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Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  • Kharagpur
  • http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/
  • Estd: 1951
  • Institute of National Importance
Contact : 91-3222-255221

IIT Kharagpur is located about 120 km west of Kolkata. It can be reached in about 2 hours by train from Howrah railway station of Kolkata or 3 hours by car from Kolkata Airport. Kharagpur is also connected by direct train services to most major cities of the country. The Institute is about 10 minutes drive (5 km) from the Kharagpur railway station. Private taxi, autorickshaw or cycle-rickshaw can be hired to reach the Institute.

History
In 1943, Central Advisory Board of Education recommends setting up of higher Technical Institutes of India. In 1956, The Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act declares IIT Kharagpur to be an institute of national importance and makes it an autonomous institute.
Campus
The major facilities are:
  • Fully residential institute. The students are accommodated in 20 Halls of Residence and the staff is provided with quarters. Accommodation for visitors is arranged in the Technology Guest House, CEC Guest House, Alumni Guest House or CTS Visitors Hall
  • Cafeteria: It provides hygienic and tasty food for the students and the staff
  • Tech Market has the facilities such as medicine stores, tailoring shops, bookshops and facilities for photocopying, word-processing and offset printing
  • Banks- The main banks in the campus are SBI, Syndicate Bank and Punjab National Bank
  • Hospital facility: The B.C.Roy Technology Hospital is located at the center of the Campus. It provides indoor and outdoor medical facilities for common ailments.
  • Gymkhana: Technology Students' Gymkhana is the nerve center for sports, cultural and social activities. It has a number of indoor and outdoor stadia, a modern swimming pool and a gymnasium.
  • Library with more than 300,000 volumes in an open shelf system on different fields of science and technology, humanities and social sciences.
  • Computer Network based on gigabit fibre optic technology
  • Research Facilities: All the Departments, Centers and Schools are equipped with most modern instruments. Central Research Facility caters to the need of all the researchers and outside organizations.
Departments
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Agricultural & Food Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Cryogenic Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Industrial Engineering & Management
  • Information Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
  • Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship
  • Reliability Engineering Centre
Placement Information
The placement cell is very active in the college and provides placement for almost all the students.
Student Activities 
The major student activities are:
  • Technology Students' Gymkhana: It is the hub of the numerous extra-curricular and co-curricular activities in IIT Kharagpur ranging from sports to socio-cultural.
  • Student Counselling Centre: It is to promote the mental health of all our students, to improve their quality of life and create a learning environment that facilitates their individual development.

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