Integrated B.Tech.(Hons.) in Electrical Engineering + M.Tech. in Machines Drives and Power Electronics 

at IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur

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 offers BTech programme across 15 specialisations which include, CSE, Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, among others. While all BTech branches are popular at IIT KGP, CSE has the most competitive cutoff as per the IIT Kharagpur cutoff.

Admission to the course is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores. Students seeking admission must qualify both these entrance exams for admission to IIT Kharagpur. After the application process is over; students have to go through various selection rounds for final admission. For BTech, JEE Advanced scores are considered for the selection of candidates followed by JoSAA Counselling which is conducted for seat allotment to BTech. Candidates shortlisted under it need to pay the admission fee to confirm their admission. Read more here.

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:

The IIT Kharagpur placement details for the BTech Class of 2025 have not been released on the official website yet. Earlier, a total of 685 BTech students registered for the IIT Kharagpur placement session 2024. Out of these, 546 were successfully placed during IIT Kharagpur BTech placements 2024. So, the placement percentage was 79.7%. The key highlights of IIT Kharagpur BTech placement for the Class of 2024 are tabulated below:

The highest package offered during IIT KGP placements 2026 was INR 2.44 Crore per Annum.

The top recruiters that participated during the placement drive are presented below:

The course-wise number of students placed during IIT Kharagpurplacements 2025 is showcased below:

IIT Kharagpur offers BTech and Integrated BTech courses based on JEE Advanced scores. Based on candidates' scores, the institute released the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024 for various categories belonging to the All India quota. As per the last-round, the JEE Advanced cutoff for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering programme stood at 415 for the General AI category candidates. To check category-wise cutoffs, candidates can check out the table below: 

If you get a good score in the JEE Main, you would then have to pass the exam of JEE Advanced for admission into IIT Kharagpur. It is through the JoSAA counseling process that admission is granted based on the rank obtained in the JEE Advanced. For MBA or M.Tech or any other postgraduate degrees, you would have to qualify for tests like GATE or CAT.