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Can we get direct admission in IIT Kanpur?

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Mani Khanna | Contributor-Level 9

3 months ago

IIT Kanpur only offers merit-based admission for all the courses. The institute accepts JEE Advanced scores for admission to BTech. Candidates need to pass JEE Main exam prior to appearing for JEE Advanced. Apart from its flagship programme, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur) offers BSc, BS

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Nidhi Kumari | Contributor-Level 9

2 years ago

No, admission to all of IIT Kanpur's courses is solely determined by merit. For BTech entrance, JEE Advanced scores are accepted. To appear for JEE Advanced, candidates must pass the JEE Main exam. The IIT Kanpur provides some dual degree programs in addition to its flagship curriculum. These progra

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Adv. Ved Vinayak | Contributor-Level 9

2 years ago

The straight answer to this would be No, IIT Kanpur does not offer direct admission to any of its courses; instead, it strictly follows a merit-based admission process. For BTech courses, admission is based on JEE Advanced scores. Similarly, other programs like MTech, MSc, MBA, and MDes have specifi

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