IIT Kanpur is a public autonomous research University located 16 km west of Kanpur city. It has a sprawling green campus of 1055 acres accommodating more than 14,000 inhabitants. Established in 1959 with the assistance of a consortium of 9 US Universities. In the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIT Kanpur has been ranked top Innovation institution in India.  IIT Kanpur is ranked 4th in the Engineering category and 23rd in the management category by NIRF 2023.  IIT Kanpur has been ranked 85 under the QS world University Ranking by Subject 2023.

IIT Kanpur offers BTech as its flagship course and admission to the program is granted as per JEE Advanced and JoSAA Counselling. The total fee for B.Tech at IIT Kanpur is INR 9.12 Lakhs. IIT Kanpur, being one of the top Engineering colleges, the cutoff for BTech reaches quite high. Candidates with a rank of around 250 stands a good chance to convert the college. IIT Kanpur is also known for providing great placement opportunities to students. The outgoing BTech batch of IIT Kanpur has successfully garnered 74 international offers which is 59% more than the previous year. IITK students witnessed a domestic offer of 1.9 crores, again much higher than the previous year. Also Check: IIT Kanpur to Provide Ten Unique Scholarships to the Top 100 JEE Advanced 2023 Scorers

 

IIT Kanpur Alumni are the successful founders to many well known startups such as NoBroker, Pine Labs, SimpliLearn, Delhivery, Porter, Moglix and various other. Recently, IIT Kanpur Incubated Startup, MLIT-18 got the govt funding to commercialise AI, Robotics Systems in Automation Industry and Railways. Further, the Startup and Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) has signed the CSR agreement with Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited. As per the recent new, IIT Kanpur and Silizium ciruits has grabbed a INR 5 cr grant form ministry of Electronics and Info Tech under the Chip to Startups program. Further, IIT Kanpur has developed a new eco friendly themocol. The main feature of this ecofriendly thermocol is that it can double up as fertilizer.
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IIT Kanpur Courses

IIT Kanpur offers more than 75 courses under UG, PG, Dual, and PhD degrees. There are 2 UG, 4 PG, 3 integrated, and a doctoral program at IIT Kanpur. The programs offered include BTech, BS, MTech, MDes, MSc, MBA, MSc + PhD, PhD, etc. Admission to all the programs are entrance based. Candidates qualifying the exams are offered seats in the institute. The details of the courses along with their eligibility and selection criteria are as follows:

Course Offered IIT Kanpur Fees Course Details Cutoff
B.Tech (8 courses) ₹2.29 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)

10+2: 75%
Entrance: JEE Advanced
Counselling: JoSAA counselling

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M.Tech (14 courses) ₹28,700 (1st Year Fees)

Graduation: 55-65% 
Entrance: GATE
Counselling: COAP counselling

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MBA ₹1.59 Lakhs (1st Year Fees)

10+2: 60%
Graduation:60%
Entrance: CAT/ GATE + GD + PI

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M.Sc (4 courses) ₹28,700 (1st Year Fees)

Gradaution; 
IIT JAM + JOAPS Counselling

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MDes ₹28,700 (1st Year Fees) CEED Score
PhD(21 courses) ₹23,700 (1st Year Fees) CAT / GATE / CEED / JRF / NET -

IIT Kanpur Important Dates

BTech Events
Release of JEE Main Notification 2024 November 2023
JEE Mains 2024 exam date session 1 January 24 to February 1, 2024
NTA JEE Mains 2024 Exam Date April session April 1 to 15, 2024
MBA Events
CAT Registration Window August 02 - September 13, 2023 September 21(Extended)
Admit Card Download October 25, 2023
CAT 2023 Exam Date November 26, 2023
CAT Result Declaration Second Week of January
MTech Events
GATE Registration Starts from August 24, 2023 August 30, 2023 (Delayed)
Closing Date of REGULAR online registration/ application process (Without Late Fee) October 12, 2023 
Closing Date of EXTENDED online registration/ application process (With Late Fee) October 20, 2023
Modifications in GATE 2024 Application November 07 - November 11, 2023
Availability of GATE Admit Cards for Download January 03, 2023
GATE Exam Date (Tentative) February 3,4,10, & 11, 2024
MSc Events
IIT JAM Registration Window September 05 - October 13, 2023
IIT JAM Exam Date February 11, 2024
M.Des Events
CEED registrations window open October 03 - October 31, 2023
Last date for Online Registration with late fee November 08, 2023
Start date for Admit Card downloading January 05, 2024
CEED 2024 Exam January 21, 2024

IIT Kanpur BTech Cutoff: JEE Advanced

IIT Kanpur BTech Cutoff 2023 has been released by JoSAA. Admissions will be granted on the basis of cutoff marks for respective specialization of the BTech program. The cutoff depends on various factors such as rank secured in the JEE Advanced examination, availability of seats, choice filling, reservation criteria, etc. The JEE Advanced cutoff 2023 for general category candidates is given below:

