Kanpur Institute of Technology (KIT) was established in 2004 by the team of IIT alumni. The college is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Pharmacy Council of India (PCI). It is affiliated to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow (Formerly UP Technical University); Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU), Kanpur; and Board of Technical Education (BTE), Lucknow.KIT is a member of The Indian Society of Technical Education (ISTE).

In 2011, the college is awarded as the most promising engineering college and has been awarded the “Education Excellence Award”. KIT was also nominated amongst India’s best college in an exclusive survey by India Today.

KIT has its own skill development cell which organises collaborative training activities such as seminars and workshops, industrial training, guest lectures, etc. There are many industrial tours which are organised by KIT in all the academic sessions. KIT also has a tie-up with the renowned industry leaders such as HP, HCL, Wipro, CETPA, IBM, KOTAK Life Insurance, etc. for in house or off-campus technical training programmes. The college also conducts partially sponsored summer & winter training courses for the students.

The campus has 16 labs with a capacity of 600 students. It offers separate hostel facilities for boys and girls and each hostel has its own mess providing hygienic and nutritious meals a day. KIT Kanpur has highly qualified and well-experienced faculty members. The majority of them have long teaching experience and are associated with the institution for many years.

The KIT lush green campus spreads over 25 acres. It is accessible from major hub-points of Kanpur. The campus is just two km from Kanpur airport and 14 km away from Kanpur central railway station.

Kanpur Institute of Technology (KIT) Highlights

Some of the major highlights of the Kanpur Institute of Technology (KIT) are provided in the table below:

• State Energy Conservation Award
• “The Most Innovative Engineering & Management Institute 2016“ by APS Research & Media Group
• “National Education Excellence Award 2017" by Brands Academy at India Excellence Summit 2017
• “National Education Excellence Award 2017" by Praxis Media

The college accepts both online and offline modes of application. Candidates can fill the form online available on the official website of the college and submit the same. Candidates can also download the form and submit it to “Kanpur Institute of Technology, A1, UPSIDC, Industrial Area, Rooma, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Pin-Code: 208001”.

Admission to the courses offered at Kanpur Institute of Technology is done on the basis of merit or score obtained in respective entrance exams. Any vacant seat will be filled directly by the college on the basis of merit in the qualifying examination or on-spot aptitude test conducted by the college.

UG Courses

• The college offers BTech, BTech (lateral entry), BFA, BFAD, BVoc, BPharm, BPharm (lateral entry), BBA, BCA and BSc programmes at UG level
• Candidates are selected in the BTech and BTech (lateral entry) programmes on the basis of valid score in JEE Mains/ Merit in qualifying exam
• Candidates are selected in the BFA, BFAD, BVoc, BPharm and BPharm (lateral entry) programmes on the basis of valid score in the entrance exam conducted by NTA/Merit in the qualifying exam
• Candidates are selected in BBA, BCA and B.Sc  programmes on the basis of valid score in the entrance exam conducted by CSJMU/Merit in the qualifying exam

PG Courses

• At PG level, the college offers MTech, MPharma, MBA and MCA programmes
• Candidates are selected in MTech programme on the basis of GATE/ JEE Mains score
• Admission to MCA/ MPharma programme is done on the basis of valid score in the entrance exam conducted by NTA/ Merit in the qualifying exam. 
• Candidates are selected in the MBA programme based on CAT/ MAT/ XAT and  on the basis of valid score in the entrance exam conducted by NTA/ Merit in the qualifying exam

Diploma Courses

Admission to the courses is done on the basis of a valid score in the entrance exam conducted by BTE /Merit in the qualifying exam

The flagship courses of the college are BTech, BPharm, MTech, and MBA. Apart from regular courses the college also offers diploma programmes.

The top programmes along with their eligibility criteria and total fee are mentioned in the table below:

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Kanpur Institute of Technology has an excellent placement record. The college has its placement and corporate relations cell (PCRC) which dedicatedly works towards 100% placement for all its students. It also provides internships, guest lectures, pre-placement training and industrial visits to its students. Some of the top recruiters that have participated in the placements of KIT in 2020 include Infosys, HCL, IBM, Accenture, Amazon, Akashvani, Genpact, etc.

• The overall placement rate stood at 118%
• More than 486 job offers received and 25 internship offers received
• The highest salary package offered was Rs 7.20 LPA
• Over 148 companies visited the campus in 2020

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KIT provides various scholarships to meritorious students. Some of them are listed below:

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