IIT Kharagpur launches sponsored research programme for undergraduate students
India Today (June 19, 2019)
IIT Kharagpur is all set to launch the first of its kind Undergraduate Research Program (UGRP) from the upcoming Autumn semester of 2019-20. The initiative is aimed to encourage and nurture the spirit of research and innovation among UG students early on. The UGRP will fund select research ideas proposed by the students on a competitive basis and each successful proposal will be guided by a member of the Institute's faculty.
The Institute which has been supporting various co-curricular activities of the undergraduate students through travel grants and fellowships to facilitate them to participate in competitive projects will now float a competitive grant of Rs 56 Lakh for four years. (Read More)