Courses 2023 Cutoff By Rank 2022 Cutoff By Rank 2021 Cutoff By Rank
B.Tech Computer Science Engineering 238 237 216
BS Mathematics and Scientific Computing 1060 1143 1045
BS Statistics and Data Science 1090 1082 1280
B.Tech Electrical Engineering 1349 1368 1297
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2940 3155 2823

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IIT Kanpur MTech Cutoff: GATE

IIT Kanpur M.Tech Cutoff Admission to the IIT Delhi M.Tech Program is based on the GATE Scores of the Candidates Followed by COAP Counselling. Check the past year's Cutoffs of the IIT Delhi M.Tech Program Below.

Courses General (2023) General (2022)
M.Tech Photonics 741 712
M.Tech RF and Microwave Engineering 754 716
M.Tech Control & Automation 822 754
M.Tech VLSI & Micro-Electronics 845 762

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IIT Kanpur M.Sc Cutoff: IIT JAM

IIT Kanpur Cutoff for M.Sc. Program has been Released by NTA for the year 2023. A total of 4 Rounds of IIT Kanpur Cutoff Every year is released by the NTA for the IIT Kanpur M.Sc Program. Check IIT Kanpur Cutoff for M.Sc. for the past years in the below table.

Course Name General (2023) General (2022) General (2021)
Closing Closing Closing
MSc Chemistry  105 195 235
MSc Mathematics  233 285 193
MSc Physics  115 235 240
MSc Statistics  60 85 120

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University IIT Kanpur IIT Guwahati IIT Kharagpur IIT Bombay
JoSAA Cutoff 236-9286 589- 8578 295- 303 60- 61
GATE Cutoff  330- 835 465-764 357- 749 320- 750
CAT Cutoff 85% 90% 90% 90%

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IIT Kanpur Admission Process

IIT Kanpur admission 2023 are over for all major courses. IIT Kanpur offers a BTech program in a total of 8 specializations. For admission to the program, candidates must appear for JEE Main, JEE Advanced and JoSAA Counselling. The BTech admission process for IIT Kanpur is as follows:

IIT Kanpur Admission Stages Steps
Application starts Apply for JEE Main
JEE Advanced  Candidates having a valid JEE Main score should appear for JEE Advanced
JoSAA Counselling & Cutoff As per the JEE Advanced cutoff, candidates need to apply for JoSAA and as per cutoff apply for IIT Roorkee
Final Admission Ofer Accept the seat

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Candidates willing for admission to various courses by IIT Kanpur are selected on the basis of eligibility for the particular course followed by the Entrance score/ merit required in the examination. Check 

 

IIT Kanpur Placements 2023

IIT Kanpur has completed Phase 1 of its Placement Drive 2022-23, with 1128 students placed and 1200 jobs offered, including 208 PPOs. More than 250 companies, including 35+ startups visited the college campus. 74 international offers were received, a 57% increase over the previous year. The highest domestic salary package offered was INR 1.9 CPA, with 33 offers over INR 1 CPA received. The highest package received in 2022 was INR 2.3 CPA, while the highest domestic package received was INR 1.2 CPA. 

Top recruiters on campus included Rakuten, Intel, Google, Jio, Capital One, Texas Instruments, and many more. On Day 5 of Phase 1, 918 students were placed after the institute received 770 job offers from 181 companies.

Particulars Placement Statistics 2023 Placement Statistics 2022
No. of offers 1200 1300
PPOs 208 (33% more from last year) 207
International Offers 74 47
No. of students placed 1128 1100
Companies visited 250+ 287
Highest International Package - INR 2.3 CPA
Highest Domestic Package INR 1.9 CPA INR 1.2 CPA
Offers above INR 1 CPA 33 49
Average Package INR 33.53 LPA(BTech) INR 28.7 LPA

IIT Kanpur Placements 2022-23 are in-process currently. For more check out the IIT Kanpur placements 2022 in details in the video given below:

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University IIT Kanpur IIT Guwahati IIT Kharagpur IIT Bombay
Highest Package INR 1.9 CPA INR 2.4 CPA INR 2.68 CPA INR 4 CPA
Average Package (MBA) NA INR 17.45 LPA INR 18.44 LPA INR 2.06 LPA
Average Package (B.Tech) NA INR 26.33 LPA INR 14.27 LPA INR 25 LPA
Students Placed 371 575 1600 1382
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Life at IIT Kanpur

Life at IIT Kanpur is generally considered to be challenging, but also rewarding. The institute provides students with a stimulating academic environment, abundant resources for research, and a vibrant student community that fosters a diverse range of extracurricular interests. The campus offers a range of facilities and amenities, including dining options, sports facilities, and student housing. However, the rigorous coursework and demanding schedule can be challenging for some students, and it's important for students to find a healthy work-life balance. 

