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VGSOM (Vinod Gupta School of Management) Ranked 8th in India among B-Schools

IIT Kharagpur's Vinod Gupta School of Management (VGSOM) has once again aced the QS World Rankings in the domain of Business and Management!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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

Ongoing: MITHAS and LearnQuest Academy of Music present, "Blue Planet Music Festival"

Ongoing: Weekly Zoom Presentation Sessions hosted by Arvind Jain ('69) and Prabjit Singh ('69)

May 28, 2022: PanIIT USA Social Entrepreneurship Talk with Ved Mitra Arya (IIT Kanpur)

May 31, 2022: Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership Talk with Mr. Narayana Murthy (Founder, Infosys)

June 12-14, 2022: Mani-Fest 2022: Directions in Theoretical Physics

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

IITKGP's Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership Talk with Mr. Narayana Murthy (Founder, Infosys)

Join the IITKGP Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership for an upcoming talk with Mr. Narayana Murthy, the Founder of Infosys.

IIT KGP Distinguished Alumnus Award (DAA) & Young Alumni Achiever Award (YAAA) nominations sought

IIT Kharagpur recognizes the professional achievements and contribution of its alumni through the DAA and recognizes young and promising alumni through the YAA. Online submissions must be completed by June 5, 2022.

"A Woman Brings a Change in Society": Manaswini Rath ('01), Global Business Leader

Dr. Manaswini Rath ('01) speaks to The Interview Times about being a female entrepreneur and global business leader.

IIT KGP alumnus and his team incubate a start-up that can boost the success of root canals

Professor Ambarish Ghosh ('92, '96), an IIT Kharagpur alumnus, and his IISc students incubated the start-up 'Theranautilus' that helps boost the success of root canal treatments.

IIT KGP's Dept. of ISE conducts training course on Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare Systems

IIT KGP's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in collaboration with Purdue University, recently conducted a five days training course on Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare Systems.

IIT Kharagpur develops ML model for accurate prediction of crystalline material properties

With the development, the team, which is comprised of IIT Kharagpur and Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST), is planning to undertake a larger-scale study using a wide range of materials.

"India towards 100: A Call for Reset" webinar was a huge success

The "India towards 100: A Call for Reset" webinar which was held May 8, 2022, was a huge success--bringing together close to 200 thought leaders from many different backgrounds. If you missed out, we are sharing a link to the recording.

Event Announcement: Weekly Zoom Meeting with Hosts Arvind Jain ('69) and Prabjit Singh ('69)

1969 Batch members Arvind Jain and Prabjit Singh have been hosting weekly Zoom meetings that feature different presenters/topics every session.

NEHRU HALL KA TEMPO

A 2021-22 Project by IIT Kharagpur Alumni from Nehru Hall to modernize Nehru Hall of Residence with modern day amenities, while still keeping the charm and characteristics of when it was first opened.

Mani-Fest 2022: Directions in Theoretical Physics being held at UCLA to celebrate Mani Bhaumik ('58)

Mani-Fest 2022 is a conference being held at UCLA to celebrate the 5th year of the Mani L. Bhaumik Institute of Theoretical Physics, as well as Dr. Mani L. Bhaumik's 90th birthday. The conference is being held a year late due to the pandemic.

Sri Bandyopadhyay ('68) shares research at US Defense Innovation Conf. & his created Bangla-song

'Bandy the Singing Professor', Sri Bandyopadhyay ('68), wanted to share his Bengali song lyrics of a poem/song on Rabindranath Thakur and the research that he compiled for the US Defense Innovation Conference.

PanIIT USA announces two scholarship programs

The two scholarship initiatives are announced as a service to IIT alumni in the USA, one being a graduate student scholarship and the other a high school scholarship for children of IIT alumni. The application deadline for both is June 15, 2022.

Own Your Hall Room

The IIT-Kharagpur Office of Alumni Affairs has kicked off a campaign that allows you to have your hall room named after you for perpetuity for modernizing its infrastructure--OWN YOUR HALL ROOM!

Employer Matching Gift Programs

If you've donated 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

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

Ongoing: MITHAS and LearnQuest Academy of Music present, "Blue Planet Music Festival"

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