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IIT Kanpur is located on the Grand Trunk Road, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Kanpur City and measures close to 420 hectares (1,000 acres).This land was donated by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1960 and by March 1963 the institute had moved to its current location.
Dr. Kelkar died in October 1990. IIT Kanpur, in 2002 renamed its central library as the P. K. Kelkar Library. [5] The Kelkar Alumni Lecture was also instituted in recognition to a person who had made distinct contribution to the technical education in India through building and developing IIT Kanpur. [6]
Name Affliliation Notability References H. C. Verma: Former professor, Nuclear physics Authored several school, undergraduate and graduate textbooks, the most popular being the two-volume Concepts of Physics, co-founded Shiksha Sopan, a social upliftment organization for economically weaker children living near the campus of IIT Kanpur, Padma Shri recipient
Antaragni (English: "The Fire Within") is the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, usually held in October. [1] Established in 1965, the four-day-long festival attracts participants from over 350 colleges in India and has garnered substantial media attention over the years. [2]
Flight Laboratory, IIT Kanpur is an airstrip/aerodrome located inside IIT Kanpur's campus at Kalyanpur 18 kilometres west of city of Kanpur, India. It is used by the Aerospace Engineering department of IIT Kanpur. [1] Pawan Hans began a helicopter ferry service to Lucknow from June 2013, which later shut down silently. [2]
Harish Chandra Verma (born 3 April 1952), popularly known as HCV, is an Indian experimental physicist, author and emeritus professor of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In 2021, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, by the Government of India for his contribution to Physics Education. [1]
It is a non-profit event organized entirely by IIT Kanpur students. Initially, the event was small and funded solely by the Student Gymkhana of IIT Kanpur. Over time, it gained recognition in the fashion world, with its budget now supported through sponsorship. Ritambhara has also garnered significant media attention and numerous well-known ...
Techkriti is an annual four-day inter-collegiate technical and entrepreneurship festival at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. The festival is usually held in March. [2] The 30th Edition of Techkriti is scheduled to be held from 14th to 17th March 2024. The festival began in 1995 [2] to develop student technological innovation.