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Mar

28

2023

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The Lost Heart

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Death is a shout of silent breathe I shall reside in your airy heath You will be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday This journey of life has been a pray Nothing is hurt and nothing is lost A brief moment that will soon exhaust For this is a journey, we all must intake We shall laugh at the parting ways For we will meet again I am the soft star that will remain And if a tear starts to fall I shall catch it through it all I am with you when the times are good To share a…

Aug

10

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur Welcomes New Chairman of Board of Governors, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur welcomed Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh as the new Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur. Currently, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Bhubaneswar, he has been conferred the additional responsibility of IIT Kharagpur effective from 12th July, 2022. Dr. Singh is the former Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation and Independent Director of Azzure Power Global Ltd. He has been the Chairman of the Board for NIT Patna for a period of 3 years from 2009-2012 and completed his B.Tech & M.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.…

Jun

10

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranks 270th in QS World University Rankings 2023

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur leaped up 10 places to secure 270th rank in the latest QS World University Ranking 2023. Overall, the institute improved its 2022 performance by 10 places and seen significant rise in academic and employer reputation. The Citations per Faculty has also seen a variable rise being the strongest indicator for the institute and fared among the top 19% in the QS World University Rankings. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur moved up to 44 places among its global peers. Speaking on the QS World University Rankings 2023, Prof. V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur remarked, "…

May

23

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

Study on Qualitative Aspects of Sharing School Transport in Kolkata

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Highlights : To minimize traffic congestion, shared transport is necessary Maintain police record of all the drivers and conductors involved in the school transportation Punctuality of service, staff behavior, safety and security may bring down the share of private cars by 5-7 % With the rising ownership of private cars, people have become prone to the traffic congestion as a regular intake of distress. Reopening schools after a hibernation of two years have exploded the roads with private cars as the safest and favoured mode of transport for children. Considering personalized transport as a basic insurance from the pandemic that…

Apr

22

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranks 3rd among the top Universities in India

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IIT Kharagpur ranks 3rd among the top Universities in India in Engineering & Technology & 37th in Mineral & Mining Engineering in the world according to 12th QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2022 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has been named as one of the world’s top 100 universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the latest edition of the world’s highest QS University Ranking. The institute ranked 37th in 2022 compared to 44th in 2021 in Mineral & Mining Engineering & 80th rank in 2022, improving its rank from 90th in 2021 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering.…

Dec

20

2021

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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…

Sep

21

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

7th Covid Relief Camp: IIT Kharagpur Foundation, USA Continues Its Grand Humanitarian Gesture

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IIT Kharagpur in collaboration with its alumni association- IIT Kharagpur Foundation USA organized a Covid Relief Distribution programme for the community workers of the campus from 14th-16th September 2021. Around 2000 community workers including domestic helps, rickshaw pullers, construction workers, small vendors, and other essential service providers received a substantial amount of ration. The Director, Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari, in his message, assured that IIT KGP will always side with those in need of help and continue to support the community workers through these unprecedented and distressing times. He also said that it was a great opportunity to give back…

Aug

23

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

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,…