IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

IIT Kanpur is a government funded college. It is established in 1958. The college is approved by AICTE and it is accredited to NAAC. It is ranked 4 under the engineering collee and 5 under the overall ctegory by NIRF. It offers several Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Certificate programmes in various courses such as B.E, M.E, PHD, PGDM, MBA,  BTECH, and B.Sc, etc.  The admission to the college are solely based om the entrance examination. The entrance exam accepted by tge college are JEE, GATE, CAT, MAT, etc.The college offers high placement opportunities to the students. The placement rate of the college is 95.30%. The highest placement offered by the college is INR 1.02 crore and the average package offered by the Institute is 26.27 LPA. The recruiters of the Institute are Deutsche, Qualcomm, Navi, Texas, and Microsoft, etc.  

Both the colleges are best in their own way, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (more popularly known as IIT Delhi) is one of the most prestigious universities in India. IIT Delhi is ranked 2nd by the NIRF 2023 under the Engineering category,  1st by India Today 2023 under the Engineering category, and 1st by the India Today 2023 under the Engineering (Government) category. IIT Delhi is popular for its flagship programmes, i.e. MTech and BTech courses.IITD was established in 1961 as the College of Engineering. Later, it was declared the Institution of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act of 1963. Over the years, over 48,000 students have graduated from the IIT Delhi in several disciplines including Physical Sciences,  Engineering,  Management, and Humanities and Social Sciences, and various other streams. Over 15,738 students have received their BTech degree from IIT Delhi over the years. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), through various departments and schools of study, offers UG, PG, and various other courses to students. IIT Delhi is also ranked 197 internationally by the QS World University Rankings 2024. It is one of the twenty-three IITs present in India.whereas,  Founded in 1959, the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the most prestigious institutes established by the Indian government. IIT Kanpur offers various courses across five different fields at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. As per the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIT Kanpur is ranked 4 by the NIRF under the Engineering category. The institution is also ranked 3 by India Today 2023 under Engineering (Government), and Engineering categories.For research and academic endeavours, IIT Kanpur has collaborations/ tie-ups with the majority of the world's leading institutes and universities such as Imperial College of London, Deakin University, Melbourne School of Engineering, etc. At global level, IIT Kanpur is ranked 278 by the QS World University Rankings 2024 under the category of Top Global Universities category,  6 by the QS World University Rankings: Southern Asia 2024 and 63 by the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024.

The fees for the entire course at IITs typically vary from Rs 8-10 Lacs for general category students. Over the past six years, the annual fees for general category students pursuing a BTech degree at IITs have gone up significantly, rising from Rs 50,000 per year to Rs 3 Lacs per year.IT Kanpur BTech/ BSc Fee BreakdownIIT Kanpur fee for all BTech and BSc specialisations is the same. Below fee is valid for 2023 batch:One-Time FeeTuition FeeTotal Hostel Fee (without Mess)Total Mess FeeINR 19,950INR 8 lakhINR 10,200INR 1.12 lakh

Yes, it's possible for a fresher BE CSE graduate from Mumbai University to join an e-Masters programme in Cyber Security at IIT Kanpur, but it ultimately depends on the specific requirements and criteria set by IIT Kanpur for admission into that program. They would need to meet the eligibility criteria, which may include academic performance, entrance exam scores, and possibly other prerequisites. 

Top Rankings: All seven IITs offering MBA are ranked among the top 50 MBA institutes in India (2023) by NIRF-MHRD. IIT Delhi (Rank 5), IIT Bombay (Rank 10), IIT Kharagpur (Rank 14), IIT Madras (Rank 15), IIT Roorkee (Rank 18), IIT Kanpur (Rank 23), and IIT-ISM Dhanbad (Rank 44).IIT Kanpur's MBA programme has a strong placement record, with a focus on developing future business leaders and entrepreneurs through a unique techno-managerial approach. The Department of Management Sciences at IIT Kanpur has been ranked 17th among management schools in India by NIRF in 2018.Under the 'Management Category', NIRF ranked IIT Kanpur at 23rd position in 2023 rankings. Business Today also ranked IIT Kanpur at 32 position. Talking about placements, IIT Kanpur the highest package recorded for MBA was INR 24 LPA.

Placements are average (Almost 100%) for mechanical or any other core branch. IIT Delhi has advantage of being in the capital. Overall IIT Kanpur will always score above IIT Delhi from academic research point of view. IIT Kanpur is ranked 3/35 by India Today Engineering and IIT Delhi is ranked 1/35 by India Today Engineering . 

IIT Kanpur BSc placements 2024 have not been concluded by the institute yet. However, according to media reports, a total of 989 offers were made during 2023-24 (Phase-one) placements. IIT Kanpur BSc average package for the placed graduates during 2023-24 (phase one) stood at INR 26.27 LPA.  NOTE: In the absence of the BSc-specific placements, overall placement data has been taken released by the institute.

IIT Kanpur accepts GATE scores for admission to the M.Tech course. As per the GATE COAP round 1 cutoff, the most competitive course was Microelectronics and VLSI with a closing rank of 935 for the General AII India category students. So, to secure a seat in IIT Kanpur, candidates must secure more than 900 for General AI category.  Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIT Kanpur M.Tech cutoff 2024 for the General AII India category students: CourseRound 1M.Tech. in Signal Processing, Communications and Networks787M.Tech. in Microelectronics and VLSI935M.Tech. in Radio Frequency and Microwaves767M.Tech. in Control and Automation801M.Tech. in Photonics Science and Engineering757M.Tech. in Power Engineering731

IIT Kanpur BSc course admission is entirely entrance-based. Candidates seeking admission to the BSc programme are required to apply and appear for the JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced exam. Therefore, candidates cannot get the direct admission to IIT Kanpur BSc course.

Candidates pursuing the BSc in Statistics and Data Science are required to study various subjects as the part of the programme. Some of the subjects which forms the part of IIT Kanpur BSc curriculum are as follows:Fundamental of ComputingPhysics LaboratoryGeneral ChemistryStatistical ComputingMultivariate AnalysisCommunication Skills: Composition