Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is a public engineering, management and law institution established by the government of India in 1951. The first of the IITs to be established, it is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the government of India.
The institute was established to train scientists and engineers after India attained independence in 1947. It shares its organisational structure and undergraduate admission process with sister IITs. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are informally referred to as KGPians. Among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus (2,100 acres), the most departments, and the highest student enrolment. IIT Kharagpur is known for its festivals: Spring Fest (Social and Cultural Festival), Kshitij (Techno-Management Festival) andShaurya (sports festival).
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- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural & Food Engineering
- Architecture & Regional Planning
- Biotechnology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Center for Educational Technology
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
- Geology & Geophysics
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Industrial Engineering & Management
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
- Physics & Meteorology Centres
- Cryogenic Engineering
- Materials Science
- Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences
- Reliability Engineering
- Rubber Technology
- Rural Development Schools
- G S Sanyal School of Telecommunications
- Information Technology
- Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law
- Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management
- Medical Science & Technology
- School of Water Resources
- Vinod Gupta School of Management
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Groundwater Insights from Hydrogeoscience Expert Prof. Abhijit Mukherjee
Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics and School of Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur and globally renowned expert in groundwater shares insights on his decadal work exploring suitable and...Micro-irrigation technology to improve horticultural production
With the increasing demand for food and growing thrust on efficient resource management, farmers are adopting the practice of precision farming to achieve higher yields while utilizing inputs precisely, especially in the Indian context of small-farm...Industry 4.0 to create job opportunities through digitized industrial operations
The fourth industrial revolution, popularly referred to as Industry 4.0 constitutes a plethora of technological concepts aiming towards the adoption of cyber-physical systems. At present, Industry 4.0 is at a very nascent stage, and a large number...Automating sugarcane plantation to boost profitability
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed devices for automating a range of functions for planting sugarcane buds, fitted with an autonomous fungicide application with the aim to reduce labour hours and raw material wastage. The sugarcane planting...Agri-Food Techathon to promote Agri and Food Technology Entrepreneurship
IIT Kharagpur in association with NABARD is organizing the first of its kind Agri-Food Techathon (AFT 2021), to promote the participation of India’s youth in innovation and entrepreneurship in different domains of the Agri-Food sector. AFT-2021 will...Researchers Develop Automation for Sugarcane Plantation and Cost-effectiveness
Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed devices for automating a range of functions for planting sugarcane buds, fitted with an autonomous fungicide application with the aim to reduce labour hours and raw material wastage. The sugarcane planting...
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Campus Karma published a blog post Groundwater Insights from Hydrogeoscience Expert Prof. Abhijit Mukherjee
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Dr. Abhijit Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics and School of Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur and globally renowned expert in groundwater shares insights on his decadal work exploring suitable and...
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Campus Karma published a blog post Micro-irrigation technology to improve horticultural production
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With the increasing demand for food and growing thrust on efficient resource management, farmers are adopting the practice of precision farming to achieve higher yields while utilizing inputs precisely, especially in the Indian context of small-farm...
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Campus Karma published a blog post Industry 4.0 to create job opportunities through digitized industrial operations
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The fourth industrial revolution, popularly referred to as Industry 4.0 constitutes a plethora of technological concepts aiming towards the adoption of cyber-physical systems. At present, Industry 4.0 is at a very nascent stage, and a large number...
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Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed devices for automating a range of functions for planting sugarcane buds, fitted with an autonomous fungicide application with the aim to reduce labour hours and raw material wastage. The sugarcane planting...
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