IIT Kharagpur UG & PG Courses & Fees 2026

IIT Kharagpur's Vinod Gupta School of Management offers a two-year MBA degree in seven specializations and one micro specialisation. The Vinod Gupta School of Management's (VGSOM) flagship MBA curriculum is a residential programme for recent engineering graduates and those who have earned master's degrees in Science, the field of economics or commerce. The MBA programme has developed into one of the best in the nation, fusing the IITs' strengths in technical education with contemporary management philosophy. A thoughtful combination of lectures, case studies, group projects, and workshops are used as teaching methods. Additionally, the course includes a two-month summer internship in the field, which exposes students to real-world management challenges.

At the undergraduate level, IITKGP offers four and five-year BTech, BSc. Five-year BArch and various other courses to students. At the postgraduate level, the IIT Kharagpur offers two and six-year MTech, MSc And various other courses to students. IIT Kharagpur also provides PhD and Continuing Education courses to students. The below table mentions some of the popular courses offered by IIT KGP and their total tuition fee:

Popular Courses at IIT-KGP	Total Fee
BTech	INR 8 lakh - INR 10 lakh
MTech	INR 20,000 - INR 10 lakh
BArch	INR 10 lakh
BSc	INR 8 lakh - INR 10 lakh
LLM	INR 2.8 lakh
MBA	INR 3 lakh - INR 25 lakh
E-MBA	INR 6 lakh
PhD	INR 42,700

IIT Kharagpur offers a four-year BSc course along with a five-year Integrated MSc course across six specialisations each. Those willing to pursue a postgraduate integrated course can take admission in BSc-MSc Integrated, criteria and admission process of which is same as that of BSc. Admission to both these programmes is based on JEE Main and JEE Advanced scores followed by JoSAA counselling. Aspirants seeking admission must qualify for both the entrance exams for admission to IIT Kharagpur. Read IIT-KGP BSc course details here. 

IITKGP offers a four-year BTech programme across 15 specialisations along with a five-year Integrated M.Tech programme across 15 specialisations. Below-mentioned are the IIT Kharagpur BTech specialisations along with their seat intake:

Specialisation	BTech Seat Intake
Aerospace Engineering	44
Agricultural and Food Engineering	48
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering	36
Chemical Engineering	79
Civil Engineering	87
Computer Science and Engineering	80
Electrical Engineering	80
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering	90
Instrumentation Engineering	44
Manufacturing Science and Engineering	44
Mechanical Engineering	99
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	62
Mining Engineering	59
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture	46
Industrial Systems and Engineering	43

NOTE: In the absence of an official update, the seat intake is sourced from JoSAA counselling 2023.

The different PhD programmes available at IIT KGP campus include:

• Regular with institute assistantship
• Ph.D with individual fellowship (INSPIRE, UGC NET, etc.)
• Sponsored PhD
• PhD through sponsored research projects
• PhD programme (Regular, Sponsored, Working Professionals, CSIR/UGC, INSPIRE Fellowship) 

 The Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSoM) at IIT Kharagpur has an intake of 200 students for its two-year MBA program. The college provides many courses like MBA, PDGM, PhD and etc.The cost of pursuing an Executive MBA at the Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) at IIT Kharagpur is reported to be INR 6,00,000 for the entire duration of the 3-year program. It is some what hard to pursue execute MBA at vgsom IIT kharagpur.

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The IIT Kharagpur average package details have not been disclosed yet. However, the 2024 median package is available for the different courses. Take a look at the table below to know the course-wise IIT Kharagpur median package offered during the 2024 placement drive:

Course	Median Package (2024)
BTech	INR 19.76 LPA
MTech	INR 14 LPA
MBA	INR 20.65 LPA
BArch	INR 12.32 LPA
MArch	INR 6 LPA

NOTE: The above salary details are fetched from the NIRF report 2025.

The list of top recruiters across various sectors. Some of the popular companies are mentioned below:

IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters
Ford	Tata Steel	Shell
Accenture	American Express	HUL
IBM	Amazon	Goldman Sachs
KPMG	Sony	Barclays

IIT Kharagpur has shared a list of the recruiters who participated during the recent placement drive. Some of the top recruiters are listed in the table below:

IIT Kharagpur Top Recruiters
Ford	Tata Steel	Shell
Accenture	American Express	HUL
IBM	Amazon	Goldman Sachs
KPMG	Sony	Barclays

IIT Kharagpur, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati are three similarly-ranked Engineering institutes in India that are closely ranked by the NIRF Ranking Institution. Needless to say, these institutes have outstanding academic and placement achievements. Students look for informed decisions while choosing between the three. In NIRF Engineering ranking 2025, IIT Kharagpur stands at 5th position, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad are ranked at 8th and 7th position, respectively. Thus, indicating a close competition between the three.

