Highlights

IIT Kharagpur, a premier institute established by the government of India in the year 1951 aims to produce global technology leaders and be a hub of knowledge creation. Its motto is Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam which means Excellence in action is yoga.

Courses & Fees

Admission Procedure

IIT Kharagpur Admission is offered for UG, PG, and PhD courses in the streams of Engineering, Science, Management, Law, and Design courses. Admission to the UG, PG, and Ph.D. courses is based on the Scores of JEE MAINS, JEE ADVANCE, JAM, GATE, and CAT entrance exams. 

IIT Kharagpur Latest Updates

• April 18, 2023: IIT Kharagpur Joint MTech/ MCP-PhD program Admission 2023-24 Open; Apply till April 18.
• April 10, 2023: IIT Kharagpur PhD & PG Admission 2023 Open for International Students; Apply Till April 30, 2023.

IIT Kharagpur offers admission to several undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional courses.  The IIT Kharagpur selection process of candidates for the concerned course is based upon their performance in national-level entrance exams like JEE Mains, GATE, and more. The IIT Kharagpur application form for the courses is released on the official website. 

Admission Highlights 2023

The highlights of IIT Kharagpur admission 2023 are tabulated below

Important Dates

B.Tech Admission 2023

BTech program at IIT Kharagpur is offered in 15 specializations with an intake capacity of 784. Candidates who have passed class 12 with science stream, qualified JEE Main & Advanced examination can get admission to the course. The cutoff range for the BTech program is 200-5000 marks in the JEE Advanced examination.

B.Tech Eligibility Criteria

Given below is the eligibility criteria for the IIT Kharagpur BTech program, candidates fulfilling the given criteria will be eligible for the selection process.

• Candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum required marks.
• Candidates will have to qualify for JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced.

B.Tech Selection Criteria

• Considering the 12th exam results, JEE Main and JEE Advanced/ AAT score, a merit list shall be made category-wise, listing All India Rank (AIR) of candidates. 
• Candidates have to register for counseling online at the official JoSAA website. Choice filling and locking are mandatory and it is to be done by the candidate only. In decreasing the order of preference, branch choices are to be filled.
• Based on the cut-off set by IIT Kharagpur, seats will be allocated in each round of counseling.

Entrance Exams 2023

IIT Kharagpur admission 2023 is done on the basis of merit in the previously qualified exams and in JEE Mains, GATE, CAT, and IIT JAM entrance exams. The IIT Kharagpur selection form is based on the availability of seats and the IIT Kharagpur admission list is made.

Application Process 2023

The application process differs for different UG/ PG programs such as B.Tech, M.Tech, etc. The admission fee for various programs is based on the IIT fee structure. The last date for the online application process is in March. The detailed step-by-step process regarding the application form is as follows.

• The IIT Kharagpur admission process is based on merit in the qualifying examination depending on the course. On selection, the candidate will receive an offer letter and shall confirm the seat by paying the registration fee as per the IIT Kharagpur fees structure.
• The application form is available online. The last date to fill out the IIT Kharagpur application form 2023 will be declared on their official website.

Steps to Apply for 

To get admission to any course the candidates have to follow the below-mentioned steps

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the institute.
• Step 2: Click on the ‘Registration Link’.
• Step 3: Fill in the necessary details.
• Step 4: Enter the examination Roll No, Personal details, and correspondence details.
• Step 5: Fill in the transaction details, pay the fees and submit the form.

Documents Required for Application Process

The following documents required for application at University are

• Mark Sheet (10 and 12th).
• Photo 
• Candidates' ID proof. 
• Birth Certificate.
• Entrance Exam Scorecard. 
• Graduation Certificate (if required).
• Aadhar Card copy
• Candidates cates certificate.
• Physical Disability Certificate (if applicable)

Cut-Offs

IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2022 for different courses and categories is given below.

B.Tech JEE Advanced Cutoff 2022

IIT Kharagpur offers a B. Tech course. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff is based on JEE Advanced marks followed by JoSAA seat allocation for the academic year 2022. The general category students require a minimum IIT Kharagpur cutoff of 5297th rank for B. Tech in Aerospace Engineering. Below is the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2022 for B. Tech based on JEE Advanced cutoff 2022 of JoSAA seat allocation 2022. The opening rank is based on round 1 and the closing rank is based on round 6 for various category students.

General Category

OBC Category

SC Category

ST Category

EWS Category

PWD Category

B.Sc JEE Advanced Cutoff 2022

Displayed below is the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2022 for the B. Sc program based on JEE Advanced for the academic year 2022 for various category students. A minimum IIT Kharagpur cutoff of 875th rank was required for B. Sc in Mathematics and Computing for the general category students.

Placements

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur invites the best recruiters in the market during the internship and placement drives covering various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. The sheer diversity of recruiters across all domains and the extensive participation of overseas companies are the epitome of the brand IIT Kharagpur's global stature. IIT Kharagpur placement 2022 registered a whooping 1600+ offers from 200+ corporates. The IIT Kharagpur highest package offered is INR 2.4 CPA. Students can refer to the official website to know more about the IIT Kharagpur recruitment 2022.

