IIT Kanpur 

IIT Kanpur was established in 1959. It is one of India's premier institutions, spread over an area of 1055 acres. NIRF 2023 ranked it 4th in the Engineering category. QS World University Rankings 2025 ranked it 263rd in the overall category.

IIT Kanpur is majorly known for its Courses in Engineering and Computer Science. The most popular course at IIT Kanpur is B.Tech. The admission to the B.Tech courses is granted based on merit obtained in JEE Advanced, followed by JoSAA counselling. Institutes accept GATE scores for admission into the M.Tech course, followed by COAP counselling.

In the IIT Kanpur JEE Advanced 2024 cutoff, the opening and closing rank for Round 1 in the general category for CSE stands at 248. For IIT Kanpur GATE Cutoff 2024, Round 1 cutoff varied from 600 to 935 marks among general category applicants.

IIT Kanpur Placements 2023-24 (Phase I) recorded 989 offers including 22 international job offers. The average package for CSE at IIT Kanpur is INR 52.80 LPA. Some of the top recruiters who participated in IIT Kanpur Placements are Microsoft, Fujitsu, Samsung, Reliance, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, EXL, HPCL, etc.

IIT Kanpur has been endowed with many academic resources in the form of 20 Departments, 18 Centres, 2 Schools, and 3 Interdisciplinary Programs. IIT Kanpur collaborates with a number of entities on a continuing basis for Innovation & Research. These include MIT, Princeton University, and others. At IIT Kanpur, there is a Technopark that forms the hub of the industry-academia collaboration.

IIT Kanpur Highlights

Students can check the IIT Kanpur highlights below:

IIT Kanpur Courses & Fees Current Year

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur offers B.Tech, B.Tech-M.Tech, Integrated M.Sc, M.Sc-Ph.D. Dual Degree, MBA, M.Des, M.Tech, and DIIT programs; it also offers Ph.D. and part-time PG programs.

Entrance to B.Tech, B.Tech-M.Tech, Integrated M.Sc. courses is held once in July, every year, based on JEE Advanced Scores. The applicant's age must be 25 years to apply for such courses. While for M.Sc & M.Sc-Ph.D. Dual Degree programs, applicants need to qualify for the IIT JAM examination, for the courses of MBA and M.Des, IITK accepts CAT scores and CEED scores, respectively.

Below is the table of popular courses at IIT Kanpur with its eligibility criteria and selection criteria along with the fee structure:

IIT Kanpur Admissions Current Year

Admission to IIT Kanpur is entrance-based, followed by respective counseling procedures. Most of the students apply for B.Tech and M.Tech courses in IITK. Admission to B.Tech is based on scoring from JEE Advanced, and JoSAA Counseling is utilized for the allotment of seats. In the case of M.Tech admissions, the IIT Kanpur institute takes into consideration the GATE score.

The admission of Master's in IIT Kanpur is based on the performance in GATE/ CEED/ JAM followed by counseling. IIT Kanpur offers a full-time and a part-time Ph.D. course to the interested candidates. The admission will be based on GATE/UGC/CSIR score followed by a personal interview.

IIT Kanpur Entrance Exams Current Year

IT Kanpur Seat Intake 2024 

Candidates can check the table below to know the IIT Kanpur seat intake for various B.Tech branches and B.S. courses based on JoSAA counselling:

IIT Kanpur B.Tech Seat Matrix 2024 

Candidates can check the table below to know the IIT Kanpur seat intake for various B.Tech branches and B.S. courses based on JoSAA counselling: