IIT Kharagpur vs IIT Patna: Courses, Seats, Cutoffs, Fees, Placements and Research (2026)
IIT Kharagpur attracts 34% more research funding (₹162.10 crore vs ₹120.88 crore, FY 2023-24). IIT Kharagpur does 2.1 times as much consultancy business (₹46.15 crore vs ₹21.58 crore, FY 2023-24). IIT Kharagpur employs 3.3 times as much faculty (895 vs 275, NIRF 2025).
Last updated: 14 Oct 2026.
Who should pick which (our analysis)
IIT Patna
Our analysis: IIT Patna suits you if you want options beyond a plain B.Tech. It has the widest set of dual degrees in this batch. These include B.Tech + M.Tech pairs in VLSI, Mechatronics, CSE and Structural Engineering, and B.Tech + MBA tracks with IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Mumbai. Most dual-degree tracks have 5 to 15 seats, so read each one carefully before choosing.At a glance
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| Point | IIT Kharagpur | IIT Patna | Source (year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Established (year) | 1951 | 2008 | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Location (city, state) | Kharagpur, West Bengal | Bihta, Patna, Bihar | josaa.admissions.nic.in JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Campus area | Not published | 500 acres | JoSAA 2026 institute profile |
| Official website | iitkgp.ac.in | iitp.ac.in | iitkgp.ac.in |
| NIRF Overall rank | 6 | 36 | NIRF 2025 |
| NIRF Engineering rank | 5 | 19 | NIRF 2025 |
| B.Tech tuition per semester | ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 2026-27 (tentative) 2026-27 |
| First-semester academic fees | Not published | ₹1,64,750 | 2026-27 |
| Fee waiver notes | SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333. | SC, ST and PH: complete tuition waiver. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission. | 2026-27 (tentative) 2026-27 |
| Hostel / mess fee | Per semester: hall establishment ₹24,354 + mess ₹14,500 + hostel overhead ₹1,177 | Hostel ₹6,500 per semester (first semester); mess charges paid separately | 2026-27 (tentative) 2026-27 |
| Total JoSAA seats | 1,949 | 817 | JoSAA 2026 |
| UG 4-year median salary | ₹19.76 lakh | ₹19 lakh | 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year placed / graduated | 517 placed of 668 graduates | 320 placed of 335 graduates | 2023-24 |
| UG 5-year (dual) median salary | ₹20 lakh | Not published | 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year median salary | ₹14 lakh | ₹19.5 lakh | 2023-24 |
| PG 2-year placed | 679 | 191 | 2023-24 |
| UG 4-year went for higher studies | 83 | 15 | 2023-24 |
| Total UG 4-year students | 4,096 | Not published | 2023-24 |
| Faculty count | 895 | 275 | NIRF 2025 |
| Full-time PhD students | 3,635 | 636 | 2023-24 |
| Full-time PhDs graduated | 519 | Not published | 2023-24 |
| Sponsored research received | ₹162.10 crore | ₹120.88 crore | FY 2023-24 |
| Consultancy received | ₹46.15 crore | ₹21.58 crore | FY 2023-24 |
How IIT Kharagpur and IIT Patna differ
- IIT Kharagpur attracts 34% more research funding (₹162.10 crore vs ₹120.88 crore, FY 2023-24).
- IIT Kharagpur does 2.1 times as much consultancy business (₹46.15 crore vs ₹21.58 crore, FY 2023-24).
- IIT Kharagpur employs 3.3 times as much faculty (895 vs 275, NIRF 2025).
- IIT Kharagpur has 5.7 times as much full-time PhD students (3,635 vs 636, 2023-24).
- IIT Kharagpur has a 139% bigger JoSAA intake (1,949 vs 817, JoSAA 2026).
- The 4-year UG median salary is almost the same: ₹19.76 lakh at IIT Kharagpur and ₹19 lakh at IIT Patna (2023-24).
- Same tuition at both: ₹1,00,000 per semester.
- IIT Kharagpur ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Overall (6 vs 36).
- IIT Kharagpur ranks higher in NIRF 2025 Engineering (5 vs 19).
- IIT Kharagpur has more 4-year B.Tech CSE seats (140 vs 86).
- Only IIT Kharagpur offers Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural and Food Engineering, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering among these two.
- Only IIT Patna offers Chemical Science and Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics and Computing among these two.
Worked out from the official numbers above.
