Inside India's oldest IIT: pros and cons
Likes
- I like the campus life the most. IIT KGP gets new life at night. It is a beautiful experience. Also the fests and various events are very excited.
- The placements are also very good. The alumni network is so strong that one can get easy referral. The senior-junior interaction is the backbone of IIT KGP.
Dislikes
- There is no hate but I do not like the hostels very much. The hostel infrastructure is not so that good.
- The gender ratio is very bad. Also some teachers are not understandable in lectures.
Remarks :
Every year an exam called JEE Advanced is conducted, through which you can secure admission at IITs by obtaining a good rank. Additionally, you must pass your 10+2 with at least 75%. There are no other eligibility criteria. The admission process of IITs are very simple. You have to go through counselling process of JOSAA and then the institute is allotted. After that, a physical verification is done at the institute level. I prepared for JEE advanced for two years in class 11 and 12. The campus life, placements, academics are very good at IIT KGP. The one thing I think that can be improved is the gender ratio which is very bad at IIT KGP(1:5).
Course Curriculum Overview :
After clearing JEE Advanced, I got Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur. In most IITs, students don't always get the course they are interested in, rather it depends on their rank. In my case as well, I got this course based on my rank. But the course curriculum is relevant enough. Recently IIT KGP has changed its curriculum aligning it with AI. Most of the faculty members have done their Ph.Ds from various prestigious institutions across the world. Most of the professors teach on blackboard by writing things with chalk and they also make little use of PPTs. There are mid-semesters ,end-semesters and various class tests. Usually mid-sems carry 30% weightage and end-sems carry 50% weightage ,rest are in the hand of professors. Difficulty level is moderate.
Internships Opportunities :
Internship session starts before the placement session. Same companies which come for placements also come for internships. Average stipend is around 1.5-2 lakhs per month. Many students apply for off-campus internships.
Placement Experience :
There is CDC(Career Development Centre) which manages entire placement related activities. CDC conducts various sessions before placements and internships. There are many companies that visit our institute. The renowned companies are Google, Microsoft, Adobe, JP Morgan, BlackRock and many more. The highest package is usually in crores and average is around 15 LPA to 20 LPA. Almost 80% students get placed through CDC. I want to go to in tech field.
Loan/ Scholarship Provisions :
The year wise fees is almost 220000 excluding hostel fees. The tuition fee is around 200000. There is one time caution fee of 1000 and other fees sum to 5000 per year. If you are from SC/ST category or belong to a general category of family income less than Rs 100000/- the tuition fee will be waived off. There are various scholarships in the institute. Usually the scholarship amount is 60000/- per annum.
Campus Life :
The campus offers a beautiful night-life. You can roam in the campus throughout the night and no one will ask a question. There is a specific event called 'Illumination' which happens during Diwali every year. It is an event of lights and considered as one of the most prestigious events of the institute. There are many clubs and societies run by students. There are many events such as hackathons, marathons, dances, musical performances and so on. There are two main fests, one is 'Kshitij'(Asia's largest techno-management fest) and the other is 'Spring Fest'. Both are held in the month of January.
Hostel Facilities :
There are around 21 hostels in institute (approximately 16 hostels for boys and 5 for girls). I live in 'Nehru Hall'. This is one of the oldest hostels in IIT KGP. Sundar Pichai also stayed here. There are facilities like Wi-Fi, cooler, geyser, LAN connection, etc. The mess food quality is average as most of the hostels. They serve food 4times a day (2 heavy meals and 2 light meals). Hostel and mess fee is usually around Rs 80000/- per year. We have to fill a form and submit it to the hall office for the registration.
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