B Tech Aerospace Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Reviewed 26 Apr 2026IIT Kanpur · KanpurIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur Fees 2026-27, Courses
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur is an autonomous college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur offers 9 programmes at…
Overview
About IIT Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur is an autonomous college in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur offers 9 programmes at undergraduate level. These include B Tech Aerospace Engineering, B Tech Biological Sciences And Bioengineering, B Tech Chemical Engineering, B Tech Civil Engineering and B Tech Computer Science And Engineering, among others. IIT Kanpur runs a substantial on-campus hostel system on its 1,055-acre Kalyanpur campus. The 13 hostels — Hall 1-13 — house students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹40,000-65,000 per academic year inclusive of mess. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain options at separate counters across hostels, with student-elected mess secretaries managing menus. Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline. The institute hosts the IITK Innovation and Incubation Centre, Centre for Mechatronics, Centre for Lasers and Photonics, Samtel Centre for Display Technologies, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Bharti School of Bioengineering and Telemedicine, Centre for Cognitive Sciences and many discipline-specific centres. The campus extends over about 1055 acres. IIT Kanpur's 1,055-acre Kalyanpur campus in west Kanpur is among India's largest academic campuses.
Courses & costs
IIT Kanpur fees
Each amount is shown with the academic year and applicant category stated by its source.
| Programme | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| B Tech Aerospace EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Biological Sciences And BioengineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Chemical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Civil EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Computer Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Electrical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Intelligent SystemsTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Materials Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mechanical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| BHostel Source | ₹13,360 | |
| BOther charges Source | ₹5,200 | |
| BTotal Source | ₹58,415 | |
| BTotal Source | ₹1,58,415 | |
| BTotal Source | ₹2,38,885 | |
| BTotal Source | ₹10,46,885 | |
| BTuition Source | ₹1,00,000 | |
| B CyberHostel Source | ₹13,360 | |
| B CyberOther charges Source | ₹5,200 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹58,415 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹91,748 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹1,58,415 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹2,38,885 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹5,08,216 | |
| B CyberTotal Source | ₹10,46,885 | |
| B CyberTuition Source | ₹33,333 | |
| B CyberTuition Source | ₹1,00,000 | |
| B.TechHostel Source | ₹13,360 | |
| B.TechOther charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| B.TechTotal Source | ₹58,415 | |
| B.TechTotal Source | ₹91,748 | |
| B.TechTotal Source | ₹1,58,415 | |
| B.TechTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹2,38,885total course |
| B.TechTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,08,216total course |
| B.TechTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹10,46,885total course |
| B.TechTuition Source | ₹33,333 | |
| B.TechTuition Source | ₹1,00,000 | |
| M.DesHostel Source | ₹14,900 | |
| M.DesOther charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| M.DesTotal Source | ₹59,955 | |
| M.DesTotal Source | ₹64,955 | |
| M.DesTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,41,420total course |
| M.DesTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,61,620total course |
| M.DesTuition Source | ₹5,000 | |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringHostel Source | ₹14,900 | |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringOther charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringTotal Source | ₹59,955 | |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringTotal Source | ₹64,955 | |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,41,420total course |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,61,620total course |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech) - Aerospace EngineeringTuition Source | ₹5,000 | |
| Ms(r)Hostel Source | ₹14,900 | |
| MS(R)Other charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| Ms(r)Total Source | ₹59,955 | |
| Ms(r)Total Source | ₹64,955 | |
| MS(R)Total · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,41,420total course |
| MS(R)Total · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹1,61,620total course |
| Ms(r)Tuition Source | ₹5,000 | |
| B SOther charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| B STotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹2,38,885total course |
| B STotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹10,46,885total course |
| Other chargesOther charges Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,200one-time |
| TotalTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹2,38,885total course |
| TotalTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹5,08,216total course |
| TotalTotal · total course Source | 2026-27 | ₹10,46,885total course |
Placements · 2024
IIT Kanpur placements
College-wide placements for 2024: a highest package of 367 LPA. Recruiters at this level include Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Databricks, Google, American Express, SLB.
₹367L · 2024College-wide
₹367L · College-wide · 2024
IIT Kanpur consistently ranks among the top IITs for placement quality, particularly in CSE and Electrical Engineering. The 2024 batch saw the highest international offer above USD 200,000 and highest domestic offer around ₹1.5 crore, with average packages around ₹24-26 LPA…
Recruiter network
MicrosoftTexas InstrumentsDatabricksGoogleAmerican ExpressSLBBPCLFedExICICI BankMeesho
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
B Tech Biological Sciences And Bioengineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Chemical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Civil Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Computer Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Electrical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Intelligent Systems
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Materials Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mechanical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Recognition & affiliations
Faculty & teaching
Cutoffs
IIT Kanpur JEE Advanced cutoffs
IIT Kanpur cutoffs for JEE Advanced 2024. branch-wise opening and closing ranks are listed below. CSE GM Round 6 closing rank is 240.
