Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur carries out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It imparts training for students to make them competent, motivated engineers and scientists. The Institute not only celebrates freedom of thought, cultivates vision and encourages growth, but also inculcates human values and concern for the environment and the society.
The registration for IIT Kanpur was done in the year 1959 by Dr. P. K. Kelkar. To keep itself abreast with the fast and ever changing technological development throughout the world, IIT Kanpur got into the Kanpur Indo-American Program for the time period from 1962 to 1972. This agreement was a milestone in the history of IIT Kanpur as the institute was able to receive technical assistance from nine leading institutions of U.S.A. This assistance was vital for IIT Kanpur as it helped the university set up its first academic programs as well as laboratories for instruction and research.Today, IIT Kanpur has almost achieved a legendary reputation and is also known world wide for its awe inspiring curriculum and research. Since the time it was set up, IIT Kanpur has been working relentlessly towards becoming a premier institute that would attract scholars and brilliant students from all corners of the country.




