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IIT Kharagpur gets a New Website

 

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur gets a new website. From the previous version of Beta IIT KGP, this newly launched website is much more interactive and visually more attractive, aligned with respective up-to-date data representation. Prof. V K Tewari, Director along with Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director; Shri Tamal Nath, Outgoing Registrar; Prof. Prabir Kumar Biswas, Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering and Prof. Pralay Mitra, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur inaugurated the new website. Prof. Joy Sen, Chairman, Indian Knowledge System, IIT Kharagpur was the convener of the inauguration ceremony.

“There was a need for a new website that will provide the information in a more integrated manner following international standards of information dissemination. I congratulate the entire team of Computer Informatics Centre for their sincere efforts,” said Prof. Tewari.

Prof. Patra requested all the stakeholders of the institute to come forward and to share information and requisite data that will serve the purpose of  a compact and inclusive official platform. Prof. Mitra highlighted the new aspects of the websites that differentiates it from the old website and how in terms of a platform, the new website serves the purpose of being adaptable to different mediums of communication. He also mentioned that the website will have a bilingual approach and will also be translated in Hindi giving prominence to our official language.

What’s new?

1. The new website is mobile-friendly.

2. It is categorized based on users like students, faculty and staff, administration, outreach and alumni affairs, visitors, and jobs; and based on activities like academics, admissions, research, and industry.

3. The emphasis is given more on students – one dedicated page filled with all academic information. One FAQ link to assist in finding the query is provided.

4. The admission page is classified into UG/PG/Ph.D. and Postdoc sections that contain necessary details not only for current students but for prospective students too.

5. Both the student and admission page is presented using pictogram, thus making it spectacular.

6. Emphasis is given to reaching content with minimum mouse clicks. The sitemap of the website has been redesigned for this purpose.

7. A dedicated administration page having contact details and designation of all the staff members have also been provided.

8. A separate outreach and alumni page contains a link to the Alumni website, Continuing Education, and International Relations, along with the       link to student body-maintained websites like International Relations Cell, Students Alumni Cell, and Branding and Relations Cell.

9. Institute Honours Page with the photographs of the dignitaries with their information has also been uploaded.

10. The new website is secured by HTTPS.

11.  The main page in the new website can sync-in (upload) audio-visual videos making it more attractive and interactive.

12. On the landing page of the website, a synergy between the website and the real-time social media posts in Facebook and Twitter has been created for an overall inclusive impact of the latest happenings in the institute.

13. Also, a real-time update on the statistics of the students, faculty, staff, projects, and visitor count is updated dynamically.

14. The footer section has been reduced in size following the feedback from the stakeholders.

15. Faculty and staff search has been inclusively integrated. Previously it was only “Faculty Search”.

16. The new version of the website is fetching data from the in-house ERP which is unique.

Click on the link below to visit the new website and give your suggestions for further upgradation.
https://www.iitkgp.ac.in/index?lang=en

Inputs By : Prof. Pralay Mitra, Computer Science & Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
Email: pralay@cse.iitkgp.ac.in

Edited By : Poulami Mondal, Digital & Creative Media Executive (Creative Writer)
Email: poulami.mondal@iitkgp.ac.in, media@iitkgp.ac.in, Ph. No.: +91-3222-282007

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Feathers in the Cap

Careers 360    India Education Diary

IIT Kharagpur has emerged among the country’s best and as the only IIT to qualify and excel in four disciplines – Architecture (1st), Engineering (4th), Law (4th) and Management (6th), taking on specialized schools in their domains.

Speaking about the feat of excelling in non-engineering categories, Director Prof. P P Chakrabarti emphasised on the uniqueness of each of these specialized disciplines within the IIT system.

“While there are specialized institutions in these subject areas, being part of IIT Kharagpur has catapulted the growth of these disciplines in a matter of a few decades due to the convergence culture of IIT Kharagpur typically focusing on research, multidisciplinary academics and overall career development of students enabling a unique symbiotic approach to excellence.”

IIT Kharagpur is leading in ‘Research and Professional Practice’ and ‘Graduate Outcome’ in the categories of Architecture, Law and Management while holding a competitive rank in Engineering.

“Our research publications and citations are extremely high domestically as evident from Scopus and SCI. However, there is a need for transforming research into industrial and consumer applications. In recent times we have undertaken several initiatives in the forms of Centres of Excellence which are focused towards technology development for industry and giving a thrust to the startup culture,” he said.

The Institute has launched centres of excellence and undertaken projects of national importance in six thrust areas which include Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent and Smart Transportation, Affordable Healthcare, Digital Convergence, Innovative Infrastructure and Geoscience for Future of Earth with support from the government and industry. The research collaboration and impact thereof can be witnessed across various engineering and other disciplines such as management, law, social sciences, architecture etc.

Also, the multidisciplinary approach has led to specialized thrust areas in academics which is flexible and unique. The course design and curricula of the programs above deliver the country’s crème graduates leading to the best-in-class graduate outcomes.

“Focus on the integrated and growth-oriented strategy adopted by IIT Kharagpur has enabled us to sustain our top position while keeping the societal and industrial needs in mind in launching new courses and also massively using our alumni resources,” says Dean, Planning & Coordination Prof. M K Tiwari.

The Department of Architecture and Regional Planning clearly exhibits this trait with its key area of regional planning addressing the diverse regional planning needs of a country like India which are more in the lines of a subcontinent with intermittent regions within her cities, townships and villages, opines Prof. Joy Sen, Head of the department, who himself is a well-known Regional Planner.

“We focus on regional sciences, regional econometrics and regional programming which enable us to develop inclusive and innovative regional planning models,” remarks Prof. Joy Sen.

Similar is the case with the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law at IIT Kharagpur which has carved its excellence in the domain of Intellectual Property law while successfully running LLB with specialization in IP, LLM and Doctoral programs.

“I do see a lot of interest in students to take up courses like AI and Law, Energy Law, IP Management, IP and Competition Law, Law of the Sea, Information Technology Law to name a few,” says Prof. Padmavati Manchikanti, Dean of the School. “In fact, some of the thrust areas of the School, AI and Law, Biodiversity Law, Energy Law, Energy Policy and Governance, are unique in the country,” she adds.

Prof. Prabina Rajib, Dean of Vinod Gupta School of Management which has been ranked 6th following the top 5 IIMs, emphasized at the interdisciplinary elective courses in engineering, science and mathematics offered by other departments, centres and schools at IIT Kharagpur. This sharpens their interdisciplinary knowledge and capability as efficient managers.

“Our students are mostly from engineering background and their career path follows a direction more oriented towards technology management. Keeping in line with the industry needs, we have introduced many new electives in Business Analytics area and also offer electives in emerging topics like Artificial Intelligence and Business Law, Internet of Things Cyber Security, Intellectual Property Rights ,” says Prof. Prabina.

The teaching, learning and resources parameter has been affected in this year’s NIRF rank as well, acknowledges the Director. However, he indicated this has more to do with the high number of students at IIT Kharagpur which has the largest number of academic disciplines with 19 departments, 12 schools and 17 centres of excellence.

“We are further working on recruiting more faculty which will also accelerate up our research initiatives. In the past three years, more than a hundred faculty members have been inducted in the system,” he added.