60-498: The Talatal Ghar [tɔlatɔl ɡʱɔɹ] ) is an 18th-century palace and military base located in Rangpur , 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from present-day Sivasagar , Assam , India . It is the largest of the monument built during the Ahom era . King Rudra Singha was responsible for the construction of Kareng Ghar, but the present structure was built by king Rajeswar Singha (Surempha). It
120-655: A building with irregular shape. The ground storey was used as horse stables, store rooms and, servant quarters. The royal apartments were located in the upper floors which are now to a great extent disappeared due to being made of semi-permanent materials. ( Swargadeo Rajeswar Singha ) added the three floors below ground, which make up the Talatal Ghar . This is made of brick and an indigenous type of cement (a mixture of Bora Chaul —a sticky variety of rice grain—eggs of swan, etc.). The Talatal Ghar had two secret tunnels. One, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in length, connected
180-528: A buried structure on the North-western and North-eastern side of the complex. Among the archaeological remains were brick platform, pathway, long walls, drain made of terracotta pipes and the ceramic objects found were vases, vessels, dishes, bowls etc. However, the first Ground Penetrating Survey (GPR) in the northeast, undertaken at two Ahom monuments in the Sivasagar district in early April 2015, did not reveal
240-514: A design life of one year. Jugnu's primary instrument is the Micro Imaging System, a near infrared camera which will be used to observe vegetation. It also carries a GPS receiver to aid tracking, and is intended to demonstrate a microelectromechanical inertial measurement unit. IITK motorsports is the biggest and most comprehensive student initiative of the college, founded in January 2011. It is
300-467: A four-year BS program in sciences and has kept its BTech Program intact. Entry to the five-year MTech/MBA programs and Dual degree programme will be done based on the CPI of students instead of JEE rank. In order to reduce the number of student exams, IIT Kanpur has also abolished the earlier system of conducting two mid-term examinations. Instead, only two examinations (plus two quizzes in most courses depending on
360-459: A great extent. The main objective of the system is to transport coal and slurry. The mission of the ŚIKṢĀ Centre for Indian Knowledge System at IIT Kanpur is to promote, facilitate, and benefit from IKS-related studies, research, content development and outreach. The vision of the Centre is to establish IITK at the forefront of IKS studies in the world. In February 2024, IIT Kanpur built and evaluated
420-419: A group of students from varied disciplines who aim at designing and fabricating a Formula-style race car for international Formula SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) events. Most of the components of the car, except the engine, tyres and wheel rims, are designed and manufactured by the team members themselves. The car is designed to provide maximum performance under the constraints of the event, while ensuring
480-438: A modernist style. During the first ten years of its existence, a consortium of nine US universities (namely MIT , University of California at Berkeley , California Institute of Technology , Princeton University , Carnegie Mellon University , University of Michigan , Ohio State University , Case Western Reserve University and Purdue University ) helped set up IIT Kanpur's research laboratories and academic programmes under
540-849: A ruined . IIT Kanpur Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur ( IIT Kanpur ) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh , India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), it was declared an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India under the Institutes of Technology Act . IIT Kanpur has been consistently ranked among the best academic institutions in India. As of August 2024, at least 15 Padma Shri , 4 Padma Bhushan , 1 Padma Vibhushan , and 33 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize recipients have been affiliated with IIT Kanpur as alumni or faculty members. IIT Kanpur
600-452: A total floor area of 6973 square metres. The Abstracting and Indexing periodicals, Microform and CD-ROM databases, technical reports, Standards and thesis are in the library. Each year, about 4,500 books and journal volumes are added to the library. The New Core Labs (NCL) is 3-storey building with state of the art physics and chemistry laboratories for courses in the first year. The New Core Labs also has Linux and Windows computer labs for
