If you are certain about your branch choice, then go for Civil at IIT Kanpur. If you aren’t sure about the branch then choosing IIT Kanpur among these three IITs will be better. In 2021, NIRF ranked IIT Kanpur #6 in the country. Although it’s not easy you can change your branch after a year. But you can’t change your college.
Both IIT BHU and IIT Kanpur are one of the best and oldest institutes in India. But according to me IIT Kanpur is better than IIT BHU here are some reasons:
Based on the above information, IIT Kanpur is a better choice than IIT BHU.
If you are interested in CSE but choosing Mathematics and Computing just for the sake of overlapping courses, then trust me you are making the wrong decision. I have seen many CSE branch seekers taking Mathematics and Computer to land CSE-related jobs. Let me tell you frankly, Mathematics and Computing are no substitutes for Computer Science.
If you want to get a deeper understanding of this, go through the Syllabus of Mathematics. You will find most courses that are theoretical, abstract, and purely mathematical and very few courses related to Computer Science. Mathematics at IITs is not everyone’s cup of tea. It is extremely tough, unlike JEE Math.
However, if you are passionate about Mathematics and want to pursue a research career in it, go for it. The courses might include lengthy proofs of Mathematical Induction and set and relation theory. Discuss the curriculum once with students of Mathematics at IIT and then make the final decision. Usually, the coursework in Mathematics and Computing is the same for all the IIT Branches.
To sum it up, if you are planning to take Mathematics and Computers just for the CSE courses, please make a better decision. My best advice would be to go for CSE in a better engineering college like IIT Hyderabad or Indore.
Both IIT BHU as well as IITK are reputed IIT’s.
The course curriculum at both colleges is nearly the same. In IIT BHU students can pursue courses other than academics such as Management, Foreign Languages, Finance, Personality Development as its part of BHU University. Academics at IITK is relatively tougher than IIT BHU with tough grading scheme. IIT BHU allows flexibility to its students so that they can manage both academics as well as learn extracurricular skills.
Research culture at IITK is better than IIT BHU with more no. of research papers being published every year and more students doing Ph.D. in the College. While infrastructure and labs are equally good at both the colleges. Both IIT BHU and IITK has one of the best faculties compared to top institutions.
Placements are roughly the same at both Colleges. IIT BHU being 100 Years old enjoys its vast alumni network due to which placement percentage is high. Students from both colleges get placed in well-known firms such as HUL, IOCL, GAIL, Maruti, Bajaj. Besides Core Engineering there are companies from other sectors like IT/Software, Consulting, Finance, Analytics, Management, etc. that offer jobs in both the Colleges. The average package of both the colleges is around 10-12 lacs CTC.
For the course curriculum and more research work, IITK has an edge over IIT BHU for Mechanical Engineering.
IIT Kanpur is a better choice if you want to opt for theoretical physics (especially quantum mechanics) than IISC Bangalore.
Firstly, let me make it clear that Kanpur, Delhi, and Mumbai are preferred over IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras for almost every branch. The main reasons are as follows.
Placements: The placements at IIT Kanpur are slightly better than Kharagpur.
Trend: While choosing an institute, students tend to choose an institute based on the past year’s trend. Since the campus placement record for the top 5 IITs remains the same over the past 5 years, students tend to go to these institutes.
These are a few of the reasons why students prefer IIT Kanpur for CS over IIT KGP and IIT Madras.
Being an MTech student in CSE at IIT Kanpur, I would say my experience has been great.
IIT Kanpur fee structure is the same for OBC and General category students. The B.Tech fee for candidates with family income less than INR 5.0 LPA is INR 1 lakh per semester. The fee structure varies as per the family income of the General and OBC students. It is, however, different for SC/ST category students.
The students must pay INR 300 as examination fees per semester. The cost for other facilities such as medical, gymkhana fee, water charges, mess establishment charges, etc. at IIT Kanpur is around INR 17,530 per semester.
Apart from that, at the time of application, students must pay INR 17,000 (refundable) and INR 2,950. These are one-time charges. The total fees for BTech Courses at IIT Kanpur is INR 9. 60 lakhs. The total fees for MTech courses at IIT Kanpur is INR 1.60 lakhs.
Branch change at IIT Kanpur is possible, but difficult. The possibility of a switch depends on the academic performance of a student and the availability of seats in the desired branch.
Those who perform really well in their 1st year can expect a branch change. Most of the seats at top IITs are filled during admissions (especially the top branches), so the seats do not remain vacant in the students’ desired branches.
Branch change at IIT Kanpur is based on the Cumulative Power Index (CPI) cutoff. For example, to change one’s branch to Computer Science Engineering one must have a CPI of 9.5 and above. Similarity for Electrical engineering, around 9.4 CPI is required, and for Mechanical Engineering at least 8.9 CPI must be obtained during 1st year.
For branch change at IIT Kanpur, one must complete a manual registration. Those who wish to change the branch can collect the registration form from the lecture hall- L8. One must then fill the form correctly and get the signatures from all the instructors, signature of the convener and DUGC (Department of Undergraduate Committee), and submit the form in L8 itself.
Finally, one must collect the stamped copy of the application form, and submit it to the DoSA department (Department of Students Affairs). The telephone numbers of DoSA office are- 0512-2596945 and 0512-259-6963.
I hope to have answered your query regarding branch change at IIT Kanpur.
IIT Kanpur is among the 7 elite and oldest IITs, and it is ranked #4 by NIRF 2023 Ranking in the Engineering Category. Our college offers more than 75 courses in different streams like Engineering, Architecture, Management, etc. at UG, PG and Doctoral level.
IIT Kanpur's most opted and popular branches are Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Its Civil Engineering branch also offers good placements. In fact, IITK offers high quality education & top placements in all of its branches. It records 100% placement for B.Tech CSE.
As per the 2023 placement statistics, 92 students were placed from IIT Kanpur Civil, Mechanical and CSE branch, and the highest CTC package for these branches stood at INR 1.02 CPA. The average CTC offered to B.Tech CSE was INR 57.35 LPA, while for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering it was INR 31.05 LPA and INR 22.14 LPA respectively.