Engineering, Computer Science, Agriculture and Food Engineering
Established in 1951, IIT Kharagpur is the first IIT and a public technical and research university, recognized as an Institute of National Importance. It has the largest campus among IITs and offers a wide range of engineering, science, management, and law programs.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Engineering, Food Science, Manufacturing, Materials, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master, MBA
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
The oldest and largest IIT. Numerous international collaborations for research and academic exchange. Strong industry interface for projects and placements. Offers diverse interdisciplinary programs.
Research:
Extensive research across various disciplines including agriculture and food engineering, AI, advanced manufacturing, earth sciences, and medical science and technology.
Largest and oldest IIT with diverse programs, strong research base, extensive campus and infrastructure, vibrant alumni network.
Cons
Located in a relatively remote town (Kharagpur), very large student body, some older infrastructure along with new developments.
Best For
Students seeking a comprehensive engineering, science, or interdisciplinary education at India’s pioneering IIT, valuing a vast campus, diverse programs, and strong research opportunities.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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