About IIT KANPUR Facts & Figures, Rankings & More

Under the Institute of Technology Act, IIT Kanpur became an Institute of National Importance (INI). The institute is such a stalwart in its league that it even has its own magazine known as IIT K Chronicle. IIT Kanpur even has an office in the USA that facilitates various non-academic programs of the institute. IIT Kanpur was established in 1959 and gradually shaped into an institute of excellence over the years. The aim of the institute is to deliver the highest standards of education, leadership development, and innovation. Moreover, the attitude of the institute, in short, sums up in its motto that says Lead me from darkness to light.

Campuses

The campus acquires an area of 1055 acres and occupies a built-up space of 1000 acres which houses as many as 150 classrooms, 16 sports grounds, numerous labs, 13 hostels, and other buildings, which sum totals to around 108 buildings. The campus houses facilities like a library, Halls of residence, on-campus banks, and visibly all of the institute’s requirements. One can easily reach the campus IIT Kanpur campus by train. The nearest station is 16 KM; upon reaching the station, one needs to take a cab or auto-rickshaw to the campus. The nearest airport, however, is quite far, located at a distance of 95 km; one needs to take a taxi from the airport to the campus.

Courses and Programs

IIT Kanpur offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs primarily. Students need to appear for JEE advance and GATE for admission into the primary courses. In addition to UG and PG, IIT Kanpur also offers courses on M.Sc and Ph.D. and M.Des courses. The Courses offered at the UG level are computer science and engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, civil and biological engineering, chemical engineering, and lastly in materials sciences. A total of 27courses are offered at the PG level. Likewise, some of the PG courses are M. tech in MBA and M.Des.

Course fees for UG programs are around 950K and for PG around 150K. For the Ph.D. courses, fees range around 50K, and for MBA, fees can go up to 900K.

Placements

With scores of big companies flocking at IIT Kanpur, every year placements are not a tough thing to figure out for eligible students.2021 saw as many as 232 companies which included giants like apple, ICICI, and 50+ start-ups. The highest domestic package offered was 82 lac to three students, followed by 80 Lac to another. Moreover, the highest package for International placement was 1.42 Cr. The average CTC for 2020 was 7.5 LPA which signifies not all students get the bigger packages. As many as 821 offers were made and 709 accepted by the students. The placement cell at IIT Kanpur is among the best there is a constant focus on achieving results by inviting more and more companies.