Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is considered among the top engineering institutes in the entire country. It was started in 1959 as one of the constituent units of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Located in the city of Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), the educational institute is an ‘Institute of National Importance’. IIT Kanpur has international collaboration with the USA under Kanpur Indo American Programme.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur conducts undergraduate level programme in the discipline of engineering and technology - Bachelor of Technology (B Tech). In addition, the institute offers several post graduate level programmes in the field of engineering, science and technology. Doctorate level study is also conducted at the IIT Kanpur.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is well equipped with modern facilities, which are offered to the students within the campus. Some of these facilities are library, laboratories, computer centre, extra curricular activities and placements.

Courses at IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur offers these following courses within its campus:

Bachelor of Technology (B Tech): Chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science & engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials and metallurgical engineering, aerospace engineering, biological sciences and bio-engineering.

Master of Technology (M Tech): Mechanical engineering, materials and metallurgical engineering, materials science, industrial & management engineering, nuclear engineering and technology, laser technology, aerospace engineering, biological sciences & bio-engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science & engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering & management.

Master of Business Administration (MBA): Industrial and management engineering

Master of Science (M Sc): Statistics, mathematics, chemistry and physics.

Master of Design (M Des): Design stream

Integrated M Sc (five year): Scientific computing, mathematics, chemistry and physics

Dual Degree in M Sc + PhD: Physics

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Physics, mathematics, statistics, humanities, social sciences, materials and metallurgical engineering, materials science, industrial & management engineering, nuclear engineering and technology, chemistry, aerospace engineering, biological sciences and bio- engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science & engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.

Eligibility Criteria at IIT Kanpur

Candidates, who are applying for the undergraduate level programmes, must have successfully passed 10+2 level of examination, from any statutory Board. The qualifying examination needs to have cleared by the aspirants with minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects of science stream.

Candidates can apply for the post graduate programme after passing under graduation in the relevant streams, from any recognized University. The final year appearing students are also eligible for these PG programmes.

Candidates need to have cleared post graduate level study to be eligible for this doctorate programme, which should be recognized by any University.

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Admission Criteria IIT Kanpur

The admission of the candidates to the undergraduate level programmes is done on the basis of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which is conducted by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

The candidates are short listed to the postgraduate and doctorate level programmes on the basis of their ranks in  GATE / JAM / JMET entrance test.

Facilities at IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur offered its students multiple modern facilities, such as: 

• Library
• Laboratories
• Well-Modernized Class Rooms
• Extra-Curricular Activities
• Computer Centre
• Workshop
• Auditorium
• Seminar Hall
• Hostels
• Sports