Students interested in visiting IIT Kanpur for short-term research visits will first need to identify and contact a faculty under whom they would like to conduct research. Once the faculty has given the approval for the student's research visit, the Office of International Relations will issue an invitation letter that can be used for visa purposes.

Students interested in visiting IIT Kanpur for a semester exchange will first need to identify if their Home University and IIT Kanpur have a semester exchange partnership. To do so, please check our list of active semester exchange partnerships here.
To apply for semester exchange at IIT Kanpur, students are required to complete the Application Form and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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Undergraduate admissions at IIT Kanpur are through the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) conducted annually. To know more about JEE, Click here.
To explore undergraduate programs at IIT Kanpur, Click here.

Postgraduate admissions at IIT Kanpur are conducted twice every year for Ph.D. (Fall and Spring semester) and once for M.Tech. (Fall semester). To explore postgraduate programs at IIT Kanpur, Click here.

Students can apply directly to IIT Kanpur by filling up the online application form Click here when the admissions are open. Students applying through government-aided programs shall apply at the website of these programs. To view the scholarship programs, Click here.

Note: Students can apply directly to IIT Kanpur and through a government-aided program simultaneously. In case the student is selected but does not receive a government-funded scholarship, they can take direct admission to IITK and can avail the Institute fellowship.