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Mar

21

2023

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IIT Kharagpur inks MoU with University of Edinburgh

Collaborations, Institute, MoU, Study@IITKgpAcademic Curriculum, Academicians, academics, Collaboration, Education Curriculum, Engineering, Faculty Visits, Global Standards, Globalization, Inclusive academic ecosystem, International Partnerships, Internationalization, Joint Workshops, MoU, Professionals, research, Research Facilities, Science, Technicians, University of Edinburgh

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the University of Edinburgh on shared academic collaboration in promoting teaching, education curriculum, research and service to the community. Prof. Neil Robertson, Dean International Partnerships, College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh signed the MoU in the presence of his counterpart Prof. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean Outreach & Alumni Affairs, IIT Kharagpur in the institute campus. Prof. Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Dean Outreach & Alumni Afffairs, IIT Kharagpur remarked, “This collaboration would orchestrate academic curriculum between both the universities in creating synergy with several academic and research facilities for the…

Mar

01

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

Sustainable Alternatives in Energy, Environment & Healthcare for Science & Society

Collaborations, Expert Insight, Funded Projects, Institute, WorkshopsAcademic, Algaeneering, BBDL, Bio-polymers, bioenergy, Biomolecular Engineering, Bioprocess, Bioproduct, Biorefining, biotechnology, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Climate Challenge, Curtin University, DD Bangla, DST-SERB, energy, environment, Environmental engineering, Global Energy, Godavari Biorefineries Ltd., Healthcare, Hindustan Computers Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Green R & D Center, IMPRINT-IIA, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, INDO-CANADA, INDO-US, Industrial-Academia, innovations, INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS, Jadavpur University, Lassonde School of Engineering, NDO-AUSTRALIA, Petro-plastics, Reliance Industries Limited, Reliance Technology Group, Renewable Energy Sectors, research, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, SICI, SPARC, Techno Commercial Assessment, University of Calcutta, University of Pennsylvania

INDO-US, INDO-AUSTRALIA AND INDO-CANADA INTERDISCIPLINARY WORKSHOPS AT IIT KHARAGPUR The Bioprocess & Bioproduct Development Laboratory of the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Kharagpur along with the collaborators from USA, Australia, and Canada organized three days workshop under the Government of India’s Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) from 24th to 26th February 2023. The workshops were inaugurated by Prof. Amit Patra, Deputy Director, IIT Kharagpur in the august presence of Dr. Prachi Kaul, Director, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti, Dean BTBS, IIT Kharagpur. The workshop saw a footfall of more than 80 participants from both within…

Nov

17

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranked 5th in India in QS Asia University Rankings 2023

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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) ranked 5th in India as per the QS Asia University Rankings 2023. The premier institute overall ranked 61st in Southern Asia among its other peers. IIT Kharagpur is the national leader and Asia’s third-highest among the Universities with the indicator of maximum staff having PhD and featured among the top 8% in the QS Asia University Ranking 2023 with a total of 760 institutions. The institute has also been named as one of the world’s top 100 universities for the study of 19 subjects, according to the world’s highest QS University Rankings. IIT…

Jul

19

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur ranks 6th in NIRF Ranking 2022

Institute, Study@IITKgpEngineering, Global Village, Graduation Outcomes, Inclusivity, Lab to Market, law, Learning and Resources, Management, Ministry of Education, MoE, NAAC, National Institutional Ranking Framework, NBA, NEP 2020, NIRF 2022, outreach, Peer Perception, Professional Practice, research, teaching, University Grants Commission

Since Independence, India has made reasonable progress in providing accessible 'Education for All', strengthening higher education. With the increase in the number of higher education institutions across the country, the quality of education has continued to remain a serious concern specially when the entire country was suffering because of the pandemic that still lives with us. As per UNICEF's report 2020, more than 376 million students worldwide suffered because of the pandemic. Remote/Online Education became the only source of education followed by a technological transition that turned the entire world into a 'Global Village'. The education institutions faced many challenges…

Apr

29

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Kharagpur inks an MoU with ORMAS