Courses and seats
IIT Kharagpur
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.S. (4 years)
- B.Arch (5 years)
IIT Patna
- B.Tech (4 years)
- B.S. (4 years)
- Bachelor and Master of Technology (5 years, dual degree)
- Bachelor of Technology and MBA (5 years, dual degree)
- B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS (5 years, dual degree)
- Bachelor of Science and MBA (5 years, dual degree)
Seats per branch
| Branch | IIT Kharagpur | IIT Patna |
|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Engineering | 70 | Not offered |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering | 93 | Not offered |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 70 | Not offered |
| Chemical Engineering | 115 | 70 |
| Civil Engineering | 119 | 70 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 140 | 86 |
| Electrical Engineering | 113 | Not offered |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | 150 | Not offered |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 44 | Not offered |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 66 | Not offered |
| Mechanical Engineering | 172 | 86 |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 93 | 46 |
| Mining Engineering | 113 | Not offered |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 80 | Not offered |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 72 | Not offered |
| Artificial Intelligence | 50 | Not offered |
| Biomedical Engineering | 30 | Not offered |
| B.S. Chemistry | 45 | Not offered |
| B.S. Economics | 59 | 24 |
| B.S. Physics | 49 | Not offered |
| B.S. Mathematics and Computing | 69 | Not offered |
| B.S. Applied Geology | 52 | Not offered |
| B.S. Exploration Geophysics | 45 | Not offered |
| B.Arch (5 years) | 40 | Not offered |
| Chemical Science and Technology | Not offered | 40 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | Not offered | 50 |
| Engineering Physics | Not offered | 40 |
| Mathematics and Computing | Not offered | 50 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Not offered | 50 |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | Not offered | 50 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication Systems (5-year Bachelor and Master of Technology dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B.Tech (Chemical Science and Technology) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Civil Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 6 |
| B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Healthcare Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Engineering Physics) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 6 |
| B.Tech (Mathematics and Computing) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 6 |
| B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 6 |
| B.Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 5 |
| B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) - MBA (IIM Mumbai) (5-year Bachelor of Technology and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 15 |
| B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Structural Engineering (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech. (CSE) and M.Tech in CSE (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech. (ECE) -M. Tech. in VLSI (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech. (EEE)-M. Tech. in (Power &. Control) (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech. (Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing) (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B. Tech. (ME) - M. Tech. in Mechatronics (5-year B.Tech. + M.Tech./MS dual degree) | Not offered | 10 |
| B.S. Economics with MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-year Bachelor of Science and MBA dual degree) | Not offered | 6 |
Source: JoSAA 2026 · JoSAA 2026
IIT Kharagpur and IIT Patna share 6 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. About JoSAA seat numbers →
JoSAA cutoffs: opening and closing ranks
OPEN closing ranks, 2024–2026. Lower is harder.
| Branch | IIT Kharagpur | IIT Patna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 4745 | 4872 | 5297 | – | – | – |
| Agricultural and Food Engineering | 10770 | 11111 | 12603 | – | – | – |
| Applied Geology | 12893 | 13685 | 15872 | – | – | – |
| Architecture (5-yr) | 20427 | 19141 | 24582 | – | – | – |
| Artificial Intelligence | 898 | 953 | 1043 | – | – | – |
| Artificial Intelligence and Data Science | – | – | – | 4346 | 4312 | 4574 |
| B.Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 4864 | 4679 | 5859 |
| B.Tech (Chemical Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 13111 | 15010 | 15090 |
| B.Tech (Chemical Science and Technology) - MBA in Hospital and Health Care Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 14176 | 16163 | 17079 |
| B.Tech (Civil Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 15129 | 15570 | 15115 |
| B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 3427 | 4297 | 5725 |
| B. Tech. (CSE) and M.Tech in CSE (5-yr) | – | – | – | 4429 | 4323 | 4432 |
| B. Tech. (ECE) -M. Tech. in VLSI (5-yr) | – | – | – | 6253 | 7742 | 6809 |
| B. Tech. (EEE)-M. Tech. in (Power &. Control) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 7605 | 8283 | 8731 |
| B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 7575 | 8351 | 9366 |
| B.Tech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) - MBA in Hospital and Healthcare Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 7070 | 8739 | 8829 |
| B.Tech (Engineering Physics) - MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 12375 | 12995 | 12628 |
| B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Geotechnical Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 15274 | 16815 | 17820 |
| B. Tech in CE. - M. Tech. in Structural Engineering (5-yr) | – | – | – | 14055 | 15381 | 17261 |
