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IIT-KGP's BC Roy Hospital becomes COVID quarantine center

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Dear Reader,

The IITKGP Foundation is working to bring together alumni in support of the "KGP Alumni Fund for COVID-19", which will provide IIT-Kharagpur campus and vicinity staff with rations due to the Corona Virus lockdown. The staff which include the mess workers, dhobis, rickshaw wallahs, etc. are receiving no pay and little benefits and need assistance with basic necessities. Please give back generously to this critical fund!        

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The IITKGP Foundation is a not for profit organization with a 501(c)(3) status in the United States (Federal ID: 47-0747227). 

Ms Shreyoshi Ghosh, Executive Officer of Branding & Communication at IIT Kharagpur, is conducting a study on accessibility, quality and impact of COVID-19 related news. She has requested your responses to the below survey. Please share your opinion!

Impact of COVID-19 News & Information--A Study

The Embassy of India in Washington DC has issued guidance about the COVID-19 pandemic for students that are studying in the United States. If you are a student currently in the US and need to access more information, click the below link to be taken to the "Embassy of India Student Hub".                                                                                                       

                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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UPCOMING EVENTS (All seminars, conferences and workshops at IIT-Kharagpur have been postponed until further notice due to the threat of the Novel Coronavirus)

If you have an event you would like to add to the calendar, please send an email with details to info@iitkgpfoundation.org.
 

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IIT-KGP BC Roy Institute of Medical Science & Research becomes COVID quarantine center

The BC Roy Institute of Medical Science and Research of IIT Kharagpur, has become a COVID Quarantine Center for inter-state travelers to West Bengal, an official said.
  

Director Tewari: Central institutes like IITs have major role in guiding MSMEs to help with COVID-19

IIT Kharagpur Director V K Tewari has said central institutes like the IITs and NITs have a major role to help the micro, medium and small enterprises (MSME) by guiding them to manufacture anti-Covid gear.
 

Kusal Roy ('93) appointed as head of retail banking for Standard Chartered Bank

Roy brings in an experience of more than 25 years in the retail banking industry. Before this appointment, he was the MD&CEO of Tata Capital Financial Services.
 

IIT-Kharagpur offers in-house internships to students

Undergraduate students in their pre-final year at IIT Kharagpur will not have to look for an internship in companies or universities outside their campus this year.

Anindya Datta ('86) builds startup that plans to fight coronavirus with data science and AI

Anindya Datta ('86) sees himself as a "classic tech entrepreneur". His journey started at IIT-Kharagpur in India, and continued through his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Maryland in US.

Anand Deshpande ('84), making day-to-day operations easier for SMEs

Despite the emergence of organized retail players in India, kirana stores still hold the key with almost 90 percent of the retail grocery market share comprising the unorganized retail segment.

IIT-KGP's unsung heroes need your help--please donate now!

IITKGP now has over 10,000 students. Besides the teaching staff and administrative staff who are on salary, IITKGP is supported by more than 10,000 other staff who get no salary or receive little benefits during the Corona Virus lockdown.

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If you've made a donation to the IITKGP Foundation, you may be able to double your donation! We're here to help you with the process!

Upcoming Events for IIT-KGP

All seminars, conferences and workshops have been postponed until further notice due to the threat of the Novel Coronavirus.

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