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2024

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IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 74th Foundation Day in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant, Chairman ISRO & Chairman DRDO

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As the country enters its 78th year of Independence, IIT Kharagpur also enters its 74th year of foundation on 18th August 2024 which was adorned by the eminent personalities. Shri Amitabh Kant, India’s G-20 Sherpa and Former CEO of NITI Aayog graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. S P Somanath, Chairman ISRO; Dr. Samir V Kamat, Chairman, DRDO and Dr. Sonal Mansingh, Padma Vibhshan Awardee and Former MP, Rajya Sabha also graced the occasion as the Guests of Honour. The invocation started by hoisting the national flag and institute flag at the main building. Gitindra Saran Sanyal…

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2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Awarding Excellence – Foundation Day Honors

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IIT Khargapur honoured ten of its faculty members on the occasion of the 70th Foundation Day to recognise their excellent contributions at all levels of the career path of a teacher. The Institute conferred three Chair Professorships for full Professors and five Faculty Excellence Awards for Associate and Assistant Professors based on (a) Peer Recognition / National or International Awards, (b) Research Output, (c) Teaching Feedback, (d) Sponsored Projects. Additionally the alumni foundations of the Institute in India and USA conferred two more faculty awards - the G S Sanyal Award for Faculty Excellence by the IIT KGP Foundation USA…