All You Need to Know About IIT-Kharagpur - CONCEPTREE Learning Forum

Kharagpur -The location is just a couple of hours drive from the bustling metro-city, Kolkata. It’s a serene and productive place to study and student-friendly atmospheres all around, where the coffee flows and calmness is preferred. It has long been a tremendous benefit to our students—no matter what course of study they wish to pursue.

IIT-KGP is the 1st IIT and has the largest campus area among all the IITs. The appeal of vast expanses of green, sweeping trees everywhere and the classic architecture blends in with the creative lifestyle of young KGPians. Full residential campus away from the hustle-bustle of city life accelerates the student life towards social and creative gatherings and develops among them the extra-ordinary skill in all the spheres—academic, co-curricular, extra-curricular, social et al.

IIT-KGP campus plays a major role in students’ academic and social life, making the KGP stay most memorable days of their life and making them ready to shine in the World—what we call as KGPians.

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In the year 1946, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Humayun Kabir and Jogendra Singh established a committee to look into the possibility of creating technical institutions in the line of MIT. This led to the creation of another committee, which came out with a report that India required higher technical institutions for nation building after the independence. As there were a large number of industries in Kolkata at that time, it was decided that the first IIT will be established in Kharagpur.

Did you know that IIT Kharagpur is the oldest IIT to be established in the year 1951? It has the largest campus among all the IITs and also the most number of departments and the highest number of student admission.

Location – Kharagpur is known world over for two landmarks. One, the longest railway platform, and the other, the Indian Institute of Technology, more commonly known as lIT. Situated about 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can be reached in about 2 hours by train from Howrah railway station of Kolkata or 3 hours by car from Kolkata Airport. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The Institute is about 10 minutes drive (5 km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi, autorickshaw or cycle-rickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute.

Weather – Winter (October to February) is moderate and pleasant (10 to 25 C) in Kharagpur. Summer (March to June) is hot (25 to 40 C) and sometimes humid. Rains are normally confined to the months of June to September.

Accomodation – The institute is fully residential. Students are accommodated in 20 Halls of Residence and the staff is provided with quarters. Accommodation for visitors is arranged in the Technology Guest House, CEC Guest House, Alumni Guest House or CTS Visitors Hall, or if need arises, in students.

Food – All the Halls of Residence and Guest houses have regular catering facilities. Other eating places are Sahara, Dreamland, Vegies, Super-Duper, Tikka, Billoo’s Restaurant etc. Some joints located within the Institute premises serve tea, coffee, soft drinks and light snacks

Market – For daily necessities and groceries, one can walk down to the Tech Market. This is a full-fledged market where everything starting from furniture to fruit juice are available. The market has medicine stores, tailoring shops, bookshops and facilities for photocopying, word-processing and offset printing. A larger market, Gole Bazaar is about 5 km from the Campus. Another market IIT-DVC market is right next to the campus.

Banks – Three banks are located inside the Campus. The State Bank of India is close to the Institute and provides foreign exchange facilities also. The Syndicate Bank is situated on the first floor of the Institute main building. The Punjab National Bank is situated in the Tech Market where business transactions are carried out in the afternoon.

Hospital – The B.C.Roy Technology Hospital is located at the center of the Campus. It provides indoor and outdoor medical facilities for common ailments. The hospital has a competent team of doctors, ICU, OT, all required diagonistic facility etc. The State Hospital and Railway Hospital, both are located about 2 km from the Campus.

Gymkhana – Technology Students’ Gymkhana is the nerve center for sports, cultural and social activities. It has a number of indoor and outdoor stadia, a modern swimming pool and a gymnasium. Music Society, Film Society, Dramatics Society, Aquatics Society and many more special interest groups are supported by the Gymkhana.

Swimming Pool – An Aquatic Club with swimming pools is centrally located right beside the Gymkhana at IIT-KGP. The Pools, which remain open from morning to late evenings, provide sport, exercise and relaxation par excellence.

Library – The Central Library offers about 300,000 volumes in an open shelf system on different fields of science and technology, humanities and social sciences. The library subscribes to about 1400 periodicals. The library system is fully computerized and users can access foreign university libraries through wide-area network facilities

Computer Network – The backbone of lIT Kharagpur network is based on gigabit fibre optic technology. All the Departmental LANs are connected to the gigabit fibre optic backbone as separate VLANs. Three links are in use to provide email and Internet facilities. All laboratories, faculty and officers chambers, All rooms in halls of residence are provided with Internet connectivity.