660-610: Is India's fifth most powerful supercomputer as of now. The new supercomputer 'Cluster Platform SL230s Gen8' manufactured by Hewlett-Packard has 15,360 cores and a theoretical peak (Rpeak) 307.2 TFlop/s and is the world's 192nd most powerful supercomputer as of June 2015. Recently, IIT Kanpur has developed a compressed air-based mineral transport system. The project was presented at the Global Investors Summit, in 2023. It received good feedback for its less material loss, reduced air pollution, and efficiency to reduce travel time to
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#1733084810210720-466: Is a remote sensing satellite which will be operated by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. It is a nanosatellite which will be used to provide data for agriculture and disaster monitoring. It is a 3-kilogram (6.6lb) spacecraft, which measures 34 centimetres (13 in) in length by 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in height and width. Its development programme cost around 25 million rupees. It has
780-581: Is also being formulated. All IITs follow the same organization structure which has the President of India as the visitor at the top of the hierarchy. Directly under the president is the IIT Council. Under the IIT Council is the board of governors of each IIT. Under the board of governors is the director, who is the chief academic and executive officer of the IIT. Under the director, in the organizational structure, comes
840-446: Is continuously available to the students for academic work and recreation. Computer centre has recently adopted an open source software policy for its infrastructure and computing. Various high-end compute and GPU servers are remotely available from data centre for user computation. The computer centre has multiple super computing clusters for research and teaching activity. In June 2014 IIT Kanpur launched their second supercomputer which
900-602: Is controlled by the Office of the Dean of Research and Development (DoRD). Under the aegis of the Office the students publish the quarterly NERD Magazine (Notes on Engineering Research and Development) which publishes scientific and technical content created by students. Articles may be original work done by students in the form of hobby projects, term projects, internships, or theses. Articles of general interest which are informative but do not reflect original work are also accepted. The institute
960-546: Is made once a year through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering . Admissions to M. Des are made once a year through both Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and Common Entrance Exam for Design (CEED). Until 2011, admissions to the M.B.A. program were accomplished through the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET), held yearly, and followed by a Group Discussion/Personal Interview process. In 2011, JMET
1020-638: Is part of the European Research and Education Collaboration with Asia (EURECA) programme since 2008. Assisting the Indian Ordnance Factories in not only upgrading existing products, but also developing new weapon platforms. On November 26, 2024, IIT Kanpur introduced Anālakṣhya, a Meta-material Surface Cloaking System (MSCS) for multi-spectral camouflage capabilities. In collaboration with Mr. Gagandeep Singh, Dr. Kajal Chowdhary, and Dr. Abhinav Bhardwaj, Professors Anantha Ramakrishna from
1080-553: Is procured through Joint Entrance Examination . IITK offers admission only to bachelor's degree now (discontinuing the integrated course programs), but it can be extended by 1 year to make it integrated, depending on the choice of student and based on his/her performance there at undergraduate level. IIT Kanpur also offers four-year B.S. Programs in Pure and Applied Sciences (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in particular), Earth Science and Economics. From 2011, IIT Kanpur has started offering
1140-502: Is the 4th capital of the Ahom kingdom , was established by Swargadeo Rudra Singha in "Meteka" in 1707 after shifting the capital from Garhgaon . It is currently a part of Sibsagar town. The place holds many monuments build by the Ahom dynasty , the most notable of which are the Talatal Ghar and the Rang Ghar . The architectural plan of Rangpur spread over almost a thousand bighas of land. Ghanasyam, an architect from Koch Bihar ,
1200-588: Is usually invited to the meetings of the board of governors when matters affecting students are being discussed. Nominees of the Students' Senate are also members of the various standing Committees of the Institute Senate including the disciplinary committee, the Undergraduate and Postgraduate committee, etc. All academic departments have Departmental Undergraduate and Post Graduate Committees consisting of members of
