IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

IIT Kharagpur offers 15 specialisations under Integrated M.Tech programme and most of these have various sub-specialisations under them. Some of the key specialisations offered by IIT Kharagpur for BTech include Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural & Food Engineering, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering and Manufacturing Science and Engineering, among others. 

JoSAA Round 3 Seat Allotment results have been released on Jul 12. Tabulated below is IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2023 as per JoSAA R3 for top BTech courses for General-All India candidates: JEE Advanced Round 3 Closing Rank (General-All India)Course202120222023B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering285303277Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering451526604B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering113211451156B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering162018051723Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering + M.Tech. in Machines Drives and Power Electronics– / –23142200

The institute has given weightage to all the sections in CAT cut-off for the final shortlisting of the students. For General category candidates, the minimum CAT overall percentile is 90. This is relaxed for reserved category students and stands at 80 percentile for NC-OBC category students and 75 for SC, ST and PwD students. However, for final admisison, there is only an overall cutoff. For General category candidates, minimum CAT percentile is 90. This will be relaxed for category students as per the Government of India norms.

Offered in regular mode with institute assistantship, individual fellowship, sponsored and for working professionals, admission to PhD programme is recommended by the Departmental Academic Committee based on the overall academic performance of the candidates and written test followed by the interview. Candidates must complete a master’s degree with a minimum of 60% aggregate in Engineering/ Science/ Commerce/ Management/ Law and/ or equivalent to apply for PhD courses. All candidates seeking admission to the PhD must check out the below table for more information on PhD admission at IIT Khagargpur:ParticularsPhD Admission Details - IIT KharagpurEligibility- Minimum 60% aggregate or a CGPA of 6.5 on 10 point scale in the qualifying examination in Engineering/ Science/ Commerce/ Management/ Law and/ or equivalent- or a minimum 55% aggregate or a CGPA of 6.0 on 10 point scale in the qualifying examination in Humanities/ Social Science/ MBBS degree and/ or equivalent- Students who possess the minimum prescribed qualifications (without GATE/ UGC NET) and are in service in any of the following establishments with a minimum of two years of job experience are eligible for admission to the PhD as sponsored candidatesDuration3-8 yearsSelectionOverall Academic Performance + Written Test (Through offline mode) + Personal Interview (Through offline mode)Total tuition feeINR 25,000 per semesterPhD Admission Prospectus 2023Download now

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

The selection of candidates for admission to the 2023-25 batch of MBA at VGSoM (IIT Kharagpur) is a two-step procedure. Applicants, who are shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria are called for an online Personal Interview (PI). Final admission to the MBA programme is then offered on the basis of a cumulative score of the application rating (AR), performance score in CAT 2022, and the candidate’s performance in the online PI process. Check out more details on IIT Kharagpur MBA selection process here.

After the application process is over; students have to go through various selection rounds for final admission. The institute considers the merit of the candidates for MBA, LLM and PhD admission. For BTech, MSc, BSc and M.Tech courses, JEE Advanced, IIT JAM and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates. Additionally, admission to PhD and MS by Research is based on UGC NET/ CSIR NET and other national-level exam scores. After the selection rounds, JoSAA, COAP and CCMN Counselling are conducted for seat allotment to BTech, M.Tech and MSc courses. A merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for certificate, PhD and MS by Research courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.

Admission to the course is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. Students seeking admission must qualify both these entrance exams for admission to IIT Kharagpur. After the application process is over; students have to go through various selection rounds for final admission. For BTech, JEE Advanced scores are considered for the selection of candidates followed by JoSAA Counselling which is conducted for seat allotment to BTech. Candidates shortlisted under it need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission. Read more here.

The last year 2022 cutoff ranks for BTech (Hons) in Industrial Engineering at IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology for other than General category are - 2049 for OBC, 1189 for SC, 698 for ST, 885 for EWS, and 159 for PWD. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE exam, 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.