IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology

Yes, there is the Joint MSc-PhD five-year programme in eight specialisations in IIT Kharagpur. It is a combination of intensive master degree level studies along with doctoral research. This is combined course which is offered to students who are interested in a career in research. One has to pass the IIT JAM exam and then is interviewed to be allowed through.

Admission to IIT Kharagpur to the MSc course is mainly based on the IIT JAM entrance test. JAM in most cases will be mandatory in order to take admission in core streams in sciences such as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematic. JAM is standard at interdisciplinary MSc programs, although there are other requirements in some programs. You should always look at the departmental requirements prior to the application.

IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 has been released for round 3. The cutoff was released category-wise for students seeking admission to the BTech/Integrated BTech/BSc specialisations at the college. For candidates belonging to the General AI category, the cutoff ranks varied between 450 and 18182. As per the cutoff range, it is possible to get admission to the college at 10,000 rank in JEE Advanced. To check which specialisation is available at this rank, candidates can refer to the table below. The table below consist of round 3 cutoff ranks for the General AI category candidates in some subjects:

IIT Kharagpur cutoff 2026 is out for admission for round 1 for admission to the BTech, BArch, BS and BSc courses. The round 1 cutoff ranged from 509 to 13366, wherein BTech CSE and B.Sc. in Applied Geology were the most and least competitve UG courses for admission. 

Students can see the table below to know the first round cutoff ranks for all the available courses for the General AI category, sorted from most to least competitive. 

For admission to BArch at IIT Kharagpur, you do need to take the JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced is only open to those who first pass the JEE Main. The final selection of students happens through JoSAA Counselling. You cannot be admitted to BArch at IIT Kharagpur unless you pass JEE Advanced.