Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers scholarships to postgraduate, undergraduate, and other programme students as financial assistance. The below-mentioned table reflects on the various scholarships offered by IIT Kharagpur:

IIT Kharagpur Scholarships

Incubation Support for Student Enterprises

SGR International Travel Grant

Alumni Scholarships & Awards

Merit cum Means Scholarship

Free Mess and Pocket Allowance

My Imprint Special Assistance

Organizational Scholarships & Fellowships

Inspire Scholarship

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4.5

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4.5
Infrastructure
4.5
Faculty & Course Curriculum
4.3
Crowd & Campus Life
4.7
Value for Money
4.6
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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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Jeet Majumder | B.Sc. in Applied Geology - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 22 Dec 2025
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4.0
Placements 4 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur B.Sc. Geology Review.

Placements: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Bachelor of Science placements are decent. Around 60-70% students of students in the batch get placed every year. The average package offered to the students is good enough; it's like 18 -20 Lacs per annum. Core + PSU roles dominate.

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Prashant Kumar | B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2021
Reviewed on 18 Dec 2025
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 5 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 4 Value for Money 4
The best part of my life is spent here at IIT Kharagpur.

Placements: In this college, they are providing the best salary packages, and every year, a total of 40 percent of students are placed in these companies. In this college, there are many companies providing internships because it is the very best college in India. The top recruiters are TCS, Accenture, Tata Group, etc.

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Sarthak Shrivastava | B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering - Batch of 2028
Reviewed on 16 Dec 2025
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4.6
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 4 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Mother of all IITs - IIT Kharagpur.

Placements: During the current placement, there were 1000+ offers in just two days. In my department, Mechanical Engineering, about 70% of students get placed. The average placement package is 17-18 LPA, the highest going upto 50-55 LPA. If we talk about the maximum package offered, it sometimes crosses 2 crores.

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Anonymous | Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering - Batch of 2025
Reviewed on 10 Dec 2025
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4.8
Placements 5 Infrastructure 4 Faculty & Course Curriculum 5 Crowd & Campus Life 5 Value for Money 5
Its the top college in India, you have to qualify for this.

Placements: The placements in IITKP are very good, as a lot of companies visit due to the placements. The B.Tech students are available to sit for placements in their 4th year, while the dual degree students are available to sit for placements in their 5th year. In my course, the highest package in general lies around 1.5 crores per annum, and the lowest package lies around 10 to 20 LPA. There are five profiles that students choose during placements. The software development is the one I am choosing, and th...

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 IIT Kharagpur Scholarships FAQs

IIT Kharagpur scholarships FAQs are mentioned below:

 

Q:   Does IIT Kharagpur provide scholarships?
A:

Yes, IIT Kharagpur does offerscholarships to its students. The scholarship type may vary between UG and PG level with different eligibility criterias for students to meet. The below-mentioned table reflects on the various scholarships offered by IIT Kharagpur:

IIT Kharagpur Scholarships

Merit cum Means Scholarship

Free Mess and Pocket Allowance

My Imprint Special Assistance

Incubation Support for Student Enterprises

SGR International Travel Grant

Alumni Scholarships & Awards

Organizational Scholarships & Fellowships

Inspire Scholarship

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Q:   Does IIT Kharagpur offer equal opportunities to students?
A:

Yes, the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur offers equal opportunities to students. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur provides scholarships to postgraduate, undergraduate, and other programme students as financial assistance. Some of the scholarships offered by the college are the Merit cum Means Scholarship, Free Mess and Pocket Allowance, My Imprint Special Assistance, Incubation Support for Student Enterprises, SGR International Travel Grant, Alumni Scholarships & Awards, Organizational Scholarships & Fellowships, Inspire Scholarship, and others.

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Answered 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur provides MCM or Merit-cum-Means Scholarships to students. Candidates pursuing BTech Dual Degree, BArch, Integrated MSc or BSc can apply. This scholarship provides tuition fee exemption to up to 25% students every year and have a minimum academic requirement.

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Nishtha Shukla

Guide-Level 15

Answered a year ago

IIT Kharagpur Merit-cum-means scholarships are offered to award and support meritorious students. Under this scheme, every year, the college awards these scholarships to 25% of the students admitted to the undergraduate courses.

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

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

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a year ago

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

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Shailja Rawat

Contributor-Level 10

Answered a month ago

The basic eligibility requirement for the M.Tech programme IIT Kharagpur is pass in Class 12th with a min. of 75% aggregate, bachelor's degree holder with a 60% aggregate and the accepted entrance exams are GATE and others. Students must secure good marks in entrance tests to match the cut off relea

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Manpreet Sharma

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