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2017-2018 Alumni Annual Report Now Available Online!
Make sure to check out the annual report that was recently released by the IITKGP Alumni Affairs and International Relations Office!
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Spring Fest 2019-Be a part of its success and give back!
The authorities of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur are busy with making preparations for the 60th edition of their annual event, Spring Fest.
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A Geophysicist from IIT Kharagpur Talks about the Tricks of her Trade
Kolkata was chillier than I expected in January and it took quite some effort to drag myself out of bed to catch an early morning train to Kharagpur. Kharagpur, where the first of the IITs was established in 1951, is just about two hours away from Kolkata
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IIT Kharagpur partners with Samsung for Digital Academy
IIT-Kharagpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samsung India for the setting up of a digital academy on the institute's campus. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering...
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IIT-KGP Alumni, Gautam Samanta (ME, '91), of NIIT Technologies Appointed to Europe Head
NIIT Technologies Limited, a leading global IT solutions organization today announced the appointment of Gautam Samanta as the head of Europe. In this role, Gautam will be responsible for spearheading the Company's growth...
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IITs intake could go up by 1,000 seats next year, most additions at new campuses
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are likely to significantly increase their intake in the next academic year, providing at least 1,000 additional engineering aspirants with an opportunity to study in their premier establishments.
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Dr. Sudip Misra of IITKGP Department of Computer Science and Engineering named NASI Fellow
Dr. Sudip Misra, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT-Kharagpur, was recently named as a fellow with NASI (National Academy of Sciences, India).
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IIT-Kharagpur Prof. Pratim Kumar Chattaraj and his research team featured in ChemPhysChem Journal
"Does Confinement Always Lead to Thermodynamically and/or Kinetically Favorable Reactions? A Case Study using Diels-Alder Reactions within ExBox and CB[7]" Research conducted by Prof. Pratim Kumar Chattaraj, Debdutta Chakraborty, and Ranjita Das.
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IIT Kharagpur alumni develop social network to connect foodies to eateries
This festive season connect with fellow foodies, spread the word about an eatery and discover exciting places to grab a bite--courtesy of Eatable, a social network for food lovers created by IIT Kharagpur alumni.
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IIT Kharagpur study finds states with less forest cover reported most damage by floods
More forest cover can reduce the damage that floods cause in India, a new study by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITK) has reported.
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IIT Kharagpur develops solution to check hacking into IoT devices
A team of researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has come up with a solution that prevents hacking into devices supporting Internet of Things (IoT), addressing a big concern...
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IIT Kharagpur students bag over 200 pre-placement offers this year
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kharagpur is all set to starts its placement season from December 1. For the IIT-K Pre Placement Offer (PPOs), top MNCs like Goldman Sachs, Samsung, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments...
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How to build a battery with an eyeliner, some bacteria and a filter paper!
Batteries come in all shapes and sizes, and power the modern world, from the tiny hearing aid and gadgets like wrist watches, smartphone, laptops and camera, to large entities like cars and trucks!
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IIT Kgp engineering experts consulted for refurbishment of Salt Lake stadium
At 1 pm on Sunday, the Salt Lake stadium changed hands. Temporarily. For the next 49 days, the stadium will be in Fifa's control. The state government will reclaim what can justifiably be called its pride...
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IIT students launch Young Innovators prog for school students
Students from IIT Kharagpur are organizing a pan India competition on technology ideation for young innovators from schools. The Young Innovators' Programme (YIP) is a platform to foster young minds...
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Finance Ministry Drops Rs 8,700 Crore Funding to IITs
The Vishwajeet project, proposed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development has been turned down by the Minstry of Finance. According to the scheme, Rs 8,700 crore were to be allotted to the top seven Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)...
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IIT Kharagpur researchers investigate the light side of Earth's inner core
Scientists can generally agree that Earth's inner core, located more than 5,000 kilometers (3,000 miles) beneath the surface, is a dense ball of iron with a small amount of nickel.
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IIT Kharagpur Develops Technology for Safer Driving in Rain
IIT Kharagpur researchers have developed a visual technology that enables safer driving during rain, a recent statement said. The technology developed by researchers from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications...
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IIT Kharagpur to start the first genomics laboratory facility in India
IIT Kharagpur is going to start a genomics laboratory facility for students from all the branches of engineering, a statement said on Friday. The primary objective of this laboratory will be to teach all the students...