IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

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.

VGSOM admission to Management courses including MBA is based of valid CAT scores. For VGSOM MBA admission, students must meet both the overall CAT cut off percentile and the sectional cut off. Tabulated below is CAT percentile for VGSOM cutoff for General category students for last three years:Master of Business Administration (MBA) - VGSOM : CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India)Section202020212022Overall909090Quants505050VA-RC505050DI-LR505050

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

Candidates aspiring for VGSOM PG Diploma in Business Analytics can check out the  CAT Percentile is requiredfor the admissions in the table below:Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) - VGSOM : CAT percentile Cutoff (General-All India)Section20212022Overall8585Quants8585VA-RC8585DI-LR8585

Yes, IIT Kharagpur will launch 100 MBBS seats in the next academic year, 2023-2024. The seats will be governmental seats, offered through the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG exam. The exam will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in July 2024. The students who qualify for the NEET-UG exam will be eligible to apply for the MBBS programme at IIT Kharagpur.

The selection process of VGSOM admission to MBA is a two step process. The step one is on the basis of CAT scores where candidates are shortlisted for the further process of Personal Interview. For  VGSOM there is no sectional cutoff, however, candidates must meet the overall MBA4 cutoff of 90 percentile for General category, 80 for NC-OBC Category and 75 each for SC, ST and PwD categories. The final VGSOM cutoff for the final admission is based on cumulative scores of the application ratings, performance score in CAT and performance of the candidate in Personal Interview.   

IIT Kharagpur hostels offer various facilities for its residences such as uninterrupted Wi-Fi, canteens, stationery shop, juice centres, night canteens, tea shops, common room with TV, swimming pool, bank, market, gym facilities, and many other facilities.Almost every room in each hall of residence is furnished with a bed, table, chair, high-speed LAN ports, fans, lights and adequate electricity ports. The quantity of the aforementioned things may vary depending upon the occupancy of the room whether it’s single room, double sharing or triple occupancy sharing.