IIT Kharagpur

INTRODUCTION:After the country gained independence, the need for a technological institution of excellence was felt. It is in this regard that the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur was set up. The IIT Kharagpur is an autonomous institution of technological education excellence set up by the Government of India in 1951. IIT KGP, as it is popularly known, is the oldest IIT in the country. The Government of India has officially recognized it as an Institute of National Importance. In fact, IIT KGP has come to be known as one of the best engineering institutions in India.


IIT KGP prides itself in the fact that it has highest number of departments, highest student enrollment, and the largest campus. The present name ‘Indian Institute of Technology’ was adopted before Maulana Abul Kalam Azad formally inaugurated the Institute in 1951.

IIT KGP's Organizational Structure

The IIT KGP’s organizational structure is somewhat different from other IITs in the country except for a common Visitor (a position held by the President of India) and the IIT Council. The Board of Governors of IIT KGP is under the IIT Council.


IIT KGP has 19 academic departments, 8 multi-disciplinary centers and 13 schools that have been declared as centers of excellence. At present, IIT Kharagpur has nearly 470 faculty members, 1933 employees, and approximately 5500 students.

In addition to its center at Kharagpur, the institute has extension centers at Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.


IIT Kharagpur Faculties


Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural & Food Engineering
Architecture & Regional Planning
Biotechnology
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Cryogenic Engineering
Center for Educational Technology
Electrical Engineering
Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
G S Sanyal School of Telecommunications
Geology & Geophysics
Humanities & Social Sciences
Industrial Engineering & Management
Information Technology
Materials Science
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Science & Technology
metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences
Physics & Meteorology
Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
Reliability Engineering Centre
Rubber Technology Centre
Rural Development Centre
Vinod Gupta School of Management

IIT Kharagpur Admissions

Admission to different programmes of the institute is through the entrance exams. Admission to M.S. and PhD courses is primarily through interview. The students are, however, also required to take written tests. The undergraduate programmes of the institute require applicants to sit for the Joint Entrance Examinations. Candidates qualifying through IIT-JEE can pursue B.Tech, Dual Degree programme, and Integrated M.Sc. course at the institute. 15 percent of the seats are reserved for scheduled caste students and another 7.5 percent for those belonging to scheduled tribes. The admission to post graduate programmes of the institute is through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Other exams for admission to the postgraduate courses are JAM for M.Sc. and JMET for management studies. For results that are declared from time to time, students can visit the under mentioned link.

IIT Kharagpur official Website

(Official website- http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/)