IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

No, IIT Kharagpur does not offer direct admission to the students. Admission to all the courses is either entrance-based or is subject to rigorous selection rounds inclusive of Personal Interviews conducted by the institute. The institute accepts JEE Advanced scores for admission to BTech.

IIT Kharagpur was founded in 1951 and is currently ranked 6th in the engineering category according to the NIRF 2023. India Today 2023 has ranked the college 4th in both the Engineering (Government) and Engineering categories. Students in the Management, Law, Engineering, and other streams can take UG, PG, or PhD.The institution offers B.Tech, B.Sc., and B.Arch programs at the undergraduate level. There are courses like M.E./M/Tech, M.Sc., MBA, and many more for postgraduate study. IIT Kharagpur also provides courses for Continuing Education and Ph.D degrees. Additionally, the institute offers combined programs like M.Tech, Ph.D, and B.Sc-M.Sc. Among the many specializations are chemical and aerospace engineering, civil engineering, computer Science engineering, and many more. 

Few engineering aspirants in the nation are able to get admission to IITs and NITs, despite the fact that they are among the ideal universities. The candidate may pursue other choices if they are unable to gain admission to IIT Kharagpur or any other IIT. Engineering education has changed significantly since the entry of private colleges into the Indian educational landscape. This has made it possible for these institutions to raise the calibre of instruction and prepare their students for success on a global scale. A JEE Main Score attained by the candidate can help a candidate get into other prestigious universities.

The first of the 16 institutes created within the IIT system is the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur. One of the best public institutions in Kharagpur, India, is IIT-KGP. According to the QS World University Rankings 2024, it is placed #271. However, the QS WUR Ranking for the subject is #28 and the QS sustainability ranking is #=349. The IIT-KGP stands at number #5 in the Asian University Rankings. 

IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff 2024 has been released for Round 1, wherein, M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Geology is the most competitive specialsiation with a closing rank of 71 for the General AII India category students. The least competitive was M.Sc. + Ph.D. in Geophysics with a cutoff rank of 599. So, candidates seeking admission to any of the MSc course must secure a rank upto 591 to be eligible for IIT Kharagpur . IIT Kharagpur admissio to the MSc course is based on IIT JAM scores, followed by IIT JAM counselling process. Only candidates in the JAM 2024 Merit List based on JAM 2024 scorecard will be eligible to apply for admission.

Admission to IIT Kharagpur is solelt determined by entrance. Numerous national-level entrance tests, includeing GATE, JEE Main, and JEE Advance, are used to selecte students. A applicant must have at least 75% in class 12 and a relevant JEE score in order to be considered for admission to IIT Kharagpur's undergraduate prograsm. Candidates must possess a BE/BTech/BArch degree or a master's in Science or arts with a minimum of 60% aggregate (55% for SC/ST/PwD) in order to be eligible for IIT Kharagpur's joint MTech/ MCP PhD program. Exam results from reputable professional socities are also acknowledged as qualifications. 

IIT Kharagpur fees ranges between INR 8 and INR 10 Lacs for Integrated MSc programmes. This fee, however, is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. For the exact fee, students are advised to reach out to the admission office for details.

IIT Kharagpur BSc course admissions are done based on candidates’ performance in JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced. Thus, in order to apply for BSc and Integrated MSc at IIT Kharagpur, students must first appear for JEE Mains exam. Students who qualify the JEE Main, are further required to appear for JEE Advanced. After the result of JEE Advanced, students enroll in JoSAA counselling. JoSAA is a centralized counselling portal meant for admissions in top institutes of India. Once the seat is allocated via JoSAA counselling, the candidate must pay partial fees on the portal itself. Further the students have to report at the allocated institute and pay the remaining fees to secure their admission.

IIT Kharagpur offers various BSc courses spread across different specialisations These specialisations include Physics, Mathematics and Computing, Geology, Economics and many more. Tabulated below are previous years' IIT Kharagpur cutoffs:Course202320222021BSc in Mathematics and Computing141613351332BSc in Economics584761735250BSc in Physics1021683667227BSc in Applied Geology142061311411437BSc in Exploration Geophysics123851159210461

The BSc programme offered at IIT Kanpur is compared with the BSc programme offered at IIT Kharagpur.  IIT Kanpur BSc fees is INR 8 Lacs for all the specialisations while the fees charged by IIT Kharagpur for its BSc programme ranges between INR 8 Lacs and INR 10 Lacs depending upon the specialisation.IIT Kanpur BSc median package is INR 15 LPA while the median package offered to the students at IIT Kharagpur ranges from INR 15.5 LPA - INR 18.75 LPA.