IIT Kharagpur Admissions 2023

Admission to IIT Kharagpur PhD programme 2023 commenced on March 01, 2023. The written test and PI rounds were conducted between May 02-12, 2023. The IIT Kharagpur PhD admission date is June 21, 2023 (tentatively). Aspiring students should know that the IIT Kharagpur PhD admission process can be completed online. Moreover, the IIT Kharagpur PhD application fees are Rs 1000 and Rs 500 for Unreserved/OBC/EWS/Transgender candidates and SC/ST/PwD/Women candidates, respectively. The application fee is non-refundable. 

The PhD programme at IIT Kharagpur is offered in various categories, namely:

• Regular PhD with Institute Assistantship
• PhD with Individual Fellowships (such as INSPIRE and UGC NET)
• Sponsored PhD programme
• PhD through sponsored research projects.
• PhD programme (Regular, Sponsored, Working Professionals, CSIR/UGC, INSPIRE Fellowship)

Aspiring candidates can check the IIT Kharagpur PhD admission brochure 2023-24 (Autumn Semester) for more information on the admission process.

IIT Kharagpur PhD Admission Dates 2023

IIT Kharagpur PhD Eligibility Criteria 2023

To be eligible for IIT Kharagpur PhD admission, aspiring candidates need to have a UG degree from a recognised college or university with a minimum of 60% aggregate. 

IIT Kharagpur PhD Selection Process 2023

The selection process for IIT Kharagpur PhD admission involves the following three stages: 

• Overall academic performance
• Written test (offline mode)
• Personal interview (offline mode)

The Departmental Academic Committee (Post-Graduate and Research), referred to as DAC (PG&R), recommends the admission of candidates to the IIT Kharagpur PhD programme. The recommendation is based on the above criteria.

The IIT Kharagpur admission process for various courses begins on different dates. IIT Kharagpur releases the schedule for admission in various courses, and students have to complete the course registration process as specified by the institute. At the same time, students must satisfy the eligibility criteria specified by the institute to register for various courses. Prior to applying for any of the courses, students need to check the eligibility criteria thoroughly and only if they are able to meet the criteria should they proceed with the application process.  IIT Kharagpur admission to all the undergraduate and postgraduate courses is done through written entrance examinations. To know more about the IIT Kharagpur admission process, have a quick look at the detailed data. 

Candidates aspiring for B.Tech admission in IIT Kharagpur must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology as the major subjects. The candidates must have a minimum of 50-60% of marks in Class 12 to register for admission. 

Firstly, the candidates must clear JEE Main (Paper 1) exam. All the candidates who are featured in the rank list of JEE Main Paper 1 shall be considered eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced is the entrance exam conducted for admission to the B.Tech courses offered by IIT Kharagpur. The candidates must clear JEE Advanced to be eligible for the admission process.

IIT Kharagpur Application Process 2023

Provided below is the application process for various programs offered by IIT Kharagpur.

• Candidates who are looking for admission to the B.Tech/ B.Tech-M.Tech (Dual Degree)/ B.Arch programs need to fill out the application form for JEE Main/ JEE Main Paper-II. The application form of JEE Main/ JEE Main Paper-II is available on the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA). For the B.Arch program, candidates will have to apply for AAT Exam.
• For M.Sc admission, candidates will have to apply to IIT JAM through the official website of the conducting body
• For M.Tech program, candidates will have to register for the GATE examination
• For the rest of the courses, candidates need to register on the official website of IIT Kharagpur. 

The application process of GATE, JEE Mains, JEE Advanced can be checked from the table provided below.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech Selection Process 2021

The admission process is strictly based on the merit of the candidates. The candidates must participate in the counselling process conducted by JoSAA. The seat allotment will be done as per the rank secured by the candidates in JEE Advanced. At the same time, allotment of the seat is subject to the availability of seats in IITs.

IIT Kharagpur admission 2023 dates will be updated soon. 

2Candidates aspiring for B.Tech + M.Tech admission in IIT Kharagpur must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology as the major subjects. The candidates must have a minimum of 70% of marks in Class 12 to register for admission.

Firstly, the candidates must clear JEE Main (Paper 1) exam. All the candidates who featured in the rank list of JEE Main Paper 1 shall be considered eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced is the entrance exam conducted for admission in B.Tech courses offered by IIT Kharagpur. The candidates must clear JEE Advanced to be eligible for the admission process.

IIT Kharagpur B.Tech and M.Tech Admission Process 2023

The admission process is strictly based on the merit of the candidates. The candidates must participate in the counselling process conducted by JoSAA. The seat allotment will be done as per the rank secured by the candidates in JEE Advanced. At the same time, allotment of the seat is subjected to the availability of seats in IITs.

Candidates aspiring for B.Arch admission at IIT Kharagpur must have passed Class 12 with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as the major subjects. The candidates must have a minimum of 70% of marks in Class 12 to be eligible to register for admission.

Firstly, the candidates must clear JEE Main (Paper 2) exam. All the candidates who are featured in the rank list of JEE Main Paper 2 shall be considered for AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test). The candidates must clear AAT to secure admission in the B.Arch course of IIT Kharagpur.

IIT Kharagpur B.Arch Selection Process

The admission process is strictly based on the merit of the candidates. The candidates must participate in the counselling process conducted by JoSAA. The seat allotment will be done as per the rank secured by the candidates in JEE Advanced. At the same time, the allotment of seat is subject to the availability of seats in IITs.

