Archive · 26 Aug 2026
IIT Kharagpur Marks Platinum Jubilee With Future-Focused Celebrations
IIT Kharagpur is celebrating 75 years since it was founded.
The celebration lasts for one week.
Students, teachers, graduates and special guests are taking part.
They are joining fun activities, debates, speeches and technology events.
One discussion focused on how young IITians can help build India’s future.
Another explored what IITs should become in the years ahead.
The institute also announced new initiatives and gave awards.
The event celebrates the institute’s past while planning for its future.
IIT Kharagpur is observing its Platinum Jubilee through a week-long campus celebration.
Events include a Fun Run, technical discussions, debates, speeches, technology demonstrations and deep-tech showcases.
A discussion on “Next Gen IITians for Viksit Bharat” examined how young IITians can help shape India’s future.
The programme explored how IITs can evolve to meet the needs of a changing nation and interconnected world.
The celebrations include institutional announcements, new initiatives, awards, a Hackathon and an Innovation Challenge.
- Who
- IIT Kharagpur, its students, faculty, graduates and invited guests.
- What
- A week-long Platinum Jubilee celebration featuring discussions, debates, awards, demonstrations and innovation events.
- When
- During IIT Kharagpur’s 75th anniversary celebrations; the articles do not specify exact dates.
- Where
- The IIT Kharagpur campus.
- Why
- To mark 75 years of achievement and discuss how the institute and IITs can serve India and the wider world in the future.
- Institution
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Milestone
- Platinum Jubilee, marking 75 years
- Duration
- One week
- Featured theme
- “Next Gen IITians for Viksit Bharat”
- Other discussions
- “Beyond the IITs We Know: Building the IITs that the Nation and the World Will Need” and a Foundation Day Debate on “Faculty vs Students”
- Activities
- Fun Run, technical discussions, technology demonstrations, deep-tech showcases, Hackathon and Innovation Challenge
- Attendees mentioned
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, V Narayanan, Kalyan Chakraborty and Gobardhan Das