Set up in 1974 as an interdisciplinary program, the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) at IIT Kanpur is one of the first in the country to leverage the analytical education of engineers in the training of management professionals. DoMS IIT Kanpur has been ranked 23rd by NIRF 2023 in the Management Category. The department currently offers MBA, MTech and PhD programs in Industrial and Management Engineering. The 2-year full-time residential flagship MBA program of IME Kanpur works along with the CAPSTONE program. The Capstone Project is a two-semester process in which students pursue independent research on a question or problem of their choice, engage with companies in relevant disciplines, and - with the guidance of a faculty mentor - produce a substantial paper that reflects a deep understanding of the topic. The college is also offering a short-term full time residential PGPEX VLM program. Read More IME IIT Course & Fee Structure

Admission to MBA is based on CAT score and to MTech is offered on the basis of a valid GATE score followed by a Written Test and Personal Interview round. For admission to its doctoral level PhD course, shortlist is done through a valid GATE score. For admission to the PGPEX VLM program, the candidates are shortlisted on the basis of the entrance exam conducted by the institute followed by PI. 

During DoMS IIT Kanpur placements 2023, the highest package stood at INR 24 LPA, and the average package stood at INR 18.14 LPA. The leading recruiters during the placement included Mckinsey & Company, Pwc, Deloitte, Cognizant, Barclays, EXL, Deloitte, etc.

DoMS IIT Kanpur Quick Facts

• The department currently has 19 faculty members with PhDs from reputed universities within and outside India while and the student-teacher ratio is 1:12
•  At present, IME Kanpur has collaborations with Universities such as RPI, USA, and METEC Defence University College (Ethiopia).
• Well equipped with a Product Lifecycle Management Lab and Energy Analytics Lab first of its kind. 
• During DoMS IIT Kanpur Placements 2023, the highest salary package stood at INR 24 LPA & an average salary of top 50% students stood at INR 22.20 LPA. A bulk of offers were made from the Analytics domain.