IIT Kanpur conducts various educational programmes at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.

The Institute presently offers the following programmes:

B. Tech. : Aerospace Engineering, Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

B. Tech. - M. Tech. : (Dual Degreee): Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

M. Tech. : Aerospace Engneering, Biological Sciences & Bio-Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering & Management, Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial & Management Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Laser Technology

M. Des. : Design Programme

Five Year Integrated M. Sc. : Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Scientific Computing

Two Year M. Sc. : Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics.

M. Sc. - Ph. D. (Dual Degree): Physics

D.I.I.T. : Only candidates sponsored by recognised industries are eligible for this programme of two semesters. The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Master's degree in Science

Ph.D. : Aerospace Engneering, Biological Sciences and Bio- Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Industrial & Management Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Humanities and Social Sciences (English, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, and Sociology)