IIT KHARAGPUR | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

About Us:

The history of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when a committee was set up by Hon'ble Sir Jogendra Singh, Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, Department of Education, Health and Agriculture to consider the setting up of Higher Technical Institutions for post war industrial development in India. The 22 member committee headed by Sri N.R.Sarkar, in its report, recommended the establishment of four Higher Technical Institutions in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern regions, possibly on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, with a number of secondary institutions affiliated to it. The report also urged the speedy establishment of all the four institutions with the ones in the East and the West to be started immediately. The committee also felt that such institutes would not only produce undergraduates but they should be engaged in research, producing research workers and technical teachers as well. The standard of the graduates should be at par with those from first class institutions abroad. They felt that the proportion of undergraduates and postgraduate students should be 2:1.

With the above recommendations of the Sarkar committee in view, the first Indian Institute of Technology was born in May 1950 in Hijli, Kharagpur, in the eastern part of India.

Initially the IIT started functioning from 5, Esplanade East, Calcutta and very soon shifted to Hijli in Sept. 1950. The present name 'Indian Institute of Technology' was adopted before the formal inauguration of the Institute on August 18, 1951, by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

IIT Kharagpur started its journey in the old Hijli Detention Camp where some of our great freedom fighters toiled and sacrificed their lives for the independence of our country.

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The history of IIT Kharagpur is thus intimately linked with the history of the Hijli Detention Camp. This is possibly one of the very few Institutions all over the world which started life in a prison house.

Pandit Nehru in his first convocation address in 1956 said "Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges,India's future in the making. this picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India."

Academic Programmes:

Programes at a Glance

Admission through	Name of the Programme	Duration	Number of Programmes
JEE	Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)	5 years	1
JEE	Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) (B.Tech.)	4 years	16
JEE	Dual Degree - B.Tech and M.Tech or MBA (shown below as B.Tech / M.Tech or MBA)	5 years	55
JEE	Integrated M.Sc. (M.Sc)	5 years	6
GATE	Master of Technology (M.Tech.)	2 years	49
GATE	Master of City Planning (MCP)	2 years	1
JMET	Master of Business Administration (MBA)	2 years	1
JAM	M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree	(*)	5
Admision Test	Master of Medical Science & Technology (MMST)	3 year	1
Admision Test	LLB	3 years	1
Admision Test	MS and Ph.D. Programmes		All Departments, centers and Schools
(*) A student admitted to a M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree program will be allowed to enroll for Ph.D. provided he/she has certain minimum CGPA at the end of the fourth semester; otherwise he/she will have to leave with a M.Sc. degree. A student may also on his/her own, decide not to continue with the Ph.D. program and leave with an M.Sc. degree after the end of the fourth semester.

Aerospace Engineering

B.Tech.- Aerospace Engg.
Dual Degree - Aerospace Engg.
Dual Degree - Aerospace Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Aerospace Engg.

Agricultural & Food Engineering

B.Tech.- Agricultural & Food Engg.
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Farm Machinery & Power
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Soil and Water Conservation Engg
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Dairy & Food Engg.
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Water Resources Development & Management
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Aqua Cultural Engg.
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Agricultural Systems & Management
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / Post Harvest Engg.
Dual Degree - Agricultural & Food Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Farm Machinery & Power
M. Tech. - Soil and Water Conservation Engg.
M. Tech. - Dairy and Food Engg.
M. Tech. - Applied Botany
M. Tech. - Water Resources Development & Management
M. Tech. - Aqua Cultural Engg.
M. Tech. - Agricultural Systems & Management
M. Tech. - Post Harvest Engg.

Architecture & Regional Planning

B.Arch.
MCP

Biotechnology

B.Tech.- Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg.
Dual Degree - Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg.
Dual Degree - Biotechnology & Biochemical Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Biotechnology and Biochemical Engg.

Civil Engineering

B.Tech.- Civil Engg.
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / Hydraulic & Water Resources Engg.
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / Transportation Engg.
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / Geotechnical Engg.
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / Structural Engg.
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / Environmental Engg. & Management
Dual Degree - Civil Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Hydraulic & Water Resources Engg.
M. Tech. - Transportation Engg.
M. Tech. - Environmental Engg. & Management
M. Tech. - Geotechnical Engg.
M. Tech. - Structural Engg.

Chemical engineering

B.Tech.- Chemical Engg.
Dual Degree - Chemical Engg.
Dual Degree - Chemical Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Chemical Engg.

Centre for Ocean, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land

M. Tech. - Earth System Science and Technology

Cryogenic Engineering

M. Tech. - Cryogenic Engg.

Computer Science & Engineering

B.Tech.- Computer Science & Engg.
Dual Degree - Computer Sc. & Engg.
Dual Degree - Computer Sc. & Engg./ MBA
M. Tech. - Computer Science and Engg.

