Today’s post will be slightly different than the usual posts on food and restaurant reviews. I will be writing about one of the top colleges of India i.e. IIT Kharagpur. I know that a lot of my blog readers are students and parents who might be looking out for a top college for their child/ward.
The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or
IIT KGP) is a public engineering institution established in 1951 by the Government of India. It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. It is located in Kolkatta and is five kilometers away from Kharagpur's railway station. If you want to study engineering, then this is the best institute in India.
Did you know that this institute was established to train scientists and engineers soon after India attained independence in 1947? Yes! And did you know that among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus of around 2,100 acres,the most departments, and the highest student enrollment? Yes! There are a lot of things about IIT Kharagpur and these are some of the reasons that it is one of the top college in India.
IIT Kharagpur offers various degrees as part of its undergraduate programs. They include Bachelor of Technology (BTech. Hons), Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and the 5-year integrated Master of Science.
IIT Kharagpur offers postgraduate programs including Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Master of Sciences (MSc). Some specialized post graduate programs offered by IIT KGP include Master of Human Resource Management (MHRM), Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT), Master in Medical Science and Technology (MMST), Master of City Planning (MCP), LL.B in Intellectual Property Law (LL.B Honors in IP Law), and Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Operation and Management (PGDMOM). The institute offers the Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) as part of its doctoral education program.
IIT Kharagpur MBA program is one of the best, incase you do not get into any IIM's for MBA, you can pursue MBA in this prestigious institution.
For most of the undergraduate and postgraduate courses at IIT Kharagpur admission is granted through written entrance examinations. Admissions to M.S.(by Research) and PhD programs are based on written tests followed by personal interviews. Admission to undergraduate programs in all IITs is tied to the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). If the candidates qualify for admission through IIT-JEE, they can apply for admission in four-year BTech (Bachelor of Technology), five-year BArch degree, five-year Dual Degree (Integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology) and five-year integrated MSc (Master of Sciences) courses at IIT Kharagpur. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) has to be cleared for admissions to postgraduate programs (MTech). Common Admission Test (CAT) has to be cleared for management studies which is conducted by IIMs.
For more information on IIT Kharagpur, visit
wiki.