Research Facilities – Latest state-of-the-art research facilities are available at IIT. All the Departments, Centers and Schools are equipped with most modern instruments. Central Research Facility caters to the need of all the researchers and outside organizations.

On-Campus Places to visit – Nehru Museum, Hijli Shahid Bhavan, Old Prison Cells, Martyrs Memorial.

Off-Campus Places to visit:

Bay of Bengal Sea Beaches: Digha, Mandarmani, Shankarpur, Udaipur, Talshari, Chadipur, Bakkhali
Hilly Treks: Ayodhya Hill, Dolma Hills, Kakrajhor. You may also take a weekend off to Darjeeling to enjoy the absolute beauty of Kangchenjunga and Eastern Himalayas
Forest Destinations: Arabari, Hatibari, Belpahari, Bhimbandh, Jhargram, Sundarbans
River Spots: Deulti, Gadiara, Ghatshila
Nearest Cities: Kolkata, Bankura-Bishnupur (Heritage city), Durgapur, Jamshedpur

Mode of Conveyance:

Distance to Airport at Kolkata: 150 km on road
Distance to Howrah station: 126 km on road
Travel time to kolkata: 1.5-2 hr by train and 2.5 hr by road, Express and Local Trains all day round, Taxi
Kgp is a railway hub: Well connected to each and every city in India through trains.

Admission Procedure Into IIT KGP

For taking admission at IIT Kharagpur, you need to crack the JEE Main and JEE Advanced. For some courses, the tests may be followed by an interview. This usually happens with some postgraduate and research courses. For admission in the undergraduate curriculum, i.e. B.Tech and B.Tech+M. Tech dual degree, the student has to secure good rank in JEE examinations which comprise of prelims and mains (JEE Advance). To know more about how you should prepare for these exams, you should check out this page on JEE Main.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur provides admissions to all applicants who satisfy the required cutoff ranks. Selected applicants move forward in the admission procedure and get seats allotted in the institute. All of the ineligible applicants will be disqualified. The JEE Advanced cutoff ranks for all category and courses selected by the applicants will be different.

Admission will be based only on category-wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced), subject to the condition that such candidates are in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates of their Boards in respective categories.

Courses Offered by IIT Kharagpur(KGP)

The courses offered by IIT include various courses in M Tech, MSc, and MBA.

M. Tech – Aerospace Engineering
M. Tech. – Farm Machinery & Power
M. Tech. – Soil and Water Conservation Engg.
M. Tech. – Dairy and Food Engg.
M. Tech. – Applied Botany
M. Tech. – Water Resources Development & Management
M. Tech. – Aqua Cultural Engg.
M. Tech. – Agricultural Systems & Management
M. Tech. – Post Harvest Engg
M. Tech. – Biotechnology and Biochemical Engg.
M. Tech. – Hydraulic & Water Resources Engg.
M. Tech. – Transportation Engg.
M. Tech. – Environmental Engg. & Management
M. Tech. – Geotechnical Engg.
M. Tech. – Structural Engg.
M. Tech. – Chemical Engg.
M. Tech. – Earth System Science and Technology
M. Tech. – Computer Science and Engg.
MSc. – Industrial Chemistry
MSc – Chemistry
M. Tech. – Fibre Optics and Light wave Engg.
M. Tech. – Microelectronics & V L S I Design
M. Tech. – RF and Microwave Engg.
M. Tech. – Telecommunication Systems Engg.
M. Tech. – Visual Information and Embedded Systems Engg.
M. Tech. – Machine Drives & Power Electronics
M. Tech. – Control System Engg.
M. Tech. – Power System Engg.
M. Tech. – Instrumentation
M. Tech. – Media and Sound Engg.
MSc. – Exploration Geophysics
MSc. – Applied Geology
MSc – Geophysics
MSc -Geological Sciences
M. Tech. – Exploration Geosciences
M. Tech. – Computational Seismology
MSc – Economics
M. Tech. – Human Resources Development & Management
M. Tech. – Industrial Engg. & Management
M. Tech. – Information Technology
MSc. – Mathematics & Computing
MSc. – Statistics and Informatics
MSc – Mathematics
MSc – Statistics and Informatics
M. Tech. – Computer Science & Data Processing
M. Tech. – Manufacturing Science & Engg.
M. Tech. – Thermal Science and Engg.
M. Tech. – Mechanical Systems Design
M. Tech. – Mechanical Systems Dynamics & Control
M. Tech. – Mining Engg.
Masters in Medical Science & Technology
M. Tech. – Medical Imaging and Image Analysis
M. Tech. – Materials Science & Engg.
M. Tech. – Ocean Engg. and Naval Architecture
MSc. – Physics
MSc – Physics
M. Tech. – Solid State Technology
M. Tech. – Reliability Engg.
M. Tech. – Rubber Technology
M. Tech. – Infrastructure Design and Management
M. Tech. – Water Management
MBA