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IIT Kanpur Ranking

IIT Kanpur scores 8.9/10 as per Collegedunia Reviews, which is an above-average rating. IIT Kanpur is ranked 264 in the QS World University ranking. For, the year 2023, the NIRF Ranking of IIT Kanpur is 4th in the Engineering category, 23rd in the management category, 5th in the overall category, and 6th in the research category. The previous year ranking comparison of IIT Kanpur is as follows:

National rankings 
NIRF Innovation 2023 1
NIRFOverall Category 2023 5
NIRF Research 2023 6
NIRF Engineering 2023 4
NIRF Management 2023 23
NIRF Engineering 2022 4
NIRF Overall 2022 5
NIRF Research 2022 6
NIRF Management 2022 20
India Today 2023 (Top 10 Government Engineering Colleges) 03
India Today 2023 (Top 10 Colleges with Placement Record) 03
International Ranking
QS World University Rankings 2023 264
QS World University Rankings - Engineering & Technology 2023 85
QS Asia University Rankings 2023 66
Management Ranking
Business Today Ranking 2023 (B-Schools) 32

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IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni

N.R. Narayana Murthy

Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Infosys
Prem Das Rai Indian Politician from the Sikkim Democratic Front party and Former Member of Lok Sabha
Ashoke Sen Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Abir Mukherjee Vice-President, CitiGroup, INDIA
Manish Gupta Director, Microsoft

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IIT Kanpur FAQs

Ques. What is e-summit IIT Kanpur?

Ans. E-Summit at IIT Kanpur is the flagship event of the institute. The event is important for academic communities, venture capitalists, new-age entrepreneurs. The event offers many opportunities to showcase entrepreneurial talent and creativity through events such as business ventures, product design competitions, and social entrepreneurial idea competitions.

Ques. Is IIT Kanpur campus beautiful?

Ans. Located on the Grand Trunk Road, IIT Kanpur’s campus offers a vibrant and secure environment to its students. The campus consists of all the facilities such as Sports & recreation, clubs & communities, accommodation, food & dining, health care, retail & services, etc. for students and staff. It is a mini-academic –city, a self sustained, lush-green campus spread across 1055 acres with about 14,000 inhabitants including faculty members, students, staff and helping hands. The campus is well-equipped with infrastructure which caters to our academic, culinary, residential, recreational, shopping and other needs. For visitors, we have finished Apartments and a Guests House.

Ques. Is Kanpur a safe city?

Ans. Analyzing the recent survey on Kanpur, it can be evaluated that the crimes in Kanpur city are increasing in the past 3 years. With a rate of 50-54% on average, the city has recorded moderate crimes such as being mugged/robbed and things stolen in the last year.

Ques. What makes IIT Kanpur different from other IITs in the country?

Ans.The following points make IIT Kanpur different from other IITs in the country:

  • IIT Kanpur is the 1st institution in India to offer Computer Science. It also owned its own supercomputer.
  • IIT Kanpur is the only Indian institution to have a runway of its own. Comprising 3 single engine aeroplanes for a joyride both for students and visitors. 
  • Also IIT Kanpur has the largest campus area of 1055 acres in comparison to other IITs in the country.

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Ques. How is CPI calculated for admission at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.Since IIT Kanpur does not award any class or division, there are only grades in the final result. CPI is thus calculated by multiplying it with a factor of 10 to come to a numerical percentage. 

Ques. Who is exempted to appear for the PhD entrance exam at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. Applicants who have already a valid GATE/CEED score are exempted from the Ph.D. entrance exam at IIT Kanpur. Also, applicants from the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR /UGC/NBHM/DBT or DST INSPIRE Fellowship can get direct admissions at IIT Kanpur.

Ques. What is the hostel rent for the students at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur charges INR 13400 for both the Indian Nationals and Foreign Nationals as hostel rent. The amount includes mess establishment charges and water charges as well.

Ques.How is campus life at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur's campus life is well-known for its strong academic culture, vibrant student community, and wide range of extracurricular activities. There are numerous student clubs and societies on campus, cultural and sporting events, and a lively atmosphere, making it an enjoyable and enriching experience for students.

Ques.What is the highest package of IIT Kanpur?

Ans.The highest domestic package offered by IIT Kanpur was INR 1.9 crore per year. Furthermore, 33 students received annual packages in excess of INR 1 crore during IIT Kanpur placements 2023. According to media reports, phase 1 of the 2022-23 placement session ended with 1,200 job offers from over 250 companies. There are 74 international offers and 208 PPOs included. A total of 1,198 students accepted job offers.

