Colleges in Kharagpur

To get admission to the MSc Physics course (MSc + PhD in Physics) at IIT Kharagpur, a rank of at least 409 is required to be eligible for admission in the General AI category. Students who belong to other categories can see below to know the highest rank acceptable.

To get admission to the MSc Physics course (MSc + PhD in Physics) at IIT Kharagpur, a rank of at least 409 is required to be eligible for admission in the General AI category. Students who belong to other categories can see below to know the highest rank acceptable.

Yes, you can get admission to IIT Kharagpur with a rank of 200 in the IIT JAM exam if you belong to the General AI category. For this category, the last round cutoff ranged from 100 to 894. Students can take a look below to know which courses can be availed in the last round with the attained rank. 

The needed rank would differ based on the category, course and branch. For the General AI category, the overall IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 ranged from 509 (BTech CSE) in the first round to 24582 (Bachelor of Architecture (BArch Hons) in the last round. Hence, overall, a rank below 24582 could help you get a seat. Students can check the table below to know the last round closing ranks for admission to various branches for the General AI category.

As per the IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 for the OBC AI category, the closing ranks ranged from 241 (CSE) in the first round to 7973 (BArch Hons) in the last round. Students can check the table below to see the round 1 and last round closing ranks for various branches. 

 IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2026 ranged between 4182 and 4588 for the Mechanical Engineering branch. This the cutoff range for the General AI category. For the other categories cutoff range, students can check the table below.

Note: This number is taken from the official sources of college. It can change.

IIT Kharagpur accepts national-level entrance exams depending on the specific programmes. Candidates can check below the entrance exams and counselling process accepted for admission into different programmes:

No, generally candidates cannot get direct admission in IIT Kharagpur. However, candidates can apply through the SCOPE (Science Olympiad) and SEA (Sports Excellence) schemes without standard JEE ranks. IIT graduates with a CGPA of 8.0 or higher, you can get direct admission to M.Tech programmes without a GATE score.