State with two IIT in the country

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24 Jan 2025

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are Institutes of National Importance (INI) in India

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There are 23 IITs in the country

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Of these, IIT Kharagpur located in West Bengal is the oldest institute established in 1951

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Admissions to the IITs is based on the tough entrance exam JEE Main and JEE Advanced


Candidates who qualify JEE Main, appear for the JEE Advanced 


The institutes offer admission to Bachelor's, Integrated Master's, or Bachelor-Master Dual Degrees in Engineering, Sciences, or Architecture

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Uttar Pradesh is the only state in the country with two IITs- IIT Kanpur and IIT BHU

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, set up in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India

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IT BHU became IIT BHU Varanasi on June 29, 2012, by an Act of Parliament

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Following its conversion to IIT, the Institute has quickly established procedures and practices as per the standards of IITs

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