IIT Kharagpur – Indian Institute of Technology Admission Process

  Kharagpur   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 1951
  Kharagpur   UGC, AICTE   ESTD 1951

Admission

IIT Kharagpur Courses Admission 2024

Admissions for IIT Kharagpur in 2024 are now closed. The schedules for GATE and IIT JAM 2025 have been announced.

For M.Tech admissions, the GATE 2025 exam will be held on February 1, 2, 15, and 16, 2025. Registration will be open from August 24 to September 26, 2024.

The IIT JAM 2025 exam for MSc courses is scheduled for February 2, 2025. Registration will be available from September 3 to October 11, 2024.

The IIT Kharagpur Cutoff 2024 has been released for B.Tech, M.Tech, and other programs. Prospective students can view the course-wise cutoff ranks for the upcoming academic session.

For the B.Tech CSE program at IIT Kharagpur, the cutoff rank for the General category in 2024 is 415.

IIT Kharagpur admissions are determined through national-level entrance exams followed by various rounds of counseling. Prospective students must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and undergo a selection process that includes entrance exams, counseling, written tests, and interviews.

The admission process for different courses at IIT Kharagpur is as follows:

  • B.Tech: Admission is based on JEE Advanced scores and subsequent JoSAA counseling.
  • M.Tech: Candidates must qualify GATE and then participate in COAP counseling.
  • B.Arch: Admission requires passing JEE Advanced AAT.
  • MBA: Admission is based on CAT scores, followed by GD-PI rounds.
  • MS (Research): Admission is based on IIT JAM scores.
  • LL.B. & LL.M.: Admission is through a written test conducted by IIT Kharagpur.
  • B.Sc-B.Ed: Admission requires qualifying the NCET examination, followed by IIT Kharagpur counseling.
  • Ph.D.: Admission is based on performance in a written examination and an interview.

IIT Kharagpur reserves 15% of seats for SC candidates, 7.5% for ST candidates, and 27% for OBC candidates. Applications can be submitted online through the official website.

The academic year at IIT Kharagpur is divided into two semesters: the autumn semester runs from July to November, and the spring semester spans January to April.

IIT Kharagpur Admission 2024 Highlights 

The table below presents the key highlights of IIT Kharagpur admissions:

Particulars IIT Kharagpur Admission Highlights
Name of the Institute IIT Kharagpur 
Admission Criteria Entrance-Based
Counselling National Level & Institute Level
Entrance Exam B.Tech: JEE Advanced
M.Tech: GATE
MS: IIT JAM
B.Arch: AAT
MBA/ MHRM: CAT
LL.B./LL.M: IIT Kharagpur Written Test
B.Sc.-B.Ed.: NCET
Ph.D: Written Test + Interview 
Application Fees INR 1,000 (Unreserved/ OBC/ EWS/ Transgender) – Ph.D.
INR 500 (SC/ ST/ Female/ PwD) – Ph.D. 
 

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers a 4-year B.Tech program across 15 specialisations. To gain admission, candidates must first pass the JEE Main exam and then the JEE Advanced exam. Following these exams, students must register for JoSAA counseling to secure a seat at the institute. The total fee for the 4-year B.Tech program at IIT Kharagpur is INR 8.96 Lakhs. Popular specialisations at IIT KGP include Computer Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Admission Criteria

IIT Kharagpur Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the B.Tech program at IIT Kharagpur, candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • Have passed Class X with at least 60% marks (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).
  • Have passed Class XII with at least 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).

IIT Kharagpur Selection Criteria

The selection process for the B.Tech program involves:

  • Candidates must first take the JEE Main exam to be eligible for JEE Advanced, which is used for B.Tech admissions at IIT Kharagpur.
  • Students with a JEE Main rank up to 2,50,000 are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced.
  • Those who were admitted to or accepted a seat at an IIT in the previous year cannot apply for JEE Advanced.
  • Candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1999.
  • The minimum qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced 2024 is 35% for CRL.
  • Qualified candidates must then participate in JoSAA counseling to secure a seat at IIT Kharagpur.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Branches & Seat Matrix

IIT Kharagpur offers B.Tech courses in various specialisations. The seat intake for each branch is as follows:

Branch Seat Intake
Computer Science Engineering 80
Aerospace Engineering 44
Chemical Engineering 79
Civil Engineering 87
Electrical Engineering 80
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering 90
Instrumentation Engineering 44
Mechanical Engineering 99
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 62
Mining Engineering 59
Agricultural and Food Engineering 48
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering 36
Manufacturing Science and Engineering 44
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture 46
Industrial and Systems Engineering 43

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for various B.Tech courses at IIT Kharagpur is based on JEE Advanced scores. Here are the Round 1 cutoffs for general category students:

Course Round 1 Opening Rank Round 1 Closing Rank
Computer Science and Engineering 226 414
Aerospace Engineering 2716 4385
Agricultural and Food Engineering 5515 9906
Applied Geology 10069 12024
Architecture (5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture) 16634 19348
Artificial Intelligence 434 795
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering 5505 7428
Chemical Engineering 3905 4590
Chemistry 7869 11179
Civil Engineering 4900 6465
Economics 3176 5055
Electrical Engineering 1300 1880
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering 516 1446
Exploration Geophysics 9290 10995
Industrial and Systems Engineering 2915 4099
Instrumentation Engineering 2022 2473
Manufacturing Science and Engineering 4523 5964
Mathematics and Computing 971 1253
Mechanical Engineering 2160 3301
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 5472 6784
Mining Engineering 7429 9225
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture 7253 8545
Physics 2957 6553

IIT Kharagpur Integrated B.Tech+M.Tech Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers a 5-year Integrated B.Tech-M.Tech program in 15 specialisations. Candidates must qualify JEE Advanced to be eligible for this program. The first-year fee is INR 2,23,600.

