What is different about IIT Kanpur?

IIT Kanpur is indeed different in many ways. A few pros and cons that highlight its unique aspects have been listed below 

Pros

• IIT Kanpur has the fastest Internet facilities in the country
• It has an airstrip making it unique among other IITs
• It has a wind tunnel used in aerodynamic research to study the effects of air moving past solid objects.
• It’s the only IIT that has 2 supercomputers
• Its plethora of electives and minors in other branches make its curriculum uniquely flexible
• It has state-of-the-art sports facilities
• It has a huge campus spread across 1055 acres with beautiful infrastructure and natural scenery
• It’s well known for its excellent research culture 
• Every sub-committee of the Institute is represented by students and has the best Student Gymkhana
• IIT Kanpur has one of the best libraries in the world
• The hostel life is full of freedom and there are little to no restrictions
• Its cultural fest, Antarangi, and tech fests Techkriti is one of the largest in Asia
• It has a massive Open Air Theatre(OAT) with a capacity of 3000 students.

Cons

• Numerous inter-hostel events are held which waste students' time and affect their grades
• You will find many stray dogs roaming around the campus.

You can clearly see how the pros overshadow the cons which make IIT Kanpur unique!