IIT Kanpur (IITK): Admission 2025, Cutoff, Courses, Fees, Placement, Ranking

Both IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur are known reputed academic institutions in India. However, being a student of IIT Kanpur myself I can share some vital insights with you about the institution. According to me, IIT Kanpur is a better choice in terms of curriculums, research opportunities, and facility members.

• IIT Kanpur is ranked 4th under NIRF rankings.
• IIT Kanpur offers both B.Tech and M.Tech programs for the students.
• The placement records for IIT Kanpur is also pretty good with a ratio of 95.90% of students being placed.
• The average package stood at INR 26.37 LPA.
• Some of the top recruiters for IIT Kanpur are Goldman Sachs, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Samsung, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments etc. 

The M.Tech CSE in IIT Kanpur is one of the reputed departments in the institute. The course curriculum has been designed to provide in-depth knowledge to the students and prepare them with industry-required skills.

During your course, you will be required to do 144 credit points of coursework along with the thesis. 63 credits is the minimum course requirement. The minimum credit for thesis and courses is 72 credits. You can cover the rest 9 credits with a mix of thesis and coursework.

Below is the list of subjects that you will be studying in your course:

All the 3 IITs, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, follow the relative grading. Under this, your grades are calculated after your GPA is generated with respect to the highest scorer's marks. This system is quite similar to that in the US except that the parameters considered while calculating grades are way different.

Grades are calculated by giving weightage to such parameters 

• Tests
• Assignments
• Projects
• Quizzes
• Group projects
• Class participation 

IIT B and IIT D grading system looks like this

Anything below this is considered Fail.

IIT Kanpur has an even grading system which looks like this 

Contrastingly, AP in IIT Bombay means excellent performance where AP in IIT Kanpur means Academic Probation. But still, I think IIT Kanpur is good to go with.

The general preference order is 

• College wise - IIT Bombay > IIT Kanpur > IIT Roorkee
• Branch wise - CS > Mechanical ~ Electrical.

However, this is a popular trend, and you don't have to follow it. It is best to make a decision based on your individual preferences.

Doing something that interests you is considerably superior in the long run to doing something you dislike solely for money since, after a few years, money no longer motivates you.

Here are some information to make your decision easier:-

• The placement scenario for EE in IIT Kanpur is good and stands next to the CS department in the table.
• Though EE is the largest department when compared with others it still maintains its record well in placements.
• The NIRF Ranking of IIT Bombay is 3, IIT Kanpur is 4 and IIT Roorkee is 5.
• The Average placement at IIT Bombay Mechanical is 21.82 LPA with IIT Kanpur Electrical is 26.27 LPA and IIT Roorkee CSE is 22 LPA.
• More than 250 companies visited IIT Kanpur campus in 2023.
• EE offers specialisations like VLSI, SPCom, RF & Microwave, Power Engineering, Control & Automation. Placements for some of these specializations are 100 %, especially for VLSI, SPCom & RF.

Keeping aside the public’s opinion, my preference order is

 IIT Kanpur Electrical > IIT Roorkee CS > IIT Bombay Mechanical 

I am a student of B.Tech Aerospace at IIT Madras. IIT Madras is a top engineering institution in India, and a degree from here can easily land you an offer to complete your higher education in Ivy League colleges (if you are among the top 10% in your batch). You may even land a job offer at prestigious institutions like ISRO once you graduate. 

Here is a comparison among IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras and IIT BHU:

It is evident from the following data that in terms of placements, the Mechanical and Electronics branches of IIT BHU are better. But if you have the slightest interest in Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras will open plenty of opportunities for you in this sector.

If research/higher studies interest you, IIT Madras is the best option due to its superior reputation. You’ll get to work at some of the best organizations like HUL, ISRO, and DRDO. Moreover, you’ll be exposed to world-class infrastructure, and some of the best professors. 

So if you have an interest in Aerospace Engineering, I would suggest you opt for IIT Madras over all the other options.