OPTIMA is the annual technical symposium of Industrial Engineering and Management Department, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.It will be a three day event, starting on Friday, March 23, 2012 and will end on Sunday, March 25,2012

COMPOSIT is the annual technical fest, conducted by the Society of Metallurgical Engineers (SME),Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.Following the great success of COMPOSIT ’11 , IIT Kharagpur is all set to witness yet another edition of COMPOSIT which guarantees all its trademark features and events on a much larger scale along with new features added due to popular demand.

“The metallurgist is the key figure in the material progress of the world. He is the one who actually makes materials progress”.

Kshitij-The Techno-Management Fest Of IIT Kharagpur will be on 28th-31st Jan, 2011.

The Department of Civil Engineering , IIT Kharagpur will organize Megalith, its technical festival from the 14th to 16th January ’11.

IIT Kharagpur presents Zonal NASA 2010, a 3 day extravaganza comprising of the brightest minds in the field of architecture from the eastern zone of India. To satisfy the thirst for knowledge and quest for innovation, the fest is structured as an amalgamation of events of various genres ranging from architectural design to fine and allied arts and even literary and dramatic events. This wide variety of events helps create a conducive environment for learning, innovating and creating without sacrificing on the aspect of a fest. So go ahead and explore the plethora of opportunities that Zonal NASA 2010 has to offer. No matter what your talent maybe, we have a challenge waiting for you.

E-Cell IIT Kharagpur, each year, takes a massive initiative to promote entrepreneurship and encourage students across the country to embrace the concept of starting one’s own enterprise. It conducts an Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive in cities across the country, in reputed colleges in each city, during the month of October. Each Entrepreneurship Awareness Camp(EAC) consists of an eminent and successful entrepreneur speaking about their entrepreneurial experiences and the joys and hardships of their journey to success.

The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ Asia’s first and most prestigious sustainable/clean technology business plan competition, After the phenomenal success of the Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ 2009, IIT Madras is delighted to host and partner Asia’s first and most prestigious sustainable technology venture competition in 2010. The competition is now in its third year, and comes on the heels of the phenomenal success of the second official Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition™ at IIT Kharagpur.

Spring Fest, popularly known as SF, is the annual social & cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur held during the month of January in the spring semester.
Scheduled from 21st-24th January 2011, the 52nd edition promises to be as riveting and enthralling as ever.

Global Entrepreneurship Summit (scheduled from 15th-17th January, 2010), being our annual flagship event, is one of the biggest entrepreneurial platforms for academicians, new-age entrepreneurs, eminent business personalities, venture capitalists and the students.

As January would be inching to an end, Kharagpur would witness an extravaganza few would want to miss and none would forget. For IIT Kharagpur would be playing host to the internationally acclaimed metal band Skid Row for their first performance in India. And this is part of their 3 day 4 night long annual clambake Spring Fest, from 21st Jan to 24th Jan.
Started in 1960, Spring Fest is the largest and the oldest running student organized fest in Eastern India. To make this 51st edition the youth hub it promises to be, planning had started way back in June. Says Abhey, a publicity head,” We wanted to outdo the 50th edition, and now we are on the verge of something really special. Our publicity campaign has incorporated a pan India outlook. Response has been exemplary and we are expecting a footfall of around 30,000. The news of Skid Row performing is really getting the colleges going”.