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Students who are pursuing the BSc programme at IIT Kanpur can avail various scholarships. These scholarships can be availed by  meritorious students and students who perform exceptionally well in sports. Merit-Cum-Means Scholarships are also available for the students. Students who want to avail the IIT Kanpur BSc scholarships are required to meet the minimum eligibility criteria. 

The total seat intake for the BSc programme across various specialisations offered at IIT Kanpur is 238. Given below the specialisation-wise IIT Kanpur BSc seats:CoursesSeatsBSc in Mathematics and Scientific Computing64BSc in Economics52BSc in Chemistry49BSc in Physics45BSc in Statistics and Data Science28Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

IIT Kanpur BSc last round closing rank differs according to the specialisation selected by candidates appeared for the JEE Advanced exam 2023. Given below the table for IIT Kanpur BSc Cutoff for all the specialisations:CourseR1 (Closing Rank)Last Round (Closing Rank)BSc in Economics32423653BSc in Chemistry1094211824BSc in Mathematics and Scientific Computing9871060BSc in Physics55726153BSc in Statistics and Data Science10901090 

The closing rank of round one for the IIT Kanpur BSc Statistics and Data Science course for the year 2023 through the JEE Advanced was 1,090 while on another hand the closing rank of last round for the BSc Statistics and Data Science course was 1,090.     

IIT Kanpur offers various scholarships to its BSc students. IIT Kanpur BSc scholarships can be availed by meritorious students and students who perform well in sports activities. Given below is the list of IIT Kanpur BSc scholarships:Scholarship NameAmountEligibility CriteriaMerit-Cum-Means ScholarshipsFull tuition waiver and, pocket allowance of INR 1,000 pm/ free basic mess and a pocket allowance of INR 250 pmParents' income should be within INR 6 LPA and recipients must maintain a minimum CPI of 6.5Merit-Cum-Means Scholarships given by the IIT Kanpur alumniINR 2,000 pm for the duration of 10 monthsParents income should be within INR 4.50 LPANational Prizes for the UG studentsCertificate and cash prize of INR 400 for top 7% students of each batch, each yearRecipients must have a minimum CPI of 8.5Sports ScholarshipsINR 500 pm for nine months based on students performance in sportsWinners of medals in the annual inter IIT sports meet receive cash prizes of INR 1,500, INR 1,000 and INR 500 for winning the Gold, Silver and, Bronze medals respectivelyStudents who perform well in sportsNote: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

IIT Kanpur BSc course is a four-year, full-time programme is offered in five different specialisations. Given below is the list of BSc specialisations offered at IIT Kanpur:BSc in Economics BSc in Mathematics and Scientific Computing BSc in Physics BSc in Statistics and Data Science BSc in Chemistry 

According to reports released by media, a total of 989 offers were made during IIT Kanpur placements season for 2023-24 (Phase-one) and IIT Kanpur BSc average package offered to the placed graduates during the phase one of the placement season of 2023-24 stood at INR 26.27 LPA. NOTE: The above placement data is sourced from various sources on the internet. In the absence of the BSc-specific placements, overall placement data has been taken.

A number of reputed national and multinational companies took part in the placement process organised at IIT Kanpur. Some of the leading companies that took part in the IIT Kanpur placements 2023 are mentioned below:IIT Kanpur Placements 2023: Top RecruitersWells FargoMcKinsey & CompanyAxtriaICICI BankBarclaysDeloittePine LabsCognizantAccentureNOTE: The above placement data is sourced from various sources on the internet. In the absence of the BSc-specific placements, overall placement data has been taken released by the institute.

IIT Kanpur BSc seat reservation is prescribed by the Board of Governors subject to the policy formulated from time to time by the Government of India. The seats are reserved for the SC, ST, OBC (Not belonging to Creamy Layer) and PwD (Person with Disability) category candidates.