About Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Prepared by: Mrs. Avanti Joshi Office of Research & Development 21st October 2009

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

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IITs are a group of fifteen autonomous engineering and technology oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India.

IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India after independence in 1947.

History
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History of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when Sir Jogendra Singh of the Viceroys Executive Council set up a committee whose task was to consider the creation of Higher Technical Institutions for post-war industrial development in India.

History (Cont.)
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The Sarkar committee recommended establishment of IITs in various parts of India, affiliated to secondary institutions with the aim of producing not just undergraduates, but researchers and academicians. These institutes were expected to maintain high educational standards.

Original IITs
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As a step towards this direction, the first IIT was established in 1951, in Kharagpur (near Kolkata) in the state of West Bengal.

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IIT Bombay was founded in 1958 at Powai, Mumbai with assistance from UNESCO and the Soviet Union, which provided technical expertise.

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IIT Madras is located in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1959 with technical assistance from the Government of West Germany.

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IIT Kanpur was established in 1959 in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. During its first 10 years, IIT Kanpur benefited from the KanpurIndoAmerican Programme (KIAP), where a consortium of nine US universities. Under the program, faculty members from these Institutions assisted the Institute in the setting up of the academic programs and development of laboratories.

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Established as the College of Engineering in 1961, located in Hauz Khas was renamed as IIT Delhi.

6. IIT Guwahati was established in 1994 near the city of Guwahati (Assam) on the northen banks of the Brahmaputra River.

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IIT Roorkee, originally known as the University of Roorkee, was established in 1847 as the first engineering college of the British Empire. Located in Uttarakhand, the college was renamed The Thomson College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It became first technical university of India in 1949 and was renamed University of Roorkee which was included in the IIT system in 2001.

New IITs
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Steps are being taken to setup eight more IITs in the following States:
Bihar (Patna) Rajasthan (Jodhpur) Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) Himachal Pradesh (Mandi) Orissa (Bhubaneshwar) Madhya Pradesh (Indore) Gujarat (Gandhinagar) Punjab (Ropar)

Organizational Structure

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Admission
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Admission to undergraduate B.Tech., M.Sc., and dual degree (BT-MT) programs are through IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

Admission (cont.)
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Admission to most of the postgraduate courses in IITs is granted through various written entrance examinations: GATE (for M.Tech.), JAM (for M.Sc.) and CEED (for M.Des.).

Admission (cont.)
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The admission for the Ph.D. program is based primarily on a personal interview, though candidates may also have to appear for written tests.

Features

IITs receive large grants compared to other engineering colleges in India. The amount varies between Rs. 9001,300 million per year for each IIT. Other sources of funds include student fees and research funding from governmental agencies and the private industry.

Features (cont.)
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The availability of resources has translated into superior infrastructure and qualified faculty in the IITs and consequently higher competition among students to gain admissions into the IITs.

Features (cont.)
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IITs subsidise undergraduate student fees by approximately 80% and provide scholarships to all M.Tech. and doctoral students in order to encourage them for higher studies.

Features (cont.)
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The various IITs function autonomously, and their special status as Institutes of National Importance facilitates the smooth running of IITs, virtually free from both regional as well as student politics.

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IITs can create their own curricula and adapt rapidly to the changes in educational requirements, free from bureaucratic hurdles.

Features (cont.)
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The government has no direct control over internal policy decisions of IITs (such as faculty recruitment) but has representation on the IIT Council.

Features (cont.)
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The academic policies, teaching, training and research activities of each IIT are reviewed by its Senate to maintain the highest standards. The senate comprises all professors of the Institute and student representatives.

Features (cont.)
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We follow the credit system of performance evaluation, with proportional weighting of courses based on their importance. Relative grading is preferred by considering the overall performance of the class.

Features (cont.)
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All over, IIT degrees are respected, largely due to the prestige created by very successful alumni.

