There are 15 different branches for BTech at IIT Kharagpur. I have listed the BTech branches for you below.

• BTech Computer Science & Engineering
• BTech Agricultural & Food Engineering
• BTech Aerospace Engineering
• BTech Electrical Engineering
• BTech Chemical Engineering
• BTech Mechanical Engineering
• BTech Civil Engineering
• BTech Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering
• BTech Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering
• BTech Mining Engineering
• BTech Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
• BTech Instrumentation Engineering
• BTech Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
• BTech Industrial Engineering
• BTech Manufacturing Science & Engineering

The Engineering and Technology departments of IIT Kharagpur have been ranked #82 in the world. Additionally, IIT Kharagpur has been ranked #1 in Agriculture Forestry and Civil & Structural Engineering in India, according to the QS World Rankings 2023.

Since IIT Kharagpur is one of the best technological institutes of national importance, its technology departments are widely acclaimed. 

Yes, IIT Kharagpur has the provision for a virtual lab for software engineering. It is suitable for all graduate and post-graduate students of the software engineering branch. It has been developed mainly to teach students fundamental ideas on a variety of subjects, including use-case diagrams, requirements analysis, ER modelling, domain class identification, and test suite creation.

Yes, IIT Kharagpur has various guest houses where you can get accommodation during your visits. Accommodations for ISWT/GIAN participants are made after payment.

The top guest houses at IIT Kharagpur are:

• Technology Guest House (TGH)
• Visveswaraya Guest House (VGH)
• Ashutosh Mukherjee Guest House (AMGH)
• Transit Hostel
• Transit Hostel (Ladies Only)

Data Science is a rapidly emerging field which makes it a highly profitable specialisation in the current market. You must consider the IIT Madras BSc Data Science course for learning about this particular specialisation. 

The reason for the same are:

• You can complete this course alongside an on-campus degree.
• The course offers multiple entry (regular entry and direct diploma entry) and exit options.
• There is no age limit and no minimum eligibility requirement to enrol for this course.
• You’ll be provided with live doubt clearing sessions in this course.
• You’ll get to participate in weekly online interactions with CEO's, Executive Managers, etc.
• You will become an alumnus of IIT Madras.
• Your visit to IITM campus will be facilitated by the B.Sc. degree team.
• The faculty and education offered by IITM is undoubtedly the best in India, and this course has the same effort from the side of the faculty as regular courses at IITM.

These are some reasons why the BS in Data Science and Applications degree by IIT Madras is a top pick for students who want to attain knowledge of Data Science.

No, there are no such distance education degrees offered by IIT Madras. The only online courses they offer are certificate courses through the NPTEL portal. NPTEL is one of the largest online course portals in the world where over 720 online courses across engineering, science, humanities, and management disciplines are available.

Yes, you can do an Executive MBA from IIT Madras. IIT Madras Executive MBA is a 2-year degree course. You need to score a minimum of 60% in bachelor’s degree in any discipline and have at least 3 years of work experience after graduation. After fulfilling the eligibility criteria you can fill out the IIT Madras executive MBA application form online. The application process will start in September 2024.

Yes, IIT Madras offers free courses online in Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Programming, and Robotics for undergraduate and postgraduate students. These courses are available on the NPTEL platform @nptel.ac.in. Among all the free courses, “Introduction to Machine Learning” is one of the most popular IIT Madras free online courses. 

Professor Balaraman Ravindran who is associated with the Department of Computer Science at the IIT Madras teaches these courses. 

IIT Madras has over 16 departments offering BTech, BTech & MTech, and BS & MS dual degrees. The popular IIT Madras departments are:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• Physics

IIT Madras is ranked #1 in India for research and training in the Engineering domain by MHRD and is among the top 50 places in Asia. IIT Madras has around 550 faculty, 9700 students, and 1250 administrative & supporting staff.

Yes, the classes for BS in Data Science and Applications by IIT Madras are held in online-mode. Every week, pre-recorded video lectures are made available to learners during the course of this degree. In addition, there are in-person quiz discussions and weekly online assignments. 

Furthermore, each course has one to two live sessions where students can ask questions and talk to the course coordinators.

IIT Madras delivers this online course in a smooth and efficient manner. The video lectures, quiz discussions, online assignments, and live sessions ensure a rich learning experience for the course participants.