About
IIT-Kanpur
"''When I
came to Kanpur first to join as the Director of the Institute,
almost everybody I met in Kanpur asked me..if I had wanted to
commit professional suicide, I did not at all worry about this
because I was no longer myself but an instrument of a historical
process" (Extracts from the
convocation address given by Dr.
P.K. Kelkar on 1981 May 17). Dr. P. K. Kelkar did the
registration of IITK Society on 14th December, 1959.
Soon after
the five IITs were set up, Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru had realized that to keep pace with the ever changing
world of science and technology, it is necessary to collaborate
closely with the outside world. The Kanpur Indo-American
Programme (1962-1972) at IIT-Kanpur was a stride in this
direction. During the period 1962-72, the Institute received
technical assistance under
KIAP from a consortium
of
nine leading Institutions
of USA. ...........
Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the premier
institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of
the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct
original research of the highest standard and to provide
leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth
of the country.........."''
And more
about IIT-Kanpur
http://www.iitk.ac.in/
About
NIT
Srinagar
National Institute of Technology Srinagar:
The National Institute of
Technology, Srinagar (NIT), one of the leading institutes in
north of the country, was established in 1960 and in 2004, it
had the unique distinction of becoming an Institute of National
Importance under the NIT Act under the auspices of Ministry of
Human Resources Development, Govt. of India. Being residential,
the campus located on the western bank of the Dal Lake near the
famous Hazratbal Shrine, provides comfortable accommodation to
all faculty and students. Students from all over the country
epitomize a healthy amalgamation of different cultures,
religions and languages on the campus and present a classical
example of a mini cultural India.
The institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
various national and international academies, professional and
research institutes as well as industry to augment the learning
process. These ties are a means for our students to gain
valuable and relevant knowledge and experience, providing them
with the building blocks for a successful future career besides
providing international platform for interaction and exchange of
ideas .
Department of
Physics: The prestigious technical
institute has ten departments which cater six postgraduate and
ten undergraduate programmes besides offering Ph.D. degree in
all Engineering and Science disciplines. Since its inception,
the Department of Physics is offering the General Physics
courses Physics I and Physics II for all branches of B.Tech.
students during first and second semesters respectively. In
addition, the department offers several electives to various
branches.
The Department has full-fledged laboratories for research and
offers Ph.D./M.Phil. programmes in Solid state physics,
Materials science, Nanotechnology, Nuclear physics, Space
physics, and in renewable energy sectors. Presently, the
department has six faculty members and the faculty has developed
research collaborations with several premier institutions across
the globe. In order to inculcate the academic culture, the
department regularly organizes lecture/quiz competitions and
invited talks by the eminent scientists.
So far the department has
produced maximum M.Phil. and Ph.D. scholars in the Institutes.
Unending efforts are being made by the department to develop the
well equipped research laboratories to cater the needs of
masters programme which is likely to be approved. In this programme, we have offered
intrinsically challenging and didactically inspiring courses.
Small but academically sound galaxy of eminent
faculty having specializations in thrust areas are actively
engaged in research and other academic assignments including
teaching to B.Tech students. Dozens of students pursuing Ph.D
under their guidance have collaborations with reputed
laboratories across the globe. The faculty has always brought
laurels to the institute. However, the Institute overall has
witnessed a remarkable growth in all sectors under the able
guidance of our Director Prof. Rajat Gupta, from the last three
years.
