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The concept of IIT was first introduced by Sh. N.R. Sircar, then a Member of Education on the Viceroy's executive council. Following his recommendations, the first Indian Institute of Technology was established in the year 1950 in Kharagpur. In his report, Shri Sircar suggested that such Institutes should also be started in different parts of ...
The IIT Roorkee Alumni Association was established and registered in 1940 as a society under the Society Registration Act. The association has 31 local chapters in the country and three chapters abroad. [61] The association encourages the alumni to take interest in the activities of the alma mater and promotes relations between alumni.
honorary member in the area of impact mechanics of the International Society of Impact Engineering. [36] Predhiman Krishan Kaw: 1966 Ph.D Founding Director of Institute for Plasma Research, first PhD graduate of IITD. [12] Avinash Kumar Agarwal: 1996, 1999 M.Tech (Energy), Ph.D (Mech. Eng.) mechanical engineer, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate [37]
Other sources of funds include student fees and research funding from industry and contributions from the alumni. The faculty-to-student ratio in the IITs is between 1:6 and 1:8. [61] The Standing Committee of IIT Council (SCIC) prescribes the lower limit for faculty-to-student ratio as 1:9, applied department wise.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IIT-M) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the eight public Institutes of Eminence of India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Madras is also recognised as an Institute of National Importance .
Nuclear engineer, former vice-chancellor of the Homi Bhabha National Institute and member of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. Received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2014. Responsible for the successful negotiations in the India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement. [71] Emani Kumar
IIT Delhi alumni (117 P) Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad alumni (12 P) K. IIT Kanpur alumni (166 P) IIT Kharagpur alumni (127 P) M.
The IIT Foundation, started by Vinod Gupta in 1992, is the alumni association of the institute with chapters in cities in India and abroad. The alumni association publishes the quarterly newsletter KGPian. [114] The institute also publishes a monthly e-newsletter titled KGP Konnexion for alumni. [115]