IITNIRF #5 EngineeringEst. 1951
IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal
Annual Fees
~₹1.5L
Median Package
~₹19 LPA
Established
1951
NIRF Rank
#5
IIT Kharagpur, established in 1951, is the oldest and largest IIT by campus area (2,100 acres) and number of students. It is known for its breadth of programmes across 19 departments including law, management, and humanities, alongside world-class engineering.
Why IIT Kharagpur?
- 1NIRF Engineering Rank #5 (2024)
- 2Oldest IIT — established 1951, largest campus (2,100 acres)
- 319 academic departments including Law and Management
- 4Top recruiter companies: Samsung, Intel, Wipro, Goldman Sachs
- 5Electronics & ECE and Math & Computing are star programmes
IIT Kharagpur JEE Cutoff 2025–26 — Branch-wise
Based on 2025 JoSAA OS closing ranks. 2026 cutoffs may vary ±5–10%. Category ranks are estimated using multipliers.
| Branch | OPEN | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Engineering | ~312 | ~156 | ~69 | ~44 | ~265 |
| Mathematics & Computing | ~432 | ~216 | ~95 | ~60 | ~367 |
| Electronics & ECE | ~731 | ~366 | ~161 | ~102 | ~621 |
| Mechanical Engineering | ~1,421 | ~711 | ~313 | ~199 | ~1,208 |
| Chemical Engineering | ~1,932 | ~966 | ~425 | ~270 | ~1,642 |
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