1260-689: The Electrical engineering department, then under the chairmanship of Prof. H.K. Kesavan , who was concurrently the chairman of Electrical Engineering and head of the Computer Centre. Prof. Harry Huskey of the University of California, Berkeley , who preceded Kesavan, helped with the computer activity at IIT-Kanpur. In 1971, the institute began an independent academic program in Computer Science and Engineering, leading to MTech and PhD degrees. In 1972
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#17330848102101320-598: The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and Common Admission Test . Internationally, IIT Kanpur was ranked 263rd in the world by the QS World University Rankings of 2025 and 6th in India. IIT Kanpur was also ranked 5th in the overall category, 5th in Innovation Category, 7th among research institutions, 4th among engineering colleges and 29th among management schools in India by
1380-535: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. Outlook India ranked IIT Kanpur 5th among government engineering colleges In, India Today Best Engineering Colleges 2024, IIT Kanpur was ranked 3rd. The campus is spread over an area of 4.3 square kilometres (1,100 acres). The institute has its own airfield for flight testing and gliding. The departments have their own libraries, laboratories and research facilities including
1440-584: The Talatal Ghar to the Dikhow River , while the other, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long, led to the Garhgaon Palace, and was used as an escape route in case of an enemy attack. From east to west, several rooms run along a long corridor; and from north to south are numerous smaller wings. The ground floor served as stables, store rooms, and servants' quarters. The Kareng Ghar was built mainly of wood, which deteriorated over time. The royal apartments were on
1500-518: The Talatal Ghar , Rangnath Dol , Fakuwa dol, Gola Ghar , and the Joy dol . The city had three gates, namely– Borduar (i.e. main entrance), Na-duar and Paniduar besides an underground tunnel connected with the Dikhow river on the north. The city was bounded by Dikhow on the north, a fort (Garh) near Namdang river on the south, Bangarh on the east and Dikhow-Namdang on the west. Ananta Acharyya, who received
1560-595: The Department of Physics, Kumar Vaibhav Srivastava from the Department of Electrical Engineering, and J. Ramkumar from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur came up with the idea for the Anālakṣhya MSCS. This broadband Meta-material Microwave Absorber improves stealth capabilities against Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging by wave absorption across a wide spectrum. Additionally, it provides great defense against radar-guided missiles. From 2019 to 2024, it
1620-492: The Gandhia Baruah and Gandhia Phukan. To the east there is the assembly hall of Nyay-Sodha- Phukan (Court of chief justice), to the south there is the assembly hall of Bhitarual Phukan (the secret Assembly Hall). An isolated room stands in the south which is believed to have been used by the queen during her confinement. On the south-west there stands another isolated room, possibly the royal kitchen. The interior and exterior of
1680-701: The Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility, referred to as S2, in the Department of Aerospace Engineering's Hypersonic Experimental Aerodynamics Laboratory (HEAL). Ballistic missile launches, scramjet flights, and extreme hypersonic conditions of atmospheric entry can all be replicated at the S2 facility. It is anticipated that the facility will support ISRO and DRDO's Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle , RLV Technology Demonstration Programme, and Gaganyaan . The facility can generating flight speeds between Mach 8 to 29. Research
1740-638: The KIAP program ended, in part because of political tensions between India and Pakistan (as the USA supported Pakistan). Government funding was also reduced as a reaction to the sentiment that the IIT's were contributing to the brain drain . The institute's annual technical festival, Techkriti , was first started in 1995. IIT Kanpur is located on the Grand Trunk Road , 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Kanpur City and measures close to 420 hectares (1,000 acres). This land
1800-624: The Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP). The first director of the institute was P. K. Kelkar (after whom the Central Library was renamed in 2002). Under the guidance of economist John Kenneth Galbraith , IIT Kanpur was the first institute in India to offer Computer science education. The earliest computer course was started at the institute in August 1963 on an IBM 1620 system. The initiative for computer education came from
