Which is better, mining in IIT Kharagpur or mechanical in IIT Patna?

First of all you need to lose this ideology that mechanical has more scope and mining has less scope. Every field has top notch research going in it and provides dynamic and challenging work opportunities. I also had the same dilemma and I chose Mining at IIT Kharagpur over other departments for to following reasons:- IIT Kharagpur is famous for its Mining branch which is one of the core branches in b.tech. IIT Kharagpur is ranked 6th in the NIRFranking while IIT Patna is Ranked 41th. IIT Kharagpur has a Median Salary of 16 LPA while IIT Patna is at 12 LPA. IIT Kharagpur is one of the oldest institutes in India established in 1951. Coal India also comes for recruitment at IIT Kharagpur and international companies like Rio Tinto come for recruitment process.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Mining Engineering: Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Course Highlights	Details
duration	4 Years (Full Time)
course level	UG (Degree)
mode of study	On Campus
total fees	₹ 8.96 Lakhs
median package	₹ 19.76 Lakhs
eligibility	10+2 with 75% + JEE Advanced

College	B.Tech Mining Engineering Total Fees
IIT Dhanbad	₹ 12.01 Lakhs
IIT BHU	₹ 10.41 Lakhs
IIT Kharagpur	₹ 8.96 Lakhs

Fee Type	Total Amount (INR)
tuition fee	₹8 Lakhs
caution fee*	₹6,000
other fee	₹90,300
total academic fee	₹8.96 Lakhs
hostel fee	₹3.16 Lakhs
total fee	₹12.12 Lakhs

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
Mock Seat Allocation of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 09, 2026 - Jun 11, 2026 Tentative
Registration and Choice Filling, Pre-Payment of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 03, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
AAT-specific Choice filling starts of JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 08, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026 Tentative
Reconciliation, Verification & Validation for JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 13, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 1 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 14, 2026 - Jun 22, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 2 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jun 25, 2026 - Jun 29, 2026 Tentative
Seat Allocation - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 Tentative
Reporting & Fee, Document Submission - Round 3 JoSAA 2026 [B.Tech]	Jul 02, 2026 - Jul 04, 2026 Tentative

Events	Dates
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	May 04, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026

Admission to IIT Kharagpur is a competitive two-stage process involving JEE Mains and JEE Advanced exams. Candidates must have a minimum 75% in their 10+2 exams, with a relaxation to 65% for SC/ST and PwD candidates. The institute boasts a strong faculty with over 770 members, leading to a student-to-faculty ratio of 1:15. Tuition fees are income-based: INR 1 lakh per semester for families earning over INR 5 lakh, INR 33,335 for those under, and free for SC/ST/PwD students.

Additional hostel and mess fees are approximately INR 1.5 lakh per semester. Scholarships like the Merit Cum Means (MCM) provide financial aid, offering waivers and stipends to eligible students. The MCM scholarship is available to the top 15% of General and OBC students with family incomes up to INR 6 lakhs, offering a full fee waiver for incomes below INR 1 lakh and a 67% waiver for incomes between INR 1 lakh and 5 lakhs.

Banks, including SBI, offer educational loans with interest rates between 9-10% per annum. IIT Kharagpur has an impressive placement system, with 80-90% of students securing jobs. Over 300 companies, including Microsoft and Google, participate, offering average salary packages between 15-18 lakhs per annum, with the highest reaching 2.68 crores. Internships begin in the third year, offering stipends from INR 20,000 to 1.5 lakhs monthly. The Career Development Center supports students in obtaining internships and pre-placement offers.

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Yearly Placement Package Comparison
Median Package	₹19.76 Lakhs	₹18.75 Lakhs	₹18.75 Lakhs

Yearly Students Placed
Student Admitted	679	670
Students Placed	517	422

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Aaditya Nair

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B.Tech, Mining Engineering

Reviewed on Aug 24, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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The curriculum is old and dated, so may not be of as much use in current world scenario,.

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The fee structure per year (2 semesters) is as follows: GENERAL CATEGORY: Tuituion Fees-200000 Hostel Fees-88000 INCOME UNDER 800000: Tuition Fees:66000 Hostel Fees:88000 INCOME UNDER 100000: Tuition Fees:0 Hostel Fees:88000 MERIT CUM MEANS SCHOLARSHIP: All students enrolled in B.Tech,M.tech,B.Arch,M.Sc,BS courses (except SC and ST who are eligible forpost matric scholarshipof their respective state governments)are eligible for this scholarship. All tuition fees are waivered but other fees have to be paid. Max 25% of admitted students in the institute can avail this scholarship.A student can only take one scholarship at a time regardless of the source. To be eligible, the following conditions have to be met: 1)Student has to meet the merit criterion.(60% in Boards and 7.00 CGPA) 2)Parent/Guardian has to meet the means criterion. 3)No disciplinary action taken or pending against him from the preceeding year for renewal. Other scholarships from external sources can also be availed if not eligible for this one.

