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Which college is better for B.Tech in Electrical Engineering: IIT Kanpur or IIT Kharagpur?

Please share the details on the basis of course outline, faculty, placement and college infrastructure.

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Manish Motwani | Guide-Level 14

8 years ago

IIT, Kanpur in no way is a better choice than IIT, Kharagpur due to various reasons.
IIT, Kanpur students enjoy lots of freedom and can feel independent as the college administration makes you feel mature enough to take rational judgements whereas norms are strict at IIT, Kharagpur.
IIT, Kanpur has an average placement of 12 LPA and highest reaching up to 23 LPA whereas in IIT, Kharagpur it is 10.5 LPA, highest reaching up to 19 lakh.
Although, the labs and all other equipment related facilities are remarkable in both the institutes but still, Kanpur campus is more vibrant than Kharagpur consisting a pool of talented minds in it.
Now, in t

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Shreemad Patel | Guide-Level 14

8 years ago

Hello,
First of all, I would like to talk about your interest. You said you are interested in electrical engineering. Electrical is more about instrumentation, power systems, and control systems while electronics is more about microelectronics, communication, and embedded systems. During placements, degree doesn't matter much but your academic and non-academic achievements. But if you are aiming for the core industry, degree should be same as per industry requirements. Speaking broadly, IIT-Kanpur is a great place to be at. The amount of freedom it gives to its students is certainly unparalleled. You will never be nagged by your hostel

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Mukul Singh Pundir | Contributor-Level 10

8 years ago

As per the question, comparing the premier institutions in India i.e. IITs which are the best in terms of electrical engineering. Aas per the ranking, IIT-Kharagpur is the best among the both with the best available resources in the country. In terms of both academic and practical exposure, what the students get there is amongst the best
IIT Kanpur- The average placement package is around 10.50 Lacs.
The course fee is 3.7 Lacs.
Although the core jobs are decreasing over the year still it is over edge the other at Kanpur in terms if electrical engineering is concerned.
Now talking about IIT-Kanpur, the placement ranges from 9.2 Lacs.
With o

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archit kumar College selection expert | Scholar-Level 16

8 years ago

Hi,
IIT, Kharagpur is better than IIT, Kanpur in terms of placement and infrastructure.
Here is a quick comparison between them:
IIT KGP
Intake:- 55 (CSE)
Placements:
CSE department is of top notch with excellent placements records.
Average package:- 6.75 lakhs (aggregate of all branches)
Highest package:- 24 lakhs (electrical)
Recruiters:- Abbot, Axis Bank, PWC, Nestle, Cisco, Flipkart, Facebook, Mu Sigma, Qualcomm, Nvidia, IBM, Texas Instruments, Accenture, Deloitte, Google, L&T, JP Morgan, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, TVS, Vodafone, Arm, Nestle, Virtusa, Abott, ACS, Philips, Bosch, HCL and many more.
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