IIT Kharagpur Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the B.Tech-M.Tech program, candidates must:

  • Have passed Class X with at least 60% marks (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).
  • Have passed Class XII with at least 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).

IIT Kharagpur Selection Criteria

The selection process involves:

  • Candidates must first take the JEE Main exam and then the JEE Advanced exam.
  • Students with a rank up to 2,50,000 in JEE Main are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced.
  • Previous IIT seat holders or those who accepted an IIT seat last year are ineligible.
  • Candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1999.
  • The minimum qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced 2024 is 35% for CRL.
  • Successful candidates must participate in JoSAA counseling to secure admission.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech-M.Tech Branches & Seat Matrix

The following table shows the seat intake for the Integrated B.Tech-M.Tech program:

Branch Seat Intake
Computer Science Engineering 60
Aerospace Engineering 26
Chemical Engineering 36
Civil Engineering 32
Electrical Engineering 33
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering 60
Mining Safety Engineering 26
Mechanical Engineering 73
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 31
Mining Engineering 28
Agricultural and Food Engineering 45
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering 34
Manufacturing Science and Engineering 22
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture 34
Industrial and Systems Engineering 29

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech-M.Tech Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for the Integrated B.Tech-M.Tech program is based on JEE Advanced scores and JoSAA counseling. Here are the cutoffs for general category applicants in Round 1:

Courses 2023 2022 2021
B.Tech-M.Tech Computer Science Engineering 632 526 451
B.Tech Electrical Engineering-M.Tech Machine Drives & Power Electronics 2240 2314 2066
B.Tech Civil Engineering-M.Tech Environmental Engineering 8769 7540 7029
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering-M.Tech Mechanical System Design 4827 5197 4485

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers M.Tech programs in 54 specialisations. Admission is based on GATE scores and requires registration for COAP counseling. The institute has introduced three new specialisations:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Safety Engineering and Analytics
  • Operations Research and Data Analytics

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Eligibility Criteria

To apply for M.Tech, candidates must:

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/M.Sc or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 60%.
  • SC/ST/PwD candidates are given a 5% relaxation.

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Selection Criteria

Selection is based on GATE scores, and candidates must apply for COAP counseling.

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for M.Tech courses is determined by GATE scores and COAP counseling. Here are last year’s cutoffs for general category applicants in Round 1:

Courses 2023 2022 2021
M.Tech Computer Science Engineering 694 749 693
M.Tech Chemical Engineering 482 487 560
M.Tech Biomedical Engineering 495 630 NA
M.Tech Aerospace Engineering 509 625 644
M.Tech Transportation Engineering 629 688 723

IIT Kharagpur BS Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers a 4-year BS program in 6 specialisations. Admission is based on JEE Advanced scores and JoSAA counseling. The first-year fee is INR 2.23 Lakhs.

IIT Kharagpur BS Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the BS program, candidates must:

  • Have passed Class X with at least 60% marks (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).
  • Have passed Class XII with at least 75% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (5% relaxation for SC/ST/PwD candidates).

IIT Kharagpur BS Selection Criteria

Selection involves:

  • Appearing for the JEE Main exam followed by JEE Advanced.
  • Only the top 2,50,000 rank holders of JEE Main are eligible for JEE Advanced.
  • Candidates must be born on or after October 1, 1999.
  • The minimum qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced 2024 is 35% for CRL.
  • Qualified candidates must attend JoSAA counseling to secure admission.

IIT Kharagpur BS Branches & Seat Matrix

The seat intake for the BS program is:

Branch Seat Intake
Chemistry 25
Computer Science and Engineering 100
Electrical Engineering 40
Mathematics 30
Physics 30
Industrial Design 50

IIT Kharagpur BS Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for BS programs is based on JEE Advanced scores. Here are the Round 1 cutoffs for general category students:

Course Opening Rank Closing Rank
BS in Computer Science and Engineering 750 1428
BS in Chemistry 3310 5367
BS in Electrical Engineering 1500 2601
BS in Mathematics 2895 3776
BS in Physics 3927 5189
BS in Industrial Design 5500 7800

IIT Kharagpur M.S Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers M.S programs in various specialisations. Admission is based on GATE scores or an interview process. The program duration is typically 2 years.

IIT Kharagpur M.S Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the M.S program, candidates must:

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/M.Sc or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 60%.
  • SC/ST/PwD candidates are given a 5% relaxation.

IIT Kharagpur M.S Selection Criteria

Selection is based on GATE scores or an interview.

IIT Kharagpur M.S Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for M.S courses is determined by GATE scores or interview performance. Here are last year’s cutoffs for general category applicants in Round 1:

Courses 2023 2022 2021
M.S in Chemical Engineering 502 522 548
M.S in Aerospace Engineering 634 655 702
M.S in Mechanical Engineering 485 527 548

IIT Kharagpur PhD Admission 2024

IIT Kharagpur offers PhD programs across various disciplines. Admission is based on an entrance test or an interview.

IIT Kharagpur PhD Eligibility Criteria

To apply for a PhD program, candidates must:

  • Hold a Master’s degree with a minimum aggregate of 60% or a Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 75% marks.
  • SC/ST/PwD candidates are given a 5% relaxation.

IIT Kharagpur PhD Selection Criteria

Selection is based on an entrance test or an interview.

IIT Kharagpur PhD Cutoff 2024

The cutoff for PhD programs is determined by the entrance test or interview performance. Here are last year’s cutoffs for general category applicants:

Courses 2023 2022 2021
PhD in Computer Science 682 711 724
PhD in Mechanical Engineering 758 779 810
PhD in Chemical Engineering 634 654 685