IIT Kharagpur is India’s premier institute that is excelling in nurturing students with excellent academic knowledge, top-class research facilities and industry exposure. The institution was founded on 18 August 1951 and it was the first IIT that was established with the support of the Indian government. The institution is located in the West Bengal in Kharagpur. The campus covers all the facilities for their scholars and learners, including state-of-the-art facilities, high-tech research laboratories, student clubs, sports clubs, libraries stacked with resources and various organisations and student groups that activity participates in the extracurricular activities. It offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate and doctoral programs to the students.

It provides interdisciplinary programs, minor courses that can be completed online mode in a short duration, micro-specialisation courses, along on-campus regular mode courses. It offers nearly 15+ B.Tech programs, 67 programs which include MBA, MHRM, LLB, MMST, MCP, M.Sc/ M.Tech/ MS, 35 programs which include a course in B.Arch, several Dual Degrees and many PhD programs.

IIT Kharagpur has a variety of courses offered through faculties like Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Sciences & Engineering, Faculty of Humanities, Social & Economic Sciences, School of Management, Faculty of Inter-Disciplinary and Biotechnology & Biosciences, Faculty of Sciences, School of Law and many more. Students can pursue courses in many disciplines like Engineering and Technology, Management, Law, Medical Science and Technology, Science, Humanities, Architecture and Regional Planning, Rural Development and many more.

The institute is research-oriented and encourages students to pursue and conduct research in various fields. The institute is engaged in many research programs and projects and has collaborated with various national and international institutions and organisations.  It has many research labs that are high-tech and equipped with modern facilities. It is conducting research in technologies like robotics,  nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology.

IIT Kharagpur is approved by the Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Government of India. It is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and also by the All India Council for Technical Education. As per the National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025, the institution is ranked 5th in the engineering category with a 78.69 score.

Courses Offered by IIT Kharagpur

• Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech )
• B.Arch (Bachelor of Architecture)
• Dual Degree Programs, combining B.Tech with M.Tech or MBA
• M.Tech (Master of Technology) in various engineering and technology fields
• M.Sc (Master of Science) in various science disciplines
• MBA (Master of Business Administration)
• Master of Urban and Regional Planning
• LL.M (Master of Laws)
• Master of Human Resource Management
• Master of Medical Science and Technology
• Master of Intellectual Property Law
• Master of Technology Law
• Master of Technology in Environmental Engineering and Management
• Master of Technology in Safety Engineering and Disaster Management