Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

At a glance

Established

1959

Institution type

Government

Location

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Affiliation

Autonomous - Institute of National Importance

Approvals

AICTE, UGC, NAAC, NBA

NIRF 2025

#4 Engineering, #5 Overall, #6 Research

Programmes

19 in Engineering, Science

UG fees

₹2L a year

Median salary

₹19.4 LPA (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

66.5% (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

6,655 (2023–24)

Website

iitk.ac.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025. Fees: first-year tuition as listed for each programme.

About Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists. It lists this college as Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

754 of the 1,133 students who graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur's 4-year UG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (66.5%), at a median salary of ₹19.4 LPA. 283 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Admission 2027

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 3,358 of 6,655 students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (50.5%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).