The candidates must have passed Class 12 in the Science stream to be eligible for admission. The candidates must have a minimum of 70% of marks in Class 12 to be eligible to register for admission.

Firstly, the candidates must clear JEE Main (Paper 1) exam. All the candidates who are featured in the rank list of JEE Main Paper 1 shall be considered eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced is the entrance exam conducted for admission to the B.Tech courses offered by IIT Kharagpur. The candidates must clear JEE Advanced to be eligible for the admission process.

IIT Kharagpur M.Sc Selection Process 2023

The IIT Kharagpur M.Sc Selection Process is strictly based on the merit of the candidates. Admission to the M.Sc course at IIT Kharagpur is done through the IIT-JEE entrance exam. The candidates must participate in the counseling process conducted by JoSAA. The seat allotment will be done as per the ranks secured by the candidates in JEE Advanced. At the same time, allotment of the seat is subjected to the availability of seats in IITs.

Candidates must have completed a have LL.B./B.L. (5 years) or LL.B./B.L.(3 years) with at least 60% marks in aggregate along with Bachelor's Degree (not less than three years) in Science/ Humanities/ Commerce or equivalent

IIT Kharagpur LLM Selection Process 2023

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the online test. Selected candidates will be called for an Interview.

Candidates must have completed a bachelor's degree in Technology / Engineering/ Medicine or equivalent, or masters in Pharmacy or Science or equivalent, or MBA with at least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PWD) in aggregate. 

IIT Kharagpur LLB Selection Process 2023

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in the online test. Selected candidates will be called for an Interview.

Candidates must have completed Graduation from a recognised university with a Bachelor's in Architecture/ Engineering/ Technology/ MSc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE etc.) with at least 60 % aggregate (or a CGPA of 6.5 on a 10-point scale) and 55 % aggregate for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates. 

IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Selection Process 2023

Candidates who have applied for M.Tech admissions at IIT Kharagpur need to appear for the GATE entrance exam for MTech Admission. Shortlisted candidates will be called for the Personal Interview (PI) Round. For the final selection, 70% weightage will be provided to the GATE scores and 30% to the Personal Interview round. B.Tech students from IITs with a minimum CGPA of 8 are exempted from the requirement of a GATE score.

Candidates must have completed a Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology or Master's degree in Science, Economics or Commerce (with Maths or Stats at Bachelor's level) with at least 60% marks (55% marks for reserved categories). 

IIT Kharagpur MBA Selection Process 2023

Candidates will have to appear for Common Admission Test(CAT) exam. Shortlisted candidates will have to appear for a Personal Interview. Final selection will be done on the basis of candidates' performance in the CAT exam, Academic Performance, and PI rounds. The table provided below contains the weightage provided to all the parameters during the final selection.

Candidates must hold a 3 years of experience and a 1st class Bachelor’s degree in Technology/ Engineering or a 1st class Master’s degree in Economics, Science or Commerce (with Mathematics or Statistics with 60% aggregate marks). 

IIT Kharagpur EMBA Selection Process 2023

Candidates who have applied for Executive MBA admissions at IIT Kharagpur will be selected on the basis of their performance in written tests and personal interviews. 

Candidates must have completed graduation or master's degree from a recognised university with a minimum of 60 % aggregate marks. 

IIT Kharagpur PGDBA Selection Process 2023

Admission to the PGDBA program will be done on the basis of the Entrance Test. Selected candidates will be called for a Personal Interview. IIT Kharagpur also considers other factors for final selection such as Past Academic Performance and Work Experience. Provided below is the weightage provided to all the selection parameters.

Q1. What are the eligibility criteria for IIT Kharagpur admission to the B.Tech course?

Answer: The IIT Kharagpur B.Tech eligibility criteria is that a candidate must score 60% in the class 12 exam and do so by picking subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology as the major subjects. 

Q2. How to get admission to the IIT Kharagpur engineering course?

Answer: Admission to the engineering programme at IIT Kharagpur is conducted based on the JEE Mains exam rank. JoSAA releases the IIT Kharagpur cut off for several B.Tech specialisations and if a candidate passes the cutoff they become eligible for admission to several engineering courses. 

Q3. How to get admission to IIT Kharagpur LLB programme?

Answer: IIT Kharagpur offers an LLB programme with the help of the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law. To get admission to IIT Kharagpur LLB course, you need to pass the LLB entrance test consisting of two stages: a Computer Based Test (CBT) and a Personal Interview (PI).

Q4. What is the admission process for IIT Kharagpur B.Arch?

Answer: For admission to IIT Kharagpur B.Arch, applicants must pass the JEE Main (Paper 2) exam. All applicants who appear on the JEE Main Paper 2 rank list will be taken into consideration for AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test). The AAT is a requirement for admission to the IIT Kharagpur B.Arch programme. 

Q5. What are the eligibility criteria for IIT Kharagpur B.Tech + M.Tech integrated course admission?

Answer: For IIT Kharagpur B.Tech + M.Tech admission, students must pass class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Biology as the major subjects. To be eligible for registration, candidates must have at least 70% of the required marks in class 12.

Q6. How to pay the application fee for IIT Kharagpur? 

Answer: IIT Kharagpur application fees can be paid using online payment methods such as credit/debit card, UPI, net banking, and more. 

Q7. Who conducts the IIT Kharagpur B.Sc admission counselling?

Answer: The IIT Kharagpur B.Sc counselling is conducted by JoSAA every year. Students need to register for the counselling round from the official website of JoSAA.