Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Rakesh Gangwal Donates ₹300 Crore to IIT Kanpur
Rakesh Gangwal, who helped start IndiGo, has given ₹300 crore to IIT Kanpur.
He also plans to match donations from other supporters by up to another ₹300 crore.
The money will help IIT Kanpur build its medical education and research programmes.
The institute plans to develop a 500-bed hospital on its campus.
It has also proposed a 200-bed centre for cancer care research.
Doctors, scientists, engineers and technology experts are expected to work together there.
The Gangwal School will focus on medical studies and new healthcare technology.
IIT Kanpur says the donation will help make these plans happen sooner.
IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal has donated an additional ₹300 crore to IIT Kanpur.
Gangwal will offer matching grants of up to ₹300 crore for contributions from other supporters.
The funding will support medical education, research, clinical innovation and MedTech initiatives.
Plans include a 500-bed super-speciality hospital and a proposed 200-bed cancer care research centre.
Gangwal School aims to combine IIT Kanpur’s expertise in engineering, science and technology with medical sciences.
- Who
- Rakesh Gangwal, IndiGo co-founder and IIT Kanpur alumnus, donated the funds.
- What
- Gangwal made an additional ₹300 crore contribution and offered matching grants of up to ₹300 crore.
- Where
- IIT Kanpur, including its campus in Kanpur.
- Why
- To support medical education, research, clinical innovation, healthcare delivery and MedTech development.
- Additional donation
- ₹300 crore from Rakesh Gangwal to IIT Kanpur
- Matching grants
- Up to ₹300 crore against contributions from other supporters
- Planned hospital
- 500-bed super-speciality hospital on the IIT Kanpur campus
- Cancer research centre
- A proposed 200-bed cancer care research centre
- Medical school
- Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology
- Gangwal’s education
- B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1975; MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
- Earlier contribution
- Gangwal’s first contribution to the institute was made in 2022