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Jun

25

2025

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Prof. Suman Chakraborty officially takes over as Director of IIT Kharagpur

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Prof. Chakraborty, a globally renowned academician and a distinguished faculty member from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received several prestigious national and international honors in science and engineering. His work at the intersection of fluid mechanics, biomedical engineering, and technology-driven societal applications has earned him recognition as one of the foremost researchers in the country. There is a need to enhance connectivity with students so their issues and challenges are detected early and bring back the culture of fulfillness on the campus, said Prof. Suman Chakraborty, the newly appointed director of IIT Kharagpur, after taking charge on Monday. He…

Jan

03

2025

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By Poulami Mondal

Prof. Amit Patra takes over the Additional Charge of the Director, IIT Kharagpur

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Prof. Amit Patra, currently the Director of IIT BHU takes over the Additional Charge of the Director, IIT Kharagpur until the regular incumbent takes over or till further orders, whichever is earlier. The institute appreciates the excellent services rendered by Prof. V K Tewari, Outgoing Director, IIT Kharagpur who was the Professor of IIT Kharagpur in the Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering. The handover and takeover took place on 31st December 2024 in the board room of the institution in the presence of Prof. Rintu Banerjee, Deputy Director and Captain Amit Jain (Retd.), Registrar along with other senior faculty…

Apr

23

2024

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By Poulami Mondal

Prof. Amit Patra is appointed the new Director of IIT BHU (Varanasi) by Ministry of Education

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. A successful leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that the impact lasts in your absence by unlocking people's potential to become better. A greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the great things, he is the one that gets the people to do the great things. Today, IIT Kharagpur celebrates one such leader that the institute is proud of. Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director of IIT Kharagpur has recently been…

Jul

30

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

IIT KGP Director Speaks on NEP

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On Higher Education A day of celebration as an educationist as we welcome the National Education Policy (#NEP2020) announced by Dr.Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The policy has substantial elements for the higher education sector. The key among them is setting up the National Research Foundation to foster research culture and removal of MPhil which has been witnessing a downward trend in offering research career opportunities hence fewer number of takers. Emphasis on Interdisciplinary and Humanities Education at IITs Another area I must mention is the thrust on multidisciplinary education including more…

Apr

08

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

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 …

Mar

20

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

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…

Jan

20

2020

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By Chirosree Basu

From the heart

Community17th Annual Alumni Meet, Damodar Acharya, Director, IIT Kharagpur, QS Global ranking

Prof.Damodar Acharya, alumnus and former Director of IIT Kharagpur, was the invited guest of the Director, Prof. V.K. Tewari, at the 17th Annual Alumni Meet. He participated in the brainstorming session with three other former directors to contemplate on the future of the Institute. Prof. Acharya has decided to pay for the renovation of the two hostel rooms he occupied, first as an MTech student in 1970-72, and then during his PhD from 1972-75. KGP Chronicle talks to him about his decision and his thoughts on his alma mater. What prompted you to contribute to the renovation of the two…

Jan

10

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

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…