Can we get direct admission in IIT Kanpur?

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Mani Khanna Of Family, Friends and Food | Contributor-Level 9

7 months ago

No, IIT Kanpur only offers merit-based admission for all the courses. It accepts JEE Advanced scores for admission to BTech. Candidates are required to qualify JEE Main exam prior to appearing for JEE Advanced. Apart from its flagship programme, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur) offers BSc, BS, MTech, MSc, MDes, MBA, along with a few Dual Degree programmes. Admission to all courses is based on scores obtained in the entrance examinations such as GATE, IIT JAM, CEED and CAT. Along with UG and PG courses, IIT Kanpur also offers PhD in various specialisations, admisison to which again is entrance-based.

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Nidhi Kumari | Contributor-Level 9

a year 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 programs include BSc, BS, MTech, MSc, MDes, and MBA. All course admissions are determined by the results of entrance exams, including the GATE, IIT JAM, CEED, and CAT. IIT Kanpur provides PhD programs in some specializations in addition to UG and PG courses; admission to these programs is once again entrance-based.

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Adv. Ved Vinayak Law educator at Lex Logic You Tube channel. | Contributor-Level 9

a year 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 specific eligibility criteria and selection processes based on entrance exams like GATE, IIT JAM, CEED, and CAT. Therefore, candidates seeking admission to IIT Kanpur must qualify for the respective entrance exams and participate in the counseling processes according to the institute's guidelines. This approach ensures fairness and transparency in

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