IIT Kanpur aerospace engineering is a well-known branch of engineering and is much coveted among engineering aspirants. The credibility of the department is further explained on the basis of some common parameters
Faculty: IIT Kanpur provides diversity in teaching styles owing to a blend of experienced professors who have made great scientific achievements and professors who are new.
Research: In general IIT Kanpur's lab and the research done is known for its excellency contributing largely to the society. However, specifically talking about aerospace, I don’t think much research goes on in this field.
Placements: Owing to a weak aerospace sector, core opportunities in this field are belan with majority of students opting for non core placements. There are only a handful that are not driven by money and aerospace is their genuine passion. Such students opt for higher studies to work in core, which is necessary as aerospace is a very niche area requiring expertise.
Academics: The curriculum is very flexible offering a plethora of electives to choose from making it possible for students to become employable in more than one sector. You can choose electives based on your future prospects and don’t just have to rely on your branch for placements. This is helpful for higher studies as well as your strong grasp of various fields creates a positive impact on colleges thereby increasing your chances.
Overall, the campus life at IIT Kanpur is filled with fun and exciting experiences making it one of the best choices for any branch.
Mechanical at IIT Kanpur is a very poorly managed branch and I am strongly against anyone joining it. Here’s why
A few options better than ME IIT Kanpur are
All in all, I will strongly condemn you for choosing ME IIT Kanpur. Let’s hope for some revision in the program in the future.
My knowledge is limited to the accommodation facilities of UG students at IIT Kanpur only. The first-year students are allotted the Hall of Residence 13. This 6-story building has double or triple-seater rooms and has been built recently and thus has the best facilities among other hostels of IIT Kanpur. Its location is an added feature.
But from the second year, you will have to leave these splendid hostels and move to other hostels like Hall of Residence 2,3, 5, or 12. Let’s talk about these halls individually to get a better insight into the accommodation facilities of IIT Kanpur students.
All in all, IIT Kanpur provides decent hostel facilities to its students so that students are comfortable and can give their all in academics.
The MTech in Material Science at IIT Kanpur is a multidisciplinary program that caters to students from diverse backgrounds. It especially is well known for its cutting-edge research work and thus attracts those who are interested in the same.
Scope: Foreign universities give more preference to interdisciplinary research than the core and thus this program is perfect for those planning to do Ph.D. from a foreign university. IIT Kanpur has collaborated with 9 foreign universities and specializes in interdisciplinary research.
Placements: Very few core companies visit the campus for placements with Applied Materials, and KLA Tencor to name a few. Apart from this, Finance analyst, Banking, Software engineering, Gate coaching, and Jee Coaching, also offer roles to students of this program.
Curriculum: The course is purely theoretical with less practical approach.
Research: In MSP, Research is conducted in battery materials and electrode materials widening the scope. Other areas of research include Supercapacitors, Nano Materials, LEDs, and Flexible electronics.
Overall, the course has great scope and is likely to improve in the near future.
If you are certain about your branch choice, then go for Civil at IIT Kanpur. If you aren’t sure about the branch then choosing IIT Kanpur among these three IITs will be better. In 2021, NIRF ranked IIT Kanpur #6 in the country. Although it’s not easy you can change your branch after a year. But you can’t change your college.
As per the latest stats, you will not be able to get admission in CSE at IIT Roorkee at this rank if you are from the general category. I think that you should choose EE at IIT Kanpur over CSE at IIT Roorkee because of the following reasons:-
Honestly, the infrastructure of the department does not do justice to the reality of the department. The faculty, peer group quality, and education offered are all top-notch. The students are keen to understand the concepts and make the most out of the program.
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Overall, this department has little scope in India, yet IIT Kanpur is one of the best institutes for those interested in this branch.
Admissions to MTech programs are done on the basis of GATE. This program is offered by the Center for Robotics and Mechatronics at IIT Kanpur. Apart from IIT Kanpur, there are several other institutes offering courses in Robotics like
Short courses in Robotics are taught at Orissa Engineering College and the Institute of Technical Education and Research.
It depends on what you are interested in and what career you want to pursue. My personal suggestion would be to make IIT Delhi your first preference.
First, if you are a civil services aspirant, get admission into IIT Delhi in any branch and prepare for UPSC through the various coaching institutes available.
If you are somehow not able to make it into IIT Delhi, then invest another year preparing for JEE and aim for a higher rank. Once you are able to make it into IIT Kanpur, again you need to work hard for one year to get a branch change into Civil. You will be competing with geniuses from CS and ME but keep yourself motivated. A CPI of 7+ will make it possible to get a branch change. Attend your classes regularly, complete your assignments on time and you are good to go.
Lastly, if you are unable to change your branch, go for pure sciences like Physics, Chemistry, BSBE, or Earth Science. Out of these Physics and chemistry have a heavy workload and it will be tough to cope with your batchmates. BSBE has pathetic placements. Another option is Earth Sciences which in my opinion is the best considering the light workload and job opportunities. The average CPI is lesser than other branches and most of its courses overlap with Civil Engineering. Basically, Earth Sciences is equivalent to Civil Engineering just without the Engineering element.
IIT Kanpur is a premier engineering college offering top notch education and placement opportunities to its students from every branch of engineering. Electrical Engineering is a much-preferred branch among engineering students and IIT Kanpur offers the best placements for this branch.
All in all, if you are planning to take EE from IIT Kanpur, you can rest assured at least in terms of placements!