Diploma in Mechanical (Production Engineering) (Lateral Entry) 

at KIT Kanpur, Kanpur

The institute has a decent placement record. During 2024 placements, 87% of students were placed in top-notch companies. The highest package stood at INR 10 LPA. Check the complete insights of Kanpur Institute of Technology placements 2024 from the table below:

The following table depicts the overall salary details for the Kanpur Institute of Technology placements 2024:

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2024)
the highest package	INR 10 LPA
Average package	INR 2.50 LPA

Documents required during the admission in Kanpur institute of technology are High school marksheet and certificate, intermediate marksheet and certificate, TC, migration certificate and character certificate, medical fitness certificate, caste certificate (if any), Identity proof of student and their parents and also photograph of the student.  

Apart from these, graduation degree and certificate, if want to do M.Tech or m Pharma.

Domicile certificate is also very important.

Income certificate if the student is eligible for scholarship.

Yes, the forms are out for 2025 as per the information available on the official page of University.

For admission, you can go to the official page and check the criteria and form filling accordingly.

You need to go the page and click on the admission portal, there, the necessary information has been uploaded.

Admissions through direct mode have been started and going on and procedure for some courses is you getting passed in JEE MAINS and other entrances.

Yes, you may join Kanpur Institute of Technology without JEE Main, but with direct admission against vacant seats only, which account for 15% of total seats under management/NRI quota. Otherwise, admission is by entrance examinations like JEE Main, JEECUP, or CUET (NTA), as the case may be, based on the course. For B.Tech courses like IT, JEE Main is necessary, and for Diploma courses like Civil Engineering, JEECUP is necessary.

 

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of Kanpur Institute of Technology alumni is placed in the Engineering sector with a 33% share. The pie chart below showcases the sector-wise distribution of KIT Kanpur alumni:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category represents combined data of multiple sectors, including Programme and Project Management, Customer Success and Support, Administrative, Quality Assurance, Sales, Marketing, Consulting, Finance, and Research. 

During the 2024 placements, 87% of students were placed in total. The KIT Kanpur placement rate for the 2024 passing out batch has been depicted below:

Looking at the 2024 placement percentage, BTech (EN) recorded the 100% placement rate. The tabl ebelow depicts the branch-wise placement percentage for the 2024 drive:

Course	Placement Rate (2024)
BTech (CS)	71.50%
BTech (CS) AI & ML	40%
BTech (EN)	100%
BTech (EC)	77.77%
BTech (IT)	57.69%
BTech (ME)	86.36%
BTech (Biotechnology)	56%

The following table depicts the course-wise placement percentage and the highest package withdrawn during Kanpur Institute of Technology placements 2024:

Course	Placement Rate (2024)	the highest Package (2024)
BTech (CS)	71.50%	INR 6 LPA
BTech (CS) AI & ML	40%	INR 6 LPA
BTech (EN)	100%	INR 6 LPA
BTech (EC)	77.77%	INR 6 LPA
BTech (IT)	57.69%	INR 9 LPA
BTech (ME)	86.36%	INR 6 LPA
BTech (Biotechnology)	56%	INR 4.50 LPA
BBA	91.20%	INR 7 LPA
BCA	16.94 %	INR 9 LPA
MBA	82%	INR 8.50 LPA
MCA	53.24 %	N/A
Diploma in Engineering (CS)	18.18%	INR 2.02 LPA
Diploma in Engineering (EE)	100%	INR 2.04 LPA
Diploma in Engineering (ME-P)	100%	INR 2.04 LPA
BPharm	42%	INR 4.50 LPA

This is difficult to answer but in particular department there's more strength than others. Like, CSE department have a strength of approximately 150 every year, so as ECE and IT. Comparatively, EE, ME and Civil engineering have less strength. So, about 500 is the approximate strength of student of each batch.