IIT Kharagpur offers Full-Time B.Tech, B.Arch and Integrated B.Tech+ M.Tech courses in various specializations. The program is offered in full time regular mode for 4 years (B.Tech) and 5 years (B.Tech+M.Tech, B.Arch).

In total, it offers 15 specializations for B.Tech and 49 specializations for Dual Degree (B.Tech+M.Tech program). 

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech, B.Arch Eligibility

For both B.Tech and B.Arch programs, candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum required marks.

Candidates will have to qualify JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced to secure admission in B.Tech and B.Tech+ M.Tech courses. AAT scores will be considered for the admission into B.Arch program. 

Reservation of seats are done in accordance with the rules laid down by Government of India.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech & B.Arch 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. 
• Candidate has to register for counselling online at the official JoSAA website. Choice filling and locking is mandatory and it is to be done by the candidate only. In a decreasing 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 counselling. Following table gives the cut off data of top branches in IIT KGP. 

For clearer understanding, refer the graph below. Candidates for CSE will have to face tough competition to confirm a seat with All India Rank above 980. Candidates with rank of 3000+ have fair chances to get admission into Mechanical, Chemical and Aerospace Engineering

For cut off range of other branches, Check IIT Kharagpur Cut off.  

• Once allotted for your desired branch, candidate must freeze the option and pay the seat acceptance fee. They must report to the institute with the original documents for verification and confirming the provisional seat acceptance.

>Note: JEE Advanced toppers can now understand the borderline chances of getting into their desired specialization, from the graph mentioned below. The graph is based on past year trends of admission acceptances of toppers based on their ranks:

How to apply for B.Tech/B.Arch program?

Documents required

• Scanned copies of academic details.
• Scanned passport size photograph of the candidate in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb).
• Scanned clear signature of the candidate in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb).
• Scanned copies of Category certificate, PwD certificate, if applicable.
• A valid e-mail ID.

Application process:

• Register for JEE Advanced exam for B.Tech and AAT Exam for B.Arch program. 
• Enter the personal, academic details and upload Scanned Images of Candidate’s Photograph and Signature. 
• Pay the application fee through Debit card/Credit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM by following the online instructions.
• After successful payment, print the Confirmation Page and keep it for future reference. 

IITKGP offers M.Tech in various disciplines in full time, regular mode for two years. It also offers Integrated MCP+Ph.D. in City Planning for GATE/ NET holders. IIT KGP offers a total of 64 specializations under M.Tech.  

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Eligibility

The minimum eligibility criteria for M.Tech program is BE/ B.Tech Degree in the relevant discipline or AMIE with 60% (55% for SC/ST/ PEDs) is required. GATE score is mandatory to secure admission in M.Tech program.

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Selection Criteria

• Selection of candidates will be based on GATE score.
• For specialziations like Electrical Engoneering and Energy Sciecne & Engineering,GATE qualified candidates have to appear for PI round as well.
• 70% weightage is assigned to GATE score and 30% weightage to Interview.
• Cut off for each specialization will be decided by the central counselling board of CCMT. Following table shows the exepected cut off of the top M.Tech specializations at IIT Kharagpur:

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Cutoff

The table below shows the IIT Kharagpur GATE 2020 cutoff for each specialization.

• Upon selected, candidates shall be informed regarding their selection status through a merit list published at the official website of the institute and at their COAP login account. They need to report at IIT KGP with their original documents and certificates with hard copies, for verification.

How to apply for M.Tech Program?

Documents required

• Scanned copy of the Eligibility Certificate in pdf format 
  • Degree Certificate; or
  • Provisional Certificate; or 
  • Certificate from the Head of the Department/Institute format, available in GOAPS website.
• Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format.
• Scanned copy of Dyslexic Certificate (if applicable) in pdf format.
• Scanned passport size photograph of the candidate between 480×640 to 240×320 pixels in JPEG format.
• Scanned signature image can be between 160×560 to 80×280 pixels in JPEG format.

?Application process

All GATE qualified candidates should register first in the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP) before filling online application in the IIT Kharagpur website. After successful completion of registration, the candidate will receive the "COAP Registration Number”. Use this number while filling the registration form.