1860-492: The National Wind Tunnel Facility. Research centres at IIT Kanpur include: PK Kelkar Library (formerly Central Library) is an academic library of the institute with a collection of more than 300,000 volumes, and subscriptions to more than 1,000 periodicals. The library was renamed to its present name in 2003 after Dr. P K Kelkar , the first director of the institute. It is housed in a three-story building, with
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1920-451: The Students' Senate, an elected student representative body composed of senators elected from each batch and the six elected executives: The number of senators in the Students' Senate is around 50–55. A senator is elected for every 150 students of IIT Kanpur. The meetings of the Students' Senate are chaired by the chairperson, Students' Senate, who is elected by the Senate. The Senate lays down
1980-507: The academic area. There are 15 Halls of Residence which are allotted to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students. Additionally, married research scholars are allotted Single Bedroom Apartment (SBRA) facility on campus. IIT Kanpur has its Extension Centre in Noida with a small convention centre there for supporting outreach activities. Its foundation was laid on 4 December 2012 on 5 acres of land allocated by Uttar Pradesh state government in
2040-579: The chief architect and entrusted him with the duty of designing the new capital city of Rangpur. Later his successor king Rajeswar Singha constructed the Talatal Ghar with major additions in bricks. The upper floor which is currently exposed had earlier chambers made of wood, timber and other impermanent materials, which were burnt during the Moamaria rebellion , Burmese invasions and by British. The palace consisted of 7 storeys, of which 4 storeys can be seen on
2100-646: The city of Rangpur. Pramatta Singha re-constructed the Rang Ghar with bricks in C.E. 1746, Rajeswar Singha re-constructed the (present-day) Talatal Ghar with bricks, the Hara-Gauri Dol (West of Rangnath ) and Nati-Gosain Dol. Lakshmi Singha made a flower garden in which he built the temple of Ekaneswar ( Shiva ) with a tank. The main road of the capital was Bor Ali, starting from Dergaon to Joysagar . Some other significant roads of around Rangpur were Meteka Ali, Duboroni Ali, Borpatra Ali etc. The royal families and
2160-558: The deputy director. Under the director and the deputy director, come the deans , the heads of various departments, and the registrar. The academic departments at IIT Kanpur are: IIT Kanpur offers four-year B.Tech programs in Aerospace Engineering , Biological Sciences and Bio-engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering , Computer Science and Engineering , Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The admission to these programs
2220-473: The driveability, reliability, driver safety and aesthetics of the car are not compromised. Researchers at IIT Kanpur have developed a series of solar powered UAVs named MARAAL-1 & MARAAL-2. Development of Maraal is notable as it is the first solar powered UAV developed in India. Maraal-2 is fully indigenous. The Students' Gymkhana is the students' government organization of IIT Kanpur, established in 1962. The Students' Gymkhana functions mainly through
2280-574: The existence of any secret tunnel. The survey was carried out by IIT Kanpur , in collaboration with the Guwahati circle of the Archaeological Survey of India , over a period of five days at Talatal Ghar and Ahom Royal Palace ( Kareng Ghar ), both in Sivasagar district. Rangpur (Ahom capital) Rangpur ( / ˈ r æ ŋ p ʊər , ˈ r ɒ ŋ -/ ; Assamese: [ɹɔŋ.puɹ] )
2340-446: The extension center. Being a major industrial town, Kanpur has good connectivity by rail and by road, but lags behind in terms of air connectivity. IIT Kanpur was suffering significantly in comparison to IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay due to this reason as far as visiting companies and other dignitaries are concerned. On 1 June 2013, a helicopter ferry service was started at IIT Kanpur run by Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited . In its initial run
2400-603: The facility, he/she has to contact the Student Placement Office (SPO) at IIT Kanpur, since the helicopter service is subject to availability of chopper rights. The campus also has airstrips which allows flight workshops and joyrides for students. Currently Kanpur has a domestic airport terminal at Chakeri, with flight connectivity to New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Bengaluru airports. The institute has set up an office in New York with alumnus Sanjiv Khosla designated as
