Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Why study here
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a public engineering and research institute in West Bengal, founded in 1951 as the first IIT and first housed in the former Hijli Detention Camp. It has one of the broadest ranges of departments among the IITs, including agricultural and food engineering, architecture, ocean engineering, a management school and a law school focused on intellectual property. Teaching is in English, and undergraduate entry is through JEE Advanced, which foreign nationals can also take. Its large residential campus is in a small railway town, so living costs are low.
Admission requirements
- Class 12 or an equivalent for bachelor's, and a relevant bachelor's degree for master's
- IELTS, TOEFL or another test the university accepts, unless English is your first language or you studied in English
- Official transcripts and certificates, with certified translations if they are not in English
- Indian students take national entrance tests (CUET for central universities, JEE for engineering, NEET for medicine, GATE for many engineering master's, CAT for MBA); international students are usually admitted on merit
- For master's and PhD: a CV, statement of purpose and academic references; PhD applicants usually also need a research proposal and an agreed supervisor
- A valid passport and proof that you can pay tuition and living costs for the student visa
How to apply
- Choose your program and check its entry requirements, language of instruction and deadline on the university website
- International students apply through the Study in India portal, through DASA for NITs and some other institutes, or directly to the university
- Upload transcripts, language scores, your passport and, for postgraduate programs, CV, statement of purpose and references
- Pay the application fee if the university charges one, and apply before the program deadline
- Apply for an Indian student visa (or e-Student visa where eligible) with your admission letter
Studying in India
6 scholarships, 31 universities and 6 programs in India. All of the scholarships are fully funded, and the next deadline is 15 April 2027 (ICCR Scholarship for Study at IIT Bombay 2027).
- Language
- Hindi/English
- Currency
- INR (₹)
- Living costs
- $300–600/mo
- Typical tuition
- Varies widely: NITs via DASA charge USD 4,000 a semester in 2025 (half for eligible SAARC applicants); other universities set their own fees
