Should I pursue electrical engineering at IIT Jammu or geophysics at IIT Kharagpur?

I think I am qualified to answer this question as I graduated from IIT Kharagpur Geology and Geophysics department and I am working for ARM Groupin the Middle East. You should choose IIT Kharagpur due to following reasons:- Geophysics offers great opportunities to apply numerical, quantitative, and computational methods to geological investigations. IIT Kharagpur is ranked 6th in NIRF ranking while IIT Jammu is ranked 67th. IIT KGP focuses on holistic development and thus has a rich extracurricular culture that helps develop bonds between students of different branches. IIT Kharagpur has a median salary of 18 LPA, whereas IIT Jammu pays 17 LPA. IIT Kharagpur is one of the oldest IITs, established in 1951. It has better infrastructure and a larger campus area of 2100 acres.

IIT Kharagpur BS Exploration Geophysics: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 9.38 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹48,000
other fee	₹90,300
total academic fee	₹9.38 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹96,720
total fee	₹10.35 Lakhs

Events	Dates
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2025 [BS]	Jun 03, 2025 - Jun 12, 2025

The college boasts a knowledgeable faculty with many holding PhDs, contributing to significant research in prestigious journals. The faculty-student ratio stands at 950:16000, including PhDs. A Faculty Advisor program supports students, and while attendance is not strictly enforced, grading remains stringent. Noteworthy professors include Bhatnagar Awardee Prof. S K Nath, despite controversial teaching methods. Challenging courses like Probability and Statistics have high failure rates. IIT Kharagpur excels in placements, with an average salary of 17-18 LPA and offers between 30-35 LPA.

The highest package reached 2.5 Crores on-campus and 4 Crores off-campus. In 2024-25, around 2800 students participated in placements, with 1400 placed in Phase 1, aiming for 1900 by Phase 2's end. Major recruiters include Google and Microsoft, covering various fields. Approximately 80-90% secure placements, while internships begin in the second year, with limited success—only 300 of 1500-2000 applicants secure internships through campus. Tuition fees for general and OBC students are Rs.

1,00,000 per semester, with SC/ST students receiving full waivers. The total cost, including hostel and mess fees, is about Rs. 1.5 lakh per semester. Scholarships and financial aid, including merit-cum-means scholarships and government-funded INSPIRE SHE, are available. Fee waivers depend on family income, with students below Rs. 2.5 lakh receiving full waivers. The total educational cost is around Rs. 12 lakhs, with no current fee hikes. Over 50 scholarships are accessible based on various criteria.

The Career Development Center aids in securing internships and placements, with over 300 companies participating annually.

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BS, Exploration Geophysics

Reviewed on Feb 21, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

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Tuition Fees - Rs. 100000 Registration - Rs. 400 Laboratory Contingency - Rs. 800 Electricity and Water Charges - Rs. 1000 Internet Connectivity - Rs. 600 Medical Registration - Rs. 200 Hostel Seat Rent - Rs. 750 Technology Film Society - Rs. 100 Students Gymkhana - Rs. 600 Student Amenities Rs. 800 Hall Budget - Rs. 2110 Hall Establishment Fees - Rs. 15125 Mess Charges - Rs. 14500 Hostel Overhead Charges - Rs. 730 There are numerous scholarships available, but each one has some criteria. Many have criteria for category, and some have for department and CGPA. Many of them are for POR holders. There are over 50+ scholarships that can be availed.

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Reviewed on Jan 30, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

Overview of Life of an IITKGP student

The total fees per semester is around 1.5 lakh including Hostel, Mess and Tution fees. Other excess costs are also involved in frequent basis such going out with friends to have food elsewhere rather than mess or giving treat to close friends during birthday or any career achievement. Per semester Tution fees in every 4yrs-BTech, 4yrs-BS, 5yrs Integrated BTech-MTech Dual, 5yrs Integrated BS-MS Dual Degree courses is 1,00,000 for general and OBC candidates(except for EWS category students) and full Tution fee waiver for SC/ST students. There are various types of scholarships that the institute provide, but majority of the scholarships are reserved for the EWS and SC/ST students. The INSPIRE SHE scholarship is one of the scholarships that can be availed by students who are pursuing BS course. It is funded by Central Government. There are some eligiblity criteria to pass, but the scholarship is well funded.

Ansh Chaturvedi

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Reviewed on Sep 26, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

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The fees structure is very balanced between tution fees and hostel fees.for general and category there is fees scholarship on the basis of family income,and for sc,st there is no tution fees , there is merit cum scholarship that is accessible though ERP login ,for one semester fees is approx 1.5 lakhs

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Reviewed on Aug 1, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

IIT-KGP: A place full of golden Opportunities.

Right now there is no notification for tuition fee increase policy and hikes. The total cost of education is around 12 lakhs, after subsidy from govt. , if a student is not in a condition to give 12 lakhs fees. IIT kgp has numerous scholarship programs and financial assistantships. Many students (upto 25%) get a full tuition fee waiver based on meeit-cum- means, also other scholarships are available for reserved candidates. There are many opportunities on campus. Numerous brands and companies have approached us Also, we have a Career Development center that helps us get internships.

Sparsh Bansal

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Reviewed on May 22, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

Life in KGP

The fee structure is very simple you have to pay for hostel and tution togethor. The fees is not very high. You can get education loan without any collateral or co borrower from banks in campus. The hostel fees is very low, and food is also covered with it. The price is fixed as its a government college.

Siddhesh

Reviewed on May 17, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

My Journey in IIT Kharagpur

The fee structure is on per semester basis which is Rs. 1,52,000 for general category students. Thus amount includes everything from hall accommodation mess facilities and tuition fees. Some extra charges are also included.

Anjali Yadav

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Reviewed on Apr 3, 2024(Enrolled 2022)

IIT Kgp at a glance

The overall fee of a semester is around 1 lakh. There are alot of scholarships for students, we can this through our ERP. Most of the people get placements through campus but not everyone. They to apply by their own. Students can avail various scholarships which are provided.

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The curriculum is designed to make is very student friendly and make inter disciplinary courses very much easy to access.

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The tution fees for each semester is 1 lakh rupees and there are other charges along which we have our mess fees which sums up the entier fees for a semester to be approximately 1.4 lakh rupees, there are some charges which are fixed each semester where as the mess charges vary each semester also it varies accordingly to the hall's students have been provided, because of the mess budgets decided by the student body council of each hall. There are many government scholarships available. If your annual income falls below 2.5 Lakh then you are eligible for no tution fees, if your income is below 5 Lakh per annum then your tution fees for each semester will be Rs 33,333.

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Reviewed on Feb 2, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Why choose IIT Kharagpur?

the fee structure at IIT Kharagpur can vary depending on the program and the category of the student (General, SC/ST, OBC, etc). generally, for undergraduate programs, the fee ranges from Rs. 2-3 lakhs per year for Indian students. international students usually have higher fees. IIT Kharagpur provides various scholarships based on merit and financial need. some sponsorships may also be sponsored by corporate entities, alumni or government agencies. Financial assistance comes in the form of fee waivers, loans or special grants.

Vaibhav Pachpor

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Reviewed on Jan 25, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

IIT Kharagpur

The fees are fixed for per semester since it is a goverment college. There are various scholarships available in this college. Our college is specially known for its amazing placement records, so there is no problem in getting a good job.