Dual Degree Programs in IIT Kharagpur(KGP)

There are various dual degree Programmes are offered by IIT Kharagpur in B.Tech and M. Tech, like MSc-PhD etc. The candidates have an option for applying for MSc-PhD dual degree and they can directly get enrolled for PhD after MSc. The dual degree courses offered by IIT Kharagpur includes

Dual Degree – Aerospace Engg.
Dual Degree – Aerospace Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Farm Machinery & Power
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Soil and Water Conservation Engg
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Dairy & Food Engg.
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Water Resources Development & Management
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Aqua Cultural Engg.
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Agricultural Systems & Management
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / Post Harvest Engg.
Dual Degree – Agricultural & Food Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg.
Dual Degree – Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / Hydraulic & Water Resources Engg.
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / Transportation Engg.
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / Geotechnical Engg.
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / Structural Engg.
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / Environmental Engg. & Management
Dual Degree – Civil Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Chemical Engg.
Dual Degree – Chemical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Computer Sc. & Engg.
Dual Degree – Computer Sc. & Engg./ MBA
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Fibre Optics and Light wave Engg.
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Microelectronics & VLSI Design
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ RF and Microwave Engg.
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Visual Information & Embedded System
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Telecommunications System Engg.
Dual Degree – Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ MBA
Dual Degree – Electrical Engg. / Machine Drives & Power Electronics
Dual Degree – Electrical Engg. / Control System Engg.
Dual Degree – Electrical Engg. / Power System Engg.
Dual Degree – Electrical Engg. / Instrumentation Engg.
Dual Degree – Energy Engg. / Machine Drives & Power Electronics
Dual Degree – Energy Engg. / Power System Engg
Dual Degree – Instrumentation Engg. / Control Systems Engg.
Dual Degree – Electrical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Energy Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Instrumentation Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Industrial Engg. / Industrial Engg. & Management
Dual Degree – Industrial Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Mechanical Engg. / Manufacturing Science and Engg.
Dual Degree – Mechanical Engg. / Thermal Science and Engg.
Dual Degree – Mechanical Engg. / Mechanical Systems Design
Dual Degree – Mechanical Engg. / Mechanical Systems, Dynamics & Control
Dual Degree – Manufacturing Sc. & Engg./ Industrial Engg. & Management
Dual Degree – Mechanical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Manufacturing Sc. & Engg./ MBA
Dual Degree – Mining Engg. / Mining Engg.
Dual Degree – Mining Engg. / Safety Engineering and Disaster Management
Dual Degree – Mining Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Metallurgical & Materials Engg. / Metallurgical Engg.
Dual Degree – Metallurgical & Materials Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree – Ocean Engg. & Naval Architecture
Dual Degree – MBA

Undergraduate courses offered by IIT Kharagpur(KGP)

There are numerous under graduation programme offered at IIT Kharagpur. They are B.Tech, B. arch and LLB etc. The B.Tech course is a 4 years course. The various undergraduate courses offered are:

B.Tech. – Aerospace Engg.
B.Tech. – Agricultural & Food Engg.
B.Arch.
B.Tech. – Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg.
B.Tech. – Civil Engg.
B.Tech. – Chemical Engg.
B.Tech. – Computer Science & Engg.
B.Tech. – Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg.
B.Tech. – Electrical Engg.
B.Tech. – Industrial Engg.
LLB – Intellectual Property Rights
B.Tech. – Mechanical Engg.
B.Tech. – Manufacturing Science & Engg.
B.Tech. – Mining Engg.
B.Tech. – Metallurgical and Materials Engg.
B.Tech. – Ocean Engg. and Naval Architecture

Fee Waivers

There’s a provision for 100% tuition fee waiver for SC/ST/PH students.
Full reduction of the Tuition Fee for General & OBC students is done whose family income is less than Rs.1 lakh per annum.
Remission of 2/3rd of the Tuition Fee is all provided for General and OBC students whose family earnings is between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh per annum.

