IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology

No, you can't get admission in IIT Kanpur with 60% in Class 12. The institute accepts students who have a minimum of 75% (for general category) in Class 12. Even for the reserved categories, the minimum score is 65%. Hence, 60% is not enough to get admission in IIT Kanpur UG courses.

No, IIT Kanpur admissions are not possible without JEE scores if the students wants to join BTech or BSc courses. For both courses, JEE Main is mandatory. Also, for BTech admissions, students also need to appear for the JEE Advanced exam. 

JEE Advanced registration fee for IIT Kanpur BTech varies by category and nationality. Indian female, SC, ST, and PwD candidates need to pay INR 1600, while other Indian candidates pay INR 3200. Fees for OCI/PIO and foreign nationals depend on exam centre location and country category.

IIT Kanpur BTech offers a 100% tuition fee waiver for SC/ST students. Students belonging to MEB and OEB categories may also receive partial or full tuition fee concessions based on annual family income as per institute rules and verification.

During admission, IIT Kanpur BTech students need to pay a one-time refundable amount of INR 31,200. This includes admission fee and a refundable security deposit. These charges are paid only once during the entire programme.

IIT Kanpur BTech programme first year fee is INR 56,160 for GEN/OBC/EWS, SC/ST/PwD, and MEB categories. For OEB category students, first-year fee is higher at INR 89,493 due to the tuition fee component. This amount includes one-time charges, semester fees, and annual fees.

The detailed IIT Kanpur BTech seat distribution for 2026 including branch-wise and category-wise seats will be published in the JoSAA seat matrix on the official JoSAA admissions portal (josaa.nic.in) ahead of counselling.

IIT Kanpur BTech seat matrix is divided by branch (such as Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, etc.) and by category-wise reservation, with gender-neutral and female-only seats for each programme, as reflected in recent JoSAA data.

The JoSAA seat matrix for IIT Kanpur will be officially released on the JoSAA website prior to counselling, showing the exact number of seats for each BTech discipline. In previous years, the total combined intake for BTech (across branches) has been around what was seen in IIT Kanpur's earlier matrix, giving an indication of similar scale this year.

Following JEE Advanced results, the JoSAA 2026 counselling process for seat allocation — which determines admission into the BTech programme at IIT Kanpur is ongoing. Candidates can register for JoSAA counselling.