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Aug
27
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Inspiring Research for Social Development and Indian Scientific Heritage

Inspiring Research for Social Development and Indian Scientific Heritage

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Telegraph         Free Press Journal      Quint         Financial Express       Dainik Jagran (Kolkata)        Dainik Jagran (Kharagpur)        Bartaman        Yahoo News         IIT Kharagpur organized its 65th Convocation on August 27, 2019. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur and Chairman, R P Sanjiv Goenka Group was also present during the Convocation. The event was presided by Prof. Sriman Kumar…
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Aug
23
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Celebrating the 65th Convocation

Celebrating the 65th Convocation

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IIT Kharagpur is organising its 65th Convocation on August 27, 2019. Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest. Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur and Chairman, R P Sanjiv Goenka Group will also be present. The event will be presided by Prof. Sriman Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director (Officiating), IIT Kharagpur. This year the Institute will confer 372 Ph. D. (i.e., 321 Ph. D. + 02 Joint MS - Ph. D. + 28 Joint M. Tech. /MCP - Ph. D. + 21 Joint M. Sc.…
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Aug
03
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP recommended for IoE

IIT KGP recommended for IoE

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Careers360 IIT Kharagpur has been recommended by the University Grants Commission for Institution of Eminence (IoE). In a recent announcement, UGC recommended that IoE be granted to IIT Kharagpur. The UGC, in its 542nd meeting held on August 2, 2019, has considered the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) appointed by Government under the Chairmanship of Shri N Gopalaswami recommending  (15) Public institutions and (15) Private institutions for considering to give status of Institutions of Eminence. The other IIT to be recommended for IoE is IIT Madras. In 2017, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IISC were already declared IoE.…
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Jul
30
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur Going Live with Young Innovators

IIT Kharagpur Going Live with Young Innovators

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India Today      DataQuest       Times Now      Indian Express     NDTV       Outlook    Matrubhumi         Jagran Josh IIT Kharagpur undergraduate students have organized a live interactive session to mentor school students in classes VIII-X to participate in science and technology innovation competitions. This is an initiative under the IIT Kharagpur Young Innovators Program,  a science and technology competition empowering students in classes VIII - X to solve real-life challenges through innovations.  Why YIP At a time when the MHRD is making technological hackathons increasingly popular across colleges and several corporate…
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Jul
13
2019
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By Poulami Mondal
Smart Sensors for Smarter India @SIH2019

Smart Sensors for Smarter India @SIH2019

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India Today    Millennium Post    The Week    Business Standard    Indian Express From life-saver to asset-tracker to theft-preventer, SIH 2019 Hardware edition at IIT Kharagpur witnessed prototype sensor development for a wide array of industrial challenges. 93 green horns from seven states participated in this week-long national competition where they were posed challenges by Ministry of Coal and Garden Reach Shipbuilding Yard to develop industry-scale hardware solutions ranging from Smart Communication to Smart Vehicles, from Security and Surveillance to Miscellaneous technological ideas related to tertiary sectors. This is the first time that public and private sector companies have…
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Jul
08
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Learning through Hackathon

Learning through Hackathon

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India Today      Careers 360     Outlook    The Quint     Business Standard    The Week     Silicon India     NDTV     Hindustan Times The week-long Hardware Edition of Smart India Hackathon 2019 started at IIT Kharagpur on July 8, 2019. 14 teams from 7 states, Assam, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and West Bengal are participating in this PAN India competition. In Smart India Hackathon-2019 Hardware edition, problems are broadly based on Agriculture & Rural Development, Food Technology, Waste Management, Clean Water, Renewable Energy, Healthcare & Biomedical devices, Smart Vehicles, Robotics and Drones, Security…
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May
24
2019
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By Chirosree Basu
Preparing for the role

Preparing for the role

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IIT Kharagpur is currently holding the MHRD inspired and sponsored LEAP program (May 13-24). Announced in November 2018 by the MHRD, LEAP is a three-week flagship ‘Leadership development’ training programme for second level academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Scheme. Two weeks are dedicated to domestic training and the third week to foreign training. The objective of the program is to prepare a second tier of academic heads who may have to assume leadership roles in the future. LEAP fulfils a long-felt need for preparing…
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Apr
11
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Feathers in the Cap

Feathers in the Cap

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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…
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Oct
03
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
To get the ball rolling

To get the ball rolling

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Swarajya Magazine       Indian Express SPARC website launched by IIT Kharagpur, which is the national coordinator for MHRD's new initiative in higher education The launch of the website of the Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration or SPARC on September 28, 2018 marks the formal beginning of the latest higher education initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development. IIT Kharagpur is the National Coordinating Institute of SPARC, a programme that seeks to improve the research ecosystem of India’s higher educational institutions by promoting academic and research collaboration between Indian institutions and best-in-class faculty and renowned research…
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Sep
20
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
Forging a global connection

Forging a global connection

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IIT Kharagpur is the national coordinator of GIAN, an MHRD-run international outreach programme The Global Initiative of Academic Networks or GIAN was launched on November 30, 2015 by the then Union minister for human resources development, Ms Smriti Irani. The initiative intended to enhance the quality of higher education in India through foreign collaboration. At the inauguration Ms Irani said, “GIAN is not limited to only those from the IITs and national institutes but will also be available for government institutes who do not usually expect an opportunity to meet, interact and learn from international faculty.” Under GIAN, reputed international…
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