Ques.What are the research opportunities at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur strongly emphasizes research and innovation and encourages its faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge research. The institute has well-equipped research facilities and collaborative relationships with industry and other institutions, giving students numerous opportunities to participate in research projects and publications.

Ques.What are the various courses offered by IIT Kanpur?

Ans. The Various offered by IIT Kanpur are Mentioned Below:

  • B.Tech
  • M.Tech
  • B.Tech+M.Tech
  • Ph.D.
  • M.Des
  • B.S
  • MBA

Ques.What is the student-to-faculty ratio at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.At IIT Kanpur, the student-to-faculty ratio is around 10:1, ensuring that students receive individualized attention and guidance from their professors. This allows students to gain a more in-depth understanding of their subjects while also assisting them in developing their skills and interests.

Ques.What makes IIT Kanpur different from other IITs in the country?

Ans.The following characteristics distinguish IIT Kanpur from other IITs in the country:

  • IIT Kanpur is India's first institution to offer Computer Science. It had its own supercomputer as well.
  • IIT Kanpur is the only Indian institution with its own runway. Comprising three single-engine planes for fun flights for both students and visitors.
  • In addition, in comparison to other IITs in the country, IIT Kanpur has the largest campus area at 1055 acres.

Ques.What is the location of IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur is situated in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The city is about 200 kilometers from New Delhi and is well connected by road, rail, and air. The campus is located on the outskirts of town and is surrounded by lush green fields and trees, providing students with a peaceful and serene environment.

Ques.Does IIT Kanpur offer scholarships to students?

Ans.Deserving students are eligible for IIT Kanpur scholarships. The following are some of the most popular IIT Kanpur scholarships:

  • Donor Scholarships: The institute awards Donor Scholarships to deserving and needy students. In that year, 115 scholarships were given out.
  • Scholarship for Free Basic Meals: This award is available to students who fall into the (SC/ST) category and have parents with an annual income of less than 4.5 lacks. This scholarship includes a free basic meal plan as well as a pocket allowance.

Ques.How is the hostel life at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur offers hostel accommodations to its students, with separate facilities for male and female students. The hostels are well-equipped and comfortable, with amenities such as air conditioning, internet access, and other amenities. Hostel life at IIT Kanpur is an important part of the student experience, allowing students to meet new people and participate in group activities.

Ques.Does IIT Kanpur have a strong alumni network?

Ans.Yes, IIT Kanpur has a vibrant alumni network comprised of successful professionals and entrepreneurs from a variety of industries. The alumni network assists current students and recent graduates with career opportunities, networking, and other services. The institute also hosts alumni events and gatherings on a regular basis, providing a platform for alumni to connect with one another and stay connected with their alma mater.

Here are some of the well know Alumni of IIT Kanpur.

  • Abir Mukherjee, Vice-President, CitiGroup, INDIA.
  • Ajay Pal Singh, Vice President, Nomura Securities, INDIA.
  • Gagandeep Malhotra, Assistant Vice President, CITI Bank, INDIA.
  • Khem Aithani, ITC Infotech, INDIA.
  • Ashwini Vaishnav, Minister of Railway and Technology, India

Ques.What are the facilities available for students at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur offers a variety of facilities and services to make students' lives on campus more comfortable and convenient. Hostels, libraries, labs, sports facilities, health centers, food courts, and other amenities are among them. The institute also offers a number of support services, such as career counseling and student welfare.

Ques.What is the student population at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur has a student population of around 10,000 students, including both undergraduate and postgraduate students. The institute has a diverse student community, with students from all over India and various other countries.

Ques.What is SIIC IIT Kanpur?

Ans.IIT Kanpur's Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC) is an incubator that assists students in launching their own businesses. The center is made up of experienced academicians, founders, mentors, and team members who give students opportunities. SIIC IIT Kanpur has mentored more than 200 startups to date. The center offers three distinct programs:

  • Dhrishti
  • F6s
  • EdTech Hackathon

Ques.Which course is best at IIT Kanpur?

Ans.Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics and Computing are the best courses to pursue at IIT Kanpur, with Mathematics and Computing being a 4-year BSc. course.

Ques.Does IIT Kanpur have a robust sports culture?

Ans.Yes, Here are the sports facilities available at IIT Kanpur.

  • There is a large size stadium where cricket and athletics(Running, Hurdles Racing, Long Jump, High Jump, Discus Throw, Pole Vault, etc.) are played.
  • An Olympic size swimming pool.
  • Separate Hockey and football grounds.
  • Wooden indoor badminton courts, table tennis, and basketball courts(outdoor).
  • Skating arena and two gym centers
  • Synthetic hard 6 lawn tennis courts
  • Squash courts
  • Snooker and Billiards.
  • Volleyball courts