Insight into IIT-Kanpur

I live in Kanpur so I have always wanted to get into IIT Kanpur as it is one of the most prestigious engineering colleges in India. The academics here are better than the rest of the IITs and hence I chose this IIT over the other college. IITK has a great environment for enhancing one's skills and personality and each student here gets his chance at everything. There are so many clubs that they keep you occupied and you can easily learn new skills without looking for elsewhere. Though sometimes it gets difficult to cope up with the studies however it is all worthwhile. The admission process was quite easy and smooth and the seniors and very cooperative in the same. The dates for the exams and crucial processes are also declared in advance so that no problem occurs at the last moment to anyone

I was always intrigued by computers and software and thus to CSE as my pursuing course. The course curriculum is quite hard as IITK has one of the hardest academics among all the IITs however the faculty staff is quite supportive and they provide us with solutions in one way or another. There are teaching assistants to help clear our doubts and they also give problem sets regularly to let us practice thoroughly. The exams are conducted regularly as mid-semester and end semester exams and also a quiz is held in each semester and it is quite easy to get a decent CPI if you are continuous in your studies

IITK regularly sends us emails about the internship offers which are on-campus and off-campus related as well. The internship offers are for various posts ranging from Technological posts to Management posts.

The placement offers of IITK are quite good. Many prestigious companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon come to hire students and give hefty job offers to the students. Almost all the student's bag job offers with some getting pre-placement offers also. The average placement offer lies around 20-25 lakhs with the highest being around 60-80 lakhs varying each year. I will probably sit for the placements offer and probably work for a prestigious company after getting my degree.

The fee structure is quite good and just and there are also scholarships for students with weaker economical backgrounds and exceptional performance in studies. The institute regularly sends you mail about internships, scholarships, and job opportunities which you can apply for if you have the prerequisite necessary for that job or scholarship.

Life at IIT is good in its own way. Several annual fests are held which help students socialize and get relaxed from the burden of studies. There is an annual cultural fest Antaragni which is held in September or October, a sports festival in Udgosh held near the start of the year, and a tech-fest Techkriti. IITK gives much emphasis to sports having a sports club and gymkhana community. There are several other clubs like programming club, dance and music club, photography club, debate society and many more