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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, India
Public
Est. 1951
Rural
QS #222 THE #251 NIRF #6 The Week #4 India Today #4
~300
International students (2%)
About
India's first IIT; largest campus with 20+ departments
International students
~300 (2%)
Notable Alumni
Sundar Pichai Vinod Gupta Suhas Patil Arjun Malhotra
Ranking Details
#5 NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) · Engineering · 2024 #6 NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) · Overall · 2024 #4 India Today — Best Colleges Survey · Engineering · 2024 #4 The Week — Best Colleges (Hansa Research) · Engineering · 2024
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Estimated Costs
IIT/NIT (UG) ₹2L – ₹3L / year IIM (PG/MBA) ₹15L – ₹25L (total) Private University ₹3L – ₹15L / year AIIMS (Medical) ₹1,000 – ₹5,000 / year Living Costs (Hostel) ₹50,000 – ₹1.5L / year
Visa & Work
Visa Type N/A (home country) Work Rights Campus placements + off-campus hiring Internships Summer internships via institute placement cells Post-Study Direct employment — no visa barriers
Admissions
Engineering JEE Main + JEE Advanced Medical NEET UG / NEET PG MBA CAT / XAT / GMAT PG Engineering GATE Law CLAT
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