The IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Placements in 2024 concluded with an overall placement rate of 48.29%, placing 368 out of 762 candidates. Computer Science has both a high number of students, i.e., 71 students, and a high placement rate of 82%. Some smaller departments, like the Advanced Technology Development Centre, also perform well with a placement rate of 75%. Newer interdisciplinary fields like Biomedical Engineering have lower placement rates of 15.4%, compared to established fields like Computer Science and Electronics.
IIT Kharagpur MTech Placement 2024
| Particulars | Placement Statistics |
| Total M.Tech Students Registered | 762 |
| Total Placement Offers | 368 |
| Overall Placement Rate | 48.29% |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Placement Statistics: Program-wise Statistics
The Computer Science, Electronics, and Manufacturing-related specializations have the highest placement rates, with M.Tech CSE having an impressive 81.69% placement rate. The M.Tech in Electric Transportation from the Advanced Technology Development Centre department achieved 100% placement, placing 4 out of 4 students during the IIT Kharagpur Placements in 2024.
M.Tech Programs | Registered Candidates | Placed Candidates | Placement Rate |
Communications and Signal Processing | 22 | 9 | 40.91% |
Microelectronics and VLSI Circuits | 27 | 23 | 85.19% |
RF and Microwave Engineering | 18 | 11 | 61.11% |
Vision and Intelligent Systems | 19 | 11 | 57.89% |
Renewable Energy Technologies | 9 | 4 | 44.44% |
Exploration Geosciences | 15 | 1 | 6.67% |
Wireless Communications and Networks | 7 | 1 | 14.29% |
Industrial Engineering and Management | 11 | 5 | 45.45% |
Materials Science and Engineering | 24 | 5 | 20.83% |
Computer Science and Data Processing | 27 | 20 | 74.07% |
Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 7 | 4 | 57.14% |
Mechanical Systems Design | 17 | 13 | 76.47% |
Thermal and Fluids Engineering | 12 | 9 | 75.00% |
Thermal Science and Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 33 | 17 | 51.52% |
Safety, Health and Environment | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 11 | 8 | 72.73% |
Functional Materials and Devices | 16 | 5 | 31.25% |
Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 5 | 3 | 60.00% |
Infrastructure Design and Management | 34 | 14 | 41.18% |
Rubber Technology | 7 | 2 | 28.57% |
Biomedical Engineering | 13 | 2 | 15.38% |
Medical Imaging and Informatics | 6 | 3 | 50.00% |
Water Engineering and Management | 11 | 2 | 18.18% |
Quality and Reliability Engineering | 10 | 6 | 60.00% |
Electric Transportation | 4 | 4 | 100.00% |
Embedded Controls and Software | 4 | 2 | 50.00% |
Aerospace Engineering | 16 | 4 | 25.00% |
Agricultural Biotechnology | 20 | 3 | 15.00% |
Agricultural Systems and Management | 19 | 2 | 10.53% |
Aquacultural Engineering | 9 | 0 | 0.00% |
Farm Machinery and Power | 14 | 5 | 35.71% |
Food Process Engineering | 30 | 6 | 20.00% |
Land and Water Resources Engineering | 15 | 4 | 26.67% |
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering | 25 | 7 | 28.00% |
Earth System Science and Technology | 18 | 4 | 22.22% |
Chemical Engineering | 73 | 24 | 32.88% |
Environmental Engineering and Management | 13 | 7 | 53.85% |
Geotechnical Engineering | 10 | 2 | 20.00% |
Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering | 8 | 1 | 12.50% |
Structural Engineering | 9 | 5 | 55.56% |
Transportation Engineering | 18 | 0 | 0.00% |
Computer Science and Engineering | 71 | 58 | 81.69% |
Cryogenic Engineering | 5 | 2 | 40.00% |
Control System Engineering | 4 | 3 | 75.00% |
Instrumentation and Integrated Electronics | 12 | 7 | 58.33% |
Machine Drives and Power Electronics | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
Power and Energy Systems | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
Signal Processing and Machine Learning | 13 | 7 | 53.85% |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Placement 2024: Department-wise Statistics
The placement data at IIT Kharagpur highlights notable achievements in CSE, which is at the apex with an astonishing 81.69% - Mining Engineering, and the Advanced Technology Development Centre. Moreover, the Department of Electrical Engineering also shows decent placement rates with an average of 59.74%, which indicates the field's importance in the job market. Moreover, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering also demonstrate good placements.
Conversely, specialized domains like Geology & Geophysics, Agricultural and Food Engineering, and Biotechnology face challenges during the placements. These fields show lower placement rates with Geology & Geophysics at 6.67% and Agricultural and Food Engineering at 20.39%.
Department | Registered Candidates | Placed Candidates | Placement Rate (%) |
Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering | 67 | 43 | 62.40% |
Energy Science and Engineering | 28 | 15 | 51.17% |
Geology and Geophysics | 15 | 1 | 6.67% |
GS Sanyal School of Telecommunications | 7 | 1 | 14.29% |
Industrial and Systems Engineering | 11 | 5 | 45.45% |
Materials Science Centre | 24 | 5 | 20.83% |
Mathematics | 27 | 20 | 74.07% |
Mechanical Engineering | 37 | 26 | 72.88% |
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | 33 | 17 | 51.52% |
Mining Engineering | 2 | 2 | 100.00% |
Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture | 11 | 8 | 72.73% |
Physics | 16 | 5 | 31.25% |
Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering. | 5 | 3 | 60.00% |
Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management | 34 | 14 | 41.18% |
Rubber Technology | 7 | 2 | 28.57% |
School of Medical Science and Technology | 19 | 5 | 32.69% |
School of Water Resources | 11 | 2 | 18.18% |
Subir Chowdhury School of Quality and Reliability | 10 | 6 | 60.00% |
Advanced Technology Development Centre | 8 | 6 | 75.00% |
Aerospace Engineering | 16 | 4 | 25.00% |
Agricultural and Food Engineering | 107 | 20 | 20.39% |
Biotechnology | 25 | 7 | 28.00% |
Centre for Ocean, River, Atmosphere and Land Sciences | 18 | 4 | 22.22% |
Chemical Engineering | 73 | 24 | 32.88% |
Civil Engineering | 78 | 24 | 28.85% |
Computer Science and Engineering | 71 | 58 | 81.69% |
Cryogenic Engineering | 5 | 2 | 40.00% |
Electrical Engineering | 77 | 55 | 59.74% |
IIT Kharagpur M.Tech Placements 2024: Domain-wise Statistics
Placements for M.Tech students in 2024 at IIT Kharagpur show a CSE placement rate of 69.57%, and Mechanical and Manufacturing of 65.91%. Interdisciplinary programs achieved moderate success with 45.60% and Civil and Environmental, along with Chemical and Materials, faced struggles with 35.71% and 33.85% respectively.
The highest placement rate was recorded for Biomedical and Healthcare at 28.17%. These numbers highlight the unequal supply and demand in the job-offer market for graduates and underscore the deep mismatch that exists between a growing curriculum and changing industry needs.
| Domain | Registered | Offered | Placement Rate |
| Computer Science and Electronics | 184 | 128 | 69.57% |
| Mechanical and Manufacturing | 44 | 29 | 65.91% |
| Electrical and Energy | 41 | 18 | 43.90% |
| Civil and Environmental | 42 | 15 | 35.71% |
| Chemical and Materials | 130 | 44 | 33.85% |
| Biomedical and Healthcare | 71 | 20 | 28.17% |
| Others | 250 | 114 | 45.60% |
