Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is engaged in carrying out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge.It imparts training to students so that they become competent and motivated engineers and scientists. The Institute celebrates freedom of thought, cultivates vision and encourages growth, but also inculcates human values and concern for the environment and the society.

The Institute awards Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in various branches of technology and science. It has been making special efforts to recruit talented faculty on a world-wide basis and to admit bright students from all over the country by a careful selection process (JEE). The Institute has about 1450 undergraduate and 850 postgraduate students, 300 faculty, and more than 1500 supporting staff. It has one of the finest scientific & technological library with an online information retrieval system over the campus LAN.

Departments

Dept. of Aerospace
Dept. of Chemical
Dept. of Chemistry
Dept. of Civil
Dept. of Computer Science Engineering
Dept. of Electrical
Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dept. of Materials Science
Dept. of Mathematics
Dept. of Mechanical
Dept. of Metallurgical