IIT Kanpur to complete 60 years

hon'ble union minister of human resource development, shri ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank' will be the guest of honour at the special event held to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the institution.iit kanpur, which has given this country some of the finest industry leaders like narayan murthy, founder of infosys, satyendra dubey, ashoke sen, som mittal, krishnamurthy subramanian, among others, will also host an alumni and institute fellow award function as part of the celebrations. the distinguished alumni & institute fellows will be felicitated at an award ceremony in acknowledgement of their achievements and contribution to both iitk and the nation.established in 1959, the iit kanpur is the 4th iit to be established and one of the consistently top ranked institutes in the country. at present there are over 6000 students pursuing their education across various disciplines. the verdant campus is spread across 1055 acres with 108 buildings housing students and staff.