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Mar

12

2021

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IIT Kharagpur Alumni and their Families Set up Over ₹ 2 Crore Student Grant

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IIT Kharagpur has instituted eight new student grants for the upcoming Autumn semester scheduled to begin in August 2021. The Institute has received generous grants from eight alumni and their families who have come forward to support the students on merit-cum-means scholarships and merit-based awards towards their academics and research. The grants are collectively valued at around ₹ 2.25 crore for funding of undergraduate and postgraduate students across the departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Healthcare, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. A virtual MoU was signed with the donating alumni and their families…

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 …

Jun

05

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Life after Fani

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It has been a month since Cyclone Fani hit the coastal areas of Odisha. Recently, a team from IIT Kharagpur visited one of the worst affected places, the heritage town of Puri and nearby areas to deliver relief materials. The Institute which has been taking a leadership role in transforming the country's education and industrial environment is also known for making holistic efforts towards public welfare activities carried by its students and campus residents to uplift the lives of the lesser privileged ones. Lending support towards Fani victims was no exception with the Office of Registrar at IIT Kharagpur leading…

Apr

26

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

A Kgpian for A Kgpian

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Alumnus and eminent academician Prof. Tapan Bagchi (DSc/2012), is setting up a Chair Professorship in the memory of illustrious alumnus Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya who recently passed away. An MoU to this effect was signed last week with Prof. Bagchi to this effect. The objective of the ‘Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya Chair Professorship Award’ will be to carry out state-of-the-art teaching, research development and industrial collaboration at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Lord Bhattacharyya was a renowned academic, manufacturing expert and leading consultant for industry and governments. He served as a Professor at the University of Warwick. The entrepreneur in him led…

Jan

12

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Alumni Gift on Alumni Meet

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Times of India Giving back at the Annual Alumni Meet is a ritual at IIT Kharagpur. In keeping true to the tradition, close to 400 alumni from the 1969, 1979, 1994 and 1997 batches have donated Rs. 3.6 crore to their Alma Mater on the occasion of the 16th Annual Alumni Meet scheduled from January 11-13, 2019. The annual giving is among the several alumni fundraising campaigns conducted by the grand old IIT during the year. The donation has been made towards their respective batches in endowment mode, partial interest out of which will be utilized every year to support…

Oct

03

2018

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Alumnus to Donate USD 1 Million for Academy of Leadership at IIT KGP

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Economic Times Hindustan Times Indian Express Financial Express Business Standard Jagran Josh NDTV The Week IIT KGP is all set to establish India’s first of its kind Academy of Leadership envisioning the advancement of education. The academy intends to develop innovative programmes combining the core curricula in science and engineering disciplines with philosophy, reasoning, and liberal arts. “It is indeed an opportune time to expand the scope of the value proposition of the academic excellence at IIT Kharagpur by developing the next phase education process. This is to be based not only on scientific and technical training but the teachings of ancient philosophies,…