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Dec

06

2019

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Exploring EHD

Expert InsightElectrohydrodynamics, interdisciplinary, Microfluidics

Contributor: Prof. Anandaroop Bhattacharya, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur The last week of November saw sixteen eminent researchers from leading universities in France and India congregate at IIT Kharagpur to join four of our own colleagues with a common objective of knowledge sharing and what followed was three days of "fluid" interactions and "charged up" ideas among this "microcosm" of professionals from mechanical, chemical, electrical engineering, applied physics and medical science disciplines. This Indo-French workshop on "Recent Advances in ElectroHydroDynamics (EHD) - applications in microfluidics" was organized at IIT Kharagpur during 27-29 November 2019. About ElectroHydroDynamics (EHD) EHD, strictly…

Dec

06

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Fastest 1000

EventsCareer, Career Development Centre, IIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur students, Placement

Economic Times India Today Business Standard NDTV Indian Express Millennium Post India TV New Indian Express Yahoo News Republic World Times of India Track.in Devdiscourse Honeywell Hiring: Live Mint ANI Manufacturing Today India IIT Kharagpur has set…

Dec

06

2019

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NSS IIT KGP Annual Camp 2019: A Report

EventsIIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur students, National Service Scheme, social work

Contributor: Prof. Gautam Saha, Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Communications Engineering, IIT Kharagpur A third of the IIT KGP freshman community certainly had an exceptional experience this winter. The annual National Service Scheme (NSS) camp for this year was based at village Shyameshwarpur under Gopali Gram Panchayat of Kharagpur Block I. Activities were also carried out at neighbouring villages, Sholadahar and Nachna. A total of 553 first-year students participated in this one-week long camp that started on 28th November. Having to arrive by 7 a.m. at the campsite and stay on till past 4 p.m., the volunteers initially had an…

Dec

03

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Lessons from Day 3

EventsCareer Development Centre, coding, Data analytics, IIT Kharagpur, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Placement

Beating all conventional logic, which would expect the number of placements to go down steadily with each passing day, the figures at IIT Kharagpur show a consistently upward trend. From 170 placements offered on Day 1, the figure went up to 250 on Day 2. A total of 162 were placed on Day 3, with the top recruiters of the day being Honeywell, Axis Bank, ANI Technologies (OLA) with 34, 12 and 10 offers respectively. Perhaps the faces said it all. Although still clad in their crisp white shirt and dark trousers and coat, many of those assembling in Nalanda…

Dec

02

2019

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By Poulami Mondal

Day 1 Placement Report

Eventsoffers, Placement, pre placement, prepplacement offer, salary

Economic Times Business Insider Business Standard Live Mint Times of India IIT Kharagpur has started its 2019-2020 placement journey with 469 offers including PPOs. This is a clear increase from last year's Day 1 figures. The first day started with 30 companies which is 25% more than last year and included 76 profiles from core, software, analytics, finance and consulting. The preplacement offers witnessed a 7% increase which is almost three times from last year in public sector offer. There is 50% increase in international offers that includes many pay…

Nov

30

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Placement Begins

EventsCareer, career development, IIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur students, Placement, PPO, pre placement, prepplacement offer, Recruitment, students, undergraduate students

It is the time of the year when all eyes are towards the IITs - as December hits, so does the placement season at IITs. At IIT Kharagpur with 282 PPOs the Institute is aiming to secure 1000+ placements in less than a week’s time. Already three PSUs have recruited and more are expected in the coming months. This year several first-time recruiters will visit the IIT Kharagpur campus including top corporate brands like Sony Japan, PayPal, P&G India, Nestle India, Nomura. The Institute will also be welcoming back international recruiters like Apple, Microsoft Redmond, Uber, Amex, Qualcomm, Mercari Japan…

Nov

29

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Sharing the Best

Uncategorizedforeign students, fullbright, international, international outreach, International Relations, international students, Scholarship, student scholarship, united states, USIEF

India Today Outlook Millennium Post Times of India The Statesman Times City IIT Kharagpur and the United States - India Educational Foundation (USIEF) organized a two-day joint workshop for universities in Eastern India themed ‘Igniting Interest to Study in India: Best Practices to Attract Foreign Students on Your Campus’. USIEF promotes mutual understanding between the nationals of India and the US through the educational exchange of outstanding scholars, professionals and students. The organization has the mandate to organize such outreach workshops to…

Nov

26

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Eye to the future

EventsAlzheimer's disease, amyloid peptide, cataract, Department of Chemistry, EGCG, fibrillation, IIT Kharagpur, nanomedicinal chemistry, Protein Chemistry Laboratory, UV

Research in the Protein Chemistry Laboratory is aimed at an understanding of protein interactions with small molecules, other proteins and nanoparticles. The increasing use of peptides as therapeutics has prompted us to look into the various aspects of these interactions to try and understand the impact on disease related processes. A brief outline of the different projects: Protein aggregation studies: Aggregation studies currently underway involve several proteins as well as the amyloid peptide fragment Ab25-35which represents the biologically active and toxic domain of the full length Aβ peptide, responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. Inhibition of amyloid fibrillation of the Aβ25-35 peptide…

Nov

21

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Art of Gift, Gift to Art

Funded Projectsalumni, Alumni Affairs, alumni donation, alumni gift, alumnus, Classical, Classical and Folk Arts, Classical Arts, IIT KGP Foundation of USA, IIT KGP Foundation USA, IIT Kharagpur Alumni, IIT Kharagpur Foundation

The Telegraph India Today Hindustan Times Yahoo News Business Standard DevDiscourse Times Now Jagran Josh IIT Kharagpur’s Academy of Classical and Folk Arts has roped another key patron with US-based alumnus Mukund Padmanabhan donating ₹52 Lakh to this one of its kind outreach unit in the IIT system. The funding is towards building a music auditorium with a digitally enhanced learning environment, conducting thematic workshops on classical and folk arts and engaging teaching fellows. Plans have been drawn…

Nov

21

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

A New Page in India’s History

In-Deptharchaeological, archaeology, Climate Change, geological, Geology, Ghaggar-Hakra, Gujarat, Harappa, history, Indian monsoon, Indus, Indus Valley, iron age, IVC, Kutch, medieval history, monsoon, Rann, Thar, water

Times of India Hindu BusinessLine Hindustan Times Nature Asia UNI DownToEarth NewsLive (North East 24x7) India Today Yahoo News The Hindu Millenium Post India Blooms Deccan Herald NewsClick The Week Dainik Jagran Ahmedabad Mirror Swarajya Asian Age A breakthrough discovery by a study led by IIT Kharagpur…