Colleges in Kharagpur

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. 

Yes, it is possible to get admission in B.Tech. at IIT Kharagpur with a rank around 6000 in JEE Advanced. Here are the key details:With a rank around 6000 in JEE Advanced, you can get admission in newer IITs like IIT Goa, IIT Palakkad, IIT Dharwad, IIT Mandi.For IIT Kharagpur specifically, it is possible to get admission in B.Tech. with a rank around 6000, but you may have to compromise on your preferred branch.The 2023 JEE Advanced round 1 cutoff rank for B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) at IIT Kharagpur was 261 for the General category.Candidates must be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2024.Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1999. SC, ST, and PwD candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1994.The total fees for the 4-year B.Tech. programme at IIT Kharagpur is around ?874,300.

IIT Kharagpur will accept the following applicants for admission to its M.Tech programme:Applicants with a minimum of 60% in their bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, architecture, or medicine, or with an equivalent professional degree and a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale.Candidates from the SC, ST, or PwD categories must have at least 55% of the possible points, or a 6.0 CGPA.The GATE requirement is waived for candidates who have earned a minimum CGPA of 8.0 after completing their B.Tech at any IIT.Candidates who have been sponsored and have at least two years of work experience are also eligible to apply.Most candidates require a valid GATE score, with the exception of IIT B.Tech graduates with a CGPA of at least 8.0.GATE score (70% weightage) is the main criterion for selection, with COAP counselling coming in second.

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.