Chemistry

M.Sc. - Industrial Chemistry
M.Sc. (2 yr) - Chemistry (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Chemistry (with effect from 2009 admissions)

Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering

B.Tech.- Electronics & Electrical Communication Engg.
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Fibre Optics and Lightwave Engg.
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Microelectronics & VLSI Design
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ RF and Microwave Engg.
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Visual Information & Embedded System
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ Telecommunications System Engg.
Dual Degree - Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg./ MBA
M. Tech. - Fibre Optics and Lightwave Engg.
M. Tech. - Microelectronics & V L S I Design
M. Tech. - RF and Microwave Engg.
M. Tech. - Telecommunication Systems Engg.
M. Tech. - Visual Information and Embedded Systems Engg.

Electrical Engineering

B.Tech.- Electrical Engg.
B.Tech.- Energy Engg.
B.Tech.- Instrumentation Engg.
Dual Degree - Electrical Engg. / Machine Drives & Power Electronics
Dual Degree - Electrical Engg. / Control System Engg.
Dual Degree - Electrical Engg. / Power System Engg.
Dual Degree - Electrical Engg. / Instrumentation Engg.
Dual Degree - Energy Engg. / Machine Drives & Power Electronics
Dual Degree - Energy Engg. / Power System Engg
Dual Degree - Instrumentation Engg. / Control Systems Engg.
Dual Degree - Electrical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree - Energy Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree - Instrumentation Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Machine Drives & Power Electronics
M. Tech. - Control System Engg.
M. Tech. - Power System Engg.
M. Tech. - Instrumentation

Educational Technology

M. Tech. - Media and Sound Engg.

Geology and Geophysics

M.Sc. - Exploration Geophysics
M.Sc. - Applied Geology
M.Sc.(2 yr)- Geophysics (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.(2 yr)- Geological Sciences (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree. in Geophysics (with effect from 2009 admissions)
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Geological Sciences (with effect from 2009 admissions)
M. Tech. - Exploration Geosciences
M. Tech. - Computational Seismology

Humanities and Social Sciences

M.Sc. - Economics
M. Tech. - Human Resources Development & Management

Industrial Engineering & Management

B.Tech.- Industrial Engg.
Dual Degree - Industrial Engg. / Industrial Engg. & Management
Dual Degree - Industrial Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Industrial Engg. & Management

Rajeev gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law

LLB - Intellectual Property Rights

Information Technology

M. Tech. - Information Technology

Mathematics

M.Sc. - Mathematics & Computing
M.Sc. - Statistics and Informatics (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.(2 yr) - Mathematics (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.(2 yr) - Statistics and Informatics (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree - Mathematics (with effect from 2009 admissions)
M. Tech. - Computer Science & Data Processing

Mechanical Engineering

B.Tech.- Mechanical Engg.
B.Tech.- Manufacturing Science & Engg.
Dual Degree - Mechanical Engg. / Manufacturing Science and Engg.
Dual Degree - Mechanical Engg. / Thermal Science and Engg.
Dual Degree - Mechanical Engg. / Mechanical Systems Design
Dual Degree - Mechanical Engg. / Mechanical Systems, Dynamics & Control
Dual Degree - Manufacturing Sc. & Engg./ Industrial Engg. & Management
Dual Degree - Mechanical Engg. / MBA
Dual Degree - Manufacturing Sc. & Engg./ MBA
M. Tech. - Manufacturing Science & Engg.
M. Tech. - Thermal Science and Engg.
M. Tech. - Mechanical Systems Design
M. Tech. - Mechanical Systems Dynamics & Control

Mining Engineering

B.Tech.- Mining Engg.
Dual Degree - Mining Engg. / Mining Engg.
Dual Degree - Mining Engg. / Safety Engineering and Disaster Management
Dual Degree - Mining Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Mining Engg.

Medical Science & Technology

Masters in Medical Science & Technology
M. Tech. - Medical Imaging and Image Analysis

Materials Science

M. Tech. - Materials Science & Engg.

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

B.Tech.- Metallurgical and Materials Engg.
Dual Degree - Metallurgical & Materials Engg. / Metallurgical Engg.
Dual Degree - Metallurgical & Materials Engg. / MBA
M. Tech. - Metallurgical & Materials Engg.

Ocean Engineering. and Naval Architecture

B.Tech.- Ocean Engg. and Naval Architecture
Dual Degree - Ocean Engg. & Naval Architecture
Dual Degree - MBA
M. Tech. - Ocean Engg. and Naval Architecture

Physics & Meteorology

M.Sc. - Physics
M.Sc.(2 yr) - Physics (upto 2008 admissions)
M.Sc.- Ph.D. Dual Degree in Physics (with effect from 2009 admissions)
M. Tech. - Solid State Technology

Reliability Engineering

M. Tech. - Reliability Engg.

Rubber Technology

M. Tech. - Rubber Technology

Ranbir & Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management

M. Tech. - Infrastructure Design and Management

Water Resources

M. Tech. - Water Management

Vinod Gupta School of Management

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721 302, INDIA

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