We offer the students of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur numerous opportunities regarding foreign training and spending semesters in universities across the world.
We are working towards innovation. We feed on ideas and turn them into reality at the Institute level. Taking new initiatives and working on every individual’s idea is something that makes us unique.
Exchange of students between IIT Kharagpur and foreign institutes for a semester or two to have an enriching experience of studying in a foreign university while paying the fees of their respective host institutes.
Launch of a unique portal facilitating the process of getting foreign internships.
Students' International Relations Cell Newsletter is an initiative to summarize all the open International Scholarships and competitions along with Indo-X Grants that are available for professors.
One of the main goals of SIRC is to improve the QS Ranking of IIT Kharagpur and make our institute standout in the world.
SIRC provides a gateway for KGPians to apply for foreign training in their dream universities abroad thus providing them foreign exposure.
SIRC coordinates with the international students, guides them and be their point of contact throughout their stay in IIT Kharagpur.
As an Institute of Eminence, IIT Kharagpur contributes to global development through its mission of producing industry ready, academically strong and intellectually competent graduates, capable of leading and adapting to the ever-changing needs of society. Another step in this direction is the unique opportunity to spend research-extensive summers, working under eminent professors and universities abroad, that Foreign Training Program brings to undergraduates. Through this program we have started formalisation of the foreign training application procedure, with the aim of streamlining and increasing the efficiency of the procedure. Thus, bringing more cross-cultural work exposure and opportunities to students.
IIT Kharagpur being a land of opportunities has something for every soul. Among the plethora of opportunities that an IIT provides is a Foreign Internship. Foreign Internship is something which undoubtedly sounds out of reach and the cloud of uncertainty blinds us from seeking innumerable opportunities. Foreign Training Panel Discussion(FTPD) provides a path to clear all your doubts and misconceptions related to it by the opportunity of interacting with the KGPians who have interned at prestigious universities abroad. This not only provides insightful views on FTP but also helps you in creating an actionable plan for the year ahead.
IIT Kharagpur provides a lot of grounds of opportunities for students to grow and develop as per the need of time. Hult Prize is the most prestigious group of driven, like-minded students, offering unparalleled opportunities and resources. Meet the team of passionate leaders bringing this global program to our university. As we have participation on a large scale it helps in bringing more cross-cultural work exposure and opportunities to students.
Hult PrizeIndia has a lot of different cultures within itself. Through Dyuti we promote the culture of India which is unity in diversity. The centre of attraction of this event being the Illumination fest which is more popularly known as Illu. This event is organised in the period of Diwali. You will learn how you can empower the disadvantaged population in your country by developing indegeneous rural technology, how you can make healthcare technologies more affordable for larger masses in your country, thus adding value to others’ lives.
DyutiOffice of International Relations, IIT Kharagpur gives various opportunities to students to pursue their dream of education abroad. SAP is a program in which students are given the opportunity to pursue one semester in a university abroad. This allows them to get exposure to new universities and make global connections which helps them grow both personally and professionally. SEP is another program offered for the same. This is an exchange program between two universities in which a student covers a funded short-term visit to another university and vice versa.
IIT KGP provides students with impeccable avenues to explore and lets you identify your passion by getting exposure to innumerable fields. The research groups, academic curriculum, internships, and projects help you to identify your research aptitude and discover research areas. This programme gives you an help in your way to clear all your doubts relating to seeking higher education through the opportunity of interacting with the KGPians by knowing their involvement and experience in getting chosen for their ambitious foreign university.
My FT experience was definitely a major learning point for me. Through working on a field of my interest that was challenging yet exciting, I was pushed to develop new and diverse skills. My research supervisor was kind and helpful throughout the entire internship. She's also a really interesting person, and I learnt a lot from her and her Research Group. Through attending meetings and talks, I was exposed to the research domains of each member of the Research Group. I believe that this kind of exposure provides clarity in planning about the future of one's career. Applying through the FT Portal made the process very systematic and streamlined, and it made sure that we got timely updates and notifications.
Abhikhya Tripathy
Brown University, Rhode Island, USAForeign Training Program, IR cell did an excellent job of floating high-quality projects from top-ranked foreign universities. Having exhausted my chances at Mitacs GRI and Summer@EPFL, I was left with really few other options. At this point in time, FTP, IR cell helped me to apply for a project offered by the University of New Brunswick. The foreign professor who supervised our project is a leading researcher in the field of cybersecurity. Under his supervision, we were introduced to the cutting-edge methodology involving ML and DL techniques being applied in darknet traffic classification. We had weekly meetings and presentations. The research experience was really enriching and I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to the entire IR cell.
Hardhik Mohanty
University of New Brunswick, CanadaA great learning experience while doing an FT at LSBU. The professor was extremely friendly, approachable and helpful. We used to have weekly meetings with all the interns under the professor where we used to present our progress for the week. This helped streamline and organise our projects better. We also had one on one meetings with the professor weekly. The professor expected a certain degree of initiative and ability to work independently from the student, but he was always ready to help us whenever we were stuck. I ended up writing a research paper on my project, which is currently under review by Applied Intelligence Springer. The FT helped me build a really nice relationship with him, and he has been incredibly helpful in guiding my research career further.
Koushiki Dasgupta Chaudhuri
London South Bank UniversityMy FT experience was excellent and very smooth from the beginning till the end. IR cell made the application and shortlisting steps seem like a cakewalk as I was really confused at that time on how to apply for an FT. The internship was regarding grouping different segments of the human genome using unsupervised learning. I really enjoyed working with the professor and the whole team at Simon Fraser University as everyone was very friendly and understanding. This goes without saying that I learned a lot there and it was once in a lifetime experience to work with such amazing people.
Ishan Goel
Simon Fraser UniversityFirst of all, it was an enriching experience to have an FT. In my internship, we had a team consisting of interns, Research Scholars and profs of the University Of Strathclyde and Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. It was a sort of joint project between the universities. I personally got to learn a lot from other people coming from different backgrounds. More importantly, I actually understood how to apply the theory we learn in a regular classroom to different problems at hand pertaining to the relevant domain. Loved the brainstorming sessions that were there. My only regret is due to COVID it was a remote internship else we would have been able to work in the fantastic lab.
Hrituraj Dutta
University of Strathclyde, ScotlandIf you have any queries, feel free to fill the form below so that we can reach you out.
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IIT Kharagpur
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