Achievements by the community

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Padma Vibhushan Padmashree S. S. Bhatnagar (more than ten in number) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Fellowship of Indian Academy of Engineering Fellowship of Indian Academy of Science Fellowship of National Academy of Science Humboldt and JSPS Fellowships

Achievements by the alumni

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Founding father of Infosys Director, IISc Bangalore Chief Scientific Advisor, Prime Minister of India Chevalier De La Legion D'Honneur of France Top positions in different industries through out the world

Success story
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Other factors contributing to the success of IITs are stringent faculty recruitment procedures and industry collaboration. This combination of success factors has led to the concept of the IIT Brand.

Success story (cont.)

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IIT brand was reaffirmed when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution honouring Indian Americans and especially graduates of IIT for their contributions to the American society.

Success story (cont.)

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Similarly, China also recognised the value of IITs and has planned to replicate the model.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the premier institutions established in 1959 by the Government of India.

IITK (Cont.)
The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country. y The first Director of the Institute was Dr. P. K. Kelkar (after whom the Central Library was named in 2002).
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IITK (Cont.)
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Under the guidance of eminent economist John Kenneth Galbraith, IIT Kanpur was the first Institute in India to start Computer Science education. The Institute now has its own residential campus spread over 1200 acres of land.

Statistics
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Undergraduate Postgraduate Ph.D. Faculty Research Staff Supporting Staff Alumni

2288 1522 759 320 30 900 23497

Board of Governors
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Professor M. Anandakrishnan, Chairman Professor Sanjay G. Dhande, Director Professor Rajendra Govind Harshe, IIT Council Nominee Professor D.V. Singh, IIT Council Nominee Shri N K Sinha , IIT Council Nominee Shri Ravi Mathur, IIT Council Nominee Smt. Snehlata Srivastava, MP Government Nominee Professor Ram Singh Nirjar, UP Government Nominee Shri Aman Kumar Singh, Chhatisgarh Goverment Nominee Professor Manoj K. Harbola, Senate Nominee Professor Ajay Jain, Senate Nominee Shri Sanjeev S. Kashalkar, Ex-Officio Secretary to BOG, IITK

Offices of Deans
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Dean of Student Affairs: is responsible for all facets of student life at the Institute. Dean of Academic Affairs: handles the entire work related to Academic Section. Dean of Faculty Affairs: is responsible for recruitment and promotion of the IITK faculty and scientific/research staff.

Offices of Deans
Dean of Resource Planning & Generation: is responsible for Alumni Affairs, International Relations and Resource Mobilization. y Dean of Research & Development: is responsible for providing specialized administrative and managerial support for the operation of all research & development activities of the Institute.
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Departments
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Sciences: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics & Statistics Engineering: Aerospace, Bio-Sciences and Bioengineering, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical, Industrial & Management Engineering, Mechanical, Material & Metallurgical Humanities and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary: Environmental Engineering & Management, Laser Technology, Master of Design, Materials Science Programme, Nuclear Engineering & Technology

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Research Centers
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Environmental Science & Engineering BSNL-IITK Telecom Center of Excellence Prabhu Goel Research Center for Computer and Internet Security SAMTEL Center for Display Technology Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management Space Technology Cell Railway Technology Cell SIDBI Innovation and Incubation Center (SIIC) Autodesk IITK Digital Innovation Laboratory (DIL)

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Research Centers [continued] National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering Media Lab Asia 3i Network/Infrastructure Research Cell HAL-IITK Cell Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (UPPTCL) Computer Center Advanced Center for Materials Sciences (ACMS) Center for laser Technology (CELT) Center for Mechatronics National Wind Tunnel Facility (NWTF) Facility for Ecological and Analytical Testing (FEAT) Advanced Center for Electronic Systems (ACES) Computer Aided Design Laboratory

Golden Jubilee of IITK

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The IITK will celebrate its Golden Jubilee in 20092010 commemorating fifty years of pursuit of academic excellence. Some of the major events to be organised are:
Launch of IITK movie Launch of IITK public lecture series plans International conferences Golden Jubilee Seminar Undergraduate conferences Research complex Research grants

Office of Research & Development

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The focus is on: Basic research from micro to macro levels involving processes and products. Providing leadership in energy technologies, communication systems, materials, and environmental engineering. Enhancing collaborative research with academic institutes and industry.

