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59th anniversary of the 1965 India-Pakistan war: Major General Ian Cardozo (Retd) shares stories of Indian soldiers' courage in the 1965 war, and why he writes about war heroes.

Sundar Pichai gets honorary doctorate from IIT-Kharagpur: 'My parents always hoped...'

IIT-Kharagpur bestowed the honour on Sundar Pichai for his work towards 'digital transformation, affordable technology, and pathbreaking innovations'.

IIT Kharagpur alum breaks down family of 4's cost of living in metro city: '20 lakh per year'

Writing on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the IIT Kharagpur alum shared an image of the different expenses incurred, the lowest being for men grooming that costed Rs 200 per month to the highest expense, incurred on house rent, that came up to Rs 35,000 per month.

IIT Kharagpur alum shares how seniors can help survive college life: 'You're not alone'

Writing on LinkedIn, the IIT Kharagpur alum shared how seniors can help play a role in easing some of the pressures of studying at top institutes and urged students to pick their brains.

IIT Kanpur candidate didn't know 95% of things on his resume: Indian origin founder-CEO

Angad Daryani's original tweet which went viral stated that the first candidate was from IIT Kharagpur. He later issued a clarification and admitted to the 'slip up'. IIT Kharagpur also took cognisance of the incident.

Jindal Stainless, IIT-Kharagpur partner to work on metallurgical projects

It is an industry-academia collaboration, under which the premier educational institution will offer technical and operational solutions, Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) said in a statement on Saturday.

IIT-KGP, Navy sign MoU to carry out R&D jointly

The MoU was signed recently by Rear Admiral K Srinivas, Assistant Chief of Material (Dockyard & Refit) at Naval Headquarters and Prof Rintu Banerjee, Dean, R&D, IIT Kharagpur.

IIT-Kharagpur’s clarification after row over convocation dress code

IIT-Kharagpur has said that it is not mandatory for students to follow the uniform guidelines that were issued for the institute’s 69th convocation ceremony.

Tata Steel CEO T V Narendran new chairman of Board of Governors of IIT Kharagpur

"We look forward to his able guidance, constructive ideations and supportive encouragement in reshaping this institute for its future aspirations," IIT Kharagpur Director V K Tewari on Tuesday said.

IIT-Kharagpur updates curricula in accordance with NEP 2020

The UG programmes at IIT Kharagpur had eight weeks of summer internship and this can now be extended to eight months of research or industry internship.

Sundar Pichai turns 51: From IIT Kharagpur to Google CEO

In its 75-year independent history, India have had several personalities who have made a name for themselves and made the country proud. One such personality is Sundar Pichai.

IIT graduate laid off by Microsoft gets support from Twitter: 'Makes me tearful'

The former employee said the layoff hit his confidence because he had started working with Microsoft Research a little over a year ago after completing his PhD.

IIT Kharagpur to set up institute in Malaysia

The IIT Director also said the institute had compiled a compendium of 75 innovations, wrought by its staff and researchers.

IIT grad quits high-paying job to spend time with newborn

Ankit Joshi quit his high-paying job a few days before the birth of his daughter. “My work took me to different cities & as much as I enjoyed it, I wanted a longer break after Spiti’s birth," he says.

73 of India’s 100 unicorns have at least one founder from IIT

A majority of India’s 100 unicorns, most of which were crowned unicorns only over the last two years, have founders with an IIT background.

Former chief election commissioner Sunil Arora joins agri-tech startup as chairman

Arora has also served as secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Union Education Ministry releases Rs 80 crore to IIT Kharagpur for second phase of SPARC

Adrijit Goswami from IIT Kharagpur, who is heading the Pan India coordination of the programme, said the allocation would help in promoting virtual and e-learning.

Coronavirus update: 20 cases at IIT Kharagpur campus since August 19, institute issues list of dos and don’ts

About 20 COVID-19 cases have been reported from the campus since August 19, an official said on Saturday.

IIT Kharagpur researchers awarded for generating power from wet clothes

Another team from the institute was separately granted the same award for addressing the problem of energy conservation and thermal management in wearable and flexible electronic devices.

Coronavirus impact | IITs to grade students based on past results, hold viva on video calls

IIT Kharagpur has planned to replace the end semester exam with other evaluation systems such as past performance, marks secured in mid-semester exams, assignments, and viva-voce.

IIT Kharagpur to steer EU-funded project for treatment, reuse of wastewater

The project is being funded by the European Union and the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Biotechnology, it said

Wipro, IIT-Kharagpur partner for advanced research in 5G and AI

Research outcomes from this partnership will be leveraged by Wipro to develop solutions for its customers, across industry verticals, Wipro said in a statement.

IIT KGP & TUM to set up centre on Intelligent Transportation

"We warmly welcome TU Munich as an institutional partner in our way forward. And we are confident that this initiative will be mutually enriching for academic and industrial collaborations in the domain...", IIT KGP Director Prof P P Chakraborti said.

Google bets big on artificial intelligence

Technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning can make huge difference to everyday life and Google is investing in bringing these to "as many people and as fast as possible", its India-born chief Sundar Pichai today said.

SBI, IIT Kharagpur to collaborate on fintech innovation

State Bank of India (SBI) today signed an MoU with IIT Kharagpur to foster innovation in the financial technology space.