IIT Kharagpur

<p>The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT-KGP) is a <a href="/facts/Public_university/Avsc2TmM">public</a> <a href="/facts/Institute_of_technology/obsVnWWB">institute of technology</a>, <a href="/facts/Research_university/Joe4e6SF">research university</a>, and autonomous institute established by the Government of India in <a href="/facts/Kharagpur/rWkWpXL1">Kharagpur</a>, <a href="/facts/West_Bengal/0B5bxvbW">West Bengal</a>. Founded in 1951, the institute is the first of the <a href="/facts/Indian_Institutes_of_Technology/ytm1MuBU">IITs</a> to be established and is recognised as an <a href="/facts/Institute_of_National_Importance/DWSBr8uy">Institute of National Importance</a>. In 2019 it was awarded the status of Institute of Eminence by the Government of India. IIT Kharagpur is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India.
</p><p>The institute was initially established to train engineers after India <a href="/facts/Indian_independence_movement/0n35LRk8">attained independence</a> in <a href="/facts/Indian_Independence_Act_1947/SuHGUeAu">1947</a>. However, over the years, the institute's academic capabilities diversified with offerings in management, law, architecture, humanities, etc. IIT Kharagpur has an 8.7-square-kilometre (2,100-acre) campus and has about 22,000 residents.
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IIT Kharagpur