Office of Research & Development

It facilitates interaction with external agencies, both national and international. y It provides a creative atmosphere in research and development activities of the Institute.
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Office of Research & Development

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The Institute funds initiation grants to new faculty members. Workshops on cutting edge topics are held in the Institute.

Office of Research & Development

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Several Memoranda of Understanding with Indian as well as international academic/research institutions and industries are signed to strengthen its collaborative research efforts.

Initiatives by the Office

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Organize series of annual symposium (REACH) to showcase the ongoing research on campus and promote interdisciplinary research and interaction amongst faculty members, students and research staff of the Institute.

Initiatives (Cont.)
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Under CARE scheme, research grant is provided for purchase of major research equipment in areas of research where a long-felt need exists or for new thrust areas of research.

Initiatives (Cont.)
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Organize institute lectures on topics of general interest delivered be distinguished personnel with outstanding achievements.

Initiatives (Cont.)
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The mission involves partnership with external agencies in development and marketing of technologies and products through technology transfer.

Research output
Doctoral and masters students y Publications (journals, monographs, conferences) y Patents (products)
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Major Initiatives Technology mission on railway safety Digital connectivity for rural areas Translation development for Indian languages Smart card and radio frequency identification Cyber security Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

AFM /STM Facility

Scanning Mobility Particles Sizer

Thrust Areas Energy Environment Health Computing Manufacturing Materials Telecommunication Simulation Infrastructure

Funding Agencies
DST (Department of Science and Technology) DBT DRDO (defence) AR&DB (aerospace) MCIT MNES (energy) MEF MIT (information technology) BRNS (nuclear) DOE (electronics) CSIR ISRO (space; space technology cell)

Major initiatives (in progress)

UNDP projects on (i) Computer-aided Design (ii) saddle development. y Large projects on
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(a) CFD-software (BRNS) and (b) Railway safety (MHRD-MoR)

Major initiatives (in progress)

Indo-US Center for Advanced Manufacturing (with focus on micro and nano fabrication) has been established. y HAL-IITK initiative y Nanosatellite (with ISRO) y Autonomous vehicle (with Boeing)
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Railway technology mission

Mission Programs: Traction and Rolling stock Tracks and Bridges Signals and Communication Fog Vision Instrumentation

New initiatives
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BSNL-IITK collaboration on multimedia, communication technologies, cognitive radio and computational mathematics

IGCAR-IITK initiative on futuristic mechanics and materials.

A viewpoint
We would like to support inter-disciplinary inter-departmental inter-institutional research projects.

Incubation and enterprise

Category I : Try a novel technological idea, scaling up a laboratory proven concept. Category II : Technology-based start-up company promoted by I Category III : R&D company that desires to have close technology interface with IIT Kanpur. Coordinated by: SIDBI INNOVATION AND INCUBATION CENTRE (SIIC) in IIT KANPUR

Academic and other collaborations

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French Ecole Polytechnic Universities, France Japanese Government Research Council German Government Scientific Council Caltech, USA Tokyo University, Japan JAICA, Japan MIT, USA MUST, Iran Bilkent University, TURKEY RPI, USA

International Relations

successful program of student exchange and academic cooperation with a group of German universities jointly with other IITs under the sponsorship of DAAD. for academic cooperation with Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

MOU

International relations (cont.)

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for cooperative research with Don State Technical University, Russia. MOU for academic exchange and joint research with Ohio State University, USA.

International relations (cont.)

Undergraduate student exchange program

with Japan. Undergraduate student summer visit program with Switzerland and Germany.

International relations (cont.)

Research

grants from several overseas agencies and corporations. MOUs with international software and engineering companies. 4 decades old collaboration links with American Universities.

Mission Statement
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IITK would like to reckoned as an international technological university by pursuing the following two-track approach: Continue to hold top ranking for undergraduate and postgraduate education. Reach a status of a tier 1 research university on the world stage.

Contact Dr. Rakesh Kumar Sachan Deputy Registrar Office of Research & Development (http://www.iitk.ac.in/dord/) IIT Kanpur Tel. :+91-512-2597385 (Office) Fax: +91-512-259 0134 E-mail: sachan@iitk.ac.in

Thank you.