The donation establishes three endowed programmes aimed at fostering innovation, excellence, and academic growth within the Department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kanpur.
IIT Kanpur alumnus Ashish Karandikar has donated 200,000 USD (Rs 1.6 cr) to his alma mater to establish three endowed programs within the Electrical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur. The programs have been initiated by signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mr. Karandikar, IIT Kanpur, and the IITK Foundation, USA., Education News, Times Now
Abhay K Bhushan is from the first batch of IIT-Kanpur. He shares us how he got admission in the institute despite being underage, playing baseball with prof Holt Ashley from MIT (USA) and dining at Khayyam restaurant.