IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology

No, admission to all of IIT Kanpur's courses is solely determined by merit. For BTech entrance, JEE Advanced scores are accepted. To appear for JEE Advanced, candidates must pass the JEE Main exam. The IIT Kanpur provides some dual degree programs in addition to its flagship curriculum. These programs include BSc, BS, MTech, MSc, MDes, and MBA. All course admissions are determined by the results of entrance exams, including the GATE, IIT JAM, CEED, and CAT. IIT Kanpur provides PhD programs in some specializations in addition to UG and PG courses; admission to these programs is once again entrance-based. 

The fees for the entire course at IITs typically vary from Rs 8-10 Lacs for general category students. Over the past six years, the annual fees for general category students pursuing a BTech degree at IITs have gone up significantly, rising from Rs 50,000 per year to Rs 3 Lacs per year.

IT Kanpur BTech/ BSc Fee Breakdown

IIT Kanpur fee for all BTech and BSc specialisations is the same. Below fee is valid for 2023 batch:

Placements are average (Almost 100%) for mechanical or any other core branch. IIT Delhi has advantage of being in the capital. Overall IIT Kanpur will always score above IIT Delhi from academic research point of view. IIT Kanpur is ranked 3/35 by India Today Engineering and IIT Delhi is ranked 1/35 by India Today Engineering . 

IIT Kanpur accepts GATE scores for admission to the M.Tech course. As per the GATE COAP round 1 cutoff, the most competitive course was Microelectronics and VLSI with a closing rank of 935 for the General AII India category students. So, to secure a seat in IIT Kanpur, candidates must secure more than 900 for General AI category.  

Candidates can refer to the table below to check out the IIT Kanpur M.Tech cutoff 2024 for the General AII India category students: 

BS programme offered at IIT Mandi is compared to BSc Economics offered at IIT Kanpur. The comparison is made in terms of the NIRF Rankings and seat intake. Given below is the comparison table of both the institutes offering the BSc programme:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

From the above table, it is quite evident that IIT Kanpur is ranked far better than IIT Mandi and has a higher number of seat intake as well.  

IIT Kanpur BSc course admission is entirely entrance-based. Candidates seeking admission to the BSc programme are required to apply and appear for the JEE Main followed by JEE Advanced exam. Therefore, candidates cannot get the direct admission to IIT Kanpur BSc course.

Candidates seeking admission to the BSc programme at IIT Kanpur must keep the following documents ready before the JEE Main registration process as mentioned below:

• Valid email id and mobile number of candidates
• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet
• Scanned copy of the category certificate (if applicable)
• Scanned copy of PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• Scanned photograph and signature as per the specification mentioned by the NTA
• Net banking/ credit card/ debit card/ UPI details for payment of IIT Kanpur BSc application fee