Overview
- IIT Kanpur announced the Bachelor of Cybersecurity on Thursday and said the programme will begin in July 2026 with a dedicated webpage and application details to follow next week.
- Admissions will bypass JEE Advanced and use JEE Main for initial screening plus evidence of prior cybersecurity work and an on‑campus assessment that includes a hackathon planned for the first week of July.
- The curriculum splits the degree into two years of classroom and laboratory training at IIT Kanpur followed by two years of internships with government security organisations where students will work on real-world cyber projects.
- Institute leaders say the programme aims to create specialists to protect critical digital infrastructure and to capture talented students who may not clear traditional IIT entry routes; recent hires of unconventional cyber talent at IIT Kanpur were cited as part of this push.
- The Wadhwani School of AI and Intelligent Systems will run the course and officials have reported an intake of 60 seats, a move that could reshape undergraduate pathways into India’s cyber workforce and its training links with national security bodies.