Scholarships

Close to 1000 students at IIT-KGP receive financial assistance from various corporations, foundations and external agencies
More than 1000 students receive Scholarships on Merit-cum-Means
Hundreds of Endowment Prizes and Free Tuition offered by the Institute
Alumni Funded Scholarships

International Travel Assistance

IIT-KGP facilitated and financed students to participate in international competitions such as HULT Prize, GRIFTECH, Formula SAE, Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition, FIRA World Cup.
Under the final year students funded program ‘My Imprint’ students have been supported on various occasions of international travel assistance.
International Travel assistance has been formalized under the Shri Gopal Rajgarhia (SGR) Student International Travel Programme for research and volunteer projects, international competitions and conferences, international internships and co-op placements

Special Grants

Top-up Fellowships offered by Faculty from Research Projects
Special Grants for incubated Entrepreneurship projects

Banking Assistance

At IIT-KGP education loans can be availed from nationalised banks in the campus
Students will not have to depend on parents or on scholarships for study

IIT KGP Ranking

International:

In QS World University Rankings of 2017 : 308

In QS World University Rankings of 2016 : 313

In QS World University Rankings of 2015 : 286

In QS World University Rankings of 2014 : 324

National:

By NIRF in 2017 : 3

By Outlook India in 2017 : 3

By India Today in 2017 : 2

By Outlook India in 2016 : 3

By India Today in 2016 : 2

IIT Kharagpur Placements

All-around Career Development Programme – The Institute organizes various programmes to improve soft skills, professional communication and personality through career counseling by professional agencies/experts. Students are also assisted in preparing professional resumes by conducting resume writing workshops. Management development programs are conducted by experts. The Career Development Centre also assists the departments in organizing Industry oriented workshops, leadership talks, lectures, competitions, Curriculum Oriented Career Prospects (COCP) Workshops including specialized niche areas.

Choice of Companies – IIT Kharagpur invites the best recruiters in the market during the internship and placement season covering various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. The sheer diversity of recruiters across all domains and the extensive participation of overseas companies is an epitome of the global stature of the brand IIT Kharagpur.

Flexible Curriculum – The internship and placement trend at IIT Kharagpur has shown that the flexibility in curriculum makes our students fit into any sector such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Analytics, Consulting et al. It does not matter which discipline you study, you may make a successful in-road to placement.

Universally Compatible – More than 1500 students placed every year in 250+ top brands with best compensation packages. KGP students are universally compatible to take up challenges in any of the sector because of the flexibility in our curriculum. The entrepreneurial frame of mind of the students of IIT Kharagpur has also received appreciation from the recruiters. The corporate preparedness of the students is indicated by the significantly large number of students hired by the recruiters as compared to other institutes.

IIT Kharagpur attracts the best recruiters of the country during the placement season and covers various sectors such as Core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consulting, Automobiles, PSUs, etc. The absolute diversity of recruiters from all domains and the widespread participation of even international companies reflects the global stature of the brand IIT Kharagpur.

As per the past records, it’s clear that students who manage to maintain their academic CGPA above 7.5 in any of the fields and also participated in various extracurricular activities at the institute, almost 98% students have been successful in getting the placement of their choice. The big recruiters offer the average salary in the range of 9.00-12.00 lakhs per annum.

The statistics say that more than 1500 students placed every year in 250+ top brands with best compensation packages. The corporate awareness of the students is indicated by the notably large number of students that get hired by the recruiters as compared to other institutes.

Major recruiters include Deloitte, Accenture, KPMG, Bosch, J.P Morgan, Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Larsen & Toubro, Deutsche Bank, Samsung, Google, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Cisco, IBM and many more.

Events and Fests at IIT-KGP

Year round various events and festivals take place in the Institute, like the Department Fests, Society Events and the best of all Spring Fest, the annual Socio-Cultural Fest and Kshitij, the annual Techno Management Fest.

These fests and events are conducted all-round the year to give students a change in their daily routine of classes, assignments, tests and labs. The events and festivals encourage the students to think in a practical way, do something innovative and most of all enhance their knowledge and have loads of fun.

Department Fests – The Department of Computer Science and Engineering organizesÂ Bitwise IIT Kharagpur, an online programing contest annually in February. Programing and algorithmic challenges are given in a span of 12 hours. In Bitwise 2011, 5000 teams participated from 80 countries. Bitwise 2012 was held on 12 February 2012.

The Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture conducts its annual technical meet Samudramanthan in the month of March every year providing a platform for all the Naval Architects across the country to compete and share their knowledge in the field. There are also other department festivals like Esperanza (organized by department of Electronics and electrical communication engineering), Composit (Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering), Great Step (Department of Mining Engineering), Prithvi (organized by department of geology)

A petroleum themed technical fest ‘Petrofiesta’ is organized in the month of November by the Society of Petroleum Engineers IIT Kharagpur Chapter. This is a one of a kind fest which provides a platform for students from all over the country to compete and share their ideas and knowledge in the field of the petroleum industry.

