Kanpur, 28 October 2024: IIT Kanpur will celebrate its 65 foundation day on November 2 2024 and Rajnath Singh Defence Minister will address on this the occasion.Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Chairperson of the Board of Governors (BoG) at IIT Kanpur, will grace the occasion as the guest of honour, enhancing the importance of this event while sharing his insights with the students.
The 65th Foundation Day is a significant milestone in IIT Kanpur’s journey of academic excellence with a focus on research and innovation. This day is a celebration of our alumni’s outstanding achievements and the collective efforts of our faculty, students, and staff. We look forward to continuing our legacy of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship while ensuring excellence in education at the institute.” Professor Manindra Agrawal, Director IIT Kanpur, said.
18 Alumni to receive Awards
On the occasion of the 65th Foundation Day, IIT Kanpur will honor its 18 alumni with prestigious awards. These include the Distinguished Alumnus Awards, recognizing alumni who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields;
Distinguished Service Awards, celebrating those who have significantly contributed to the institute’s growth and mission;
Young Alumnus Awards, acknowledging alumni for their remarkable achievements in the early stages of their career, The Institute will extend three
Institute Fellows Awards to recognize and honour the faculty members who have eminently contributed to the overall growth of the Institute. These awards reflect the excellence and values fostered by IIT Kanpur.
Major Innovation by IIT Kanpur
evive – An opensource embedded learning, building & debugging platform (by IITK Students)
Fabrication of Low Cost Lab Electrospinning Machine (by Dr. Sandip Patil, the founder of E-Spin Nanotech Pvt. Ltd.)
RiskEval – A comprehensive suite of ERM solutions (by Sanjeev Newar, the founder of Aarsh Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd.)
Intelligent LP Gas Detector (by Anand Shenoy, the founder of IAITO Infotech Pvt. Ltd.)
SIIC for Patent
SIIC acts as a Technology Transfer Office of the Institute and provides professional aid to the IITK Faculty and students for filing patents and copyrights. So far, the centre has filed 242 patents
Consulting
IIT Kanpur offers innovative solutions that are also technically sound. Further, the large number of well equipped facilities give the institute a decisive edge while taking on challenging problems. The IITK experts are also well known for their integrity and trustworthiness.
A Strong Research Orientation
IIT Kanpur is a leading institute of India that is focused on education and research in science, technology, management and humanities. Its alumni and faculty have consistently won national and international awards for their accomplishments.
Worldwide the academia abounds with researchers who were students or faculty at IIT Kanpur.
In other fields the courageous, critical thinking led approach of its alumni and faculty has manifested itself as thought leadership in their chosen field.
Education
IITK offers a liberal undergraduate education, where knowledge of science and technology is part of a broader knowledge platform. A student has the choice of opting for more than 50% of courses outside of the student’s chosen department. Of these a student can opt for more than 25% of courses that are in fields such as management and humanities.
The postgraduate programmes that cover science, engineering, humanities and management create a highly diverse atmosphere conducive to interdisciplinary interaction.
IITK offers travel support to PhD students for academic purposes, including, on merit, support for presenting research papers in international conferences held abroad
Technology Development Initiative
Since its inception in 1959 the institute has done an excellent job teaching and conducting research resulting in highly accomplished alumni, a wealth of research papers and recognition as a leading technology institution worldwide. The Technology Development Initiative (TDI) is designed to further the teaching and research objectives of the institution and enable better marketing of the research being done and facilititate the development of technology and products/services.