Admission Notice

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
Admission to Post Graduate Programmes for
2015-16-I Semester (July 2015)
The last date of online application process has been extended till 16-April-2015 (11:59 PM)
Apply ONLINE
(for Indian Students only)
Eligibility CriteriaReference Form
(for Ph.D Students only)
Information Brochure
Application Form
(for Indian Nationals Residing Abroad
and Foreign Students Only )
Contact Us Last Year Fees Structure
(may be revised)

Applications are invited for admission to the post graduate programmes for the academic session 2015-16-I semester commencing from 22 July, 2015.

Ph.D. (Engineering): M.Tech./ME/BE/BS(4Yr)/M.Sc. degree in the respective or allied area. The candidates with Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ Technology or Master's degree in Sciences in an allied area with exceptional academic record and having a valid GATE score may also apply. For Ph.D. in BSBE, candidate with MBBS, B.Pharma or M.Pharma Degree may also apply.

Ph.D. (Sciences & HSS): M.Sc./BE/BS(4Yr)/MA Degree in respective or allied area with a valid GATE/UGC/CSIR score.

Ph.D. (Management): A master's degree in management / relevant disciplines in engineering / technology/ bachelor's degree in engineering / science (4 year program).

Ph.D. (Design): A master's degree in Engineering/ Technology/ Design.

M.Tech. (Engineering): B.Tech./BE./M.Sc.(Engg.) degree in the respective or allied area with a valid GATE score. For admission into M.Tech. in Biological Sciences and Bio-engineering, applicants having bachelor's degree in pharmacy/medicine with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum may also be considered.

M.Des.: The applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Engineering or science (4 year program), Design or Architecture with marks/CPI not below the specified minimum with a valid GATE / CEED score. Candidates holding degrees in Fine Arts or Interior Design are not eligible to apply.

Eligibility for Admission and Reservation of Seats

The eligibility conditions given below are the absolute minimum. Departments may prescribe any requirements over and above.
  1. The specified minimum marks/CPI (Cumulative Performance Index), referred to in subsequent sections, implies a minimum of 55 percent marks /5.5 (on a 10 point scale) as long as it is not less than the minimum pass marks/CPI; otherwise, the specified minimum marks/CPI implies the minimum pass marks/CPI.
  2. The number of admission that can be made to any programme shall be as decided by the Senate from time to time.
  3. Reservations (for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PD shall apply as per Government of India rules. The certificate for the same must be in the format specified.

Financial Assistance

Financial aid (Assistantship/Scholarship) is available to the M.Tech., M.Des. & Ph.D. Programmes.

Student is expected to carry out the assigned duties for teaching and Research Assistantship. The M.Tech./M.Des student currently carries a monthly stipend of Rs.12,400/- for 8 hours of work per week. For Ph.D. students the corresponding financial assistance (for Engg./Sciences/Social Sciences) is Rs.25,000/- for the first two years and there after it is raised to Rs.28,000/- respectively for another two years.

In addition to this several attractive fellowships from Industries/DAE are also available.

Programs Offered and Qualification Required

GENERAL INFORMATION:

All applications must be filled online. After filling the online application, one has to take a print out and send it to the department concerned, along with all the certificates, photograph, and a draft for application fee. The list of attachments are provided on the application page.

Financial assistance may be provided to students selected in M.Tech., M.Des. and Ph.D. programmes. Separate application must be filled for each programme.

IMPORTANT DATES:

The online applications will be available from 19th March 2015, till 15th April 2015.

The last date of online application process has been extended till 16-April-2015 (11:59 PM)

The printed application form along with supporting documents and application fee must be received to the department(s) latest by 20th April, 2015.

The printed application form should be send directly to the respective departments as given in mailing address below.

Mailing Address :

          The Convener, DPGC

           Department/Programme of ____________________________________________________
                                                                   (Kindly mention the Department name where you are seeking your admission)

           Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

           Kanpur 208016

Separate application must be filled for each programme.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Reservations (for SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PD shall apply as per Government of India rules.

The certificate for the same must be in the format specified. The formats can be downloaded from the links :

Information for Part-Time Students Part-Time
Information for External Students External
Information for Sponsord Students Sponsord
Information Brochure 2015 Brochure-2015
Ph. D. applicants must submit two letters of reference. Reference Forms

APPLICATION FEES

General , OBC candidates Rs. 400/-
PD, SC, and ST candidates Rs. 200/-
The fee must be paid through a demand draft payable to The Registrar, IIT Kanpur payable at Kanpur.

INSTITUTE TUITION FEE:

The tuition fee and other charges for July, 2015 have not been finalized yet. To get an idea of the tuition fees of previous semester, Link to July, 2014 fee structure. (The revised fee structure will be put up as and when it is available).