B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering 

at IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur

Both IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay are among the top institutes to pursue a B.Tech. In computer Science and engineering. Here is a small comparison: 1. Raking: The IIT Bombay has been ranked 3rd by NIRF, whereas the IIT Kharagpur has been ranked 5th in the 2022 rankings. 2. Fees: The course fee is similar at both institutions, at around Rs. 8 Lacs. 3. Infrastructure: Both colleges have decent infrastructure. The campus at IIT Bombay is better and more student-friendly than IIT Kharagpur. 4. Popularity: The CSE branch of IIT B is more popular than IIT K. It is evident in the cut-off ranks of JEE Advanced. The cutoff for IIT B was 63, which was higher than the closing rank of 283 for IIT K. 5. Placement: The placement rate at IIT-B is better than that at IIT-K. Almost 99 percent of CSE graduates were placed at IIT-B in previous batches. IIT-B had the highest placement salary package of any IIT at INR 22.7 LPA (domestic). Therefore, from a placement perspective, the student prefers IIT Bombay over IIT Kharagpur.

As per online media sources, over 160 offers were made during 2023 placements and the IIT Kharagpur the highest package offered was INR 2.68 crore per annum. The key highlights related to IIT Kharagpur placements 2023 are tabulated below:

Particulars	Statistics (2023)
Offers made	1,600+
International offers	45
Recruiters participated (on day one)	34
the highest package	Above INR 2.68 crore per annum
Total companies	300
Top recruiters	Apple, Airbus, Google

NOTE: The aforementioned details are collated from multiple media reports, hence, actual data might vary. 

The year 2023 cutoff ranks for BTech (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur other than General category are - 160 for OBC, 92 for SC, 32 for ST, 54 for EWS, 30 for PWD. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE Advanced, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and IIT Bombay are one of the best colleges in India that provides BTech along with various other programmes to students. They both are among the top-ranked Indian colleges. IIT Bombay is ranked three by NIRF 2023 for Engineering and IIT Kharagpur is ranked fifth by NIRF 2024 for Engineering. One can say that in some areas, one is the best while in some areas, the other college is the best. While both of them have IIT branding attached to them, a student might not be comfortable with one of these locations. Hence, considering the final decision depends on the quality of education, branches one is seeking to get into, location, affordability, and lot of other factors. So the candidates must decide themselves according to their own interests which one is the best.

IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 has been released for round 3. The cutoff was released category-wise for students seeking admission to the BTech/Integrated BTech/BSc specialisations at the college. For candidates belonging to the General AI category, the cutoff ranks varied between 450 and 18182. As per the cutoff range, it is possible to get admission to the college at 10,000 rank in JEE Advanced. To check which specialisation is available at this rank, candidates can refer to the table below. The table below consist of round 3 cutoff ranks for the General AI category candidates in some subjects:

Course	2025
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Aerospace Engineering	4567
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Agricultural and Food Engineering	10498
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering	8070
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering	7180
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering	4820
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering	450
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering	1454
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering	1898
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Instrumentation Engineering	2561
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Industrial Engineering	4113
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering	3672
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Manufacturing Science and Engineering	6117
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	7078
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture	9020
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering	9726
B.Sc. in Chemistry	11933
B.Sc. in Economics	5845
B.Sc. in Physics	9103
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing	1335

IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2025 was released for admission to BTech(Hons), BSc courses and their specialisations, as well as for the BArch course for all rounds and categories under the All India quota.

The last round cutoff in 2025 ranged from 466 to 19141 for the General AI category students, wherein BTech (Hons) Computer Science and Engineering was the toughest branch to get admission to. On the other hand, the easiest course for admission was the Bachelor of Architecture.  

Students can refer to the table below to know the last round cutoff ranks for all the available course for the General AI category, sorted from most to least competitive. 

Course	JEE Advanced Last Round (Closing Rank) 2025
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering	466
Discontinued (Jun-2025) B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence	953
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computing	1336
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering	1485
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering	1985
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Instrumentation Engineering	2741
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering	4016
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Industrial Engineering	4329
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Aerospace Engineering	4872
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering	5222
B.Sc. in Economics	6063
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Manufacturing Science and Engineering	6547
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	7708
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering	7774
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering	9224
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture	10074
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering	10765
B.Sc. in Physics	10939
B.Tech. (Hons.) in Agricultural and Food Engineering	11111
B.Sc. in Chemistry	12321
B.Sc. in Exploration Geophysics	12443
B.Sc. in Applied Geology	13685
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch. Hons.)	19141

 

The cut off rank in Round 6 for B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering is 279 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota. Unless the candidate belongs to some other category or domicile, one can not afford to score less than this. With this rank, there is a probability of getting admission however since, the cut offs keep changing from round to round, better ranks definitely increases your chances of getting admission in IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology.

IIT Kharagpur BTech fees is between INR 8 Lacs and INR 10 lakh. However, this fee is been 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. Read more about IIT-KGP BTech fee and other details here. 

To answer the second question of whether IIT Kharagpur BTech fee is expensive or not, the fee for all IITs is almost similar to each other. However, it is comparatively less than top private BTech colleges such as BITS where the BTech tuition fee goes up till INR 19 lakh.