IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

Yes, VGSOM IIT Kharagpur is a good school for an MBA. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in India, and has also been ranked in the top 250 globally by QS World University Rankings.VGSOM has a strong academic reputation, with a faculty that includes leading experts in the field of management. The school also has a strong focus on technology-driven management, which is a growing area of demand in the job market.

IIT KGP offers a five-year integrated MSc (Master of Sciences) programme across six specialisations. In the overall seats for this programme, 15% of the seats are reserved for students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.

The admission process of VGSOM IIT Kharagpur for the MBA programme is as follows:Online application: Applicants must submit an online application form and pay the application fee.CAT score: Applicants must have a minimum CAT percentile of 90 (General category) or 80 (reserved categories).Shortlisting: VGSOM shortlists candidates based on their CAT score and application rating.Personal interview (PI): Shortlisted candidates are invited for a PI. The PI is used to assess the candidate's communication skills,  analytical skills,  and fit for the VGSOM program.Final selection: VGSOM selects candidates based on their PI performance,  application rating,  and CAT score.

The estimated IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024 for JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment results for the General category students must range between 164 and 261. The aforementioned ranks are the opening and closing ranks for JoSAA Round 1 Seat Allotment  resullts for IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2023, hence the estimated number. IIT Khargpur admission 2024 to BTech course is based on JEE Main scores, followed by the JEE Advanced scores and finally by the JoSAA Counselling.  It is mandaorty for students seeking admission in IIT Kharagpur to have a valid JEE Main scores. 

IIT Kharagpur has one of the largest college campuses. It is even bigger than the IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur campuses combined. The IIT Kharagpur campus is spread across 8.5 km (2100 acres). IIT Kharagpur is located at a distance of 120 km from Kolkata. There are 21 halls or residences (hostels) at IIT Kharagpur out of which 16 are for boys and 5 are allocated for girls and approximately 10,000 students live on the campus.

There are five halls of residence (hostels) allocated for girls at IIT Kharagpur campus. Here is the list of girls hostel at IIT Kharagpur:Mother Teresa Hall of ResidenceSister Nivedita Hall of ResidenceRani Laxmibai Hall of ResidenceSAM Hall of ResidenceSarojini Naidu – Indira Gandhi Hall of ResidenceGirl's hostels are located near the academic centre, playground, police station and auditorium.

Given below are some of the key highlights of IIT Kharagpur campus:Boy’s and Girl’s Hostel: There are various hotels available with separate accommodations for boys and girls enrolled at IIT Kharagpur.Gymkhana: Technology Students' Gymkhana acts as a centre for numerous extra-curricular and co-curricular activities ranging from sports to socio-cultural events.Library: The Central Library of IIT Kharagpur is one of the finest and the largest technical libraries in Asia which is accessed by the institute’s students of UG, PG, and research scholars. It also has the facility of the digital library.Hospital: B C Roy Technology Hospital is located centrally within the IIT Kharagpur campus. The facility has 32 beds, including a 2-bed ICU, Cabins and Isolation Ward. Sports Facilities: The IIT Kharagpur campus has Jnan Ghosh Stadium and Tata Sports Complex for various games like Hockey, Football, Cricket and Athletics. Apart from these, the campus also has a fully modernized Aquatic Center for sports like Swimming and Water Polo.

There are 21 halls of residence (hostels are referred to as halls of residence and hostellers as boarders at IIT Kharagpur); 16 are for boys and the remaining 5 are for girls. Here is the list of halls of residence at IIT Kharagpur:Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee HallAzad HallB C Roy HallB R Ambedkar HallGokhale HallHomi Bhabha HallJ C Bose HallLala Lajpat Rai HallLalbahadur Sastry HallMadan Mohan Malviya HallMegnad Saha HallMother Teresa HallNehru HallPatel HallRadha Krishnan HallRajendra Prasad HallRani Laxmibai HallSister Nivedita HallSarojini Naidu / Indira Gandhi HallVidyasagar HallZakir Hussain Hall