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Mar

21

2022

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Creation, Innovation & Inclusion

EventsechnologyandInnovation, EntrepreneurshipCell, FinTech, GES2022, GESPitchers, InnovationforInclusion, PhonePePayHack

IIT Kharagpur organizes Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2022 Entrepreneurship Cell under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship of IIT Kharagpur, conducted their annual flagship event the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2022, on the theme ‘Innovation for Inclusion’ from 10th to 13th March 2022 in an online mode. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Hon’ble Director, IIT Kharagpur. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Government of India graced the event with his presence. Mr. Beerud Sheth, Co-Founder and CEO, Gupshup, and Mr. Saugata Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Marico Ltd were…

Mar

17

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Here’s to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them”

Events#AdolescentAnaemia, #AdolescentHealth, #breakthebias, #EveryDayIsWomensDay, #GenderParity, #InternationalWomen'sDay, #IWD2022

"She is imperfect but she tries She is messy but she is kind She is good but sometimes she lies She is hard on herself but won't ask for help She is alone in her thoughts and Mixed in a beautiful recipe of life" It was a three day gala celebration for the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) on the International Women’s Day under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav from 6th to 8th March 2022. This year the theme was #breakthebias to show solidarity with gender parity, a world free of gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination,…

Dec

20

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 67th Convocation in the august presence of Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

Events100 crore vaccinations, 67th Convocation, B. Tech course, B.Arch (Hons), Board of Governor’s Gold Medal, Chief Guest, Dharmendra Pradhan, Director’s Gold Medal, Distinguished Alumnus Awards, Doctor of Sciences, Dr. Jnan Chandra Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, Dual Degree, EMBA, epicentre, five-year integrated M.Sc, FMSAFE, honoris causa, IIM Kolkata, IIT Kharagpur, ISI Kolkata, Joint M. Tech/MCP- Ph.D, Joint M.Sc- Ph. D, Joint MS- Ph.D, Life Fellow Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, LLB, LLM, M. Tech, MBA, MCP, MHRM, Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, MMST, MSMEs, PGDBA, Ph.D, President of India Gold Medal, Prime Minster of India Gold Medal, Professor Jagadish Chandra Bose Memorial Gold Medal, Purva Uday, research scholars, six-year integrated M.Sc, The Chairman, three-year M.Sc, two-year M.Sc degrees

Creating a historic benchmark by crossing 1600 plus offers in the Phase I of placement season 2021, IIT Kharagpur celebrated its 67th Convocation on December 18, 2021. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Honourable Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur honoured us with his virtual presence. With prolific advancements towards engaging new advents in technological pursuits and branching out to diverse fields of medical, law, management and entrepreneurship, for the first time IIT Kharagpur is proud to bestow a Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof.…

Oct

25

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

Dr. Virendra K Tewari, Director, IITKGP hounoured with Special Recognition of the Year Award 2021 by Agriculture Today Group

Events3rd Apollo Farm Power Awards 2021, Agriculture Today Group, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Director IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Indian Society for Technical Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Award, Ministry of Agriculture and Farming Welfare, National Research Development Corporation, Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Special Recognition of the Year Award 2021

IIT KGP takes immense pride and honour in congratulating Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur for being conferred with the Special Recognition of the Year Award 2021 by Agriculture Today Group in the 3rd Apollo Farm Power Awards 2021. He was acknowledged for his exemplary contribution to the growth and development of agricultural mechanization in India. Prof. Tewari participated in the award ceremony through video conferencing. Agriculture Today conducted the 3rd APOLLO Farm Power Awards 2021 on Wednesday, 20th October at Crystal Ball Room, The Lalit, Connaught Place, New Delhi. Distinguished Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr Trilochan Mohapatra graced…

Oct

07

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester Rolls out its first batch of Dual Doctoral Students

Eventsacademic and research collaboration, biomaterials, cardiovascular research, computational chemistry, Dual Doctoral Programme, Dual Ph.D, environmental geochemistry, Healthcare, IIT Kharagpur, Industry 4.0, manufacturing, medical technologies, Scholarship, Transition Metal Mediated Difunctionalization of Arynes, unique programme, University of Manchester

