IIT Kanpur - Admission

Admission to different programmes offered at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) is made on the basis of entrance examinations.The IITK admission council accepts the percentile score/rank obtained by a candidate as a basic standard to call a candidate for Interview/Group Discussion/Counseling etc. However,the final admission is made on the basis of overall performance of a candidate in entrance examination/group discussion/interview/counseling etc.

IIT Kanpur accepts the scores of following entrance examinations for admission into various courses-

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

Admission to all Undergraduate Programmes (B .Tech.) are made through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Click here for the details.

Joint Admission Test to M.Sc.(JAM)

Joint Admission Test to M.Sc.(JAM) is conducted by the Indian Institute of Technologies – IITs for admission to Master of Science ( M.Sc.) and other post–B.Sc. programmes offered at the 7 different Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). In a given academic year, any one of the 7 IITs take the responsibility for the conduct of JAM test. For details, click here.

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is an All-India Examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT’s). Admission to ME and MTech programs largely depends upon GATE percentile score. For details, click here.

JMET

Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET ) is the first step in the process of admission to the two year full time Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Management offered by the IITs. JMET is only a qualifying examination. Candidates have to apply separately to the Institutes of their choice. For details click here.