Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering 

at IIT Kanpur, Kanpur

Students seeking to get admission in the PhD course at IIT Kanpur can follow the below-mentioned steps in order to apply for the programme:

Step 1: Visit the official website of IIT Kanpur and click on 'Apply Now' when the applications are available.

Step 2: Fill in all the personal and educational details in the application form after registration. 

Step 3: Upload the specified documents.

Step 4: Pay the application fee to successfully submit the application form.

The institute has not released the placement report incorporating the overall data for the 2024 drive. However, the media reports have disclosed the 2024 placement statistics till Phase I. As per the reports, the average package for the 2024 drive stood at INR 26.27 LPA. The number of international offers was 22 in 2024, which was comparatively lesser than the 2023 phase I placements. The IIT Kanpur placement comparison for the last two years is depicted below:

As of now, the institute has released the phase-I placement statistics. A total of 913 students were placed and 989 job offers were distributed among them. Check the complete insights of IIT Kanpur placements 2024 from the table below:

Check below IIT Kanpur admission process:

• After the application process is over; students have to go through various selection rounds for final admission. The institute considers the merit of the candidates for MBA and PhD admission. 
• For BTech, MDes, MSc, BSc and MTech courses, JEE Advanced, IIT JAM CEED and GATE scores are considered for the selection of candidates.
• Additionally, admission to PhD and MS by Research is based on UGC NET/ CSIR NET and other national-level exam scores.
• After the exams, JoSAA, COAP and CCMN Counselling are conducted for seat allotment to BTech, M.Tech and MSc courses. However, a merit list is released by the institute for announcing the names of the candidates shortlisted for certificate, PhD and MS by Research courses followed by a counselling round. Candidates need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission.

IIT Kanpur has been providing great packages. The institute has released its MBA packages recorded in recent years. See the table below to know more:

IIT Kanpur SC category cutoff 2024 was ranged between 96 and 2667, in the last round. Out of all the specialisations, the most sought-after was B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering. On the other hand, the easiest specialisation was B.Sc. in Chemistry. Candidates can check the table below to find the branch-wise cutoff ranks for the SC AI category candidates, in the last round:

IIT campus Kanpur is located in Kalyanpur, Kanpur and is about 16 kilometers from the Kanpur Central Railway station. The IIT kanpur area in acres is around 4.3 square kilometres, that is 1037 acres. The Institute is establsihed by the Government of India. IIT campus Kanpur is well-equipped with modern infrastructure. Additionally, the campus has research centers, including the Advanced Centre for Electronic Systems (ACES) and the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering. 

The overall highest package has not been released yet. However, highest package offered to MBA batch 2024 was INR 24 LPA. Take a look at the table below to know the IIT Kanpur highest package trends for MBA:

The minimum marks required in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the JEE Main 2026 final result after session 2 exams. Last year's minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced were:

2025:

• Unreserved (UR): 93.1023262
• Gen-EWS: 80.3830119
• OBC-NCL: 79.4313582
• SC: 61.1526933
• ST: 47.9026465
• UR-PwD: 0.0079349

2024:

• General (UR): 93.2362181
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0018700
• Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 81.3266412
• Other Backward Classes (OBC): 79.6757881
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 60.0923182
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 46.6975840

2023:

• General (UR): 90.7788642
• OBC-NCL: 73.6114227
• SC: 51.9776027
• ST: 37.2348772
• GEN-EWS: 75.6229025
• General (UR) PWD: 0.0013527

Candidates aiming for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) need to meet these cutoff marks in JEE Mains to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026.