Dear KGPian,

The National Institutional Ranking Framework has just released their 2020 evaluation of the various programs in India. You will be glad to know that the Architecture program at IIT Kharagpur has been ranked number one for the third year in a row in India. For KGPians, particularly the architectural graduates, it is indeed a great honor. In the early days, Architecture at KGP was the only non-engineering program in the IIT system. The architecture students, even today, are the back-bone of the extracurricular activities, including but not limited to organization of rangoli and spring festival programs, student officers electioneering, hall programs and numeous other volunteering activities. As an architecture graduate of the 1970 batch, I am proud of my days at KGP, and support provided to/by all other disciplines. Architecture ka tempo high hai.

Ron (Ranbir) Gupta, AIA, LEED AP, KGP 1970 Arch/NH

President, IIT Kharagpur Foundation

In the coming weeks, we will feature the other schools/departments in which IIT-Kharagpur has excelled in the rankings.

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The IITKGP Foundation is Tax-Exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) in the United States (Federal ID: 47-0747227).

Check out this video shared by alumnus Partha Vohra (1969/CE/NH) which takes you on a journey in the Kharagpur vicinity spoken in Hindi.

Don't forget to submit any pictures and information you have of "KGPians Getting Together" either socially or for KGP related events. We will share them in an upcoming newsletter!

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 25, 2020: THE NEW EDUCATION NORM: POST COVID-19 PanIIT USA Inaugural Virtual Conference Series (featuring KGPian Pradeep Khosla ('80) as a speaker) For more information, please contact Ron Gupta at rongupta@aol.com.

July 1-3, 2020: The 11th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT)

Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

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

IIT KGP Architecture Program Ranked No. 1 in India, 3 Years in a Row

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has been ranked the best architectural institute in the country.

A thank you letter from Director V.K. Tewari

Director V. K. Tewari penned a thank you letter to the alumni to express his gratitude for their support of KGP's Unsung Heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

"A 'soapman' feels vindicated today" by R Gopalakrishnan ('67)

In the time of Covid, soap has made the difference between life and death. So what if one has studied computers to sell soap?

 

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