Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
| English Name: | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur |
| Region: | Southern Asia |
| Country/Region: | India |
| Found Year: | 1951 |
| Address: | IIT |
| Website: | http://www.iitkgp.ac.in |
Brief Overview ofthe Institute
IIT Kharagpur started on August 1951 in the historic building ofthe Hijli Detention Camp.
Over the years, just as thenumber of IITs has increased from one to fifteen, this mother IIT has alsoevolved.
Today IIT-KGP has over close to faculty, more than 10000 students and about 15000 campus inhabitants. 19 departments and 17 schools and centers. Campus area 2100 acres. Also two extension centres at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.
Average number of graduates 1000, Post graduates 1300, Doctorates - above 200 each year
Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities
| ARWU | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Institutional Ranking |
401-500 | 404-502 | 401-500 | 401-500 | 305-402 | 303-401 | 402-501 | 401-500 | / | / | / | / | / | / | 701-800 | 701-800 | 701-800 |
Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields
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| ENG | / | 76-107 | 51-77 | 76-100 | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Performance in Academic Ranking of World Universities by Subject Fields
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