Around 90% of students in this department get placed. However, the core job offers are very limited and most of them go for other options. Some are doing research in our department from foreign universities. Last year the median salary package offered was around 18 LPA and the highest salary package was 38 LPA.
Top recruiters of this branch include
Core and non-core recruiters are TCS and Wipro which select interns from the Geology branch. Most students get placed in December itself and have some or other kind of job offers by the time college ends.
A number of students were awarded research fellowships from prestigious institutions like the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, the DST-INSPIRE, etc.
IIT Kharagpur Electrical Engineering Placement Statistics
Particulars |
Statistics |
Highest package |
INR 3198000 |
Average package |
INR 1936000 |
Top Recruiters |
Deloitte, Bajaj, and AbsolutData Research & Analytics |
Every department has seen a deterioration in the average packages mainly because the All India Placement Committee banned new start-up's from the placement process as the job security is very low in such startup’s.
There are two aspects to the question. You asked.
To answer this part, I will say with certainty that IIT Kharagpur is an excellent institute. However, as far as architecture is concerned, your first choice should always be the elite schools of architecture like SPA or CEPT. This is mainly because IITs are known for their technology and not architecture.
If you are genuinely interested in physics and math, then this will be one of your strengths and will prove to be useful in the journey of architecture.
Architecture requires problem-solving skills apart from artistic skills. There are many students who are average in drawing but have excellent ideas and designs. To broaden your knowledge about art and architecture you can read books.
IIT Kharagpur in general does not publish complete placements anywhere. So it is kind of difficult to get accurate information, nevertheless the student media bodies of IIT Kharagpur publish these details with some limitations.
Around 95% of students are placed this year, and many top companies came for campus placements. Top companies are
Various roles are offered to students. Many students also get internships in their pre-final year.
Given your profile, you can definitely secure a good internship at IIT Kharagpur. However, getting an internship requires a lot of research and effort.
Lastly, if you fail to get selected in the choice of your program or are rejected because of low CGPA, don’t let that dishearten you because you have an entire year to focus on academics and projects and still can work on your placements.
IIT Kharagpur considers its postgraduate students as a very important part of the IIT society and their accommodation is much better than undergraduates. Most postgraduates get single-room occupancy.
Recently, a new girl hostel named Sister Nivedita has been built for postgraduate students. The rooms of this hostel (single room occupancy) are almost 1.5 times bigger than the rooms of other hostels shared by three students. This hostel has better amenities and a much more relaxed environment than the older hostels
Another co-ed hostel in IIT Kharagpur is the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Hall of Residence. This hostel is huge and has the best interiors among all the hostels and is one of the most coveted halls of residence in IIT Kharagpur.
There are some exceptions wherein postgraduate students are given double-sharing rooms in some hostels like the MMM Hall of residence.
IIT Kharagpur is always open to consulting companies. However, the top consultants you mentioned don’t visit IIT Kharagpur usually because
But if you look from a positive aspect, although IIT Kharagpur was not visited by top consulting companies, it had more than 130 offers, which is the highest among IITs and packages offered, but at par with other IITs.
The Economics branch is slowly becoming one of the best branches of IIT Kharagpur. Integrated M.Sc. (5 years) in Economics opens with JEE rank 3615 and closes at 5439 as per JoSAA 2022. However, it’s not necessary to evaluate a course on the basis of its opening and closing rank because you can get your branch changed on the basis of your performance in the first year.
A student has to obtain around 8.73 CGPA in order to get their branch changed to Economics. You will have to work very hard to get a high CGPA for branch change.
Curriculum: I have entailed some topics covered over the semesters. For a detailed list, you can visit the official website.
You can easily go for Finance and Consulting jobs provided that you study well during these 5 years. The coursework of this department is always industry relevant to cope up with recent trends.
Placements
The Integrated BSc and MSc Economics Median salary stands at INR 15 LPA and the top recruiters include
The semester-wise hostel and tuition fees for 1 year at CSE at IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Kanpur have been tabulated below
Institute |
Tuition Fee |
Hostel Fee |
Total Fee |
IIT Bombay |
INR 1,19,750 |
INR 13000 |
INR 9,50,000 |
IIT Delhi |
INR 1,12,142 |
INR 12,175 |
INR 1,84,536 |
IIT Kharagpur |
INR 1,48,700 |
INR 25,100 |
INR 10,00,000 |
One thing that you will benefit from the most by studying at IIT Kharagpur is that you will learn to survive despite all the challenges thrown at you.
Firstly, its location disadvantage poses many problems like traveling long distances for food, shopping or AC hostel rooms. However, all this will seem meaningless once to develop deep bonds with your peers and end up making friends for life. You will start finding happiness in just Maggie and chai and won’t need lavish food dates to make you happy. Moreover, your personal and communication skills will develop considerably. Befriend your seniors and join societies that promote extracurriculars and you will experience a fun-filled campus life.
All this will prepare you for real-life challenges and you will be ready to face the world without the armor of the Institute.
Another distinguishing feature of IIT Kharagpur is no restrictions on data usage, LAN bans, or hostel curfew, unlike other IITs.