IIT Kharagpur is located in Kharagpur, a city in West Bengal. It is a very well-connected city and therefore it allows students from all across India to travel easily. The nearest airport to IIT Kharagpur is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport situated in Kolkata. It is the best way if you choose to travel via flight. From the airport, you can avail a business or a taxi to reach IIT Kharagpur. The distance from Kolkata to Kharagpur is around 140 km. However, these costs will be very high. You can take an alternative route, take a bus to Howrah Station and then simply take a train to Kharagpur it will save you time and money. Once you reach the campus, you can get help from any student to reach your destination.

IIT Kharagpur is very well connected with railway stations, therefore you can very conveniently travel to IIT Kharagpur via train. Kharagpur is a junction railway station which is very well connected to the major cities nationwide. To reach IIT Kharagpur from anywhere around India all you need to do is take a train to Kharagpur station and then you can hire a cab or an auto to reach the campus. IIT Kharagpur is situated in Kharagpur, West Bengal. There are many local trains that you can avail from Howrah Station to reach Kharagpur. It usually takes around 2 hours and 30 minutes. However, if you take express trains from Howrah Station you will reach within 1 hour 40mins. Shared auto service runs from the station to the institution and it is very frequent, so you will not have any trouble reaching the campus. You can always take the help of Google Maps in case you feel lost.

Yes, IIT Kharagpur has a food technology department on its campus. You can easily pursue MTech in Food Technology from IIT Kharagpur after clearing the GATE entrance exam. The eligibility for joining the Mtech or MCP PhD program in Food Technology from IIT Kharagpur is you need a bachelor's degree, it can be BTech or BE or BArch or even a master's degree in Arts or Science with a minimum percentage of 60%. For SC/ST and OBC, the percentage is 55%. Qualifications from all recognised institutions are accepted by the institution. IIT Kharagpur Food Technology Department offers good placements to the students. The average stats of students placed is around 68.75% approximately. With an average package of around 15-17 lakh per annum.

IIT Guwahati has one of the most beautiful college/university campuses in India. It has a 74,000 sq. metre campus. Here are the salient features of our university infrastructure-

• IIT Guwahati has well-equipped and furnished departmental laboratories. 
• The central library is called The Lakshminath Bezbaroa Central Library. 
• The classrooms are air-conditioned, large and well-equipped.
• The campus has auditoriums and seminar halls.
• There are individual hostel rooms available for each student at IIT Guwahati.
• There are two girls' hostels and 11 boys' hostels on campus, and each has its mess hall.
• The campus has a football ground, a badminton court, a swimming pool, a running track, and facilities for indoor sports.
• The campus also has an indoor gym.
• The campus also has a canteen, shops, as well as a small market. 
• IIT Guwahati also has medical facilities for its students and staff members.

Thus, IIT Guwahati not only offers a beautiful and large campus, it also has a top class infrastructure.

The IIT Guwahati campus is quite safe for students.

The institution does not discriminate against any student and has strict policies in this regard. The campus is guarded for the safety of the students. The campus is totally safe at night, and no incidents have occurred which could cause a concern among students.

I am a female student at IIT Guwahati, and I belong to West Bengal. It is my personal experience that the IIT Guwahati campus is safe for students of all genders and cultural backgrounds. 

IIT Guwahati placement statistics 2023 for B.Tech CSE, EEE and ECE-

The CSE and EEE departments perform really well in terms of placements at IIT Guwahati. Thus, these branches are the best if you are interested in grabbing impressive packages after your graduation.

The gender ratio at IIT Kharagpur is quite unequal, having a much higher number of male students as compared to females.

The table represents the gender ratio of IIT Kharagpur for different years.

IIT KGP Student Gender Diversity Chart-

Even though the male: female ratio on the IIT KGP campus has improved in the past few years, the number of female students on campus is still quite low as compared to their male counterparts.

However, this ratio will keep improving with time as more and more female students join the engineering, technological and management streams in India. 

IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee are members of the elite group of IITs, also known as the old IITs. Both of these institutions are Tier-1 Engineering colleges, and both are equally sought after by JEE candidates. 

Even though both the institutes are equally renowned for their engineering degrees, here’s a comparison between them on the basis of rankings and placements-

• As per the NIRF 2023 Ranking, IIT KGP is 6th and IIT Roorkee is 5th among top engineering colleges in the country.
• As per QS World Ranking 2024 (University), IIT KGP is at 271st and IIT Roorkee is at 369th position.
• As per India Today Ranking (Engineering), IIT KGP is at 4th and IIT Roorkee is at 5th position.

Here are the placement statistics for the two (IIT Kharagpur excels in this area as well)-

As per the rankings and placement data, IIT KGP is slightly ahead of IIT Roorkee. However, both the institutions are highly regarded, especially in the field of engineering.

Both IITS are well-reputed and provide the best knowledge to their students. However, if we 

look at the statistics, IIT Bombay is rated higher than IIT Kharagpur by various ranking authorities.

• As per the NIRF Ranking 2023, IIT Bombay is ranked 3rd and IIT Kharagpur is ranked 6th among top engineering colleges in India.
• In the QS Asia University Ranking 2023, IIT Bombay has recorded the 40th, and IIT Kharagpur has recorded the 61st position.
• In the QS World University Ranking 2023, IIT Bombay is at 172nd, and IIT Kharagpur is at 270th position.

 Also, If we look at the Placement statistics, IIT Bombay Outshines IIT Kharagpur-

Even though IIT Bombay is slightly ahead of IIT Kharagpur in terms of ranking and placements, both the institutions are ranked quite highly for their engineering courses. You can choose either of the two for your B.Tech and M.Tech studies.

The IIT Kanpur Fest is one of the most happening college fest in the nation. IIT Kanpur hosts the annual cultural festival Antaragni or Techkriti every year for the students from the campus and for other institutions to participate. The entire campus of the institution during the fest is in a festive and joyous mood. 

The fest is not just a time to have fun and enjoy but also IIT Kanpur fest offers lots of opportunities for its students to showcase their talents and expand their networks. Different types of events take place during the IIT Kanpur Fest like guest talks, prize pool, food stalls, Comedy shows, EDM nights and many more. The IIT Kanpur Fest usually is for 3 days which you get the opportunity to have fun and enjoy it apart from your regular study schedule.