Ajit Jain
Board of directors member
Berkshire Hathaway
American businessman · Batch 1972
I
B.Tech in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
NIRF #6
- NIRF rank
- #6
- Established
- 1950
- Ownership
- Public/
Government
About
IIT Kharagpur was established in May 1950 as the first Indian Institute of Technology, initially operating out of the historic Hijli Detention Camp. It was later declared an Institute of National Importance by the Parliament of India in 1956 and has grown into a vast campus spanning 2100 acres with a self-contained township.
Highlights
OwnershipPublic/Government
NIRF Rank#6
Estd. Year:1950
Total Faculty895
Exams AcceptedJEE Advanced
Duration4 Years
ModeFull Time
Admission Update
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur admits students through JEE Advanced and GATE. Seats are filled through JoSAA counselling.
Undergraduate
| Course | Exam |
|---|---|
| B.Arch | JEE Advanced |
| B.S. (6 programmes) | JEE Advanced |
| B.Tech (16 programmes) | JEE Advanced |
Gallery
Ranking
#3
NIRF Architecture 2025
#3
India Today Engineering 2026
#3
India Today Technical University 2026
#4
NIRF Innovation 2025
| Ranking | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| NIRFArchitecture | 2025 | #3 |
| NIRFInnovation | 2025 | #4 |
| NIRFEngineering | 2025 | #5 |
| NIRFResearch | 2025 | #5 |
| NIRFLaw | 2025 | #6 |
| NIRFOverall | 2025 | #6 |
| NIRFManagement | 2025 | #12 |
| India TodayEngineering | 2026 | #3 |
| India TodayTechnical University | 2026 | #3 |
Placement
Placement trend
65.3% of the graduating students were placed in 2024.
- Students graduating
- Students placed
Notable Alumni
Ajit Singh
Member of Rajya Sabha
Indian politician (born 1939)
Amit Ray
Writer
Indian author
Anuradha Acharya
Engineer
Entrepreneur
Anuradha Bhattacharyya
Writer
Poet and writer from India
Anurag Acharya
Computer scientist
Indian-American engineer · Batch 1987
Arjun Malhotra
Businessperson
Indian businessman
Arvind Kejriwal
Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
Indian politician (born 1968)
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