CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Rajendra Prasad Singh as the new Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur. Currently, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, IIT Bhubaneswar, he has been conferred the additional responsibility of IIT Kharagpur effective from 12th July, 2022. Dr.

Detailed explanation-2: -Initially the IIT started functioning from 5, Esplanade East, Calcutta and very soon shifted to Hijli in Sept. 1950. The present name ‘Indian Institute of Technology’ was adopted before the formal inauguration of the Institute on August 18, 1951, by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Director of IIT-Kharagpur was the eminent scientist Jnan Chandra Ghosh. The first board of governors was formed with Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy as chairman and N.R.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) The institute is famous for its Engineering courses and is always spotted among top 5 institutes in the NIRF ranking.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some of the key highlights around IIT KGP BTech programme around its fee and seat intake for all specialisations are as follows: Total fee: INR 8 lakh-INR 10.46 lakh. Number of specialisations: 15. Total seats: 941 (BTech)