Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering + M.Tech. in Safety Engineering at IIT Kharagpur

Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering + M.Tech. in Safety Engineering at IIT Kharagpur in Kharagpur, West Bengal is a 5-year postgraduate programme. Each year's batch has 26 seats. Fees for the full course come to ₹12 lakh – ₹14.62 lakh (roughly ₹2.4 lakh a year).

IIT Kharagpur is a public/government institute, founded in 1951. This page brings together what is on record for this course at IIT Kharagpur — fees, seats, eligibility, the admission route and placements — so you can judge it before you apply.

This is what the course costs, as recorded. Fees are for the whole course unless marked otherwise, and apply to B.Tech programmes at IIT Kharagpur as a group.

Colleges revise fees most years, and hostel, transport and exam charges are often billed separately. Confirm the current figure with IIT Kharagpur before you pay anything.

For admission to Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering + M.Tech. in Safety Engineering, you usually need Class 12 with Physics and Mathematics, plus Chemistry, Computer Science or another technical subject; most colleges ask for roughly 45–60% in these subjects. The minimum marks on record at IIT Kharagpur are: X: 0.0, XII: 75.0, Graduation: 0.0.

IIT Kharagpur accepts Joint Entrance Exam Main for its courses. Reserved-category candidates generally get a relaxation in the minimum marks. Check IIT Kharagpur's prospectus for the exact cut-off this year.

The admission process usually runs like this:

1. Check that you meet the eligibility above and register for the entrance exam in time.
2. Take Joint Entrance Exam Main and keep your scorecard.
3. Apply to IIT Kharagpur on its website (www.iitkgp.ac.in) or through the enquiry form on this page, and take part in counselling if a state or central body runs it.
4. Once you are offered a seat, verify your documents (marksheets, ID, category certificate if any) and pay the admission fee to confirm it.

Going by the latest placement record (2022) show a placement rate of 100%, an average package of ₹19.36 lakh, a median package of ₹18.08 lakh and a highest package of ₹31.98 lakh at IIT Kharagpur. 1,750 students were placed that year. These are college-wide figures, not only for this specialisation.

For Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering + M.Tech. in Safety Engineering specifically, the average salary on record is ₹15 lakh a year.

Placement numbers vary a lot by year and by branch. Ask the placement cell for the branch-wise report of the last two batches.

IIT Kharagpur runs 26 B.Tech specialisations in all. The others you can compare it with:

• Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mechanical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Discontinued (Oct 2021) Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Financial Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Agricultural and Food Engineering
• Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Aerospace Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Chemical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
• Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Manufacturing Science and Engineering + M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management
• Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Mining Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Civil Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Integrated B.Tech.(Hons.) + M.Tech. in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
• B.Tech. (Hons.) in Instrumentation Engineering
• Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) + M.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering
• B.Tech. in Artificial Intelligence
• Integrated B.Tech.(Hons.) in Electrical Engineering + M.Tech. in Machines Drives and Power Electronics
• Integrated B.Tech.(Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering + M.Tech. in Communication and Signal Processing

A few questions worth answering before you apply:

• Do the subjects of Integrated B.Tech. (Hons.) in Mining Engineering + M.Tech. in Safety Engineering genuinely interest you? You will spend 5 years on them.
• Can you manage ₹12 lakh – ₹14.62 lakh over the course, plus hostel and living costs? Ask about scholarships and education loans.
• Are the placement figures above good enough for your goals? Ask for the branch-wise numbers.
• How does IIT Kharagpur compare with other colleges offering B.Tech in and around Kharagpur?