2460-496: The ground and the other 3 storeys which were underground were sealed and filled during the British era The Talatal Ghar was initially built as an army base. It houses two secret tunnels, and three floors below ground level which were used as exit routes during the Ahom conflicts with other kingdoms or enemy attack (and which give the structure its name). At present the palace appears to be
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2520-502: The guidance of faculty members of the institute and scientists of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have designed and built India's first nano satellite Jugnu , which was successfully launched in orbit on 12 Oct 2011 by ISRO's PSLV-C18. The Computer Centre hosts the IIT Kanpur website and provides personal web space for students and faculties. It also provides a spam filtered email server and high speed fibre optic Internet to all
2580-582: The guidelines for the functions of the executives, their associated councils, the Gymkhana Festivals and other matters pertaining to the Student body at large. The Students' Senate has a say in the policy and decision-making bodies of the institute. The president, Students' Gymkhana and the chairperson, Students' Senate are among the special invitees to the Institute Academic Senate. The president
2640-403: The hostels and the academic areas. Users have multiple options to choose among various interfaces to access mail service. It has Linux and windows laboratories equipped with dozens of high-end software like MATLAB , Autocad , Ansys , Abaqus etc. for use of students. Apart from departmental computer labs, computer centre hosts more than 300 Linux terminals and more than 100 Windows terminals and
2700-707: The instructor-in-charge, one before mid-semesters and the other after the mid-semesters and before the end-semesters examination), one between the semester and other towards the end of it would be held from the academic session starting July 2011 onward as per Academic Review Committee's recommendations. Postgraduate courses in Engineering offer Master of Technology (MTech), MS (R) and PhD(Doctor of Philosophy) degrees. The institute also offers two-tier MSc(Master of Science) courses in areas of basic sciences in which students are admitted through Joint Admission Test for MSc (JAM) exam. The institute also offers M.Des. (2 years), M.B.A. (2 years) and MSc (2 years) degrees. Admissions to MTech
2760-476: The officials used to reside in the– Jerenga pothar, Rupohi pothar etc. Rangpur was the capital of Ahoms during the most glorious period of the Ahom kingdom . During the Moamoria rebellion (1769–1805), it became vulnerable to the rebels and came under their occupation on many occasions; the rebellion left the city ruined. Kamaleswar Singha made some efforts to revive its former glory but Burmese invasions left it
2820-510: The overseas brand ambassador of the institute. It is located on 62 William Street, Manhattan . The office aims to hunt for qualified and capable faculty abroad, facilitate internship opportunities in North American universities and be conduit for research tie ups with various US universities. The New York Office also tries to amass funds through the alumni based there. A system that invites students and faculty of foreign institutes to IIT Kanpur
2880-511: The palace were once beautifully engraved with reliefs of hunting scenes, floral designs, god and goddesses which only a few has survived. The Rangpur Palace was once surrounded by a brick fortification and an earthen fort (Garh ) with dikes filled with water. There is a Gola Ghar built in Do-chala style, for the purpose of storing ( gunpowder and ammunition), near the palace. Archaeological excavations of Talatal Ghar in 2000–2001, unearthed
2940-530: The royal patronage of King Siva Singha and Phuleshwari , gives a beautiful description of Rangpur in his manuscript Ananta Lahari – Rangpur was second Amaravati (first being the Amaravati of Indra ) surrounded by the Visistha Jahnavi (i.e. Dikhow) in the north, the river Namdang in the west and the river Dimbawati (i.e. Dimow) in the south. It was surrounded by four successive mud forts with timber fence on
3000-558: The sector-62 of Noida city, which is less than an hour's journey from New Delhi and the Indira Gandhi International Airport . The cost of construction is estimated to be about 25 crores. The new campus will have an auditorium, seminar halls for organising national and international conferences and an International Relations Office along with a 7-storey guest house. Several short-term management courses and refresher courses meant for distance learning will be available at
