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Nov

14

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Summer Internship Records All-time High

EventsCareer, career development, industry, internship, Jobs, Placement, PPO, pre placement, prepplacement offer

News18 Internship offers for Summer 2020 have crossed the 500-mark at IIT Kharagpur. The internship process which started in August 2019 has been soaring high compared to last year’s figure which was comparatively lower with the closing figure at 461. IIT Kharagpur’s Career Development Centre has further witnessed an increasing trend in the internship season. More than seventy-five companies have already visited the campus. The most encouraging fact is that the campus has witnessed the participation and presence of all the sectors like IT/Software, Analytics/ Consulting, e-Commerce, Banking and Healthcare though IT/ software. Career Development Centre (CDC) is optimistic…

Nov

10

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Work some, play some more

EventsAI, Alexa, Amity, Arduino, Bharatiya, Google Assistant, IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Program 2019, Keystone, YIP 2019

The day started early for the participants of IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program 2019 on November 9. The stakes were high, and so there was not a moment to lose. By the time the judges trooped in on Day 2 of YIP 2019, the teams were ready by their tables at the Vikramshila foyer. And what a display it was! From live demonstration of how the green dispenser could provide water to the differently-abled, to moving hoover buses on a live model of an urban scene, a mini-model of a greenhouse that can monitor the growth of plant and fish…

Nov

08

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

The show begins

Eventsbiodegradable, bioplastics, competition, Energy and Environment, environment, IIT Kharagpur, pledge, school children, Young Innovators Program

The IIT Kharagpur campus came alive today with the arrival of 32 teams of school children from all over India, as well as east and west Asia for the Young Innovators Program. For many of the children and their teachers and parents, it had been a long journey from home, but the excitement of reaching their destination and being part of the milling crowd of participants and guests refreshed them in no time. The children especially got down to the business of knowing each other almost immediately. As the day wore off, it was difficult to believe that some of…

Nov

06

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Gandhipedia

EventsAI, Artificial Intelligence, book, gandhi, IIT, mahatma, repository, social network

The Hindu BusinessLine The Hindu Careers360 The Week India Today (Web) India Today Deccan herald News18 Hindustan Times Indian Express NDTV Jagran IndiaTV OrissaPost Business Standard The Statesman Financial Express IIT KGP has…

Oct

31

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

International Outreach Programme @ VGSOM

Eventsbusiness management, business school, Experiential learning, immersive learning, inclusive learning, international, international collaboration, international outreach, Management, Singapore, Singapore Management University, VGSoM, Vinod Gupta School of Management

Economic Times Jagran Josh India Today Times of India IIT Kharagpur’s Vinod Gupta School of Management has signed an MoU with Singapore Management University for ‘SMU-IITKGP Inclusive and Immersive Experiential Learning (I2XL) Programme’. The programme is aimed at providing a managerial education and business school experience like no other – one that encourages students to apply classroom concepts in a global business environment. The scope of the MoU will include student projects and immersion programmes, reciprocal exchange of research and teaching staff, research and other collaborations. The programme is focused on…

Oct

26

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

It’s Illumination Time

Eventsair pollution, Deepavali, Diwali, eco-friendly, Eco-friendly Diwali, environment, Green Diwali, Illu, Illumination, pollution, Rangoli

The Hindu Business Standard DNA Janprahari Express ANI Rediff Zee 24 TAAS News18 Bengali Zee 5 Reddit Yahoo Walking down the halls of residence at the IIT Kharagpur campus during the Diwali festival one would come across giant bamboo structures and busy students tying earthen lamps (diyaas) to them in patterns. There is no rush for firecrackers among the 12000 strong student population of IIT…

Oct

25

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Do-It-Yourself

Eventsdo it yourself, Electrical Engineering, electronics, Innovation, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, students, undergraduate students

India Today IIT Kharagpur is ready with the DIY Laboratory to inculcate innovation spirit among the first-year undergraduate students through the concept of Do-It-Yourself. The Lab which is located in J C Bose complex was inaugurated on October 22 by Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattachayya, Officiating Director. This lab will act as a playground for technical work where instruments and consumables can be accessed in domains of electrical, mechanical and electronics engineering. To begin with 350 first year students will be working on projects selected by students. Students will be supported by technical staff and senior students who will act as…

Oct

18

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Urbanizing the Brownfields of India

Eventsarchitecture, Brownfield, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, industrial sites, industrialization, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Philadelphia, post industrialization, Urban Planning, Urban Studies and Planning, urbanization

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is geared up to bolster Professional Partnerships, expand Study Abroad Programs and initiate Research Collaborations with select Global universities. In line with this, the Department of Architecture and Regional Planning has come up with its second collaborative research programme with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA. The topic of research is “Integrating Brownfield Sites of India into the Urban Fabric”. Brownfield redevelopment is relatively new within the Indian context. Given that remediation projects wherever applicable are long-term commitments; careful ex-ante planning is required to ensure the resulting projects are…

Oct

15

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur’s Young Innovators Program Sails High across Asia

Eventscompetition, Innovation, students, YIP, YIP2019, Young Innovators Program

India Today Careers360 IIT Kharagpur is all set to welcome close to one hundred finalists from across Asia for the grand finale of the Young Innovators Program scheduled on November 8-10, 2019. This international science and technology competition witnessed a participation of close to 2500 students in class VIII-X in the previous rounds from an initial outreach of more than 4500 schools globally. Apart from various regions in India, students from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia participated in the event. The one-of-a-kind competition has been highly appreciated across secondary educational fraternity and corporate R&D leaders as a…

Oct

10

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Taking charge

EventsAPSRT, biodegradable, bioplastic, Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, IIT Kharagpur, non-renewable, plastic, polymer science

The International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology (APSRT) at IIT Kharagpur, organized by the Rubber Technology Centre from September 24-27, discussed what should be the future agenda for the world threatened by Climate Change. Plastics naturally figured prominently in the conference that mulled over how polymer science and the rubber industry had to focus intensively on driving innovation within the broad sustainability framework through waste prevention, re-use, repair, remanufacture and recycling. Prof. Thomas Kurian of the Cochin University of Science and Technology, for example, explained chemical recycling of PET bottles by a route based in aminolysis.…