IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology Answered Questions

IIT Kharagpur has a total of 638 seats for its BSc courses. Out of these 638 seats, 15% of the seats are reserved for students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST). In addition, 27% separate reservation exists for the Other Backward Classes. Tabulated below is category wise seat reservation for BSc courses:CategorySeats reservedSC15% (96 seats)ST7.5% (47)OBC27% (172)

IIT Kharagpur scholarships are subject to renewal every year. Any student who wants to continue availing scholarship benefits in the second year will have to fulfill a certain eligibility criterion. For subsequent renewals, the student's performance in the two consecutive semesters of the preceding session, i.e., GPA, as updated after the supplementary/summer quarter examination, must not be lower than 7.00.

Based on IIT Kharagpur NIRF 2024 Overall Report, the median packaged offered to UG students in 2023 stood at INR 24 LPA. In 2022, the median package offered to UG students was INR 18 LPA. This shows that IIT Kharagpur placements witnessed a remarkable hike of 25%.

IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee are all premier colleges of India offering BSc courses. Admissions to all these colleges are made based on scores in JEE Mains followed by JEE Advanced. These college can be comapred on the basis of fees, median package and top recruiters. Tabulated below is a comparison on these basis:CollegeFeesMedian PackageTop RecruitersIIT KharagpurINR 8 lakhs- 10 lakhsINR 22 LPACisco, BSNL, AmazonIIT BombayINR 8 lakhsINR 18.8 LPAGoogle, Microsoft, Colgate-PalmoliveIIT RoorkeeINR 10 lakhsINR 19.6 LPA - 22.5 LPAQualcomm, Samsung, Goldman Sachs

According to multiple media reports, a total of 700 placement offers were made on the first day of IIT Kharagpur 2024 placements. Further, students of IIT Kharagpur received more than 19 international offers. Importantly,  6 offers with a package of more than INR 1 crore per annum were offered to IIT Kharagpur students. Over 61 companies offered various job roles to students, mainly in Finance, Banking, Analytics, Software, Core Engineering and Consulting sectors.Note: The above mentioned data is regarding the overall placements at IIT Kharagpur and not specific to any course.

IIT Kharagpur offers variety of BSc courses spread across different specialisations. These specialisations include, Physics, Geology, Mathematics and Computing and many more. Payout for graduates of BSc degree can vary depending on the specific field of study within the BSc courses and the region where the graduates are seeking employment. Listed below are some of the BSc jobs along with the average salary offered:Research Analyst- INR 4.6 LPAResearch Scientist- INR 3 - 6 LPAClinical Research Associate- INR 4.2 LPABiostatistician- INR 5.7 LPAData Architect- INR 24.7 LPANote: The above mentioned are industry based average payouts for the respective job profiles. The payout may differ student to student, based on individual skills and competency.

Yes, in order to take admission in BSc at IIT Kharagpur, candidates need to appear qualify JEE Advance. JEE Advance or Joint Entrance Examination is conducted by one of the IITs every year by rotation under the supervision of a Joint Admission Board, which comprises of representatives from all the IITs. Interested students must first qualify JEE Mains in order to appear for JEE Advance.

In order to be eligible for the IIT Kharagpur Merit cum Means scholarship, the student should have obtained at least 60% marks in aggregate or a grade corresponding to 60% marks in the qualifying examination for JEE Advanced. For subsequent renewals, the student’s performance in the two consecutive semesters of the preceding session, i.e GPA, as updated after the supplementary/summer quarter examination, must not be lower than 7.00.

Yes, IIT Kharagpur has set an upper age limit for BSc admissions. Candidates born on or after October 1, 1999 are eligible to apply. Five years’ age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1994.

In order to be eligible to apply for BSc courses at IIT Kharagpur, candidates must have completed Class 12 with a minimum of 75% aggregate with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Moreover, candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1999. Five years’ age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1994.