B Tech Aerospace Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Reviewed 26 Apr 2026IIT Kharagpur · KharagpurIIT Kharagpur Fees 2026-27, Courses & Admission
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur is an autonomous college in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur offers 17…
Overview
About IIT Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur is an autonomous college in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur offers 17 programmes at undergraduate level. These include B Tech Aerospace Engineering, B Tech Agricultural And Food Engineering, B Tech Artificial Intelligence, B Tech Biomedical Engineering and B Tech Biotechnology And Biochemical Engineering, among others. IIT Kharagpur runs the largest on-campus hostel system among IITs on its 2,100-acre West Bengal campus — 22 halls of residence (named after rivers and other Indian heritage themes) housing 12,000+ students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get double or triple-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. Each hall is largely self-governing with elected presidents, secretaries, mess secretaries and event managers. Research spans every major engineering, science, management and law discipline given the institute's unusually broad academic scope. The institute hosts the Vinod Gupta School of Management, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (IITKGP is the only IIT with a Law School), the Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Cryogenic Engineering, Centre for Theoretical Studies, Centre for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and many discipline-specific centres. The campus extends over about 2100 acres. IIT Kharagpur's 2,100-acre campus in West Bengal — India's first IIT — is the largest IIT campus by area.
Courses & costs
IIT Kharagpur 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 Agricultural And Food EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Artificial IntelligenceTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Biomedical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Biotechnology And Biochemical EngineeringTuition | 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 Electronics And Electrical Communication EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Industrial EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Instrumentation EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Manufacturing Science And EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mechanical EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Metallurgical And Materials EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Mining EngineeringTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| B Tech Ocean Engineering And Naval ArchitectureTuition | 2025-26 | ₹2,00,000per year |
| MTech/Mcp studentHostel Source | ₹1,177 | |
| MTech/Mcp studentHostel Source | ₹14,500 | |
| MTech/Mcp studentHostel Source | ₹24,354 | |
| MTech/Mcp studentTuition Source | ₹5,000 |
Published by Published by admissions.nic.in (reference)
Published in a state-wide schedule that does not name this college.
| Programme | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| B.Arch.Hostel | 2025-26 | ₹1,070 Source |
| B.Arch.Hostel | 2025-26 | ₹14,500 Source |
| B.Arch.Hostel | 2025-26 | ₹22,140 Source |
| B.Arch.Other charges | 2025-26 | ₹1,500 Source |
| B.Arch.Tuition | 2025-26 | ₹33,333 Source |
| B.Arch.Tuition | 2025-26 | ₹1,00,000 Source |
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Placements · 2024
IIT Kharagpur placements
College-wide placements for 2024: a highest package of 244 LPA.
₹244L · 2024College-wide
₹244L · College-wide · 2024
IIT Kharagpur — the oldest IIT and India's largest engineering campus — posts strong placement outcomes across its broad range of departments.
Campus
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Programmes · intake
Programmes & intake
B Tech Agricultural And Food Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Artificial Intelligence
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Biomedical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Biotechnology And Biochemical Engineering
₹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 Electronics And Electrical Communication Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Industrial Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Instrumentation Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Manufacturing Science And Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mechanical Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Mining Engineering
₹2LAnnual · /yr
B Tech Ocean Engineering And Naval Architecture
₹2LAnnual · /yr
Recognition & affiliations
From the sources
Faculty — sourced details
| Discipline | Engineering Source |
|---|---|
| Exam pattern | Semester Source |
Cutoffs
IIT Kharagpur JEE Advanced cutoffs
IIT Kharagpur cutoffs for JEE Advanced 2024. branch-wise opening and closing ranks are listed below. CSE GM Round 6 closing rank is 313.
JEE Advanced2024
BranchCategoryRoundOpeningClosing
CSEGMRound 6235313
ECEGMRound 69501,740
Admissions · collected information
IIT Kharagpur admissions
IIT Kharagpur admits B.Tech students through JEE Advanced + JoSAA counselling. Typical 2024 closing ranks under General Merit Open category were: CSE 250-450, EE 800-1200, Mechanical 2000-3000, Aerospace 2500-3700, Chemical 3500-5000, Civil 4500-6500, Mining 5500-7500,…
Hostel · campus
IIT Kharagpur hostel
IIT Kharagpur hostel details are listed in this section. IIT Kharagpur runs the largest on-campus hostel system among IITs on its 2,100-acre West Bengal campus — 22 halls of residence (named after rivers and other Indian heritage.