• Visit the official website of IIT Kharagpur
• Register using a valid email, phone number, GATE registration number, and GATE score
• After successful registration, the candidates can log in to fill in the application form
• Upload the required documents, and pay the application fee online only
• Submit and take a printout of the filled-in form.

For the year 2021, IIT Bombay has released GATE results with a list of qualifying scores for the candidates who appeared for the examination. The table below shows the GATE 2021 qualifying marks which will give an idea to the students appearing for the GATE 2022 examination:

IIT Kharagpur, bagged 276 PPOs out of 425 eight-weeks internship opportunities with the beginning of placement sessions for the academic session 2020-21. Over 30 companies participated on the first day, extending over 130 placement offers to the final year students.

Over 2100 students registered for the 2020-21 academic session out of which 1300 are Undergraduate or Dual Degree students. Roughly 200 companies will be participating in the first phase of the placement drive at IIT Kharagpur.

During the initial recruitment process approximately 25-27% of core companies, 65% of software companies, and 10% of consulting companies opened up job prospects for the recruitment of the students.

Recruiters such as Barclay, Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Microsoft, MasterCard, Dr. Reddy, Tata Steel have offered more than 10 PPOs each.

Students at IIT Kharagpur accepted 30 international offers from countries like Taiwan and Japan in organisations namely Accenture, Sony, Rakuten, Valuance and TSMC. The average package so far has been around INR 19 LPA.

The following statistics were observed during the First Phase of the 2019-20 placements-

220 companies interviewed over 1500 students out of which +1,310 students got placed in the first phase itself. This created an all-time highest digits in the history of IIT Kharagpur. A total of 1568 students were placed in the year 2018-19.

The Average salary stood at INR. 15 LPA. In the first phase of the placement session, Honeywell, Excel, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, and Barclays were the highest contributors. The job roles were based both in India and in the company’s facility in Atlanta, US.

More than 70 companies visited IIT Kharagpur during the 2018-19 placements in which 35 were new recruiters. The highest salary package recorded was INR 24.03 LPA and the median salary was INR 14.06 LPA.

During the first phase of 2019-20 placements, the students got recruited as per their sector choice, though software, data, and analytics took the cake. The software and analytics sector dominated the sectoral company presence of 58% whereas core and banking contributed nearly 30% and 9% respectively.

On Day-8 of the placement drive, IIT KGP students bagged over 30 international job offers so far from countries such as Japan and Taiwan and companies including Accenture, TSMC, Sony, Rakuten, and Valuance, etc. 

More than 200 companies are expected to participate in the first phase of the recruitment drive, mainly 25%-27% core companies, 65% software, and 10% consulting. The average salary so stands at INR.19 LPA.

IIT Kharagpur has the facilities of hostels for both girls and boys to facilitate on-campus living for its students pursuing UG and PG programs in the residential modes. IIT Kharagpur owns a total of 21 hostels which are popularly called Halls of Residence and provides a comfortable living for all the students as the hostels are well equipped with all necessary amenities such as mess and dining facilities. The names of all the residence halls at IIT KGP are as follows. 

• Azad Hall
• Ashutosh Mukherjee Hall of Residence
• B C Roy Hall
• Gokhale Hall
• Homi Bhabha Hall
• J C Bose Hall
• Lala Lajpat Rai Hall
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall
• Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hall
• Meghnad Saha Hall
• Mother Teresa Hall
• Nehru Hall
• Patel Hall
• Radha Krishnan Hall
• Rajendra Prasad Hall
• Sarojini Naidu / Indira Gandhi Hall
• Sister Nivedita Hall of Residence
• Vidyasagar Hall
• Rani Laxmi Bai Hall
• Zakir Hussain Hall

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Facilities:

• IIT Kharagpur hostels are fully wifi enabled to provide free-of-cost internet with amazing speed.
• Amenities such as fans, bulbs, washing machines, and other cleaning facilities. 
• Each hall of residence has its own attached mess. 
• The hostels provide easy access to the academic blocks of the IIT KGP campus.

IIT Kharagpur Hostel Fees

The fee structure of the IIT Kharagpur halls and the hostel is mentioned below.