IIT Kanpur scholarships are offered to meritorious students. Some of the popular IITK scholarships are listed below:

  • Scholarships from Donors: Donor Scholarships are awarded by the institute to deserving and needy students. A total of 115 scholarships were awarded in that year.
  • Scholarship for Free Basic Mess: Students who fall into the category (SC/ST) with parents' annual income of less than 4.5 lakh can apply for this award. This scholarship provides students with a free basic meal bill as well as a pocket allowance.
  • Inspire Scholarship
  • Merit-cum-means scholarship
  • Free basic mess scholarship
  • Sports scholarship

IIT Kanpur Scholarships FAQs

Candidates can check the FAQs below:

Q:   Does IIT Kanpur offer scholarships to the students?
A:

 IIT Kanpur offers financial assistance to needy and deserving students. Some of the IITK scholarships are as follows:

  • Scholarships from Donors
  • Scholarship for Free Basic Mess
Q:   How to apply for IIT Kanpur scholarships?
A:

IIT Kanpur scholarships are for students who fulfil the eligibility criteria. Those who are eligible can go to the official website to apply. The scholarships are offered in a limited number.

Q:   What is the fee for the BSc programme at IIT Kanpur?
A:

The total fee for the four-year BS programme of IIT Kanpur is INR 8 lakh. This is inclusive of the one-time admission and caution deposits but is not inclusive of the hostel fee. However, this fee is sourced from unofficial sources. Hence, is indicative. For the exact fee, students can reach out to the admission office. Other than this, students are required to pay the JEE Main application fee which is INR 625 (for boys) and INR 325 (for girls). For JEE Advanced, the application fee ranges from INR 1,400 to INR 2,800 for different category students. 

Q:   How much is the IIT Kanpur MBA fee?
A:

IIT Kanpur MBA total tuition fee ranges between INR 2.8 Lacs and INR 13.1 Lacs as per an unofficial source. The fee excludes admission fee, security deposits, semester fee and hostel charges. There is relaxation in fee for reserved category students. Candidates need to pay fee after completion of the selection rounds, to confirm their seat. 

Apart from the tuition fee, aspirants need to register with an application fee in the start of the admission process. The application fee is INR 1,600 for General/ OBC (NCL) candidates. The fee is low (INR 800) for SC/ ST/ DAP candidates. 

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Meet Solanki | B.Sc. in Economics - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 2 Jun 2026
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4
Home away from home, though getting high CPI here is a bit tough.

Placements: Placements for Economics are honestly top-tier almost on par with the core engineering branches if you maintain a decent CPI. Around 85 to 90 percent of the students get placed easily while the rest usually go for higher studies or off-campus research. The average package is around 18 LPA-20 LPA with the highest offers going up to more than 45 LPA for quant and high-frequency trading roles. Massive companies like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Barclays, McKinsey, and WorldQuant come to the campus for...

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Shriom | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2029
Reviewed on 2 Apr 2026
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4.6
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
IIT Kanpur - A tough balance of stressful academics, stress-relieving events, and campus crowd.

Placements: Many students with good grades get placed. Around 70 percent of the total participating students get placed on campus, and a large number of students are placed in top companies. The average package offered ranges from 17-18 LPA. Top roles are offered in the software development sector and multiple core branch positions.

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Anonymous | M.Sc. in Chemistry - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 27 Jan 2026
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3.4
Placements 3 Infrastructure 3 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 3 Value for Money 3
First crack at IIT JAM in a good rank.

Placements: If you are expecting placements like B.Tech then this is not good. Mostly students are placed in some pharma companies or in different laboratories. Mostly students are doing higher studies in a foreign or in a top Indian institute. Students got internships from different universities as assistant professors.

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Abhishek Visavadiya | B.Sc. in Mathematics and Scientific Computing - Batch of 2027
Reviewed on 25 Jan 2026
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4.4
Placements 4 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5
Best internships and placements, good faculty. Good infrastructure and facilities.

Placements: My branch is the second-best branch among the circuital branches after Computer Science in terms of placements. More than 50% of students from my branch get placed. The highest package offered is around 50 LPA, while the average and median packages generally remain around 20 LPA. Around 40% of students from my branch get internships. The top role offered is Software Developer (SD). The highest packages are offered by Quant companies.

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Anonymous | Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Batch of 2025
Offered by IIT Kanpur - Department of Industrial and Management Engineering
Reviewed on 17 Nov 2025
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Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
First, clear the CAT, then think about this college.

Placements: Placements commence for us in the 3rd semester, and there is a 100% placement rate. Companies like Wells Fargo, McKinsey, Axtria, etc., visit and give about 50+ offers. The highest package is around 24 lac/annum, and the average is about 16 lac/annum. For internships, companies like ICICI Bank and Emphasis visit. The roles offered are diverse, from Data Analyst to Product Management, and the total stipend ranges from 1-200,000 for most internships. It gives the students very good industry exposu...

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Anonymous | M.Sc. in Chemistry - Batch of 2023
Reviewed on 23 Jan 2026
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Placements 2 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
For placements this is not good.

Placements: I am here giving a idea about the placement of M.Sc. Chemistry student. Its pathetic, only 2 companies came by and 0 placement of any student. Apart from this if you want to do a Ph.D. from abroad then this was the best place for you. Students were doing Ph.D. in different foreign universities or in IITS.

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IIT Kanpur offers several scholarships to students with excellent performances in academic and extra-curricular fields. The institute also provides scholarships students from Economically Weaker Sections. Some of the scholarships offered are as follows:

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