IIT Kharagpur outshines IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati for having the largest campus area and being the oldest IIT. IIT Kharagpur came into existence in 1951, whereas, IIT Guwahati and IIT Hyderabad were established in 1994 and 2008, respectively. Comparing the institutes on academic grounds, IIT Kharagpur (108) offers a larger number of full-time courses than IIT Hyderabad and IIT Guwahati. 

In terms of placements, IIT Guwahati has released the overall statistics for BTech. IIT Kharagpur wins the race with the highest package of INR 2.40 crore per annum. The second slot is taken by IIT Guwahati with the highest package of INR 1.20 crore per annum. Then comes, IIT Hyderabad highest package of INR 90 LPA. The table below represents the IIT Kharagpur highest package comparison with other closely ranked IITs for the BTech placements:

IIT Name	BTech (Highest Package)
IIT Kharagpur	INR 2.40 crore per annum
IIT Guwahati	- INR 1.20 crore per annum (domestic) - INR 72 LPA (international)
IIT Hyderabad	INR 90 LPA

Students looking for more elaborated branch-wise placement information can read the below section comparing IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad. The highest package grabbed by the CE batch 2022 during the IIT Kharagpur phase-I placements was INR 55 LPA. The IIT Hyderabad CE highest package was very close and stood at INR 52 LPA. For other branches, such as CH, CS, EE, and ME, IIT Kharagpur beats IIT Hyderabad in terms of the highest package offered. The table below compares some of the common branches of IIT Kharagpur and IIT Hyderabad for placements 2022:

BTech Branch	IIT Kharagpur (Highest Package)	IIT Hyderabad (Highest Package)
CE	INR 55 LPA	INR 52 LPA
CH	INR 58.45 LPA	INR 51.03 LPA
CS	INR 160 LPA	INR 90 LPA
EE	INR 60.72 LPA	INR 51.03 LPA
ME	INR 82.69 LPA	INR 47.95 LPA
MS	INR 16 LPA	INR 36 LPA

Now let's compare the branch-wise median packages of the two institutes. CS emerged as the top branch in IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kharagpur with the highest median package of INR 28.48 LPA and INR 29.21 LPA, respectively. For more elaborated details refer to the table below:

BTech Branch	IIT Kharagpur (Median Package)	IIT Hyderabad (Median Package)
CE	INR 15 LPA	INR 11 LPA
CH	INR 16 LPA	INR 18 LPA
CS	INR 29.21 LPA	INR 28.48 LPA
EE	INR 21.28 LPA	INR 23.50 LPA
ME	INR 16 LPA	INR 18.25 LPA
MS	INR 15 LPA	INR 15.84 LPA

 NOTE: The statistics mentioned against IIT Kharagpur are for combined details for BTech and MTech and are for Phase-I placements.

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.

Yes, IIT Kharagpur does accept GATE scores for admission to its M.Tech programme. Applicants must have a valid GATE score relevant to the discipline of their qualifying degree. In cases where there is no specific GATE paper available for a particular discipline, XE/XL/XH papers of the GATE examination can be considered. GATE is the accepted entrance exam for admission to IIT Kharagpur's M.Tech programme.

IIT Kharagpur offers BTech (Hons.) in CSE course based on JEE Advanced scores. Among all the courses, CSE remained the most demanded course over the years. Considering the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2024, the CSE last-round cutoff stood at 415 for the General AI category candidates. Comparing the 2024 CSE cutoff with previous year, an increase in the CSE cutoff has been seen in 2024. However, the CSE cutoff fallen from 303 in 2022 to 279 in 2023 for the General AI category candidates. Candidates can find below the CSE cutoffs for five years fromt the table below:

CSE Year-Wise Cutoffs ( For General AI quota)	B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering
2024	415
2023	279
2022	303
2021	285
2020	293

Students can go through the table below for information on IIT Kharagpur rankings:

Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Hall of Residence is the largest hostel in terms of area and facilities. Lal Bahadur Shastri Hall of Residence construction completed in 2010 is a modern state-of-the-art hostel. It is a very spacious hostel and has many blocks in it. Apart from LBS Hall of Residence, there are several other hostels on the campus of IIT Kharagpur.

The official placement brochure for the 2025-26 academic year has been released on the official website of the institute. To download the report, visit the CDC link available at IIT Kharagpur official website. Click on the 'Proactive Disclosure and Tender' dropdown. The IIT KGP placements and internship reports for the past few years will be disclosed. Click on the desired report and download it. 

IIT Kharagpur BTech fees is between INR 8 lakh. Students also need 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.