Director IIT Kharagpur

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

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

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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…
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Apr
08
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IITKGP Cares

IITKGP Cares

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IIT Kharagpur Donates Rs. One Crore to PM Cares Fund India Today                 Indian Express           Business Standard           Yahoo News             Careers360            Hindustan Times             NDTV           Republic World                    Telangana Today           Navbharat Times             Times of India            Outlook          India Education Diary        …
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Mar
20
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Combating COVID

Combating COVID

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IIT Kharagpur's Combat against COVID19 India Today             Indian Express          Yahoo News          Amar Ujaala As the world is battling CoronaVirus, universities suspending their academic and select other activities, in one corner of Eastern India, the world renowned institute is giving fillip to the combat against COVID-19. The oldest and largest IIT and its stakeholders on the campus are contributing through a wide range of initiatives to continue helping students with their course work, increase public awareness about CoronaVirus pandemic and create resources to boost health and hygiene. Whether they…
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Jan
15
2020
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By Sreeparna
Happiness Run : The 2.2 Marathon

Happiness Run : The 2.2 Marathon

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12th January 2020, 6:30 AM. Technology Students’ Gymkhana was bubbling with some 100-150 students, both past and present. A very unusual scene, especially on a Sunday morning. Packets of Glucon-D were being constantly poured and mixed into 20-litre water jars. T-shirts were being distributed and students were seen warming themselves up. It was indeed a big day. Each had to complete the 2.2 Marathon beating the rest to win the coveted title of a Marathoner. The 17th Annual Alumni Meet of 2020 saw a host of IIT Kharagpur’s ‘young’ bunch, aged 18 years to almost 68 years gear up for…
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Jan
10
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
From the Desk of the Director

From the Desk of the Director

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Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, faculty member and former Head of the Dept. of Agricultural and Food Engineering has been appointed as the Director of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur effective from December 31, 2019, for a period of five years. Brief Bio: Prof. Tewari grew up a campus boy and went on to become an alumnus of the Institute. He completed B.Tech. (Hons.) in Agricultural and Food Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1979, M.Tech. in Farm Machinery and Power Engineering in 1981 and Ph.D. in Engineering in 1985.  Prof. Tewari joined the Institute as a faculty member in 1990 where…
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Dec
16
2019
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By Sreeparna
54th Inter IIT Sports Meet Flags Off at IIT Kharagpur

54th Inter IIT Sports Meet Flags Off at IIT Kharagpur

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  IIT Kharagpur, 15th December: IIT Kharagpur flagged off its 54th Inter IIT Sports Meet on 14th December 2019. The nine-day event is co-hosted by IIT Bhubaneswar with more than 2600 students participating from 23 IITs. The mega event held at IIT KGP is witnessing tough competition across eight games - Athletics, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Lawn Tennis and Weightlifting while IIT Bhubaneswar is hosting four events - Volleyball, Badminton, Table Tennis and Squash. Tyra, the Royal Bengal Tigress is the mascot for the 54th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2019. Prof Sriman Kumar Bhattacharya, Director, IIT Kharagpur and Chief…
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Oct
18
2019
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By Poulami Mondal
Evolution of Office Automation – A Personal Experience

Evolution of Office Automation – A Personal Experience

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“I was a naïve, confused 21-year old when I joined IIT Kharagpur in 1982 through an open advertisement. Having appeared for a three-step test which included written, typing and interview, my first posting was at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. By 25, I graduated to the secretarial post from clerical cadre by clearing set of internal examinations. It was the time when predecessors of computers ruled office work. What am I talking of? Typewriters. Typewriters manufactured by companies like Remington, Godrej, Halda and Facit , were mostly used in this Institute for preparing a typed document. Carbon papers…
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Sep
12
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
Deshla hits the road

Deshla hits the road

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India Today,  Economic Times, Livemint,  Financial Express, Times of India,  Better India, The Quint,  Business Standard,  The Week,   NDTV,  Amar Ujala, Odisha TV  Bhaskar Live,  Outlook, The Telegraph,  News 18 Bangla, Hindustan Times,  Money Control,  India Times,  INC42,  Indian Express, Anhui Hotline,  IANS, Lokmat, CanIndia, Urban Transport News 10TV  Swarajya  IIT Kharagpur lived up to the ‘Make in India’ challenge by launching Deshla, prototype of a fully indigenous next-gen electric auto, on September 11. The vehicle was designed and built from scratch by Electric Vehicle Group (EVG) of the Institute. Deshla, when commercialized, is bound to give the makers of both Totos (e-rickshaws) and autos…
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