IIT Kanpur

Introduction

IIT Kanpur presently has 3938 UG and 2540 PG students enrolled. The IIT Kanpur campus is one of the biggest in India. The campus has a total area of 1055 acres and 108 structures. The institution offers over 75 engineerings, management, science, design, and research courses. Among the 75+ courses available, the BTech programme is the most popular among students. Admission to the programme is contingent on a JEE Advanced rank and participation in the JoSAA counselling process. The cut-off for the BTech programme at IIT Kanpur is between 100 and 3000 in the JEE Advanced test. The program's overall admission is 741 seats, with a maximum number of students enrolled in Electrical Engineering

Table of Contents

•  IIT Kanpur Rankings
•  IIT Kanpur Courses
•  IIT Kanpur Online Courses
•  IIT Kanpur Placements
•  IIT Kanpur Scholarships
•  IIT Kanpur Faculty
•  IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni
•  IIT Kanpur FAQs

Affiliation

Type of University : Private University

Highlights

IIT Kanpur Placements

Particulars	Placement Statistics (2022-23)
No. of Recruiters Participating	181
Number of Offers	918
Number of offers worth INR 1 CPA or More	33
International Offers	47
No. of PPOs	207
Highest Package	INR 1.9 CPA
Top Recruiters	Google, Airbus, SLB, Capital One
More Information Here	Official Website

Rankings and Awards

IIT Kanpur Rankings

IIT Kanpur Ranking 2022
Body/Magazine	Category	Ranking	Year
International Rankings
QS World University	University	264	2023
QS	Overall	6	2020

Courses

IIT Kanpur Courses

• IIT Kanpur B.Tech

IIT Kanpur provides a four-year BTech degree with nine specialities. The institute's flagship programme has an annual cost of INR 2.15 Lacs. Admission to the BTech programme at IIT Kanpur is obtained via the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). In the JEE Advanced test, the least cut-off rank necessary for admission is 100, while the highest cut-off rank required is 4000. With a capacity of 622 students, the institution has maintained a student-to-faculty ratio of 15:9 for the B.Tech programme. Every year, 600 of the 622 students who graduate engage in the recruiting process, while the others pursue further education. On average, IIT Kanpur's recruitment drive gets 1300 job offers, with each participant receiving a minimum of two job offers. The average wage package for students is INR 16 LPA, with the maximum package reaching INR 1.2 CPA.

• IIT Kanpur M.Tech

There are thirteen different areas of focus for the MTech degree at IIT Kanpur. Interviews, transcripts, and GATE scores are used to determine who gets into the Master of Technology programme at IIT Kanpur. Applicants with a current CPI >= 8.0 and a CPI of the past two years >= 8.0 are awarded direct admission in the stream of priority. To accommodate the remaining applicants, IIT Kanpur compiles a list of GATE-qualified students and extends invitations to them for the next round of the admissions process.

IIT Kanpur Online Courses

IIT Kanpur provides students with access to a broad variety of online learning opportunities, including short-term courses, credential programmes, and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Every massive open online course (MOOC) as well as short-term course is provided at no cost and is accessible to students enrolled in any programmes. The E&ICT Academy at IIT Kanpur provides several certificate programmes that range from four to six weeks in length and include a wide array of subject areas of concentration.

Despite this, the institute's certification programmes may be had for a sum that is reasonable and not too taxing on the wallet. Any student currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate programme, faculty member, or working professional is eligible to enrol in any of the following online courses:

• Certificate Program in Cyber Security
• Certificate Program in Python Programming
• Certificate Program in Introduction to Blockchain (M)
• Certificate Program in Fundamentals of Data Science and Statistics
• Certificate Program in Data Science using Python
• Certificate Program in Introduction to Robotics
• Process Automation (Using UIPath)
• Certificate Program in Machine Learning Zero to Hero

Admission

IIT Kanpur Scholarships

At the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), students who are both academically gifted and financially disadvantaged may apply for one of many kinds of scholarships. The scholarships are awarded based on either the recipient's merit or their financial need. Applicants at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur have the opportunity to receive one of the following scholarships:

Merit cum Means Scholarship

Applicants from SC or ST backgrounds who have a cumulative grade point average of 6.5 are eligible for this sort of award. They are not required to pay any tuition and are given a stipend of INR 1,000 per month to use as pocket money. To qualify for this scholarship, all that is required is a document from both parents declaring that their yearly income is less than INR 4.5 LPA.

INSPIRE – Merit-Based Scholarship

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science programme are eligible for a scholarship of INR 30,000 every semester in addition to a research grant worth INR 20,000 that is determined by their AIR score in the Chemistry, Physics, and maths department.

Sports Scholarship

IIT Kanpur students who demonstrate exceptional leadership in sports and the development of the associated community are eligible to receive one of around twenty scholarships, each worth one thousand Indian rupees (INR) and lasting for nine months

Private Scholarships

115 different private scholarships are available to undergraduate students who have a CPI of 6.5 or above. The Class of 1984 Scholarship and the Dr. KP Gupta Scholarship are only two examples among many more.

IIT Kanpur Faculty

IIT Kanpur is home to a total of 413 professors and lecturers. The institution has managed to keep the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.9 while having a total enrolment of 6478 students. Many prestigious national and international honours have recently been bestowed on members of the IIT Kanpur faculty.

Among these honours are the Padma Shri, the Infosys Prize, the Humboldt Research Award, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, the TWAS Prize, the National J.C. Bose Fellowship, the Fulkerson Prize, the Goedel Prize, the National Academy of Sciences (NASc), the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), the Indian Academy of Science (FASc), and the Swaranajayanti Fellowship

IIT Kanpur Notable Alumni

Name	Job Position
N.R. Narayana Murthy	Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Infosys
Prem Das Rai	Indian Politician from the Sikkim Democratic Front party and Former Member of Lok Sabha
Ashoke Sen	Indian theoretical physicist and distinguished professor at the Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad
Anil K. Rajvanshi	Current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
Rajeev Motwani	Computer Science Researcher and former advisor and supporter of companies including Google and Paypal

FAQs

1. What is e-summit IIT Kanpur?
   • The E-Summit held at IIT Kanpur is the institute's most prestigious annual event. The event is crucial for academic groups, venture investors, and new-age enterprises. Through activities like company ventures, product design contests, and social entrepren
2. Is IIT Kanpur campus beautiful?
   • IIT Kanpur's campus provides its students with a stimulating atmosphere that is also safe because of its location on Grand Trunk Road. The campus is home to all of the amenities that are available to students, faculty, and staff. These amenities include p
3. What is IIT Kanpur mookit?
   • IIT KanpurmooKIT is an online platform that was created to facilitate communication among students. 556 different departments contribute to the portal's overall course selection. The applicants must register on the website using the name "Hello IITK."
4. Who is exempted to appear for the PhD entrance exam at IIT Kanpur?
   • Applicants to the Ph.D. programme at IIT Kanpur who already possess a valid score on either the GATE or the CEED are not required to take the entrance test. In addition, those who have been awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the CSIR, the UGC
5. What are IIT Kanpur directions?
   • IIT Kanpur directives are part of an ongoing series of institutional publications produced by the institute. Its purpose is to showcase original and forward-thinking themes contributed by members of the IIT Kanpur faculty and other stakeholders. It is a f

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