Archive · 20 Aug 2026
IIT Kharagpur Unveils 75-Year Plan Focused on AI, Deep Tech
IIT Kharagpur is making a long-term plan for its next 75 years.
It wants to update its 75-year-old campus.
The institute plans to spend Rs 1,000 crore on new and improved facilities.
These may include places to live, study, conduct research, relax and take part in student activities.
Director Suman Chakraborty announced the plan during the institute’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The plan has five main parts.
These parts focus on people, new ways of learning, innovation, healthcare, deep technology and better campus facilities.
The institute also wants to develop AI and create new paths for PhD students.
IIT Kharagpur is planning a Rs 1,000-crore infrastructure overhaul for its 75-year-old campus.
The upgrades will add residential, academic, research, wellness and student activity spaces.
Director Suman Chakraborty unveiled the vision during the institute’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Wednesday.
The roadmap includes five pillars: people first, Education 5.0, innovation and enterprise, healthcare and affordable deep tech, and infrastructure.
The institute’s next-phase plans include AI, deep technology and new PhD pathways.
- Who
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and its Director, Suman Chakraborty.
- What
- A five-pillar, 75-year development roadmap and a Rs 1,000-crore campus infrastructure overhaul.
- When
- The vision was unveiled on Wednesday during the institute’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations; infrastructure work is planned over the next few years.
- Where
- The IIT Kharagpur campus.
- Why
- The institute says the campus needs to evolve to support its ambitions for its next phase of growth.
- Institute
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Campus age
- 75 years
- Planned investment
- Rs 1,000 crore
- Announcement
- Made during Platinum Jubilee celebrations
- Infrastructure timeline
- Over the next few years
- Roadmap pillars
- People first; Education 5.0; innovation and enterprise; healthcare and affordable deep tech; infrastructure and the campus as a living laboratory
- Additional focus areas
- Artificial intelligence, deep technology and new PhD pathways