A Sixty Year Old "Longest Platform" of Education: Glimpses of IIT Kharagpur

 

Established on the grounds of Hijli Detention Camp in 1950, IIT Kharagpur is famous for its world class education along with world's longest platform of Kharagpur railway station. A pool of more than 2000 highly talented brains equipped with latest information and knowledge in their domain are supplied to the world each year. The sixty years old college has a very large knowledge base, alumni network and facilities for research. In the last six decades the branding of IIT Kharagpur has become so powerful that they are assumed to be bright and well trained to deliver the best in all the faces of life. 

This is what the Director of IIT Kharagpur says:

Q. Do you think IIT Kharagpur will eventually become 'world-class'? 

Dir: "We do have a positive state of mind to achieve this vision, but we have to make pragmatic  plans  and  real efforts to execute it. The real thing is  to  strive qualitatively reaching that – in our actions and in our in-depth achievements – in our research, teaching and outreach  programs  –  both nationwide and worldwide. I would say, one among many things  – 'The  real  secret is  to re-discover our strength, and project that in all angles'."

Q. What should be your vision for the next 15 years?

Dir.: "We  should  fully  explore  in establishing connectivity with our worldwide alumni network. There  has  to  be face-to-face interactions and establishing interconnectedness  with  its best alumnus worldwide holding many important positions,  this  pool  needs  to be  roped  in.  If  we  are  not able  to  reach out within our own  resources  that  we  had once  shaped  and  created in-house, then the vision is not going  to  work  out.  But  I  am hopeful."

The information about IIT Kharagpur alumni network can be found here. 

What's new in Gate 2012

 

 

 

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 is being organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) this year. Apart from the fact that Pre-Final year students cannot attend the exam, following are the key changes in the exam this year:

Application Process:

In GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate's signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.

Downloadable Admit Card:

Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued from this year. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.

ONLINE examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.

Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.

Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:

In the ONLINE papers (AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF), the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. The number of numerical answer type questions may vary between 5 and 10 in each question paper.

More information and the application form is available here:

GATE 2012