Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur is the first higher technical institution set-up after the recommendations of Sarkar committee, in May 1950. The Institute aligns all its activities to serve national interest and seeks to provide broad-based education, helping students hone their professional skills and acquire the best-in-class capabilities in their respective disciplines; to draw the best expertise in science, technology, management and law so as to equip students with the skills to visualize, synthesize and execute projects in these fields, to imbibe a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in its students, to undertake sponsored research and provide consultancy services in industrial, educational and socially relevant areas. The institute’s vision is to be a centre of excellence in education and research, producing global leaders in science, technology and management, to be a hub of knowledge creation that prioritizes the frontier areas of national and global importance and to improve the life of every citizen of the country