Events – Page 15 – The KGP Chronicle

Aug

29

2019

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An evening to remember

Events65th Convocation, Cyclone Fani, DAA, Distinguished Alumnus Award, G.C. Mitra, IIT Kharagpur, Intel, Odisha state government, Padma Shri, PCI Express, Technology Guest House

You would have mistaken him for a student. Dark cropped hair, back-pack in place, an incredibly young-looking Debendra Das Sharma approached me for his interview at the Technology Guest House on the evening before the 65th Convocation. He was returning to the campus after more than two decades and was incredibly happy to be back. As Principal Engineer in Intel Corporation, Sharma has been leading the development of PCI Express since its inception two decades back through six generations of evolution of the technology. He has played a key role in evolving PCI Express as a ubiquitous I/O interconnect in…

Aug

28

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

The magic touch

Events65th Convocation, Curtin, Dual Doctoral Programs, IIT Kharagpur, PhD, research scholars, University of Melbourne, Wollongong

India Today Careers360 At its 65th Convocation, IIT Kharagpur gave away PhD degrees to 372 scholars. The numbers showed a sharp rise from the earlier figure of 295 from last year. Taking the 5 years' figure the increase is close to 85% taking 2014 as base. The numbers happily live up to the goals set for higher education centres by the Government of India. They, in fact, reflect sustained efforts taken by the Institute over the past few years to intensify the focus on research. Prof. P.K. Das, Dean, Post-graduate Studies, IIT Kharagur, explained the reason for the rise in…

Aug

27

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

A moment to cherish for a lifetime

Events65th Convocation, degree, graduation, IIT Kharagpur, PhD

It was their day. A time they had been waiting to celebrate with their families and friends. Some of them brought over the family’s oldest, perhaps a grandparent who could still walk. And some the youngest, even if only a few months old. But for those who received their degrees at the 65th Convocation of the Institute, the joy was simply so great that it could not be contained. It had to be shared – as generously as possible, as widely as possible, as loudly as possible. You would get the sense if you had happened to mingle among the…

Aug

27

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Inspiring Research for Social Development and Indian Scientific Heritage

EventsConvocation, HRD, MHRD

Telegraph Free Press Journal Quint Financial Express Dainik Jagran (Kolkata) Dainik Jagran (Kharagpur) Bartaman Yahoo News IIT Kharagpur organized its 65th Convocation on August 27, 2019. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur and Chairman, R P Sanjiv Goenka Group was also present during the Convocation. The event was presided by Prof. Sriman Kumar…

Aug

23

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Celebrating the 65th Convocation

EventsConvocation, HRD, Medalists, Medals, MHRD, Sanjiv Goenka

IIT Kharagpur is organising its 65th Convocation on August 27, 2019. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur and Chairman, R P Sanjiv Goenka Group will also be present. The event will be presided by Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director (Officiating), IIT Kharagpur. This year the Institute will confer 372 Ph. D. (i.e., 321 Ph. D. + 02 Joint MS - Ph. D. + 28 Joint M. Tech. /MCP - Ph. D. + 21 Joint M. Sc.…

Aug

22

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

KGPian for Life, and proud to be one

Eventsalumni, Alumni Affairs, Homecoming 2019, loyalty, Pledge. IIT Kharagpur

Homecoming 2019 had a unique feature that will make it stand out in the history of IIT Kharagpur. This was the first time that the alumni of the Institute took a formal pledge of loyalty. On August 17, a day before the Foundation Day of the Institute, members of the 1999, 2004 and 2009 batches who came for the event thanked their alma mater for nurturing them, helping them “grow in knowledge and wisdom”, instilling in them “faith and integrity”, and promoting “intellectual freedom, dialogue and diversity”. ‘Homecoming’ is an annual event in IIT Kharagpur’s calendar. Since 2018, batches who…

Aug

20

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Raising awareness

EventsGoynabori, IIT Kharagpur, IP, IP campus of the year 2019, IPPO, IPR, Lakshmi Kumaran, patent, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, SRIC, Technology Transfer Group

On August 2, 2019, IIT Kharagpur won recognition as ‘IP Campus of the Year (Non Legal) 2019” at the Intellectual Property Fest, an event organized by IP Promotion Outreach Foundation. The award acknowledged a campus that had made outstanding contribution to spreading awareness in the field of Intellectual Property law, rights and practice in the last academic year. IPPOF is a knowledge-sharing and training arm in Intellectual Property with two decades of expertise in this domain and has been working on networking and implementation, and increasing awareness through seminars and online guidance sessions. It believes that the Micro, Small &…

Aug

19

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Happy Birthday IIT Kharagpur!

Events69th Foundation Day, celebrations, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri

“We can always aspire to better our place, but we should not worry too much about rankings,” said Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, who was Chief Guest at IIT Kharagpur’s 69th Foundation Day celebrations. He added, “If our products, that is our students and alumni are doing well, that is justification enough of what the IITs are doing.” Prof. Chaudhuri, who is a Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee and also recipient of the IIT Kharagpur Distinguished Alumnus Award, put before the audience the unique challenges that all IITs, his own alma mater as well as IIT Bombay under his administration,…

Aug

03

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP recommended for IoE

EventsInstitution of Eminence, IoE, MHRD, UGC

Careers360 IIT Kharagpur has been recommended by the University Grants Commission for Institution of Eminence (IoE). In a recent announcement, UGC recommended that IoE be granted to IIT Kharagpur. The UGC, in its 542nd meeting held on August 2, 2019, has considered the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) appointed by Government under the Chairmanship of Shri N Gopalaswami recommending (15) Public institutions and (15) Private institutions for considering to give status of Institutions of Eminence. The other IIT to be recommended for IoE is IIT Madras. In 2017, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISC were already declared IoE.…

Jul

30

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT Kharagpur Going Live with Young Innovators

EventsInnovation, MHRD, YIP, Young Innovators Program

India Today DataQuest Times Now Indian Express NDTV Outlook Matrubhumi Jagran Josh IIT Kharagpur undergraduate students have organized a live interactive session to mentor school students in classes VIII-X to participate in science and technology innovation competitions. This is an initiative under the IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Program, a science and technology competition empowering students in classes VIII - X to solve real-life challenges through innovations. Why YIP At a time when the MHRD is making technological hackathons increasingly popular across colleges and several corporate…