IIT Kharagpur and University of Manchester is proud to roll-out its first batch of Dual Ph.D students for autumn 2021. The news of this prestigious association was first announced in April, 2021 highlighting the unique character of the Programme. All facets of the programme including selection, admission, supervision and evaluation has been jointly administered with perfect synchronicity by competent authorities on both sides. Owing to the pandemic disruptions in 2020-21 and because of the programme protocol that required selected students to spend their first year at IITKGP, in its first year the programme was open to only Indian students satisfying…

Oct

07

2021

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Prof. Debdeep Mukhopadhyay Awarded The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize For Science And Technology, 2021

EventsComputer Science department, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Sciences, science and technology, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

Prof. Debdeep Mukhopadhyay of the Computer Science and Engineering Department was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize For Science And Technology 2021 in Engineering Sciences for notable and outstanding research in Cryptography, Information Security, System Security, CAD for VLSI & Embedded Systems, and Cyber-Physical Systems Security. Prof. Mukhopadhyay completed his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and continued with his Ph.D. at the Computer Science department. After a brief teaching stint at IIT Madras, he returned to Kharagpur and embarked on a stellar teaching career. His research involves implementing cryptographic engineering to identify and thwart attack surfaces and side-channel…

Sep

29

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

National Webinar on Leveraging Technology for Good Governance at IIT Kharagpur on 30.09.2021

EventsAdministration, Agriculture, Education, goodgovernance, Healthcare, IITKharagpur, manufacturing, ministryofeducation, ministryofstate

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur invites you to attend the National Webinar on “Leveraging Technology for Good Governance”, on September 30, 2021 (Thursday) on virtual platform from 09:55 AM to 02:55 PM. The event is being organised as a part of the Completion of Programs on Good Governance, organised by the Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Electronics and Information Technology, will be the Chief Guest and will also present the inaugural address. Shri Rakesh Ranjan, Additional Secretary of the Department…

Sep

15

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Enhances the BRICS Network University Strategic Partnerships

EventsBRICS, Collaboration, International Thematic Group, Network University, Secured Embedded Architecture Laboratory, short-term joint training

IIT Kharagpur (IITKGP) has hosted the Second International Thematic Group (ITG) online Meeting on, “Computer Science and Information Security” (CS & IS) of the BRICS Network University (NU) on August 31, 2021. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is the lead institution of the Computer Science and Information Security Group at BRICS Network University. BRICS Network University is a consortium of higher education institutions of the five BRICS member countries, comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, formed with the objective of developing bilateral/multilateral short-term joint training, master’s and PhD programmes along with joint research projects in various knowledge…

Sep

15

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

HOW THE ASSAM RIFLES CYCLE RALLY INSPIRED THE IIT KHARAGPUR COMMUNITY?

Events#Assam Rifles, #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, #CycleRally, #FitIndiaMovement, #GreenIndiaInitiative, iitkgp

A team of jawans from the Assam Rifles visited IIT Kharagpur en route to New Delhi on their 3000 km long cycle rally from Shillong to the national capital. Championing the bad weather, the jawans paid tribute to the freedom fighters and martyrs of the freedom movement at the Hijli Shaheed Bhavan in a small yet impassioned ceremony. Having halted overnight on the campus, the contingent of a few dozen cyclists (mostly jawans) arrived at the Hijli Shaheed Bhavan after rallying through the prominent landmarks of the campus. During the ceremony, felicitations and mementos were exchanged between the Assam Rifles and…

Aug

23

2021

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Bestow the Honoury Awards to the Shining Stars

Events71st Foundation Day, Excellent Young Teacher Award, G S Sanyal Faculty Excellence Award, IIT Kharagpur, Prof S Parthan Library Service Award, Staff Excellence Award, the Avinash Gupta Chair Professorship Award, The Faculty Excellence Award, the Institute Chair Professorship Award, Young Alumni Achievers Award

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur believes that its faculty and staff members deserve recognition for dedication in fulfilling their responsibilities and carrying out the Institute’s mission. Each and every year, on the occasion of Institute’s Foundation Day, several awards are designed to promote and reward outstanding performance by faculty and staff at IIT Kharagpur. This year also, on the occasion of the 71st Foundation Day of IIT Kharagpur, various awards have been presented to its faculty and staff members. The categories for the Faculty are the Institute Chair Professorship Award, the Avinash Gupta Chair Professorship Award, The Faculty Excellence Award,…