases where there is no specific GATE paper available for a particular discipline, XE/XL/XH papers of the GATE examination can be considered. GATE is the accepted entrance exam for admission to IIT Kharagpur's M.Tech programme.

IIT Kharagpur offers a joint MTech/ MCP PhD programme to students who have completed their UG degree in the relevant stream. Under this programme, at the end of the first year, interested students with a CGPA of 8.0 and above are eligible to appear for a written test and/or interview to check their suitability to enrol for PhD. Those who do not qualify for PhD can continue with their two-year MTech/MCP programme. Students selected for PhD will have to complete the two-year academic requirements of MTech/ MCP programme before enrolment for PhD. For these students, the MTech/MCP and PhD degrees will be awarded together upon successful completion of PhD. The programme is open to students of all categories with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Architecture/ MSc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE, etc.) with a valid GATE score.

The application process for a few popular courses is completely online. Candidates seeking admission must apply via the following websites:

• BTech and BSc/ BS aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 625 and INR 325 for girls. Read more 

• MTech candidates are required to register for GATE through the official website of GATE Online Application Processing System (GOAPS) (appsgate.iitd.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 1,500 and INR 750 for girls. Read more
• For MSc, candidates need to register for IIT JAM through the official website (iitr.ac.in). The application fee for others is INR 1,800 for other and INR 900 for female (all categories)/ SC/ ST/ PwD for one test paper. Read more

• For MBA, LLM and PhD, candidates are required to apply via the official website of IIT Kharagpur. 

The conducting IIT releases JEE Advanced admit card under the respective logins of the registered candidates at jeeadv.ac.in. To login, students are required to use their JEE Advanced registration number, password and registered mobile number. Now, that the JEE Main exam for the 2023 session is already over, the JEE Advanced admit card 2024 will be available for download until exam day. The exam date, time, reporting time, exam centre venue and all important instructions for exam day will be mentioned on the JEE Advanced 2024 admit card.

For IIT Kharagpur admission to 2023 batch, the JEE Advanced admit card 2023 was out on May 29, 2023. Candidates were able to download it before June 04, 2023, as it was the last date for downloading. The JEE Advanced 2023 exam is scheduled for June 04, 2023. JEE Advanced admit card 2023 will be released on May 29, 2023. Candidates must download it before June 04, 2023, as it is the last date for downloading. The JEE Advanced 2023 exam was scheduled for June 04, 2023. 

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is ranked 4th by India Today 2024 under the Engineering (Government), and Engineering categories. IIT Kharagpur popular programmes are BTech and MTech. IIT Kharagpur MTech students are placed in top companies such as Amazon, Barclays, KPMG,  and others. After doing BTech from IIT Kharagpur, students can become Computer Science Engineers, Civil Engineers, Ceramic Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Production Engineers, and others. Hence, IIT Kharagpur can prove as a great choice for students. 

To get admission to IIT Kharagpur for BTech(Hons)/BS based on JEE Advanced, candidates must have a valid rank in the exam as per the cutoff list. IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 has concluded with the release of the final round.

The last round cutoff ranks among the General AI category candidates varied between 466 and 19141. Therefore, to get admission to the college irrespective of the course specialisation, candidates must have a rank of 19141 or below if belonging to the General AI category. If the student is interested in top branches such as CSE, then the target must be below 466. 

Please note that other categories, rounds, etc., will have different cutoffs accordingly.

Candidates willing to get admission must take part in the IIT Kharagpur admission process before the last date of application. Candidates must know their eligibility criteria and apply accordingly. Follow the IIT Kharagpur West Bengal application process mentioned below:

Step 1: Visit the official website of JEE Main.

Step 2: Appear for the JEE Main exams.

Step 3: Take part in the counselling round.

Step 4: Pay the admission fee at the selected and allotted college.

IIT JAM 2026 cutoff for IIT Kharagpur will released after each round of counselling process. Last year, IIT Kharagpur offered admission to Joint M.Sc PhD courses to JAM rank between 11 to 6700. GEN category students had to obtained JAM rank between 11 to 528 for admission.

At the undergraduate level, IITKGP offers four and five-year BTech, BSc. Five-year BArch and various other courses to students. At the postgraduate level, the IIT Kharagpur offers two and six-year MTech, MSc And various other courses to students. IIT Kharagpur also provides PhD and Continuing Education courses to students. The below table mentions some of the popular courses offered by IIT KGP and their total tuition fee:

The internship details for 2023 are not disclosed by the institute. However, the companies that were part of IIT Kharagpur internships over the past few years are listed below: