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‘Sometimes all they need is a little love’: Meet IIT Kharagpur’s first Dean of Student Well-Being
August 25, 2025 10:39 am
With four unnatural deaths this year, the institute has created a new post to focus solely on student health, living conditions, and mental well-being.
Smart farming: Robots from IIT-Kgp can detect crop diseases, spray pesticides
May 23, 2025 4:03 am
‘This breakthrough aims to address key challenges faced by farmers and enhance agricultural efficiency,” said Professor Dilip Kumar Pratihar. A patent has been granted to his team
Nearly 100 faculty at IIT-Kharagpur protest as rift with director deepens
December 06, 2024 11:23 am
The conflict began in September, when the IIT Teachers’ Association (IITTA) wrote to the Union Education Ministry, accusing the institute of arbitrary recruitment and other irregularities under the tenure of its current director V K Tewari.
IIT-Kharagpur launches online short-term digital marketing course, invites applications
December 08, 2023 9:29 am
Classes for the new programme will be conducted from January 15 to January 19, 2024. Candidates will be admitted on a first come first serve basis.
After row over convocation dress code, IIT Kharagpur says 'not mandatory'
November 08, 2023 9:46 am
The institute's clarification comes in the wake of the criticism from students that a dress code curbed their “personal freedom and choice”.
IIT-Kharagpur student gets Rs 2.68-cr package, highest among all IITs
December 07, 2022 3:46 am
IIT-Kharagpur is the only IIT to receive the highest package of Rs 2.68 crore (per annum) and a total of 760 offers on day one of the five-day Campus Placement 2022-23, which is the highest among all IITs, said the statement.
Renaming Dr B C Roy hospital after Syama Prasad Mookerjee: After IIT-Kharagpur alumni object, an inauguration is shelved
February 25, 2021 9:33 am
The inauguration of the multi-specialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur was dropped last minute from the Prime Minister's convocation schedule following a letter from alumni objecting to renaming the hospital after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, The Indian Express has learned.
IIT-Kharagpur researchers develop ultra-low-cost device for rapid Covid-19 detection
July 25, 2020 5:09 pm
The device is capable of conducting the test in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to highly expensive RT-PCR machine.
On IIT-Kharagpur’s research table, 8 projects to help health workers fight coronavirus
April 20, 2020 10:27 am
Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank acknowledged the initiative on his social media handle, congratulating the institute director Virendra K Tewari and his team of researchers.
IIT-Kharagpur study: ‘Most cities turning into urban heat islands’
February 08, 2020 8:07 am
In Kolkata, Pune and Guwahati where the urban areas are surrounded by large green cover in suburban regions, there is an enhanced cooling effect on surface in suburban areas during daytime as against cities in arid regions, the researchers said.
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