IIT Kanpur
Public engineering institution in Uttar Pradesh, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act.
Motto | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय |
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Motto in English | From darkness, lead me to light |
Type | Public Institute of technology |
Established | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
Chairman | K Radhakrishnan |
Director | Manindra Agrawal |
Academic staff | 597[1] |
Students | 8,236[1] |
Undergraduates | 4,089[1] |
Postgraduates | 1,897[1] |
2,250[1] | |
Location | , India |
Campus | Urban, 1,000 acres (400 ha) |
Colours | Blue & silver |
Nickname | IITians, Kanpur-IITians |
Website | iitk.ac.in |
IIT Kanpur is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in India.[2] With a lush green campus spreading in massive 1055 acres.
IIT K was the first institute to offer computer science , which started in year 1963. Also it is the only IIT in India to own two small aircraft and a air strip and an open air theater (OAT).
The institution was established in 1959, as one of the first Indian Institutes of Technology, the institute was created with the assistance of a consortium of nine US research universities as part of the Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP).[3][4]