PG Admissions, IIT Kanpur
Announcement
Programmes Offered
| Program | Department |
|---|---|
| M Tech | Aerospace Engineering |
| Unmanned Aerial Systems Engineering | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability (Offered by Kotak School of Sustainability) | Biological Sciences & Bio engineering |
| Biomedical Engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Civil Engineering | |
| Cognitive Systems | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | |
| Earth Sciences | |
| Electrical Engineering | |
| Interdisciplinary Programme on Materials Science | |
| Management Sciences | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Photonics Science and Engineering | |
| Space, Planetary & Astronomical Sciences & Engineering | |
| Sustainable Energy Engineering | |
| MS (BY RESEARCH) | Aerospace Engineering (only in Aerodynamics, Flight Mechanics, Propulsion and Structures) |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Civil Engineering (only in Environmental Engineering, Transportation Engineering) | |
| Cognitive Science | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | |
| Electrical Engineering | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Photonics Science & Engineering | |
| Sustainable Energy Engineering | |
| M Tech/MS (BY RESEARCH) in Cybersecurity |
Only for sponsored/part time/ External candidate (without financial assistantship) |
| M Des | Design |
| M.Sc. (2 Years) | Economics |
| PhD | Aerospace Engineering |
| Biological Sciences & Bio engineering | |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Chemistry | |
| Civil Engineering | |
| Cognitive Science | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | |
| Design | |
| Earth Sciences | |
| Economic Sciences | |
| Electrical Engineering | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences [English (Literature, Linguistics & ELT), Fine Arts, Philosophy, Psychology & Sociology] | |
| Interdisciplinary Programme on Materials Science | |
| Management Sciences | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Mathematics | |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Photonics Science and Engineering | |
| Physics | |
| Space, Planetary & Astronomical Sciences & Engineering | |
| Statistics | |
| Sustainable Energy Engineering |
General Information
Detailed information on PG programmes offered at IIT Kanpur is available at:
Indian Candidates:
- Reservations [EWS/SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/DAP] shall apply as per Government of India (GoI) norms.
- For Application Form, Reference Letter Form, Information Brochure, Eligibility Criteria and other relevant details, please visit:
Important Links Apply Online
- Click the link for the concerned department to get detailed information about the department.
- Students who are in the final year of their programme (likely to finish the programme by July 27, 2025) may also apply and secure provisional admission for the session commencing in July 2025 (2025-26-I Semester).
- Financial support (Institute Assistantship/Scholarship) will be provided to non-sponsored PhD, MTech and MS (By Research), M.Des students.
- Those employed in industry or a college/university/institute may apply for admission as sponsored, external or part-time candidates. The last date of accepting applications in online mode under these categories is April 21, 2025. Further information on these categories of admissions is available at: Important Links
Withdrawn from the Programme:
- The last date of withdrawal from the programme (with Rs 1000/- deduction) is July 14, 2025. If withdrawal is received after aforesaid date then the deduction will be as per institute norms.
- Refund processing will be taken up after August 20, 2025. Refund may take up to 21 working days.
- Withdrawal applications should be submitted through the below mentioned link along with below mentioned documents:
- Signed application for withdrawal consisting of all details like Application number, Department, Program, Amount paid.
- Fee payment receipt
- Bank details (Name, Brach, IFSC code, A/C no, address)
- Photo copy of front page of passbook
Foreign Nationals:
For assistance related to foreign national applications (Study in India / ICCR / ASEAN etc) kindly get in touch with Office of International relations. (https://www.iitk.ac.in/oir/contact). The last date of accepting online applications under these categories is April 21, 2025. Further information on these categories of admissions is available at: Important Links
Details on the admission for candidates in Foreign Nationals category can be found at: Click Here
How To Apply
- The online application portal will be available from March 28, 2025 (Friday), 12:00 PM to April 16, 2025 (Wednesday), 02:00 PM, Go to "Important Links". The deadline is extended up to April 21 , 2025 (Monday), 02:00 PM. Please note that this is a hard extended deadline. No further extension would be made..
- Indian as well as Foreign Nationals can apply only through online mode of application. The deadline for application in online mode is April 21, 2025 (Monday), 02:00 PM.
- MTech / M Des / MS (By Research) / PhD / M.Sc. Economics / Programme: Applicants are requested to register and submit their applications through link given on "apply online" page.
- 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.
- Application Fees is Non-Refundable
- A separate application form is to be filled for each programme or department.