IIT-Kharagpur: News
16 Mar 2019
AmazonIIT-KGP students to learn cloud computing via Amazon's program
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, will adopt Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate program to help students gain cloud computing skills including hands-on experience in artificial intelligence (AI), a top official of the institute has said.
24 Jan 2019
JapanIIT Kharagpur, Japan's AOTS collaborate to set up research center
IIT Kharagpur and Japan's Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) have signed a MoU on Monday to explore opportunities for a research center that will facilitate collaborative projects.
24 Dec 2018
IndiaIIT-Kharagpur scientists making detailed maps to cut earthquake damage
In a bid to try and reduce damage from earthquakes, scientists from IIT-Kharagpur are developing detailed city-level maps to identify areas that are the most vulnerable to damage from earthquakes.
03 Dec 2018
EducationIISc-Bangalore, IIT-Bombay rank among world's top 200 engineering, tech universities
IISc-Bangalore has been ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the subject category 'Engineering and Technology' in 2019 Times Higher Education rankings.
20 Nov 2018
NepalIIT-KGP developing mechanism to extract info from social-media during disasters
A research team of IIT Kharagpur has been developing a mechanism to filter critical situational information from social media during disasters from tonnes of other data.
25 Oct 2018
Andhra PradeshIIT Kharagpur student found hanging in hostel room
A 24-year-old M.Tech student of IIT Kharagpur was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hostel room, the police said.
24 Oct 2018
EnvironmentIIT-KGP students on mission to reduce single-use plastic within campus
A group of students at the IIT Kharagpur is on a mission mode to reduce usage of single-use plastic within the campus.
04 Oct 2018
IndiaIIT-Kharagpur to set up Academy of Leadership: Director
IIT-Kharagpur is all set to establish an "Academy of Leadership" which intends to develop innovative programs combining the core curricula in science and engineering disciplines with philosophy and liberal arts.
25 Sep 2018
West BengalIIT Kharagpur develops community-supported supply of purified drinking water project
IIT Kharagpur has developed a community supported supply of purified drinking water project at Porapara in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.
12 Sep 2018
KolkataIIT-KGP signs MoU with Carleton University to support research collaboration
The IIT Kharagpur has signed a MoU with the Carleton University of Canada to support research collaboration, capacity building, and other forms of academic partnerships.
08 Sep 2018
Washington DCIIT Kharagpur delegation visiting US to hire researchers
As part of the international outreach program, an IIT Kharagpur delegation is visiting the US to meet researchers looking for a career in the best higher education and R&D institution in India.
26 Aug 2018
GoogleIIT Kharagpur Professors remember their 'shy, intelligent' student, Sundar Pichai
Google's CEO Sundar Pichai was shy, intelligent and had big handwriting, his Professors at IIT Kharagpur recalled.
09 Aug 2018
KolkataIIT KGP to become country's first smart college campus
IIT Kharagpur today claimed to have taken a step towards becoming the country's first smart college campus, in which students can operate equipment inside their hostel rooms remotely using a smartphone app.
24 Jul 2018
West BengalIIT-KGP offers new awards, scholarships for UG-students for academics, research
The IIT Kharagpur has instituted several new awards and scholarships for its undergraduate students for academics and research following donations by many alumni and corporates, an IIT KGP press statement said today.
23 Jun 2018
Prakash JavadekarWomen secure top 3 places in IIT-KGP Smart India Hackathon
Three all-women teams emerged as the winner and two runners-up at the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 Hardware Edition at the IIT Kharagpur.
04 Mar 2018
EducationIIT Kharagpur to host youth conclave for budding engineers
IIT Kharagpur is set to host the two-day 'INAE Youth Conclave' from March 23, aiming to engage budding engineers from different disciplines.
26 Feb 2018
TechnologyIIT Kharagpur student made a battery using sewage water
A research scholar of IIT-Kharagpur has developed a disposable and flexible battery powered by bacteria from sewage water, the institute said in a statement.
24 Jan 2018
IndiaPlan to add more seats, but IITs say no infrastructure
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) has proposed adding an additional 1,000 seats in IITs across the country, but several IITs doubt that existing campuses can accommodate more students.
21 Nov 2017
India'Thought leader' Subir Chowdhury, IIT-KGP alumnus, among top 2017 thinkers
IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, bestselling author and CEO Subir Chowdury has been named among the world's top 50 thinkers for 2017 by the Thinkers50, a periodical international ranking of management thinkers.
19 Jul 2017
DelhiAt least 9 percent IITians dropped out in 2016-17
According to latest data released by the HRD ministry, IITs have seen about 9% students (889) dropping out in the 2016-17 academic year.
09 Jul 2017
IndiaIIT Kharagpur gets four mega research projects from HRD ministry
IIT Kharagpur has now undertaken four mega research projects along with six integrated projects from Ministry of Human Resource Development.
15 Jun 2017
TechnologyIIT-Kharagpur team develops wearable tech from silk
If someone plays word association with silk, often the next word will be sarees or kurta or rugs. It will take someone with a very vivid imagination to say silk is something that can be used to make a smart-wearable that's capable of data storage, communication and gauging its surroundings.
24 May 2017
IndiaMP signs MoU with IIT Kgp for measuring happiness index
Are you happy? Before you say that, happiness can't be measured in definite terms; let me break the bubble for you. It can be and it is called the "happiness index" and grumpy India stands at 122 in World Happiness Report.
22 Apr 2017
IndiaStudent suicides: IIT-KGP boy found hanging in hostel room
Nidhin N, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room in Nehru Hall B Block.
17 Apr 2017
EducationIIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra courses
Sources have stated that IIT Kharagpur will introduce rudimentary courses in Vastu Shastra for architecture students from Aug'17.