IIT Kharagpur runs the largest on-campus hostel system among IITs on its 2,100-acre West Bengal campus — 22 halls of residence (named after rivers and other Indian heritage themes) housing 12,000+ students by gender and academic year. First-year B.Tech students typically get double or triple-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. Each hall is largely self-governing with elected presidents, secretaries, mess secretaries and event managers.
Scholarships
Scholarships
IIT Kharagpur runs comprehensive financial aid. SC/ST students receive full tuition waivers plus Central Government Post-matric Scholarship. 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 Kharagpur's 2,100-acre campus in West Bengal — India's first IIT — is the largest IIT campus by area. Branch-specific facilities span 19 academic departments and 13 schools/centres including Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical, Aerospace,…
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Campus area
Campus facilities
Boys HostelGirls HostelWiFi CampusLibrarySports ComplexCafeteriaMedical CentreLabsPlacement CellGym
Research & rankings
Centres, patents, grants & MoU partners
Research spans every major engineering, science, management and law discipline given the institute's unusually broad academic scope. The institute hosts the Vinod Gupta School of Management, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (IITKGP is the only IIT with a Law School), the Centre for Educational Technology, Centre for Cryogenic Engineering, Centre for Theoretical Studies, Centre for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence and many discipline-specific centres.
Notable alumni
Distinguished graduates, rank holders & events
IIT Kharagpur alumni include Sundar Pichai (CEO, Alphabet/Google — IITKGP metallurgical engineering), Arvind Krishna (current IBM CEO — IIT Kanpur, but IITKGP also produces senior tech leaders), Suhas Patil (Cirrus Logic founder), Pranav Mistry (former Samsung research president), Vinod Gupta (founder of InfoUSA and the Vinod Gupta School of Management at IITKGP), and many founders of Indian and global startups across SaaS, fintech, deep-tech and consumer-tech.
Same state
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Admissions reading
Helpful guides for your admission
Planning your application to IIT Kharagpur? These guides break down the fees, counselling rounds and quota routes step by step.
Reach the college
IIT Kharagpur contact details
| Address | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 |
|---|
| Office bearer | Role |
|---|---|
| Prof. Suman Chakraborty | Director |
| Capt. Amit Jain (Retd.) | Registrar |
| Mr. Babulal Rajak | Public Information Officer (PIO) |
| Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti | Nodal/Transparency Officer |
| Prof. Anandaroop Bhattacharya | Dean |
| Prof. Surjya Kanta Pal | Dean, R&D |
| Mr. Achintya Kumar Mandal | Joint Registrar (SRIC) |
| Shri Achintya Kumar Mandal | Registrar |
| Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari | Director |
From the sources
More details
| Established | 1950 Source |
|---|---|
| Recognition code type | NIRF id Source |
| Recognition code | IR-E-U-0573 Source |
| NIRF rank | 5 Source |
| Ranking year | 2025 Source |
| Ranking category | Engineering Source |
| Name | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Source |
| Institution type | Self-awarding Source |
| Affiliation status | Self Source |
| Domicile rules | No West Bengal domicile route is stated; undergraduate admission is through the national JoSAA process after JEE Advanced. Source |
| Centralised portal | Yes Source |
| Programme code | BTECH Source |
| Name | B.Tech. (Hons.) in Aerospace Engineering Source |
| Study level | UG Source |
| Eligibility | 10+2/equivalent qualification and JEE Advanced qualification Source |
| Intake year | 2026 Source |
| Stated cycle | 2026-27 Source |
| Awarding body | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Source |
| Approving body | IIT ACT Source |
| Duration in years | 4 Source |
| Specialisation | AE Source |
| Approval status | Recognised Source |
| Gender admitted | Co-educational Source |
| Section 12 status | Not applicable Source |
FAQ
IIT Kharagpur FAQs
When was IIT Kharagpur established and what is its institutional status?
IIT Kharagpur was established on 18 August 1951 — making it the first and oldest of the Indian Institutes of Technology — on the recommendation of the Sarkar Committee (1945) appointed by the Government of India. It is an Institute of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, and is a central-government-funded autonomous institute under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
Where is the IIT Kharagpur campus located and how large is it?
