Colleges in Kharagpur

IIT Kharagpur, the oldest of the IITs, has a large and attractive campus, making it a popular choice among students. The institute distinguishes itself by offering a varied range of courses, including unusual ones like Agriculture and Food Engineering, Applied Geology, and Exploration Geophysics. Notably, its five-year Architecture course and the highly sought-after Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering programs underscore its academic excellence. A five-year integrated MSc programme in Mathematics and Computing is also quite popular. To secure admission to CSE, a rank under 250 is advisable, while for ECE, aiming for around 900 is recommended. Furthermore, IIT Kharagpur's global outreach is evident through 30+ MOUs, fostering student exchanges and collaborative research with renowned universities in France, Germany, Spain, Australia, and the UK.

Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay are among the top engineering institutes in India.IIT Kharagpur was established in the year 1951 and has been ranked five by NIRF 2023 under the Research category.IIT Bombay ranked 3rd and 4th for both the 'Overall' and 'Engineering' categories, respectively, by the NIRF 2023 Rankings.IIT Bombay offers 66 courses under B.E./B.Tech programme whereas IIT Kharagpur offers over 85 courses under the same programmeThe highest package for the year 2023 offered at IIT Kharagpur stood at INR 2.68 CPA and at IIT Bombay it was approximately INR 3.70 CPA.IIT Bombay is ranked 3rd in the NIRF rankings for the year 2022, which is slightly higher than IIT Kharagpur's ranking.

IIT Kharagpur offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA) in the field of management. IIT Kharagpur admission to MBA is through CAT scores for VGSOM. Candidates seeking admission to the MBA course must have a valid overall score of 90 and sectional score of 50 each in CAT for Master of Business Administration (MBA).For Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics (PGDBA), candidates required an overal CAT percentile of 85 and sectional percentile of 85 each in order to be eligible for the admissions. The aforementioned cutoffs have been anticipated from the past year cutoffs and may vary depending on various factors taken into consideration by the institute during MBA admissions.