Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, also known as IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP was established by the government of India in 1951. In the QS World University Rankings 2023, IIT Kharagpur has secured rank 270 after 5 top universities in India. The institute has also been ranked among the top 5 Engineering institutes in India by all the ranking agenices. As per the NIRF 2022 rankings, IIT Kharagpur has been ranked 6 in the Overall and 5 in the Engineering category.

IIT Kharagpur Ranking Highlights 2022

Ranking Year Ranked at
QS World University Ranking by subject (Engineering and Technology) 2023 82
QS World University Rankings 2023 270
QS World University Rankings 2022 280
NIRF (Overall) 2022 6
NIRF (Engineering) 2022 5
NIRF (Management) 2022 12
NIRF (Law) 2022 6
NIRF (Architecture) 2022 3
NIRF (Research) 2022 5

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IIT Kharagpur QS World Ranking by Subject 2023:

IIT Kharagpur received a score of 76.7 out of 100, placing it 82nd overall and fourth in India for engineering and technology. The QS Global University Rankings for 2023 place it at #270. Based on QS ranking criteria, the following is a list of IIT Kharagpur rankings:

Parameters Scores
Overall score 37.2
Academic Reputation 30.2
Employer Reputation 48.3
Faculty student ratio 13
Citations per faculty 86.4
International Faculty ratio 3.7
International Students ratio 1.1
International Research Network 52.4
Employment Outcomes 65.6

QS 2023 Ranking Table

Rank University Score
47 IIT Bombay 80.4
48 IIT Delhi 80.1
68 IIT Madras 77.8
82 IIT Kharagpur 76.7
85 IIT Kanpur 76.4
106 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 74.9
175 IIT Roorkee 71.4
222 IIT Guwahati 69.1
240 VIT Vellore 68.2
289 Anna University, Chennai 66
342 Chandigarh University 64.2
344 BITS Pilani 64.1
401- 450 Delhi University -
451- 500 SRM Institute of Science and Technology -

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IIT Kharagpur QS World University Ranking 2023

IIT Kharagpur is ranked at 270 position in the QS World Ranking 2023. IIT Kharagpur ranking in the QS list has improved by 10 places as compared to 2022. The university has secured sixth position in India in the QS rankings 2023. IIT Kharagpur has received ‘Silver’ in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Below given are the scores given to IIT Kharagpur considering the QS ranking factors:

Parameters  Scores
Overall Score 37.2
Academic Reputation  30.2
Employer Reputation  48.3
Citations per Faculty 86.4
Faculty Student Ratio 13
International Students Ratio 1.1
International Faculty Ratio 3.7
International Research Network 52.4
Employment Outcomes 65.6

IIT Kharagpur NIRF Ranking 2022

National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) launched in 2015 by the Ministry of HRD, is used to rank the Indian Institutions across the country. Presently, IIT KGP is ranked at the 3rd position in the year 2022 for the Architecture category.    

NIRF ranks institutions under the following parameters under Architecture Category displayed in the below.

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 69.18
Research and Professional Practice 76.92
Graduation Outcomes 87.44
Outreach and Inclusivity  68.06
Perception 80.71

IIT Kharagpur NIRF Architecture rankings 2021

IIT Kharagpur Parameter Scores (Architecture Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 13.44 20.00
FSR 19.50 30.00
PQE 13.54 20.00
FRU 22.70 30.00
RP PU 45.38 60.00
QP 12.31 20.00
FPPP 19.22 20.00

GO		 GPH 29.12 40.00
GUE 30.00 30.00
MS 28.32 30.00
OI RD 24.73 30.00
WD 18.85 30.00
ESCS 4.49 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 80.71 100.00

IIT Kharagpur has been ranked 5th under Engineering Category in NIRF 2022 Rankings. The information of the ranking parameters and their scores is mentioned in the tabulation below for further clarification:

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 79.21
Research and Professional Practice 84.61
Graduation Outcomes 80.91
Outreach and Inclusivity  53.09
Perception  82.63

IIT Kharagpur NIRF Engineering Parameters 2021

IIT Kharagpur Parameter Scores (Engineering Category)

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 19.31 20.00
FSR 25.19 30.00
PQE 16.89 20.00
FRU 17.82 30.00
RP PU 32.13 35.00
QP 39.11 40.00
IPR 10.00 15.00
FPPP 3.36 10.00

GO		 GPH 25.93 40.00
GUE 14.10 15.00
MS 20.88 25.00
GPHD 20.00 20.00
OI RD 21.09 30.00
WD 11.89 30.00
ESCS 5.10 20.00
PCS 15.00 20.00
PR PR 82.63 100.00

IIT Khragpur Parameter Scores (Management Category)

IIT Kharagpur has been ranked #12 under Management Category by NIRF 2022 Rankings. Parameter Scores are mentioned below:

IIT Kharagpur 2021 Rankings

However, the IIT Kharagpur has faced a fall in its overall ranking category this year and has secured the 6th rank in the NIRF 2022 Rankings for the Overall Category. The parameter scores for the same are mentioned below.

Parameters  Score out of 100
Teaching Learning and Resources 50.57
Research and Professional Practice 73.52
Graduation Outcomes 91.68
Outreach and Inclusivity 53.22
Perception 42.59

IIT Kharagpur Overall 2021

IIT Kharagpur Parameter Scores (Overall Category)  

Parameters  Components  Score Total
TLR SS 16.67 20.00
FSR 18.98 30.00
PQE 15.64 20.00
FRU 11.36 30.00
RP PU 29.18 35.00
QP 32.46 35.00
IPR 7.00 15.00
FPPP 7.02 15.00
GO GUE 50.85 60.00
GPHD 31.08 40.00
OI RD 19.72 30.00
WD 11.33 30.00
ESCS 4.80 20.00
PCS 20.00 20.00
PR PR 79.82 100.00

Considering the other Top 10 Institutes, IIT Madras has maintained its 1st position following the IISc Bangalore at the 2nd position in the list. Following are the rankings of the top 10 Colleges under Overall Category in NIRF 2022.

Rank Name of the College  NIRF Score
1 IIT Madras 87.59
2 IISc Bangalore 83.57
3 IIT Bombay 82.35
4 IIT Delhi 82.22
5 IIT Kanpur 77.83
6 IIT Kharagpur 75.94
7 IIT Roorkee  71.48
8 IIT Guwahati  69.75
9 JNU Delhi 67.25
10 BHU Varanasi 64.81

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