IIT Kharagpur gets over Rs 2 crore in student grants from alumni and families

IIT Kharagpur alumni and their families have donated over Rs 2 crore with the help of which eight new student grants have been set up.

IIT Kharagpur alumni and their families have donated over Rs 2 crore with the help of which eight new student grants have been set up for the upcoming Autumn semester scheduled to begin in August 2021. IIT Kharagpur has received generous grants from eight alumni and their families who have come forward to support the students on merit-cum-means scholarships and merit-based awards towards their academics and research. The grants are collectively valued at around 2.25 crore for funding of undergraduate and postgraduate students across the departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Healthcare, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.