IIT Kanpur Takes Cue from US Varsities to Connect its Alumni

Pranab Saikia

Updated On: September 21, 2016 01:44 pm IST

The IIT-Kanpur Computer Science department has taken the initiative to replicate the US universities' model to connect the alumni.
IIT Kanpur Takes Cue from US Varsities to Connect its Alumni

The IIT-Kanpur Computer Science department has taken the initiative to replicate the US universities' model to connect the alumni in a proactive manner and coax them to engage in their alma mater. It is a move that aims at creating better infrastructure and overcoming the shortage of funds for research.

Prof Sandeep Shukla, from IIT-K Computer Science department, said that alumni funding is important for every institution and it is the trend in the varsities of the USA. The idea was to source funds for R&D as the central government has indicated IITs to find out their own funds for R&D in future.

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How the Alumni can help the institutes:

  • Can offer donations
  • Share new ideas
  • Give fund for creation of new infrastructure
  • Offer funds in fresh hiring

Till now IIT-Kanpur has an alumni base of over 30,000. Several of its students are holding leading positions in the Indian and global IT corporations and public departments. Moreover, a number of its alumni have become successful entrepreneurs nationally and globally.

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IIT-K alumni and their companies offer handsome donations to the US institutions than their alma mater. During 2015-16, IIT-K had received sanctions for 161 sponsored projects worth INR 98 crore and 122 consultancy projects of value INR 16 crore.

Recently IIT-K had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) to increase its cyber domain security.

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