Archive · 19 Dec 2025
IIT-Kharagpur Director Meets Google CEO
The director of IIT-Kharagpur, Suman Chakraborty, met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who is an alumnus of the institute.
They discussed important plans for education and research that could help people around the world.
Pichai agreed to think about visiting IIT-Kharagpur.
They also talked about how technology can help make the world a better place.
Chakraborty was joined by other alumni from IIT-Kharagpur during the meeting.
IIT-Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty met Google CEO Sundar Pichai during a visit to the US.
The meeting focused on strategic educational and research initiatives with global relevance.
Pichai expressed support for these initiatives and emphasized technology's role in inclusive growth.
Pichai recalled his formative years at IIT-Kharagpur during the meeting.
Pichai agreed in principle to explore a visit to IIT-Kharagpur.
- Who
- IIT-Kharagpur Director Suman Chakraborty and Google CEO Sundar Pichai
- What
- A meeting between the director and the CEO
- When
- During a recent visit to the US
- Where
- Google headquarters
- Why
- To discuss strategic, forward-looking, and impact-driven initiatives
- Director
- Suman Chakraborty
- CEO
- Sundar Pichai
- Institution
- IIT-Kharagpur
- Location of Meeting
- Google Headquarters
- Alumni Accompanying
- Asoke Deysarkar, Arjun Malhotra, Roy Da Silva, Sailendra Kumar
- Focus Areas
- Cutting-edge educational and research initiatives
- Potential Visit
- Pichai to explore visiting IIT-Kharagpur