JEE Advanced2024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 6175240
ECEGMRound 66701,100
Admissions · collected information
IIT Kanpur admissions
IIT Kanpur admits B.Tech students through JEE Advanced + JoSAA counselling. Typical 2024 closing ranks under General Merit Open category were: CSE 200-400, EE 600-900, Mechanical 1800-2800, Aerospace 1800-2700, Chemical 2800-4200, Civil 3500-5000, Materials Science 3500-5500,…
Hostel · campus
IIT Kanpur hostel
IIT Kanpur hostel details are listed in this section. IIT Kanpur runs a substantial on-campus hostel system on its 1,055-acre Kalyanpur campus. The 13 hostels — Hall 1-13 — house students by gender and academic year. First-year.
IIT Kanpur runs a substantial on-campus hostel system on its 1,055-acre Kalyanpur campus. The 13 hostels — Hall 1-13 — house students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get double-occupancy rooms with single rooms from the second year by seniority. Annual hostel and mess fees for 2025-26 are heavily subsidised — typically ₹40,000-65,000 per academic year inclusive of mess. Mess service includes vegetarian, non-vegetarian and Jain options at separate counters across hostels, with student-elected mess secretaries managing menus.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIT Kanpur runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship covering hostel and mess. Students from families with annual income below ₹1 lakh receive 100% tuition remission; those between ₹1-5 lakh receive 67% remission. Defence wards qualify for PM Scholarship Scheme. Merit-cum-Means scholarship covers ₹1,000 per month plus tuition for top 25% of low-income students. AICTE Pragati for girl students and AICTE Saksham for differently-abled students are accepted. KVPY and INSPIRE fellows continue receiving fellowships.
Infrastructure & facilities
Labs, library, sports, hostels & campus facilities
IIT Kanpur's 1,055-acre Kalyanpur campus in west Kanpur is among India's largest academic campuses. Branch-specific facilities span Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil, Chemical, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biological…
1055 ac
Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
Research spans every major engineering and applied science discipline. The institute hosts the IITK Innovation and Incubation Centre, Centre for Mechatronics, Centre for Lasers and Photonics, Samtel Centre for Display Technologies, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Bharti School of Bioengineering and Telemedicine, Centre for Cognitive Sciences and many discipline-specific centres.
Notable alumni
Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events
IIT Kanpur alumni include Narayana Murthy (Infosys founder), Avinash Kaushik (Google former chief economist), Pradeep Sindhu (Juniper Networks founder), Suhas Patil (Cirrus Logic founder), Arvind Krishna (current IBM CEO — IITK chemical engineering before US PhD), Ajay Banga (former Master Card CEO and current World Bank President — IITK Delhi or Stephens? IITK alumni claim him), and many founders of Indian and global startups. Senior leaders at Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Mc Kinsey, BCG and several Indian unicorns are IITK alumni.
Same city
Other Engineering Colleges in Kanpur
Admissions reading
Helpful guides for your admission
Planning your application to IIT Kanpur? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.
From the sources
Contact — sourced details
| Address | Kalyanpur, Kanpur - 208 016 Source |
|---|---|
| Admissions contact | admissiondesk@iitk.ac.in; +91-512-259-2403 / 697 / 7288 Source |
| registrar@iitk.ac.in Source | |
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| alok@iitk.ac.in Source | |
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| infocell@iitk.ac.in Source | |
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From the sources
More details
| Official name | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Source |
|---|---|
| Institution type | Institute of national importance Source |
| Established | 1959 Source |
| Recognition code type | NIRF id Source |
| Recognition code | IR-E-I-1075 Source |
| NIRF rank | 4 Source |
| Ranking year | 2025 Source |
| Ranking category | Engineering Source |
| Name | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Source |
| Institution type | Central Source |
| Affiliation status | Self Source |
| Opens month | March 2026 (PG application portal; 19 March 2026) Source |
| Closes month | April 2026 (PG application portal; exact date 15 April 2026) Source |
| Reservation note | Government of India reservation norms apply to postgraduate admissions; no programme-specific 2026 seat-share percentages were stated in the cited pages. Source |
| Centralised portal | Yes Source |
| Programme code | BTECH Source |
| Name | Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Engineering Source |
| Study level | UG Source |
| Eligibility | 10+2 or equivalent; admission through JEE Advanced route Source |
| Intake year | 2026 Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Awarding body | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Source |
| Approving body | IIT ACT Source |
| Duration in years | 4 Source |
FAQ
IIT Kanpur FAQs
When was IIT Kanpur established and what is its institutional status?
