Quick View of IIT Kharagpur Indian Institute of Technology |
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University/College Type |
Government |
Established In |
1951 |
City |
Kharagpur |
Accepted Exams for Admission |
National Exam: CAT, MAT, CMAT, JEE Advanced , GATE Exam |
Total Courses |
24 courses |
Total Faculty |
716 |
College Facilities |
Digital Library, Auditorium, Hostel, Gym, AC classroom, Shuttle services, Sport ground, Wi-Fi Campus, Cafeteria |
Placement Record |
Highest Salary: 221.1 Lacs P.A Average Salary: 8.8 Lacs P.A |
Website |
http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ |
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public institution. It established by the Government of India in 1951. It is also known as the IIT-KGP. It is the first institute to establish IITs and is recognized as an institution of National Importance. In 2019, it was given the status of Institute of Eminence.
After India gained independence in 1947, the institute was established to train scientists and engineers. However, over the years, the educational capabilities of the institute have been diversified with offerings in management, law, architecture, humanities, and more. IIT Kharagpur has 8.5 square kilometers (2,100 acres) campus and has about 22,000 inhabitants. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are informally known as KGPians.
West Bengal had the highest concentration of industries at that time, with West Bengal Chief Minister Bidhan Chandra Roy persuading Jawaharlal Nehru (the first Prime Minister of India) to establish the first institution in West Bengal. The first Indian Institute of Technology was established in May 1950 as the Eastern Higher Technical Institute. It was located in Esplanade East, Calcutta, and in September 1950 moved to its permanent campus in Kharagpur, 120 km southwest of Calcutta. Hijli was used as a detention camp during the British colonial rule in India, to imprison Indian freedom fighters.
IIT Kharagpur has a many colleges like as:
• Management School (Vinod Gupta School of Management)
• An Entrepreneurship School (Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship)
• A Law School (Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law)
The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law college has been opened in collaboration with George Washington University. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law is the only law school in the IIT system of the country. The School of Medical Science and Technology at IIT Kharagpur is also the first and the only one of its kind in the country where M.B.B.S. graduates are trained in the arts and sciences of medical research with the aim of providing a platform for interdisciplinary teaching and research in the field of medical science and technology.
IIT Kharagpur invites the best employers in the market during the internship and placement season covering various fields such as core Engineering, IT, Finance, Consultancy, Automobile, PSU, etc. Wide variety of employers and wide participation of foreign companies is. The brand is a symbol of the global stature of IIT Kharagpur.
• IIT KHARAGPUR is awarded with IP Hall of Fame Honours 2019.
• The Director of IIT Kharagpur inaugurated of VSRC Block-II.
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur, India - 721302
Conducting IIMs have been changed the pattern of the CAT exams several times over the years. It is extremely beneficial for the aspirants to know the CAT paper pattern as it helps in preparation and the aspirants can prepare according to the pattern and weightage of the topics.
Mode of the Exam | Online Only |
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Total number of Questions | 100 |
Total Marks | 300 |
Duration of the Examination | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
Sectional Division of the Paper | 3 sections |
Types of the Questions | Both MCQs and Non MCQs |
Marking Scheme |
For Correct Answers → +3 marks For Incorrect Answers → -1 mark For Unattempted Questions → No marks |
Name of the Sections |
1. Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 2. Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation 3. Quantitative Aptitude |
This Exam is conducted once in a year usually in the month of November on online mode and it is expected that this year this exam will held in the last week of November. The question paper contains 100 questions to be solved in 3 hours. 3 marks are assigned for correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for wrong answer in CAT Exam. English is the only medium of answering the questions. Each question consists of four choices from which only one is correct, candidates have to select the right answer from the given options.
CAT question paper consists of three sections divided as
Section’s Name | Number of Questions | Duration (in mins) |
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Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 34 | 60 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR) |
VA → 10 Questions RC → 24 Questions |
60 |
Quantitative Ability (QA) |
DI → 16 Questions LR → 16 Questions |
60 |
Total | 100 | 180 minutes (3hours) |
This section is a combination of two sub-sections namely Verbal Ability (VA) and Reading Comprehension (RC). The main focus of this section is on the English language skills of the candidates and how they understand and elucidate the paragraphs and Passages. This section consists of 34 questions, 10 questions of Verbal Ability and 24 questions of Reading Comprehension. Verbal ability sub-section consists of questions related to Para-jumbles, Summary based questions, Sentence Correction and Completion. The other sub-section, Reading Comprehension is based on the questions related to Vocabulary, title etc.
This section is also divided into two sub-sections, one is Logical Reasoning (LR) and other is Data Interpretation (DI). A total of 32 questions are asked in this section, 16 questions from both the sub-section. LR section contains solvable questions generally from the topics like inequalities, symbol operations, direction sense test etc. On the other hand DI section is a little difficult and time-consuming section as it consists of several confusing data case lets questions. This section contains tricky question and a little mistake in understanding the case lets can lead the candidates to attempt all the questions from a particular set incorrectly.
This section is a standalone section which comprises only numerical questions from different topics of Math. A total of 34 questions are asked in this section. This section contains questions based on Basic Arithmetic, Number System, Geometry, Algebra, Modern Math etc. The questions in this section ranges from easy to moderately high and can be answered easily with proper practice of the syllabus of Quantitative Aptitude.
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B.Sc., PG in HRD, PG in Training & Development |
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B.Sc., PG in HRD, PG in Training & Development |
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Prof. Prabhakar H
B.Sc., PG in HRD, PG in Training & Development |
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