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), Kharagpur is located in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
What is the historical significance of the Hijli Shaheed Bhawan on campus?
The original classrooms, laboratories and administrative office of IIT Kharagpur were housed in the historic Hijli Detention Camp building, now renamed Shaheed Bhawan, where Indian freedom-fighters were imprisoned during the British colonial period. The building houses the Nehru Museum of Science and Technology today and makes IIT Kharagpur the only IIT whose first building is a heritage-grade freedom-struggle monument.
Who is the current Director of IIT Kharagpur?
The current Director of IIT Kharagpur is Prof. Suman Chakraborty, a renowned mechanical engineer working at the interface of microfluidics, thermal sciences and affordable diagnostic technologies including the Swasthya, Covirap and COVIHOME device platforms. He was formally appointed as Director of IIT Kharagpur on 19 June 2025 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
What are the NIRF and QS rankings of IIT Kharagpur?
In the QS World University Rankings 2026, IIT Kharagpur is placed at Rank 215 globally — an improvement of seven places from Rank 222 in QS 2025 — reflecting the institute's rising research and graduate-employability profile.
How does one get admitted to the B.Tech and Dual Degree programmes at IIT Kharagpur?
B.Tech and five-year Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) admissions at IIT Kharagpur are done through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). Candidates first qualify JEE Main conducted by NTA and then write JEE Advanced conducted jointly by the IITs. Final seat allotment across branches and categories is handled by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) based on the All India Rank, branch preferences and the IIT Kharagpur cut-offs.
What are the Vinod Gupta School of Management and Rajiv Gandhi School of IP Law?
The Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) was established at IIT Kharagpur in 1993 with support from Vinod Gupta, founder of Infogroup, and made IIT Kharagpur the first IIT to offer an MBA programme. The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law made IIT Kharagpur the first IIT to offer an LL.B. programme, focusing on technology, patent and IP law for engineers and scientists.
What postgraduate programmes are offered at IIT Kharagpur?
IIT Kharagpur offers M.Tech, M.Sc., M.B.A. (VGSOM), LL.B. (Rajiv Gandhi School of IP Law), M.C.P. (City Planning), M.H.R.M., M.Des. and Ph.D. programmes across nineteen departments and thirteen schools. Admission is through GATE (M.Tech / M.C.P. / Ph.D.), JAM (M.Sc.), CAT (VGSOM MBA), an institute admission test (LL.B.) and GATE / UGC-NET / institute tests for Ph.D. across departments and schools.
Sources
Verification & sources
This page cites 20 source links. Each source is linked beside the facts it supports.
- iitkgp.ac.in — About IITKGP
- iitkgp.ac.in — Right to Information
- nirfindia.org — NIRF 2025 Engineering Ranking
- hmc.iitkgp.ac.in · pdf — Rules and Regulations for Halls of Residence
- iitkgp.ac.in · pdf — Guidelines and Instructions for newly admitted students
- iitkgp.ac.in — Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) - IIT Kharagpur
- iitkgp.ac.in — Academic Programs - IIT Kharagpur
- iitkgp.ac.in — Postgraduate Programmes - IIT Kharagpur
- gateoffice.iitkgp.ac.in — Joint M.Tech/MCP-PhD 2026-27 - IIT Kharagpur
- josaa.nic.in — JoSAA 2026
- josaa.nic.in — JoSAA 2026 Seat Matrix
- iitkgp.ac.in — IIT Kharagpur Admissions
- iitkgp.ac.in — IIT Kharagpur | Semester Fees
- erp.iitkgp.ac.in · pdf — Instruction for Payment through IITKGP Payment Gateway
- nirfindia.org · pdf — NIRF 2025 Engineering institution data PDF — IIT Kharagpur
- aicte-india.org — AICTE — IITs
- erp.iitkgp.ac.in · pdf — UG Rules and Regulations — IIT Kharagpur
- respark.iitkgp.ac.in — Meet The Director — IIT Kharagpur
- sric.iitkgp.ac.in — IPR Office — IIT Kharagpur
- respark.iitkgp.ac.in — Research Park — IIT Kharagpur
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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.