IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITK], Kanpur

Both IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur are known reputed academic institutions in India. However, being a student of IIT Kanpur myself I can share some vital insights with you about the institution. According to me, IIT Kanpur is a better choice in terms of curriculums, research opportunities, and facility members.

• IIT Kanpur is ranked 4th under NIRF rankings.
• IIT Kanpur offers both B.Tech and M.Tech programs for the students.
• The placement records for IIT Kanpur is also pretty good with a ratio of 95.90% of students being placed.
• The average package stood at INR 26.37 LPA.
• Some of the top recruiters for IIT Kanpur are Goldman Sachs, Reliance, ICICI Bank, Samsung, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments etc. 

Being an MBA from IIT Kanpur myself I can vouch for the institution. I think opting for an MBA from IIT Kanpur is a better choice than going for the PGDISEM program from NITIE.

• IIT Kanpur MBA is known for its excellent curriculums and research opportunities that it offers to the students including the summer internship programs.
• IIT Kanpur MBA department is ranked 23^rd in the NIRF ranking.
• The placement for the MBA department is remarkable with almost 90% of students being offered placements.
• The highest package is INR 24 LPA and the average package is INR 18.14 LPA.

The fee structure for IIT Kanpur’s MBA is listed below:

The M.Tech CSE in IIT Kanpur is one of the reputed departments in the institute. The course curriculum has been designed to provide in-depth knowledge to the students and prepare them with industry-required skills.

During your course, you will be required to do 144 credit points of coursework along with the thesis. 63 credits is the minimum course requirement. The minimum credit for thesis and courses is 72 credits. You can cover the rest 9 credits with a mix of thesis and coursework.

Below is the list of subjects that you will be studying in your course:

All the 3 IITs, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, follow the relative grading. Under this, your grades are calculated after your GPA is generated with respect to the highest scorer's marks. This system is quite similar to that in the US except that the parameters considered while calculating grades are way different.

Grades are calculated by giving weightage to such parameters 

• Tests
• Assignments
• Projects
• Quizzes
• Group projects
• Class participation 

IIT B and IIT D grading system looks like this

Anything below this is considered Fail.

IIT Kanpur has an even grading system which looks like this 

Contrastingly, AP in IIT Bombay means excellent performance where AP in IIT Kanpur means Academic Probation. But still, I think IIT Kanpur is good to go with.

The general preference order is 

• College wise - IIT Bombay > IIT Kanpur > IIT Roorkee
• Branch wise - CS > Mechanical ~ Electrical.

However, this is a popular trend, and you don't have to follow it. It is best to make a decision based on your individual preferences.

Doing something that interests you is considerably superior in the long run to doing something you dislike solely for money since, after a few years, money no longer motivates you.

Here are some information to make your decision easier:-

• The placement scenario for EE in IIT Kanpur is good and stands next to the CS department in the table.
• Though EE is the largest department when compared with others it still maintains its record well in placements.
• The NIRF Ranking of IIT Bombay is 3, IIT Kanpur is 4 and IIT Roorkee is 5.
• The Average placement at IIT Bombay Mechanical is 21.82 LPA with IIT Kanpur Electrical is 26.27 LPA and IIT Roorkee CSE is 22 LPA.
• More than 250 companies visited IIT Kanpur campus in 2023.
• EE offers specialisations like VLSI, SPCom, RF & Microwave, Power Engineering, Control & Automation. Placements for some of these specializations are 100 %, especially for VLSI, SPCom & RF.

Keeping aside the public’s opinion, my preference order is

 IIT Kanpur Electrical > IIT Roorkee CS > IIT Bombay Mechanical