Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the leading institutes established by the Government of India in 1959. It is located at Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest railway station to the Institute is Kanpur Centre which is 17 Km away and the closest airport is the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Lucknow which is 90 Km away from the Institute. IIT Kanpur is placed at number 4 by the NIRF in 2020.
IIT Kanpur Courses
The Institute intake students into B Tech, M Tech, and MBA through JEE Advanced, GATE, and CAT entrance exams respectively. Let’s check out the branches of B Tech and M Tech:
Engineering branches offered by IIT Kanpur
- Aerospace Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Material Science & Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial and Management Engineering
M Tech specializations offered by IIT Kanpur
- Computer Science And Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Environmental Engineering and Management
- Earth System Science and Technology
- Chemical Engineering
- Material Science and Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Photonics
The other courses offered by IIT Kanpur include MBA, Ph.D., MSc but it is well known for its B Tech courses.
IIT Kanpur Faculty
IIT Kanpur has a total of 436 faculty members and impressively all of them hold a Ph.D. Last year, over 60 professors from IIT Kanpur received highly reputed national and international awards for their research and performance from various government agencies.
IIT Kanpur Campus
- IIT Kanpur offers a vibrant campus that is spread over 1055 acres.
- IIT Kanpur library holds a collection of more than 3 lakh books and a subscription of more than 1000 periodicals. Each year, on average, 4500 books and journal volumes are added to this collection.
- IIT Kanpur offers spacious hostels with large rooms for the students along with all basic amenities.
Overall, the institution usually has an excellent graduation outcome. Tech giants who hire from IIT Kanpur include Facebook, Caterpillar, Samsung, Yahoo, TVS Motors, Amazon, Adobe, Wipro, Goldman Sachs, and many more.