Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur

At a glance

Established

1951

Institution type

Government

Location

Kharagpur, West Bengal

Affiliation

Autonomous - Institute of National Importance

Approvals

AICTE, UGC, NAAC, NBA

NIRF 2025

#5 Engineering, #6 Overall, #3 Architecture

Programmes

27 in Engineering, Science, Architecture

UG fees

₹2L a year

Median salary

₹19.76 LPA (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

77.4% (4-year UG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

12,036 (2023–24)

Website

iitkgp.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), Kharagpur

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

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

Placements

517 of the 668 students who graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur's 4-year UG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (77.4%), at a median salary of ₹19.76 LPA. 83 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Admission 2027

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 4,617 of 12,036 students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (38.4%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).