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Sidhartha Sankar Swain

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Reviewed on Mar 22, 2025(Enrolled 2023)

IIT KGP is a Talisman!!

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IIT KGP is the onlh college that has these many branches. Jharkhand anr Orissa are mining states of India and therefore strategically too IIT Kgp becomes an out and out choice. The feed is 3.5 lakhs a year and even the lower caste students gets just 20% scholarships. Merit and sports based scholarships are also there and that again is something which is something not meant for average students like me.

ABHISHEK KUMAR

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Reviewed on Mar 1, 2025(Enrolled 2024)

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Reviewed on Dec 29, 2024(Enrolled 2024)

All about IIT KHARAGPUR

In one year we have two semester. So, for every semester, Tution fees is one lakh (100000) and you will avail scholarship for tution fees - (1) if your parents annual income is 1 lakh to 5 lakh then you have to pay only 33333 for tution fees and (2) if your parents annual income is below 1 lakh then you can study for free i.e. your tution fees is zero. Here admission fees is around 6000 and labs fees is not there. Here, fees Structure for ST category - If you apply your caste certificate then your tution fees is zero and you can study free of cost.

Tailesh Meena

Reviewed on Sep 7, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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academic pressure : The wore load can be intense , loading to high stress levels among students.

IIT KHARAGHPUR Fee structure (yearly ) * family income > INR 5 lakh : 1,50,000/semester. * family income between INR 1 lakh and 5 lakh :INR 66,000/ semester. * family income < 1 lakh INR : 33,000/Semester. Other fees : examinations , hoteles and others charges. total course fee (4 years) = 12,00,000. merit cum means (mcm) scholarship; institute scholarships; goverment sholarships ; *slight annual increase to account for inflation . check the latest on the offical websites.

Anshu Kumar

Reviewed on May 27, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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Generally, the tuition fee is about 100k per semester and if we include hostel and mess fees then it will go upto 150 k per semester. Everyone can not pay the full amount if one's family annual income is less than 100k then they have to pay only hostel and mess few i.e 50k per semester and if it is between 100k and 500k then they have to pay 1/3rd of the total fee and if it is above 500k then they have to pay the whole of the fee.

Rahul Kumar

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Reviewed on May 16, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

My First year In IIT Kgp

For 4 years BTech general category you have to pay around 1200000 which includes your academic fees hostel and mess fees.If you are from obc ncl or ews then you can apply for academic fee waivers.There are many scholarship from 2 nd year.

Rajan dahire

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Reviewed on Jan 25, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

IIT KGP

We have one time fees for mess and hostel which is around 50,000 and the acadmic fees that is semester fees is around 1,50,000. There are scholarships which can be availed by students who are eligible for reservations.

MOBASHSHIR ZAINUDDIN

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All about IIT Kharagpur(India's largest and oldest IIT)

If your family income is above 5 lakhs per year,then you have to pay approximately 3 lakhs per year,if your family income is below 1 lakh per year,then you have to pay approximately 1 lakh per year as you will have to pay amount excluding tution fees which is 2 lakhs per year. If your family income is between 1-5 lakhs per year,then you have to pay only 1/3rd of tution fees and the rest amount which add upto 175000 approximately also if your CGPA will be greater than 7.5 at the end of first year,then you can avail MCM Scholarship provided by IIT Kharagpur due to which you will get 100 percent tution fee waiver and 1000 rupees per month upto the complition of course.

MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN

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Reviewed on Jan 24, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

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Fees in iits are obviously very less than rpivate colleges because it is a government institute. Tution fees is 2 lakhs per year and hostel fees is 1.1 lakhs per year for general and obc students.For sc st students there is fee waiver of 2/3 of the total fees. If your income is less than 5 lpa then you have to pay 1/3 of the tution fees. If your income is less than 1 lpa than you do not have to pay tution fees. There are many scholarships availabe.Most of them a income criteria. Your family income should be less than 5 lpa. Also you can get paid internships after 2 year from the college.