Placement Highlights

During 2022 placements, students of IIT Kharagpur managed to grab 1600+ placement offers. Students also managed to grab 35 international offers, which is 5 offers more than 2020-21 placements. Out of 810 internship offers, offered by 116 companies, the students have managed to receive 400+ PPOs. Students interested to know the IIT Kharagpur average package can refer to the official website. The key highlights for the IIT Kharagpur placements 2022 are

Placement Cell

The placement cell of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, called Career Development Centre, focuses on the training and grooming of the students for placements. The Institute organizes a Career Development Programme under which several programs are organized to enhance the students' soft skills, personality, and professional communication skills. The Career Development Center makes sure that the students are placed in cities from various companies to ensure that students will gain international exposure. The center is also responsible for organizing various workshops, guest lectures, leadership lectures, competitions, Curriculum Oriented Career Prospects (COCP) in collaboration with several companies. Some of the important activities of the IIT Kharagpur placement cell are:

• Placement training
• Placement and Internship drives
• Seminars and Guest lectures
• Workshops
• Projects with industry collaboration
• Internation placement and internship opportunities

Average Package 

IIT Kharagpur average package 2023 is not released yet. As soon as the institute releases it, it will be updated here. However, according to the NIRF report 2023, the median package offered to BTech and MTech students were INR 18.75 LPA and INR 13.50 LPA, respectively. The institute has released the median package 2022 for Engineering, Architecture, Management and Law courses in the NIRF report 2023, which are tabulated below:

The median package for BTech courses was constant in 2020 and 2021. However, in 2022 it increased by 25%. On the other hand, the median package for BArch and LLB has been fluctuating over the past three years. Refer to the below infographic illustrating the IIT Kharagpur salary trends for UG courses:

For all the PGG courses, a fluctuating trend was observed in the median package offered over the past three years. See the below infographic for a detailed analysis of IIT Kharagpur package trends from 2020 to 2022:

Internship

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur recruitment includes internship and final placements. The internship and placement trend at IIT Kharagpur has shown that the flexibility in curriculum makes its students fit into any sector such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Analytics, Consulting. During the 2022 IIT Kharagpur internship drive, more than 810 internship offers are offered by 110+ companies. The 110+ companies range from multinational companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Honeywell, Texas Instruments, etc. to reputed startups. Statistics of IIT Kharagpur Summer Internship Drive 2022 are tabulated below.

Top Recruiters

The list of top corporates participating in the IIT Kharagpur placement drives is given in the table below.

Placement Statistics

More than 1500 students placed every year in 250+ top brands with the best compensation packages. The corporate preparedness of the students is indicated by the significantly large number of students hired by the recruiters as compared to other institutes. IIT Kharagpur invites the best recruiters in the market during the internship and placement season covering various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. 

Provided that students who have maintained a minimum CGPA of 7.5, almost 98% of students are successfully placed. The IIT Kharagpur MBA placements for 2020 saw the highest package made to the students was INR 29 LPA.

Placement statistics like The Total Number of Participating Companies, Number of Placement Offers, Number of International Offers, Number of Pre Placement Offers, Highest Salary Package Offered, Total Number of Internship Offers, etc. have increased considerably compared to 2021 and 2020 placements. Statistics of the year-wise placement statistics (2019- 20 to 2021- 22) are tabulated below.

Course-wise Placement Statistics (2021)

Students of the Dual Degree course grabbed the most number of placement offers (301 offers) and the highest salary package offered (INR 80 LPA). The highest median salary package offered (INR 23.48 LPA) is offered to Ph.D. students of IIT Kharagpur. Statistics of the course-wise placements during 2021 placements are given below.

International Placement Offers

IIT Kharagpur has around 300+ International Alumni. Countrywise, Japan was the major recruiter with a total of 23 offers made and Germany emerged as a First-time recruiter. During the 2022 placement drive, 35 international offers were grabbed by the students of IIT Kharagpur. During placement drive 2021, a total of 30 international placements offered were rendered with countries like Japan and Taiwan being the front runner. In the 2019 placement drive, Sony and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. rendered 9 international placement offers each, accompanied by six American MNCs' offers - three by Microsoft Redmond and one each by Uber, PayPal, and Honeywell.

Scholarships

More than only scholarships, IIT-KGP provides financial aid for academics, housing, research, entrepreneurship, and international competition travel. More details regarding the IIT Kharagpur scholarships are mentioned below.

International Travel Assistance: International contests such as the HULT Prize, GRIFTECH, Formula SAE, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, and FIRA World Cup were facilitated and funded by IIT-KGP. Students have received overseas travel assistance on several occasions as part of the final year students funded program My Imprint. The Shri Gopal Rajgarhia (SGR) Student International Travel Program has been formalised for research and voluntary projects, international contests and conferences, and overseas internships and co-op placements.

Special Grants: Faculty-led top-up fellowships are available through research projects, and special grants for Entrepreneurship Projects are also offered.

Other Scholarships

• Merit cum Means Scholarship
• Inspire Scholarship
• Free Mess and Pocket Allowance
• My Imprint Special Assistance
• Organisational Scholarships & Fellowships
• Alumni Scholarships & Awards
• SGR International Travel Grant
• Incubation Support for Student Enterprises

Education Loan: The IIT Kharagpur offer education loan to students from the nationalised banks. Students will no longer rely on their parents or scholarships to fund their education.