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PM Modi attends 54th convocation ceremony of IIT Kanpur as chief guest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 54th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology on Tuesday as the chief guest.

IIT-K convocation to be held in bio-bubble, PM Modi will be chief guest

While all the attendees from IIT-K will undergo RT-PCR tests on Monday, all of them will also have to face another rapid antigen test (RAT) hours before entering the venue on Tuesday

Third Covid-19 wave in India to peak in February: IIT-K researchers

The research report used the data of the first and second waves in India, and the current rise in cases triggered by Omicron in various countries, to predict a possible third wave in the country

IIT-Kanpur campus placement fetches 49 offers above Rs 1 crore so far

The top recruiters are Axtria, EXL, Graviton, Goldman Sachs, ICICI Bank, Intel, Microsoft, OLA, Rubrik, Samsung, Quadeye, Uber, Tiger Analytics, among others

PM Modi invites suggestions for his speech ahead of Dec 28 IIT Kanpur visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited suggestions from students and alumni of the IITs ahead of his visit to the institutes' Kanpur campus

IIT Kanpur records 150% surge in international campus placements

Out of 773 students placed so far, 55 per cent are graduates and 45 per cent are undergraduates

IIT Kanpur develops web-based 'green' monitoring system for Ganga

The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur

IIT Kanpur goes for commercial production of O2 concentrators

Transfers indigenous tech to Bengaluru based manufacturer

IIT-Kanpur improves ranking in world's best varsity list by 73 ranks

This year, IIT-K has been ranked as the 277th position in the list

Innovation at warp speed

Book review of The Ventilator Project

IIT Kanpur signs $ 2.5 million MoU for setting up medical research school

The Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Micky and Vinita Pant Charitable Fund for establishing the School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT)

HCL Tech inks pact with IIT Kanpur to boost capabilities in cybersecurity

The firm said it has inked an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) to collaborate in the area of cybersecurity

Lockdown reduced chemical concentration in Ganga by 50%: IIT-Kanpur study

The lockdown ensured at least 50 per cent reduction in chemical concentration in the Ganga river, the study showed

PNB joins hands with IIT Kanpur to set up Fintech Innovation Centre

Punjab National Bank on Thursday announced an alliance with IIT Kanpur and the Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST) for establishing an innovation centre at the institute's campus. Under this partnership, PNB and IIT Kanpur will set up a 'Fintech Innovation Centre (FIC)' as a vehicle to research and develop technological solutions to address challenges and explore opportunities in the BFSI space, the bank said in a statement. PNB intends to create new products or solutions with technological innovations by creating a FIC involving IITK's experienced faculty members with the help of FIRST, it said. The collaboration of technical prowess from IIT Kanpur and financial expertise of PNB make it an apt "Fin-Tech" partnership that will help build innovations and entrepreneurial excellence, it said, adding, the FIC will be supported by a holistic ecosystem of financial institutions, academia, VC funds, technology companies and key government ...

IIT Kanpur allows research scholars to return to campus after six months

The students had vacated hostels in March 2020 following pandemic

IIT Kanpur to support Covid-hit small and medium businesses, start-ups

Technopark@iitk is keen to scale up the model to reach out to more MSMEs and start-ups

IIT Kanpur-backed startup Phool.co raises $1.4 mn in pre-Series A funding

Phool.co says it converts floral waste at temples into charcoal-free luxury incense products

IIT Kanpur-backed start-up to double production of indigenous N95 face mask

Currently, Espin Nanotech is producing nearly 30,000 face masks a day from its production unit spread over 4,000 sq ft space inside the IIT Kanpur campus

IIT Kanpur partners with MoD for using AI, ML to redress grievances

Earlier, the Institute had partnered defence PSU Bharat Dynamics for ventilators

PFC ties up with IIT-Kanpur for research, training in smart grid technology

State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur for training, research, and entrepreneurship development in smart grid technology. As per the memorandum of association, the PFC will provide financial assistance of Rs 2.38 crore (Rs 2,38,97,000) to IIT-K under its CSR initiative. The objective of the pact is to provide support to IIT-K in developing infrastructure for research and development on smart grid technology, R Murahari, Executive Director (CSR&SD), PFC, said. As part of the project, the IIT-K will also provide training on smart grid technology to 90 participants and provide fellowship to nine selected candidates for development of ideas on smart grid technology. The fellows will be assisted by startup Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC) of IIT-K and encouraged to take up entrepreneurial activities.