IIT is one of the reputed institutes in India. Students who want to take engineering courses at IIT have to write an entrance exam. IIT Kharagpur is a public institute established by the Government of India in Kharagpur. IIT Kharagpur is famous for its engineering courses and is among the top 5 institutes in the NIRF ranking. Candidates must crack both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced to enter IIT Kharagpur. 

But those exams are very tough and have a lot of competition, so getting an engineering admission to IIT Kharagpur is not easy. Candidates can take admission into IIT without the entrance exam if they opt for courses other than Engineering. 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has decided to set up an institute in Malaysia. During the 68th convocation, IIT Kharagpur's director V.K. Tewary shared this plan for an institute set up in Malaysia. He said that IIT is aiming for a spot in the top 10 institutes of the world. 

During the 68th convocation ceremony, he stated that "IIT Kharagpur aims to become the worldwide benchmark in education excellence by establishing IIT Malaysia, which will be a major step for the institute to set its global footprint in the international domain of higher education promoting Indian standards of education."

Based on the recommendation in the National Education Policy (NEP), a committee was created to expand IITs globally in consultation with Indian missions abroad. The UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Thailand, and Malaysia were discussed. Also, IIT Madras and IIT Delhi are planning to set up an offshore campus in Abu Dhabi and Tanzania.  

The main reason behind this is to set up a top-quality education institute outside India. He did not mention the timeline for this project, and no information has been passed on whether it would be a joint venture with any other institute. While some reports have mentioned that the new campus might be ready by September 2023. 

He said, "From Vinod Gupta to Sundar Pichai, many ex-IIT KGPians, numbering thousands, brought laurels to the institute. He said they have a compendium of 75 innovations made by the students, staff, and researchers.  He also listed the innovation success stories in the past years. Among them, the covirap diagnostic kit was sold at Rs. 6.7 crore. Not only that, but many other successful innovations also fetched Rs. 1 crore. Also, they are supporting 25 other identified innovations. 

He also spoke about the central policies encouraging the education sector to embrace the Atma Nirbar Strategy. He said governments and institutes should collaborate to provide a creative and inventive surge of dynamic education. Peter Chan, Chief Executive Officer of Herons Bonsai Limited, an IIT alumnus who passed out in the 1962 batch, was the chief guest of the convocation ceremony. He said he feels proud that he was molded by IIT Kharagpur. 

On the convocation day, nine life fellows of the institute were awarded along with the 40 alumni. Gold medals were handed over to nine students in their respective fields of study, while 26 silver medals were also given on occasion. 

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