Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Jadavpur Alumni Donate ₹36.7 Lakh for Civil Engineering
Some old students from Jadavpur University's civil engineering department gave a lot of money to help their old school.
They gave ₹36.7 lakh in total.
The students who graduated in 1999 gave ₹23.2 lakh, and those who graduated in 2000 gave ₹13.5 lakh.
With this money, they helped build a special lab for studying the ground and how things work with it.
They also helped make three new smart classrooms for students who are studying more after their first degree.
The school is very thankful for this help and says it will make learning better for many students in the future.
Jadavpur University civil engineering alumni donated ₹36.7 lakh for department development.
The 1999 batch contributed ₹23.2 lakh, and the 2000 batch contributed ₹13.5 lakh.
Funds established a 'computational geomechanics laboratory' with advanced geotechnical software 'PLAXIS' in 2024.
In 2025, the funds helped develop three smart classrooms for postgraduate students.
The department expressed gratitude for the alumni's generosity and commitment to academic excellence.
- Who
- Alumni of Jadavpur University's civil engineering department (1999 and 2000 batches)
- What
- Donated ₹36.7 lakh to create a development fund for the department
- When
- During their silver jubilee celebrations (specific years not mentioned)
- Where
- Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
- Why
- To strengthen the department's academic and infrastructural capabilities
- Amount Donated
- ₹36.7 lakh
- Donor Batches
- 1999 and 2000
- 1999 Batch Contribution
- ₹23.2 lakh
- 2000 Batch Contribution
- ₹13.5 lakh
- 2024 Project
- Computational Geomechanics Laboratory
- 2025 Project
- Three Smart Classrooms
- Software Installed
- PLAXIS