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Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) of IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) to facilitate rural technological innovation for the growth of Producers’ groups and Producers’ companies providing technological solutions to improve the efficiency of production along with value addition. Both the institution will entail to identify technological needs of the product-based livelihood and engage in relevant R&D to upgrade the existing technology by modifying, redesigning and standardization of the users at grassroots level. Prof V K Tewari, Director, IIT Kharagpur stated – “The intent of this MoU is to create…

Jul

08

2021

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By Poulami Mondal

Initiation of 1st Chair Professorship in E&ECE Dept.: Benevolent act of IIT Kharagpur alumnus helps in the materialization of the process

Engagementalumnus, Chair Professorship, E&ECE Department, IIT Kharagpur, industrial collaboration, MoU, research

IIT Kharagpur has established the “Prithviraj Banerjee and Swati Banerjee Chair Professorship” with an endowment of $ 81,082, received from its eminent and distinguished alumnus, Dr. Prithviraj “Prith” Banerjee (1981/B.Tech./E&ECE/Azad). In this regards, virtual signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding between IIT Kharagpur and Dr Prithviraj Banerjee was arranged on July 02, 2021, where Prof Virendra Kumar Tewari, the Director of IIT Kharagpur and Dr Prith Banerjee, the Chief Technology Officer of ANSYS had signed the MoU in the presence of Prof Amit Patra, the Deputy Director; Prof Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, the Dean Outreach; Prof Surjya Kanta Pal, the Associate Dean…

Dec

02

2020

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

Higher Risk in Concentrated Business Control – VGSOM Researchers

In-DepthAward, business, business management, Management, research, risk performance, VGSoM, Vinod Gupta School of Management

Award-Winning Research from IIT Kharagpur’s Vinod Gupta School of Management Indicate Higher Risks with Family-controlled Firms In an award-winning research study conducted by faculty and alumni at IIT Kharagpur’s Vinod Gupta School of Management, the researchers have found that family and family control ownership is negatively related to firms’ profitability due to lags in management. The study is based on decadal data from 2007 to 2017 of 421 listed firms in emerging markets which have at least 5%-20% of the equity capital is owned by a family group including concert promoters. The results show that family-owned firms dominant with concentrated…

Oct

18

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Driving force

EngagementA S Davis, Chair Professor, Chair Professorship, IIT Kharagpur, research, Vinod Gupta, WMG

Recruiting, encouraging and retaining talent becomes imperative for the success of an educational institution of the stature of IIT Kharagpur, recognized already as an Institution of Eminence. Chair Professorships are critical to this exercise. Institute Chairs, Faculty Excellence awards and alumni-funded Chairs all contribute to creating an ecosystem that nurtures creativity, rewards excellence and provides an incentive for hard work. It is a privilege for IIT Kharagpur that its alumni understand this connection. Over the years, several Chairs have been created by the alumni to encourage excellence. Alumni-endowed Chairs are, in fact, increasingly driving research in critical and challenging areas…

Aug

29

2019

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By Shreyoshi Ghosh

East’s 1st Research Park

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Times of India Financial Express Business Standard Careers360 DevDiscourse The 65th Convocation of IIT Kharagpur was marked by the launch of the Institute’s first ever Research Park. This is the first of its kind in eastern India which will provide a platform to create a self-sustained, healthy, vibrant, innovative ecosystem based on the spirit of collaborative research and consultancy between Industry and academia. The Research Park was inaugurated digitally by Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India in the presence of Shri Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, Board of…

Aug

08

2019

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By Chirosree Basu

Engineering is fine

StoriesIIT Kharagpur, Microfluidics Lab, research, Singapore, Tanushree Banerjee, thermoelectric cooler, United World College of Southeast Asia

If you happened to visit the Mechanical Engineering department or the Microfluidics Lab recently, you would have found a teenager deep in conversation with the research scholars. Not unusual? Then consider the fact that this young girl, not yet out of school, had travelled all the way from Singapore and elected to do her summer internship at IIT Kharagpur to resolve a question that was bothering her – to do engineering or not? It is not that such a question has bothered only Tanushree Banerjee – our visitor, who is presently a Grade 12 student of Singapore’s United World College…