3060-453: The service connects IIT Kanpur to Lucknow, but it is planned to later extend it to New Delhi. Currently there are two flights daily to and from Lucknow Airport with a duration of 25 minutes. Lucknow Airport operates both international and domestic flights to major cities. IIT Kanpur is the first academic institution in the country to provide such a service. The estimated charges are Rs. 6000 (US$ 100) per person. If anyone would like to avail
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#17330848102103120-430: The top and inside of which there were brick and stone ramparts, masonroy buildings, stores of gold, silver, copper, bell-metal, scent, precious ornament, arms and ammunition and tanks full of lotus. Besides these, Rangpur,as he writes, was covered by the lines of trees like-mango, jackal fruit, paniyal, jamu, arecanut, orange and coconut. Successors of Rudra Singha did much for the enhancement of splendour and expansion of
3180-522: The upper story, of which only a few rooms now remain, close to an octagonal room on the northern wing which once served as the prayer house. There are stairs leading up to the terrace. To the north of the staircase, there is the Mantranaghar (Conference-room) and east of it there is the Barcharā (Assembly hall) which was made of bamboo and wooden pillars near it, was the royal archives called Ghandia Bhoral under
3240-673: The use of first year courses and a Mathematics department laboratory housing machines with high computing power. IIT Kanpur has set up the Startup Innovation and Incubation Centre (SIIC) (previously known as "SIDBI" Innovation and Incubation Centre) in collaboration with the Small Industries development Bank of India (SIDBI) aiming to aid innovation, research, and entrepreneurial activities in technology-based areas. SIIC helps business Start-ups to develop their ideas into commercially viable products. A team of students, working under
3300-616: Was deputed by Rudra Singha to design the city. Rangpur situated near the modern day Sivasagar town, means City of delight or the City of Joy as the King here had immensely enjoyed the falconry arranged by the Borphukan and in Ahom language it is called Che-mun . The city of Rangpur was laid in C.E. 1698 by King Rudra Singha at Tengabari of Meteka area. He then excavated the famous Joysagar Tank and there after he respectively had constructed
3360-568: Was donated by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 1960 and by March 1963 the institute had moved to its current location. The institute has around 6478 students with 3938 undergraduate students and 2540 postgraduate students and about 500 research associates. The academic area comprises the central library, departmental buildings, research centres, lecture hall complex, tutorial block and auditorium. The student hostels and other facilities like Student Activities Centre (SAC), Sports Complex lie outside
3420-591: Was established by an Act of Parliament in 1960 by the Government of India. The institute was started in December 1959 in a room in the canteen building of the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute at Agricultural Gardens in Kanpur. In 1963, the institute moved to its present location, on the Grand Trunk Road near Kalyanpur locality in Kanpur district. The campus was designed by Achyut Kavinde in
3480-514: Was initially built as an army base. It had 2 tunnels and 3 underground floors. Currently this structure is in dilapidated condition, the present ruins betray the grandeur that the palace was once endowed with. King Rudra Singha had shifted his capital from Garhgaon to Rangpur in 1707 (then known as Tengabari). He started the construction of the Talatal Ghar, but it was initially built of semi-permanent materials. He especially brought an architect from Cooch Behar , Ghanashyam, whom he appointed as
3540-541: Was replaced by Common Admission Test (CAT). Undergraduate admissions until 2012 were being done through the national-level Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). Following the Ministry of Human Resource Development 's decision to replace IIT-JEE with a common engineering entrance examination , IIT Kanpur's admissions are now based on JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) -Advanced level along with other IITs. Postgraduate admissions are made through
3600-484: Was tested in both lab and field settings under various circumstances. Meta Tattva Systems is the licensee of the technology for industrial production and is currently under acquisition by the Indian Armed Forces . This technology is of interest to DRDO for AMCA development. The students of IIT Kanpur made a nano satellite called Jugnu , which was given by president Pratibha Patil to ISRO for launch. Jugnu
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