Aerospace Engineering, IIT Kanpur

About 20 faculty members in the department are actively involved in various areas of Aerospace Engineering including Fundamental/ Experimental Aerodynamics (in particular, transition and turbulence), Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aircraft Structure, Flight Mechanics, and Propulsion and Combustion. Read more...

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, IIT Kanpur

Established in 2001, this relatively new department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) aims to provide a multidisciplinary research and teaching program in modern biology and bioengineering. Read more...

Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

One of the pioneer departments at IITK, ChE with 21 faculty members at present, has grown from strength to strength in the past five decades. It ushered in a new paradigm in undergraduate education that fosters the creative thinking process in a very open and vibrant academic environment. Read more...

Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Comprehensive research program with31 faculty members in the department helps lay “proper foundation” in Civil Engineering. The department houses seven major groups: Geosciences, Geoinformatics, Geotechnical, Environmental, Structural and Transportation Engineering, and Hydraulics Read more...

Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur

This first Institute in India to introduce education in Computer Science in 1963 with an IBM 1620 system in a Computer classroom, the department continues its pursuit of excellence in research and teaching. Read more...

Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

The department has a rich tradition of teaching and research and is widely recognized as a pioneer in Electrical Engineering education in India. Research interests, pertain to fundamental research, sponsored and consultancy projects Read more...

Environmental Engineering and Management,IIT Kanpur

The Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM) Programme at the Department of Civil Engineering is one of the oldest and well recognized academic programmes in environmental management in the country and abroad. In addition to academic activities, the EEM group provides major environmental services. Read more...

Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Set up in 1974, the Department of industrial and Management Engineering (IME) was one of the first in the country to recognize the strength of combining the training of engineers with management. Read more...

Center for Laser Technology, IIT Kanpur

The center Lasers and Photonics (CELP) is an interdisciplinary center of excellence that combines cutting-edge technology from engineering and theoretical advances in science to create new horizons in the field of photonics science and engineering. Read more...

Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Activities of the department of Material Sciences and Engineering are coordinated by 21 Faculty members. Various laboratories on Physical Metallurgy, Materials Science, Material Testing, Engineering Metallurgy, and Extractive Metallurgy are modernized with equipments like Transmission Electron Microscope, 3-D printing, Scanning Electron Microscope, Spark Plasma Sintering, High Temperature DTA/ DSC/TGA, Microwave Sintering, Pulsed Laser Deposition, Sputtering Unit, Evaporation system, Spin coating, etc. with Electrical-, Dielectric and ferroelectric-, Optical-, Magnetic-Mechanical-, Biological-, Tribological, Phase-, and Microstructural-Characterization Facilities. Read more...

Materials Science Engineering and Programme, IIT Kanpur

Activities of the department of Material Sciences and Engineering are coordinated by 24 Faculty members. Various laboratories on Physical Metallurgy, Materials Science, Material Testing, Engineering Metallurgy, and Extractive Metallurgy are modernized with equipments like Transmission Electron Mmicroscope, Scanning Electron Microscope, Spark Plasma Sintering unit, DSC, DTA,TGA Microwave Sintering unit, Pulsed Laser Deposition system, Evaporation system, Spin coating systems, Electrical characterization, Dielectric and ferroelectric characterization, Optical characterization, and magnetic characterization facilities. Read more...

Materials Science Programme, IIT Kanpur

The interdisciplinary Material Sciences Programme was initiated in 1971. Advances in material technology today are limited by the availability of newer materials with desired properties. Development of solar cell materials would make better use of solar energy feasible, ceramic materials would make automobile and other engines lighter and more fuel efficient, and optoelectronic materials would revolutionize the communication industry. Tailor making of new functional materials is to be pursued with increasing vigour. Read more...

Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur

Since 1959, the department has strived to stay abreast of the best pedagogical practices and has pioneered the teaching of important niche courses in Mechanical Engineering. Through a rich curriculum developed over years, students get exposed to high en numerical and experimental techniques in solid and fluid mechanics, and manufacturing sciences. Read more...

Nuclear Engineering and Technology, IIT Kanpur

NET is a unique programme of its kind not only in this country but also in the Whole of South East Asia region. Besides offering M.Tech and Ph.Ddegrees in the area of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, the programme provides research and development expertise in the Experimental and Theoretical studies of fusion and plasma physics, radio isotope applications in manufacturing engineering, computer aided tomography, reactor safety studies, heat transfer in nuclear sub-systems, and development of radiation detectors. This programme has worked with BHEL, Tata Consulting Engineers, Defence labsand several divisions of the Department of Atomic Energy. Read more...

Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur

In the era when the Indian Institutes of Technology were founded as centers of excellence, IIT Kanpur took the lead in education in humanities and social sciences both, at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels by integrating these discourses into the engineering curriculum. Read more...

Chemistry, IIT Kanpur

The Department of Chemistry is one of the premier departments in the country today. Its strength has been and continues to be excellence in research and teaching. Read more...

Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur

The department has 34 faculty members who, apart from teaching various core and professional courses, are actively involved in research in some ever- expanding and challenging areas like, Analysis, Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Commutative Algebra, Computational Acoustics and Electromagnetics, Computational fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Biology, Numerical analysis and Scientific Computing, Optimization Theory, Rough Set Theory and model Logic, Topology and Geometry, Statistical Signal Processing, Stochastic Ordering, Ageing and Application, Ranking and Selection Problems, Entropy Estimation, Non-parametric and Robust Methods of Estimation, Life Test Modelling, Regression and Econometric Modelling, Data Mining in Finance, etc. Read more...

Physics, IIT Kanpur

The Department of Physics at IIT Kanpur may lay a fair claim to be India’s premier physics department. In the last five decades, it has produced a steady stream of brilliant scientists, who have gone on to win academic laurels in many fields of research. Perhaps more significantly, the Department has steadily been making important research contribution in various front- line areas of physics. Read more...

Design Programme, IIT Kanpur

Design Programme offers a well-structured course-template for students to synthesize technology and aesthetics in the service of human needs. The programme encourages creativity, innovation, craftsmanship, and personal expression leading to evolution of products and services in the field of engineering design and visual communication. Read more...