| B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering and M.Tech. in Communication Systems (5-yr) | – | – | – | 6660 | 7786 | 6950 |
| B.Tech (Mathematics and Computing) - MBA in Digital Business Management (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 5445 | 5192 | 6293 |
| B. Tech. (Mathematics & Computing) M. Tech. in (Mathematics & Computing) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 5683 | 5266 | 5854 |
| B. Tech. (ME) - M. Tech. in Mechatronics (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9835 | 10153 | 10711 |
| B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) - MBA (IIM Mumbai) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9445 | 9708 | 9006 |
| Biomedical Engineering | – | – | 10089 | – | – | – |
| Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 7972 | 9224 | 10683 | – | – | – |
| BS in Economics with MBA (IIM Bodh Gaya) (5-yr) | – | – | – | 9961 | 13325 | 15050 |
| Chemical Engineering | 4848 | 5222 | 5803 | 12519 | 13715 | 14174 |
| Chemical Science and Technology | – | – | – | 14062 | 15406 | 15919 |
| Chemistry | 12488 | 12321 | 14760 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 6992 | 7774 | 8816 | 14579 | 15400 | 16097 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 415 | 466 | 509 | 3144 | 3377 | 3635 |
| Economics | 5263 | 6063 | 6450 | 11437 | 13720 | 14550 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | – | – | – | 6873 | 7502 | 7827 |
| Electrical Engineering | 2016 | 1985 | 2190 | – | – | – |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | – | – | – | 5732 | 6167 | 6026 |
| Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | 1448 | 1485 | 1660 | – | – | – |
| Engineering Physics | – | – | – | 12031 | 12986 | 12425 |
| Exploration Geophysics | 12413 | 12443 | 14923 | – | – | – |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 4364 | 4329 | 4699 | – | – | – |
| Instrumentation Engineering | 2481 | 2741 | 2600 | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 6067 | 6547 | 6984 | – | – | – |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 7104 | 7708 | 8502 | 15323 | 16510 | 17179 |
| Mathematics and Computing | 1329 | 1336 | 1428 | 4952 | 4851 | 5320 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3613 | 4016 | 4588 | 10647 | 11758 | 12088 |
| Mining Engineering | 10218 | 10765 | 11962 | – | – | – |
| Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 9098 | 10074 | 11219 | – | – | – |
| Physics | 9672 | 10939 | 9572 | – | – | – |
All categories and seat pools
| Institute | Branch | Category | Seats | Year | Round | Opening | Closing |
|---|
Source: josaa.nic.in, final rounds.
M.Tech (GATE) cutoffs
No verified GATE cutoffs yet. How M.Tech admission works →
CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Kharagpur 509 (2026), IIT Patna 3,635 (2026). How to read cutoffs →
Fees
Fee waiver notes: IIT Kharagpur: SC, ST and PwD: no tuition. Family income below ₹1 lakh: no tuition; ₹1–5 lakh: ₹33,333.. IIT Patna: SC, ST and PH: complete tuition waiver. Family income below ₹1 lakh: full remission; ₹1–5 lakh: two-thirds remission..
Hostel / mess fee: IIT Kharagpur: Per semester: hall establishment ₹24,354 + mess ₹14,500 + hostel overhead ₹1,177. IIT Patna: Hostel ₹6,500 per semester (first semester); mess charges paid separately.
Research, labs and projects
Notable labs / facilities
IIT Kharagpur
- Central Research Facility (CRF), open to outside organisations
- Central Library, one of the largest technical libraries in Asia
josaa.admissions.nic.in (JoSAA 2026 institute profile)
For industry consultancy, IIT Kharagpur earns the most of the two. Sponsored vs consultancy →
IIT Patna: what these numbers mean
The first-semester fee is ₹1,64,750, and later semesters are ₹1,25,000. Mess charges are paid separately. SC, ST and PH students get a complete tuition waiver. Families earning under ₹1 lakh get full remission, and those earning ₹1–5 lakh get two-thirds off. The NIRF 2025 data (on nirfindia.org) shows 320 of 335 four-year graduates of 2023-24 placed, at a median of ₹19 lakh. That is one of the strongest placement ratios in this batch. Sponsored research was ₹120.88 crore and consultancy ₹21.58 crore in FY 2023-24. The campus also runs an Incubation Centre with MeitY for student and faculty start-ups. Use the cutoff table to compare the regular B.Tech with its dual-degree version.How to choose
- Start with the cutoffs: can your rank reach the branch you want? CSE OPEN closing ranks: IIT Kharagpur 509 (2026), IIT Patna 3,635 (2026).
- IIT Kharagpur and IIT Patna share 6 branch names; the rest are offered by only one of them. Look for your branch in both lists.
- IIT Kharagpur is in Kharagpur, West Bengal; IIT Patna is in Bihta, Patna, Bihar. City and cost of living count too.
FAQ
Which is better, IIT Kharagpur or IIT Patna?
IIT Kharagpur is ahead in NIRF 2025 Overall (6 vs 36). At this level the gap is small, so pick on branch and fit.
Is the B.Tech fee the same at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Patna?
Tuition matches at ₹1,00,000 a semester.
Which has better placements, IIT Kharagpur or IIT Patna?
UG medians: IIT Kharagpur ₹19.76 lakh, IIT Patna ₹19 lakh.
How many CSE seats do IIT Kharagpur and IIT Patna have?
IIT Kharagpur: 140. IIT Patna: 86.
Which does more research, IIT Kharagpur or IIT Patna?
IIT Kharagpur brings in more sponsored research (₹162.10 crore).
Sources
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitkgp.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › OverallRanking
- nirfindia.org › EngineeringRanking
- nirfindia.org › IR-O-U-0573.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › InstProfile
- iitp.ac.in
- nirfindia.org › IR-O-U-0064.pdf
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › openingclosingrankarchieve
- josaa.admissions.nic.in › CurrentORCR
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