Dr. Amit Patra has taken on the additional responsibility as the Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Professor Patra is now the Director of IIT Banaras Hindu University (IIT BHU). He will be serving in this new capacity until the regular incumbent assumes office or until further notice.

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Professor Patra is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He previously held several key leadership positions at the institute, including serving as the Dean of Alumni Affairs and International Relations between 2007 and 2013, and as the Deputy Director from 2021 to 2024. Amit Patra received his B Tech (1984), M Tech (1986), and PhD (1990) degrees from IIT Kharagpur, where he has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering since 1987.

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Dr. Virendra Kumar Tewari who was the Director of IIT Kharagpur, retired on Dec 31st 2024. Dr Tiwari, an agricultural engineer, has been associated with IIT Kharagpur for over 45 years.

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About IIT Kharagpur: The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is a public institute of technology, established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Founded in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance.

Academic Units of IIT Kharagpur

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (FoE&A)
Faculty of Interdisciplinary and Biotechnology & Biosciences
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Humanities, Social & Economic Sciences
School of Law
School of Management

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About VGSoM: Vinod Gupta School of Management, established in 1993, was the first school of management to be set up within the IIT system. It was initiated by a distinguished alumnus and a lifetime fellow of the Institute, Mr. Vinod Gupta. Master of Business Administration (MBA), the flagship programme of the Institute is a full-time four-semester (2-year) residential programme for graduate engineers and Masters’ degree holders in science, economics and commerce, intending to pursue management careers in India and abroad.

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IIT Kharagpur Ranking:

- IIT Kharagpur was ranked 222 in the QS World University Rankings of 2024 and 73 in Asia.
- It was also ranked 801–900 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2022.
- IIT Kharagpur ranked 5th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024,
- Ranked 6th in overall
- VGSoM Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Ranked 19th in NIRF Rankings 2024 Management Category