IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

 The application process for all the courses offered at IIT Kanpur is different. For BTech and BSc/ BS, aspirants must fill out the application form for JEE (Main) through the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA) (nta.ac.in). The application fee for boys is INR 625 and INR 325 for girls. Read more. Further, JEE Advanced form can be filled by candidates who qualify the JEE Main cutoff, only such candidates can register for JEE Advanced. All the steps of JEE Advanced registrations are as follows:Login with JEE Main 2023 application number and password.Furnish the details in the registration form. JEE Main details in the form will be prefilled from its database.Fill out the complete application form, upload the required documents and pay the application fee. Download and print the registration receipt.

Opening and Closing rank depends on the category and quota of candidates. For general category under All India, opening rank was 215 and closing rank was 238. Cut off are differant when it comes to other categories or female candidates and even domicile of home state. In All India, opening and closing rank for female candidates was 146 and 610. Admission to B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology is based on the scores obtained in the entrance exam JEE Advanced. Applicants are advised to confirm what category are they applying while checking for cut offs.

 IIT Kanpur has not released course-wise placements information so far for 2022-23 Phase-I placements (which got over in December).  According to media reports, phase 1 of the placement session 2022-23 concluded with 1,200 job offers received from over 250 companies. IIT Kanpur the highest package (domestic) stood at INR 1.9 crore per annum. The recruitment drive witnessed 74 international offers and 208 PPOs and a total of 1,198 students accepted the job offers. Further, 33 students received packages of above INR 1 crore per annum during IIT Kanpur placements 2023. For more details on IIT Kanpur placements,  click here. 

The right approach and a preparation plan for admission to BTech at IIT Kanpur is all that is needed to ace JEE Main. While students who are serious about getting into an IIT start preparing from Class 11, a prep strategy for the exam is mentioned below:Choose the reference books wiselySolve as many Mock Tests as possible. Shiksha.com is providing FREE Downloadable JEE Main Mock Test Paper (with Solutions). Revise as much as possibleCross-check section-wise weightage & syllabus for all subjects covered in JEE MainSolve previous year’s NCERT question papers there are high chances of getting questions from thereTo secure admission into prestigious institutions such as the IITs, NITs and IIITs, it is essential for the aspirants to have a strong command on the material taught in their class 11 and class 12. Shiksha is offering free NCERT questions and solutions to aid JEE candidates in excelling in these classes. To access the NCERT solutions, click on the below links:NCERT Class 11 Physics SolutionsNCERT Class 11 Chemistry SolutionsNCERT2 Class 11 Maths SolutionsWhile the short-term goal must be to clear JEE Main, the ultimate objective must be to qualify JEE Advanced exam, check out the Downloadable8 strategy for JEE Advanced. 

For Chemical Engineering, the cutoff has seen a deteriorating trend for the past three years. For more details regarding IIT Kanpur cutoff,  check out this link. Additionally, based on the data collated from some unofficial sources, the 2022 average package was the highest for the BTech CSE branch among overall and EEE specialisations. The same can be checked in the below table:Course2022 Avg PackageBTech (overall)INR 33.53 LPABTech CSEINR 42.89 LPABTech ECEINR 29.57 LPA

IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology will release 6 rounds of JEE Advanced cutoffs for admission to B.Tech. The cutoffs will be released on a rolling basis, and the seats will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The cutoffs will be based on the following factors:The JEE Advanced score of the candidateThe category of the candidateThe number of seats available in the courseCandidates must visit the official website of entrance exam to read clear instructions on how to proceed with the counselling process, once the round is released.

Admission to the BTech programme is completely entrance exam-based, i.e., based on JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced scores. Candidates seeking admission to BTech can not get admission to IIT Kanpur with only the scores of JEE Main. JEE Advanced followed by JoSAA counselling is the only selection criteria followed by the institute. However, to be eligible for the BTech programme, students are required to have passed their Class 12 with at least 75% aggregate with Science subjects (i.e., Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). 

Yes, IIT Kanpur also offers an option of a dual degree, i.e., Bachelors-Masters Dual Degree to the students. A student earns both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree at the end of this five-year course. The dual degree programme has three categories:Category A: In this case, both degrees are in the same discipline/department. Example: BTech-M Tech.Category B: This is a two-discipline/ department programme where the bachelor’s degree is in the parent discipline/ department and the master’s degree is in a different discipline/ department. Thus, three combinations are possible in this category, ex: BTech-M Tech, BTech-MS and BTech-MDes. Students can choose any one of the aforementioned combinations. Category C: In this case, the bachelor’s degree is in the parent discipline/ department and the master’s degree is MBA. Ex: BTech-MBA.

IIT Delhi has been ranked better than IIT Kanpur. Candidates can also look at the ROI calculated based on fee and average package offered to take a decision. The following table presents a comparison between the two institutes:MTech InstitutesNIRF Ranking 2023Total Tuition FeeIIT Delhi2INR 3 Lacs - INR 8.7 lakhIIT Kanpur 4INR 20,000 - INR 8 lakhNOTE: The fee mentioned above is taken from an unofficial source. Hence, is indicative.

The cutoff trend for B.Tech at IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology has been increasing in the recent years. In 2022, the closing rank for B.Tech. under general category for all India quota was 237. In 2023, it increased to 238. Likewise, the cut off ranks have changed from 155 to 146 for OBC, 94 to 77 for SC, 43 to 41 for ST, 55 to 47 for EWS, 12 to 13 for PWD. This trend is likely to continue in the coming years, as the demand for engineering education in India continues to grow. Similar cut off trend can be seen for female candidates under all categories however the ranks are slightly different.