IIT Kharagpur’s next 75-year plan: Education 5.0, AI, deep tech and new PhD pathways
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is embarking on a Rs 1,000-crore infrastructure expansion to revamp its 75-year-old campus, unveiling a five-pillar plan for the next 75 years. Director Suman Chakraborty highlighted the institute's focus on "people first," followed by "Education 5.0," innovation and enterprise, frontier convergence in healthcare and affordable deep tech, and infrastructure as a living laboratory.
The institute selected 216 faculty members and recruited 123 employees, with plans to onboard over 300 postdoctoral fellows within six months. A Rs 43.38-crore SETU Wellness Centre, equipped with the SETU app, round-the-clock psychiatric care, faculty mentors, and wellness volunteers, will support student wellbeing. The institute also announced new pathways like Intra-IIT Student Mobility Grid, double majors, ScOpE, Sports Excellence, and an Innovation-Centric PhD programme.
Additionally, initiatives like KRITI, online programmes, and strategic outreach centres were introduced to foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and global collaborations.
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