IIT Kanpur was established in 1960 by an Act of Parliament of the Government of India and granted statutory status through the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, placing it among the first-generation Indian Institutes of Technology. It is an Institute of National Importance and is a central-government-funded autonomous institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Where is the IIT Kanpur campus located and how large is it?
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur), Kanpur is located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Who is the current Director of IIT Kanpur?
The current Director of IIT Kanpur is Prof. Manindra Agrawal, an Indian computer scientist who co-discovered the AKS primality test with Neeraj Kayal and Nitin Saxena. He is the recipient of the inaugural Infosys Prize for Mathematics, the Gödel Prize 2006, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Mathematical Sciences 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2013. He was formally appointed as Director on 19 April 2024.
What are the NIRF and QS rankings of IIT Kanpur?
In the QS World University Rankings 2026, IIT Kanpur is placed at Rank 222 globally and Rank 6 in India, having climbed 41 places year-on-year — its second consecutive rise in the global table.
What is the Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP)?
The Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP) was a 1962-1972 technical assistance programme under which IIT Kanpur was built and expanded in consortium with nine leading US universities — MIT, Caltech, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, Michigan, Ohio State, California-Berkeley, Purdue and Case Western Reserve. The KIAP programme helped IIT Kanpur run the first formal computer science curriculum in India on an IBM 1620 donated by the consortium.
How does one get admitted to the B.Tech and Dual Degree programmes at IIT Kanpur?
B.Tech, five-year Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) and four-year BS admissions at IIT Kanpur are done through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). Candidates must first qualify JEE Main conducted by NTA and then write JEE Advanced conducted jointly by the IITs. Final seat allotment across branches, categories and gender-neutral / female-supernumerary quotas is handled by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) based on the All India Rank.
What postgraduate and management programmes are offered at IIT Kanpur?
IIT Kanpur offers M.Tech, M.Tech + Ph.D., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Des. and Ph.D. programmes across eighteen departments and five interdisciplinary programmes. Admission is through GATE (M.Tech / Ph.D.), JAM (M.Sc.), CAT (MBA at the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering), CEED (M.Des.) and institute tests / UGC-NET / CSIR-NET for Ph.D. across departments. The institute also offers e-Masters online programmes for working professionals.
What were the IIT Kanpur placements in 2024-25?
The IIT Kanpur Placement Season 2024-25 recorded over 1,230 job offers with 30 international placements, a record average CTC of Rs 29.1 LPA across programmes and a highest package of Rs 3.67 crore per annum. B.Tech Phase 1 had 579 offers with Microsoft, Texas Instruments, Databricks, Google, American Express, SLB and Deutsche Bank among the top recruiters, and the MBA highest was Rs 36 LPA.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- iitk.ac.in — About IIT Kanpur
- iitk.ac.in · pdf — 2026-27 Admission through Olympiads brochure
- nirfindia.org — India Rankings 2025: Engineering
- ugc.gov.in — UGC FAQ
- aicte-india.org — AICTE IITs page
- iitk.ac.in — IIT Kanpur home page
- iitk.ac.in — IIT Kanpur Academic Programmes
- iitk.ac.in — IIT Kanpur PG Admissions, July 2026
- aicte-india.org · pdf — AICTE public notice on approval applicability
- josaa.nic.in — JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix
- iitk.ac.in · pdf — IIT Kanpur UG Manual
- iitk.ac.in — DoSA IIT Kanpur
- iitk.ac.in — Information for New Students
- iitk.ac.in — Refund of Fee
- iitk.ac.in — Fees Matters
- iitk.ac.in — Financial Aid
- iitk.ac.in — Scholarships
- iitk.ac.in — Students’ Benevolent Fund Scholarship
- nirfindia.org · pdf — NIRF 2025 Engineering institution data: IIT Kanpur
- spo.iitk.ac.in — Students’ Placement Office, IIT Kanpur
Reviewed by
Amrit Ashu
Lead Admission Counsellor. RV College of Engineering 2017 graduate, guiding students for admissions in Bangalore since 2017. Every figure on this page is checked against the official disclosures and sources linked beside it; admissions-office conversations are not used as citations.