Indian Institute of Technology - [IIT]

About College

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is one of the best institutes in India to study engineering and other science related disciplines. It is very old and experienced and has been on a roll since its inception. It has history enshrined and engraved on its very walls. IIT Kharagpur is providing with the best of facilities, not to mention its technical education. It is one of the best among the IITs and also enjoys a very good rank and status.

• This part of IIT was started in the year of 1951
• In the year 1946, the Hon'ble Sir Jogendra Singh, a Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, in the Department of Education, Health and Agriculture came up with a committee that would look after the offering of Higher Technical Institutions for the aftermath of the war in the post industrial growth in the country.
• The committee had 22 members and was led by Sri N.R. Sarkar. The report suggested the setting up of four Higher Technical Institutions in all the regions (East, West, North and South).
• The establishment of those fantastic four was on the tunes of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
• The very first IIT came in the month of May, 1950. The formal inauguration was done by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Academics: There are many departments, centers of excellence and schools in IIT – Kharagpur. These departments and schools are providing with top quality education and teaching-

Short Term Programs: Besides its regular courses IITKGP also provides some short term programs-

• Training Program for Engineers - Cryogenic Air Separation
• Training Program for Engineers - Safe Design and Operation of Oxygen Systems
• High Performance Parallel and Enterprise Computing
• Executive Development Program on Effective Leadership and Teamwork
• Executive Development Program on Effective Leadership and Teamwork  
• Short Term Course on Optical and Wireless Networks (OWN)
• Short Term Course on Wireless Communication and Networks 

Extracurricular: IIT-KGP has a number of clubs on campus to cater to the students’ desire for a break from studies. Students can be a member of multiple clubs, depending on their area of interested. Some of the clubs are-

• Technology Dramatics Club
• Quiz Club
• Easter Technology Music Society
• Spectra- for strengthening the foothold of fine arts in the campus
• DebSoc- The debate club
• Communique- A club meant to improve the soft skills of IIT-KGP students. etc

Facilities: IIT KGP provides best infrastructural facilities to the students. some of them are mentioned below-

Festivals:

• Kshitij- The annual management & technical fest of IIT-KGP, it has over 40 events in which students can participate.
• Spring Fest- Held in the month of January, it is the cultural fest of IIT Kharagpur. It sees participation from a large number of students all over India

Ranking:

Scholarship:

• Merit-cum-means scholarship of Rs.1000/- p.m. & a tuition fee waiver is awarded to 25% of students admitted under B.Tech, B.Arch, Integrated M.Sc. and 2 year M.Sc program
• Assistantship of Rs.10000/- per month to MMST students
• Students admitted to Dual Degree program are provided scholarships at par with B.Tech. students upto 4th year and at par with M.Tech in their 5th year.