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Antariksh Das | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2027

Reviewed on 26 Mar 2026

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4.0

Placements 5 Infrastructure 2 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 5

Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.

Placements: The placements are really good. Almost everyone gets placed, and a significant portion of them get into HFTs that are extremely high-paying. Roles that people from CSE are mostly hired for are quant and SDE, along with data, etc. Overall, placements are quite good.

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Nishant Jat | B.Tech. in Mining Engineering - Batch of 2029

Reviewed on 16 Mar 2026

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4.6

Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5

Excellent academic rigour and legacy of IIT Kharagpur.

Placements: Around 80-85 percent of students in the Mining branch get placed. The highest packages (often more than 40 LPA-50 LPA) usually come from software or quant roles. The core mining companies like Coal India, Tata Steel, and Vedanta offer solid packages ranging from 10 LPA to 18 LPA. Many of us also get internships in the third year with some students heading to foreign universities or research labs. If you want to go into data Science or finance you'll need to prepare on your own but the IIT KGP ta...

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Sauparna Das | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2027

Reviewed on 3 Mar 2026

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5.0

Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5

A beautiful campus - IIT Kharagpur.

Placements: Placement is very good here. Almost all of the students sit here for the placements. There are actually 3 types of people B.Tech, Dual degree B.Tech and M.Tech, and the IP law students and research scholars. Last time, the average package was about 14 LPA, the highest package was 1 crore per annum, and the lowest package was 8 LPA. Almost 97 percent of the success rate is there for the placements for those who sit here for the placements. Top recruiting companies are Google, Microsoft, Amazon, a...

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Roumya Lenka | B.Tech. in Civil Engineering - Batch of 2029

Reviewed on 18 Feb 2026

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4.6

Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5

IIT Kharagpur through the lens of an inquisitive student.

Placements: The highest package is around 2.5 CPA, with the average being around 22 LPA. Some of the students remain unplaced as the market is still recovering and has not yet reached the pre-Covid situation. Top recruiting companies include Google, Microsoft, Optiver, and other HFTs, which account for most of the highest packages offered.

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Raghav C V | B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2029

Reviewed on 19 Jan 2026

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4.0

Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 3 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 4

A land of opportunities where legacy meets innovation.

Placements: In Biotechnology almost 70 percent of students got placed. The average package is 6 LPA, the highest is near 12 LPA, the lowest normally differs. Serum Institute of India and Cipla do hire at IITKGP. More than 12 percent of students got an internships. Roles offered are Junior Researcher, Research Associate, and Bioprocess Engineer.

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Hemant Meena | B.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering - Batch of 2024

Reviewed on 16 Jan 2026

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5.0

Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5

If you want to go ahead with your dream, then it's your best college.

Placements: 100 percent of students got placed in our course. The highest placement package was 78 LPA, and the lowest was 5 LPA. There were top-level recruiting companies like Bajaj, ISRO, Tata, Apple, and many more. 100 percent of students got internships here. The top roles offered from here were assistant manager, product manager, and CEO.

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What are the category-wise cutoffs in JEE Advanced (for CSE) to get into IIT Kharagpur?

Answered a week ago

The IIT Kharagpur CSE cutoff 2026 was 509 for the General AI category in the first round. The IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 was announced for admission to the BTech course and its various specialisations for the first round.

Students can check the table below to know the IIT Kharagpur categ

Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Which is better for a BTech in Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur or IIT Bombay?

Answered a month ago

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Both Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are among India's top engineering institutes, but the better choice for B.Tech in Electrical Engineering depends on your priorities.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is generally preferred for its stronge

Vidushi Sharma

Contributor-Level 8

What is the IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff for SC category?

Answered a week ago

The IIT Kharagpur MSc cutoff 2026 ranged from 337 to 2485 in the first round. The IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for several AI quota categories for admission to the MSc courses.

As per the first round, MSc + PhD in Geology and MSc + PhD in Nuclear Medicine were the most

Neerja Rohatgi

Contributor-Level 10

Is Trinity University, USA a better option than IIT Kharagpur, India for doing B.Tech?

Answered 4 weeks ago

Both Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, USA and IIT Kharagpur in India offer good engineering programs. But some differences between them are mentioned below-

Trinity University

Offers many majors within School of Engineering.
Provides curriculum that covers many engineering disciplines.
Focuses

Kanishka Gambhir

Contributor-Level 10

How can I get a seat in IIT Kharagpur for the MSc course?

Answered a month ago

To get a seat at IIT Kharagpur for the MSc course and its various branches, students have to first attempt the IIT JAM entrance examination, followed by its counselling process to be considered eligible for admission.

The cutoff gets released for various All India categories in the form of ranks. Th

Neerja Rohatgi

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