Applications are invited for admission to July 2023 semester for MS/PhD/MSc/MTech Courses at IIT Kanpur. The last date to apply online is April 11, 2023.

About IIT Kanpur

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, established in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, conduct original research of the highest standard and provide leadership in technological innovation.

Courses Streams

MTech

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems Engineering
  • Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering (In all Specializations except Infrastructural Engineering and Management)* Cybersecurity
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Cognitive Systems
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial and Management Engineering
  • Materials Science & Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Programme on Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Photonics Science and Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy Engineering
  • Space Science and Astronomy

MS (BY RESEARCH)

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Civil Engineering (Only in Environmental Engineering and Geoinformatics)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Cognitive Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Photonics Science & Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy Engineering

PhD: Aerospace Engineering

  • Biological Sciences & Bioengineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Industrial and Management Engineering
  • Materials Science & Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Programme on Materials Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering & Technology
  • Photonics Science and Engineering
  • Sustainable Energy Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Cognitive Science
  • Economic Sciences
  • Earth Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Space Science and Astronomy

PhD (Humanities and Social Sciences)

  • English (Literature, Linguistics & ELT)
  • Fine Arts
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Masters of Design & PhD (Design)

  • M.Sc. (2 Years) – Economics

Diploma of IIT (DIIT) Programme

  • The DIIT programme is being offered in three areas under the Geoinformatics specialization:
  • Geodesy
  • Navigation and Mapping
  • Remote Sensing and GIS

Foreign Nationals

For assistance related to foreign nationals applications ( Study in India / ICCR / ASEAN etc) kindly get in touch with the Office of International relations. Click here to view contact details.

Deadline

  • Indian as well as Foreign Nationals can apply only through online mode of application.
  • The last date for receiving applications in online modes is April 11 (Tuesday), 02:00 pm.

Application Fee

  • The application fee is Rs.500 for General, EWS, OBC and OBC-NCL candidates and Rs.250 for SC/ST and all DAP candidates.
  • The application fee is waived for candidates in the ‘Foreign National’ category.

How to Apply?

  • The online applications portal will be available from March 22 (Wednesday), 02:00 pm to April 11 (Tuesday), 02:00 pm, Go to “Important Links“.
  • PhD applicants must arrange for two letters of reference as well.
  • For this purpose, the names of the referees along with their e-mail addresses are to be provided by the candidate at the online applications portal.
  • The referees will be contacted electronically through an auto-generated mail with a request to submit their recommendations online.
  • MTech Admissions: All the admission offers to GATE-qualified candidates will be displayed on the Common Offer Acceptance Portal (COAP).
  • Candidates must register at the COAP portal for viewing and accepting their offers.
  • Registration on the COAP portal is free.
  • Candidates are advised to download COAP 2023 information brochure and follow the guidelines for participation.
  • For these candidates, the COAP Registration number is mandatory for applying at the IIT Kanpur Admission Portal.
  • The offers to candidates who have not qualified for GATE will be communicated directly to the candidates by the department via E-mail
  • A separate application form is to be filled out for each programme or department.

Click here to view the official notification of MS/PhD/MSc/MTech Courses at IIT Kanpur.