Arvind Kejriwal`s alma mater celebrates

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 14:59

When AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal took oath as Delhi Chief Minister, students at his alma mater, IIT Kharagpur, where politics was once taboo, celebrated it donning `Aam Aadmi` caps and promising to be part of the change.

`Textbooks need to rewritten to present science properly`

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:50

IIT-Kharagpur director Partha Pratim Chakrabarty stressed the need to rewrite text books so as to impart a deep knowledge of science, technology and society.

Ex-IITian pledges USD 1 million for IIT Kharagpur

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 08:51

An eminent Indian-American entrepreneur and a IIT Kharagpur passout has pledged USD 1 million for setting up a Center for Petroleum Engineering at her alma mater.

IIT Kharagpur to offer new research grants

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 17:06

To ensure competitive and collaborative research, the premier IIT Kharagpur on Friday announced a series of new research grants at all levels.

When IIT-Kharagpur robots will play soccer

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 21:45

Armed with high speed metal dribblers and kickers, a clutch of small autonomous robots engineered by a group of students, at the IIT-KGP, are set to play soccer at an international event in Malaysia.

IIT-Kharagpur plans to offer courses in medicine

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 21:19

The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur is considering a tie-up with leading bio-medical research institutes abroad as part of its plans to offer medical programmes without changing the IIT Act, its director said.

IIT-Kharagpur faculty, alumni hold silent protest

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 13:38

Over 200 faculty members and alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) participated in a silent protest on Saturday.

IIT-Kharagpur alumni demands immediate appointment of director

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 21:55

A section of IIT-Kharagpur alumni supporting Partha Pratim Chakraborty as the institute`s director today demanded his immediate appointment saying the vacancy has "stalled activities in the campus".

IIT entrance exam result on June 23

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 23:47

The results for IIT (advanced) examination for the prestigious technical institutes would be announced on June 23.

Tata Hitachi plant in Bengal to be global hub

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 15:11

Tata Hitachi plans to make the Kharagpur plant in West Bengal a global source for small and medium sized excavators.

IIT Kharagpur withdraws affidavit filed in Delhi HC

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 21:13

Under apparent pressure from HRD Ministry, IIT Kharagpur has withdrawn an affidavit filed in Delhi High Court challenging the jurisdiction of CVC.

President rues no Indian varsity in world`s top 200

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 09:16

Welcoming IIT-Kharagpur`s `Vision 2020` - to be in top 20 global education institutes by the year 2020, Pranab Mukherjee urged other premier Indian educational institutes to follow suit.