Society Events – The various societies also conduct events round the year, to promote, practice and preach their culture. The society events are also aimed at encouraging students to do something different and to improve their skills in the areas of their interest.

Some examples include Robosoccer conducted by the Technology Robotix Society, various plays conducted by the Dramatics Societies, shows conducted by the Music societies, etc. In January the Entrepreneurship Cell organizes a Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which consists of guest lectures, workshops, a start-up camp and other events relating to entrepreneurship and startups.

In October end, Space Technology Students’ Society at IIT Kharagpur organized the National Students’ Space Challenge, the first space-science and engineering series of national-level competitions for students in India.

Spring Fest – Currently in its 55th edition, the annual social and cultural festival – Spring Fest has been celebrating the true spirit of youth for over five decades, growing bigger and better with every passing year.
A perfect blend of fun and frolic, of excitement and ecstasy, of devotion and dedication, Spring Fest is a celebration with a responsibility. A splendid platform for the spectacular display of the diverse talents of today’s youth, Spring Fest always has an underlying social theme.

It includes cultural competitions in addition to stage shows (known asStar-nights) by singers and performers such as Sunidhi Chauhan, Farhan Akhtar, Salim-Sulaiman, Vishal-Shekhar, K.K., Pritam, Kailash Kher, Shaan, Breathe, Led Zepplica,Â Parikrama, Indian Ocean etc. The magnitude of Spring Fest is huge and attracts participation from more than 150 colleges across India.

Kshitij – With over 40 events, encompassing varied fields of science, technology and management, Kshitij, the annual techno-management fest of IIT Kharagpur, invites students from all around the globe to put their ingenuity and aptitude to test at an unparalleled level of competition. The largest fest of its kind in all of Asia, offers its participants a wide spectrum of events to prove their mettle, while the huge amount of prize money is reflective of the grandeur of the same. Quality of our events was soon noticed by top notch international organizations like ASME, IMechE, ACM and IEEE and they continue their association with us. Gaining patronage from UNESCO for the third time consecutively reflects the kind of impact Kshitij has made on today? student community. Comprehensive workshops by industrial pioneers, gives inimitable insight to the practical realm. Pedagogic and inspirational guest lectures from renowned scientists and eminent personalities; phenomenal exhibitions from various parts of world makes young talents acquainted with latest technical advancements.

Notable Alumni of IIT KGP

IIT Kharagpur has given the country many dynamic graduates who have tasted huge success in their lives. Some of the notable alumni of IIT Kharagpur are Arvind Kejriwal, social activist and CM of Delhi; Ashok Khemka, the whistleblower IAS officer; Arunabh Kumar, Cofounder of TVF and Vinod Gupta, Founder of Infogroup to name a few.

Taking up unconventional jobs and roles in society is the forte of IITians and KGPians are no different. Some of the entrepreneurs who have recently made big in their ventures are Vinay who has created Qulp, which helps transform ideas into commercial products and two graduates who have developed Croak.it, an online interactive communication. Sunil Gaitonde is another entrepreneur with a B.Tech degree from IIT Kharagpur, who has founded Great Software Laboratory Pvt. Ltd.

Last but not the least, some facts about the institute-

IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus (2,100 acres), the most departments and the highest student enrolment.
IIT Kharagpur receives comparatively more funding than other engineering colleges in India. While the total government funding to most other engineering colleges is around Rs. 100–200 million (US$2–4.5 million) per year, IIT Kharagpur gets nearly Rs. 1,300 million ($30 million) per year.
The Nehru Museum of Science and Technology at IIT, Kharagpur, has over a hundred indoor exhibits that include technical models collected from institutions across India. The park outside the museum contains 14 open-air demonstrations and outdoor exhibits, including a hunter plane and a steam engine. The Rural Museum, located in the Rural Development Centre of the institute, has a collection of exhibits of local culture.
In 1962, due to the Chinese invasion 3 year B.Tech Programme was started in the IIT kharagpur, in order to produce more engineers during the war.
Cryogenic Engineering Centre, the first of its kind was established in IIT kharagpur in 1976. The centre was established & developed on the recommendation of “Nayudumma Committee” for the advancement of Cryogenics and Cryogenic Engineering.
More than 30 MOUs are signed Between IIT kharagpur & the Universities of Germany, France, Spain, UK, Australia for Research work and student exchange programs.

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