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IIT Kanpur B.Tech: Fees 2026, Admission Dates, Course Duration, Eligibility

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Content Writer | Updated On - Jan 29, 2026

IIT Kanpur is most popularly known for its BTech program. It is offered as a 4-year full-time UG course. The eligibility criteria states that students must have passed 10+2 with 75% marks and a valid score in JEE Advanced.

The JEE Advanced CSE cutoff for the General category in 2025 opened at 270.
The closing rank was 7105.

IIT Kanpur BTech course is offered in 9 specializations. Out of all the domains, the highly pursued domains are Computer Science and Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

Table of Contents

IIT Kanpur BTech Important Dates 2026
IIT Kanpur BTech Fee Structure 2026
IIT Kanpur BTech Specializations 2026
IIT Kanpur BTech Seat Intake 2026
IIT Kanpur JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025
IIT Kanpur BTech Placement
IIT Kanpur vs IIT Roorkee vs IIT Madras BTech Fee Comparison
IIT Kanpur Rankings 2025
IIT Kanpur BTech Scholarships 2026
IIT Kanpur BTech FAQs

IIT Kanpur BTech Important Dates 2026

Given below are the important dates fo BTech admission at IIT Kanpur:

Events	Dates
JEE Main
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Registration Date	Feb 01 - Feb 25, 2026 (Tentative)
JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Result Date	Feb 19, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Exam Date	Apr 01 - Apr 10, 2026
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Result Date	Apr 20, 2026
JEE Advanced
JEE Advanced Registration Dates	Apr 23, 2026 - May 02, 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Date	May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card Date	May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026
JEE Advanced Result Date	Jun 01, 2026

IIT Kanpur BTech Fee Structure 2026

Students can find the BTech fee structure of IIT Kanpur shared below.

IIT Kanpur Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering fee is INR 9.19 lakhs.
The total fee of all the other domains is INR 17.19 lakhs.

IIT Kanpur BTech Fees

IIT Kanpur BTech Specializations 2026

IIT Kanpur BTech program is offered in 9 specializations. The list of the domains are as follows.

Specializations
Computer Science and Engineering	Chemical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering	Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering	Material Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering	Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering

NOTE: The Engineering Science domain has been discontinued.

IIT Kanpur BTech Seat Intake 2026

Each specialization of IIT Kanpur BTech program has a fixed number of seats for admission. The seat intake has been shared below.

Specializations	Gender Neutral	Female Only
Aerospace Engineering	55	14
Biological Sciences and Bioengineering	42	11
Chemical Engineering	83	21
Civil Engineering	118	30
Computer science Engineering	103	26
Electrical Engineering	153	39
Materials Science Engineering	68	17
Mechanical Engineering	119	30

IIT Kanpur JEE Advanced Cutoff 2025

Students can check the JEE Advanced cutoff for 2025 for different categories shared below.

Courses	Gen	OBC	SC	ST
Computer Science and Engineering	270- 271	142	70	42-46
Electrical Engineering	1112- 1146	713- 724	422- 430	197- 199
Mechanical Engineering	2635- 2771	1306- 1358	787- 798	467- 509
Aerospace Engineering	3550- 3805	1840- 1889	1058- 1090	622- 623
Chemical Engineering	3942- 4280	1860- 1976	1131- 1173	718
Civil Engineering	5790- 6161	2610- 2651	1560- 1598	508- 510
Material Science Engineering	5926- 6337	2950- 3047	1922	1029
Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering	6614- 7105	3345- 3458	2117- 2229	1076- 1079

IIT Kanpur BTech Placement

The 2025 placement report of IIT Kanpur has not been released yet. However, students can check IIT Kanpur placement of 2024 provided below.

Particulars	Details
Median Package	INR 40.7 LPA
Average Package	INR 52.7 LPA

IIT Kanpur BTech Recruiters

The top companies that participate in IIT Kanpur campus selection of BTech are as follows.

IIT Kanpur BTech Recruiters

IIT Kanpur vs IIT Roorkee vs IIT Madras BTech Fee Comparison

A comparison of the IIT Kanpur BTech fee with IIT Roorkee and IIT Madras has been shared below. From the collected data, it can be observed that IIT Kanpur is the most expensive while IIT Roorkee fee is least expensive.

Particulars	IIT Kanpur	IIT Roorkee	IIT Madras
BTech Total Fee	INR 9.17 lakhs to INR 17.19 lakhs	INR 8.87 lakhs to INR 11.09 lakhs	INR 9.39 lakhs

IIT Kanpur Rankings 2025

Various agencies have ranked IIT Kanpur based on different factors. Students can check IIT Kanpur rankings for different categories shared below.

