HBTU Kanpur Courses & Fees 2025: UG, PG & Doctorate Courses

Candidates who meet the course-specific eligibility requirements can apply for this course. Thus, the aspirants with a valid bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Medicine/Sciences/Arts/Commerce/Business Administration/Computer Application or other disciplines as approved by with at least 55% aggregate (50% for SC/ST/PD) or a CPI of 6.0 (5.5 for SC/ST/PD) on a scale of 10 from any UGC/AICTE recognised institute/university are eligible. 

Yes, Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) offers a two-year MBA course. It is offered in a full-time mode of study. All eligible Indian residents can apply for this programme. Aspirants can apply by visiting the university's official website. The entrance exams accepted for this course are CAT/CMAT/AIMA-MAT/CUET-PG. Candidates who get shortlisted based on entrance score have to further take part in the group discussion and personal interview round. 

HBTU accepts the JEE Main entrance exam for providing admission to its BTech program. The cutoff was released for different categories of students belonging to the AI and HS quotas. For the general category students under the AI quota, the JEE Main Round 2 closing ranks varied between 11799 and 87115, with CSE being the most competitive specialisation for admission. Candidates can refer to the table below to view the HBTU category-wise cutoff 2025 for across all the BTech specialisations: 

The MBA project evaluation at Harcourt Butler Technical University is done internally (50 marks) and externally (50 marks). It is carried out through open presentation and viva method. The project should be submitted by the candidates in the last year of the course. 

HBTU JEE Main cutoff 2024 was concluded for BTech admission. For the OBC category, the JEE Main closing cutoffs ranged between 38255 and 107282, wherein B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering has the most competitive rank 38255. Candidates not eligible for B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering can also choose less competitive BTech branches based on their ranks to improve their chances of getting a seat at HBTU. 

Harcourt Butler Technical University has not released course-wise placement statistics as of now. The key highlights of HBTU Kanpur placements in 2023 (overall) are mentioned below:

Read more: HBTU Placements 2023

HBTU Kanpur offers a two-year M.Tech course spread across four semesters. Candidates can apply for M.Tech after completing graduation. Below are some of the M.Tech specialisations offered at HBTU:

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Environmental Science and Engineering
• Power Electronics and Control
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Computer-Aided Design, etc.

The NTA has released the exam dates for the JEE Main 2026 Session 2. Paper 1 (BE/ BTech) will be administered between April 2, 2026 to April 9, 2026. The Session 2 registration will open in the last week of January. The applicants are requested to fill the application form available on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Total course fee is a cumulative of multiple components, including tuition fee, hostel fee, caution deposit, etc. The caution deposit component is refundable. Some of the fee components further are required to be paid once, while some have to be paid annually/semesterly. Find below the fee components along with the amount for HBTU BTech courses:

NOTE: The fee mentioned here is from various sources. It is subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

The university admit candidates to its BBA programme based on merit in CUET-UG exam. After conclusion of application process, university releases a list of CUET shortlisted candidates. A final list is released after the fee deposition. Further, if seats are left vacant, then a list of candidates eligible for university entrance exam is released. Selected candidates need to appear for this exam. After this exam, selected Non-CUET candidates list is released along with a waiting list. 

HBTU Kanpur carries out MBA admission procedure in three phases. In the first phase, applicants with a valid CAT or CUET-PG scores are shortlisted and called for group discussion and personal interview (GD & PI) round. In the second phase, candidates with a score of CMAT/AIMA-MAT/CUET-PG are called for GD & PI. If the seats are left vacant after the two phases, then the university conducts an entrance examination to fill out the vacant seats. The below-mentioned infographic presents weightage of each selection round:

The university reserve seats for various categories. There are seats under certain quota as well - such as home state and other states. To avail admission under a reserved seat, candidates must meet the prescribed criteria and have the relevant documents as a proof of eligibility. The following table showcases HBTU seat reservation criteria:

Harcourt Butler Technical University offers admission to the MBA course based on exam score and performance in the selection rounds. The applicants are shortlisted based on CAT/CMAT/AIMA-MAT/CUET-PG scores. Selected candidates are further called for the Group Discussion (GD) and Personal Interview (PI) rounds. Apart from this, for admission it is also crucial that the aspirants fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements. In the selection rounds, 25% of weightage is given to GD and PI round and 75% to candidates exam score. 

Over the years many BTech students have secured placements at leading companies during the recruitment. The table below provides the number of students placed from the year 2022- 2024:

NOTE: The data has been taken from the NIRF report 2025

The top recruiters for the Harcourt Butler Technical University placements are given below:

Yes, Harcourt Butler Technical University offer BTech (lateral) programmes. These are three-year courses, wherein students get admission directly in the second-year of the course. To be eligible for BTech (Lateral) course admission, aspirant must fulfil the eligibility requirements.  For BTech Lateral Entry, aspirants need to pass CUET exam and should have a three-year Engineering Diploma with a minimum of 60% aggregate.

The application fees for JEE Main is

• INR 1,000 for Male unreserved, OBC, EWS category candidates
• INR 800 for Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category candidates
• INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category candidates

Harcourt Butler Technical University Kanpur accepts the JEE Main entrance exam for admitting students to its BTech course. For 2025, the JEE Main Round 1 cutoff is out, wherein the closing ranks varied between 11799 and 61961 for the students belonging to the General AI quota. Candidates seeking admission can refer to the table below to view the HBTU JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the general AI category students: