Top College in West Bengal

Top College in West Bengal

Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute Of Technology, Kharagpur
Location Kharagpur
Type Government
University INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KAHARAGPUR
NIRF 20214
Bachelor of Technology

 Bachelor of Technology

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Category Cap Round
OP Rank CL Rank
OPEN 2830 3247
OBC-NCL 1223 1457
OBC-NCL (PwD) 4 4
SC 710 764
ST 353 391
OPEN (PwD) 70 70
ST (PwD) 2 2
SC (PwD) 4 4

NIRF Rank for Architecture: 1

NIRF Rank for Management: 7

NIRF Rank for Law: 4

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is a public engineering institution established by the government of India in 1951. It is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

As part of Nehru's dream for a free self-sufficient India, the institute was established to train scientists and engineers after India attained independence in 1947. It shares its organizational structure and undergraduate admission process with sister IITs. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are informally referred to as KGPians. Among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus 2100 acres),[4] the most departments, and the highest student enrollment. IIT Kharagpur is known for its festivals: Spring Fest(Social and Cultural Festival) and Kshitij (Asia's largest Techno-Management Festival).