Agency	2025 Rank
India Today	3
The Week	4
NIRF	4
OutLook	5
IIRF	5

IIT Kanpur BTech Scholarships 2026

There are various scholarships that students taking admission in IIT Kanpur BTech program can benefit from. They are listed below with their eligibility requirements.

Scholarships	Eligibility	Total Fee
Merit cum Means Scholarship	Students must have maintained a minimum of 6.5 CPI Student must be either SC or ST Parental income should be less than INR 4.5 lakhs	Full tuition fee waiver+ INR 1000 per month
Sports Scholarship	Students with excellent performance in sports	INR 1000 for 9 months

IIT Kanpur BTech FAQs

Ques. What is a good JEE Advanced rank for IIT Kanpur BTech program?

Ans. A good JEE Advanced rank for admission into IIT Kanpur BTech program is between 100-200. The given rank is for the General category students.

In 2024, the JEE Advanced rank of General category candidates for the Computer Science and Engineering branch was between 120-250.
For Civil Engineering, the safe rank was 4213-5948.

Ques. Can I get admission in IIT Kanpur BTech program with 5000 rank in JEE Advanced?

Ans. Yes, students can get admission in IIT Kanpur with a 5000 JEE Advanced rank. However, they shall not get the top domains, such as Computer Science and Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.

The available domains shall be:

Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Ques. Is direct admission available in IIT Kanpur BTech program?

Ans. Yes, students can take direct admission in IIT Kanpur BTech program without JEE Advanced. However, direct admissions are given to students who are the top performers of national and international Olympiads.

Ques. Can I change my BTech specialization after 1 year at IIT Kanpur?

Ans. Yes, students can change their BTech specialization after 1 year of pursuing it from IIT Kanpur. Students have the option to change their specialization until the 2nd year of their program. However, they must first make sure if there is any empty seat in their desired specialization.

Ques. How do I secure admission to IIT Kanpur for BTech?

Ans. Admission to BTech programs at IIT Kanpur requires candidates to first qualify the JEE Main exam, followed by the JEE Advanced. Subsequently, candidates who qualify the JEE Advanced exam must participate in the JoSAA counseling process. Admission to IIT Kanpur BTech programs is offered to candidates securing ranks higher than the prescribed cutoff.

Course Fees

Course Duration

4 Years

Tuition Fees

1 Lakhs

1 Year Fees

2.53 Lakhs

Total Fees

9.19 Lakhs

Detailed Fees

general

Years	year 1		year 2		year 3		year 4
Total Year Wise fees	₹2.53 Lakhs		₹2.22 Lakhs		₹2.22 Lakhs		₹2.22 Lakhs
Semester	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Total Fees	₹142160	₹110960	₹110960	₹110960	₹110960	₹110960	₹110960	₹110960
Tuition fees	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000	₹100000
Admission fees	₹5200	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Caution fee*	₹26000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
miscellaneous fees	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960	₹10960

* Fees is refundable

Course Details

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Placement

Highest Placement	₹ 2.5 Crore
Average Placement	₹ 17.2 Lakhs
Top Companies

College Ranking

Ranking of IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology - [IITK]

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Important Factors	IIT Kharagpur	IIT Kanpur
QS Rankings 2024 (Top Global Universities Category)	271st Rank	278th Rank
NIRF Overall Rankings 2023	7th Rank	5th Rank
Highest Salary Package Offered (2022-23)	2.68 Crore per Annum	1.9 Crore per Annum
Campus Size (in acres)	2100 Acres	1100 Acres
Courses Offered	M.Tech, B.Tech, B.E., M.E., B.Sc, M.Sc, MBA, B.Arch, Ph.D., LL.M, M.Arch, M.A.	M.Tech, B.Tech, M.E., B.E., M.Sc, B.Sc, MBA, M.Des
Alumni Network	Arvind Kejriwal, Sundar Pichai, Jitendra Kumar, Vinod Gupta, Rahul Jaimini, etc.	N.R. Narayana Murthy, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Arvind Krishna, Som Mittal, etc.
Average Salary Offered	INR 14 Lakhs Per Annum	INR 45 Lakhs Per Annum
Total Number of Pre-Placement Offers Received	500+ Offers	208 Offers
Top Recruiters in the Placement	Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Dell, IBM, Accenture, HSBC, etc.	HDFC Bank, Deloitte, Pine Labs, Citi Bank, Accenture, Cognizant, ICICI Bank, etc.