Events : Celebratory

  • Curtain Raiser and Cultural Programme on 18 August 2025
  • Folk Music Festival – January - February 2026
  • Spic Macay International Convention – May 2026
  • Renaissance 2.0 - A Parliament of Enlightened Thoughts - 24 February 2026

Events : Commemorative

Release of Postage Stamps



Release of Commemorative Coin


Events : Academic

  • Platinum Jubilee Product Development Challenge - to encourage commercialization of 5 products by Institute researchers that can be of broad use to the community
  • Platinum Jubilee Institute Lecture Series: Invite distinguished visitors from India and abroad to speak on topics of wide research interest
  • Platinum Jubilee International Symposiums in five Interdisciplinary areas

    Symposium Name Tentative Dates and Locations Lead Convener
    Electrical Sciences-I Towards sustainable future through renewable energy and E-mobility: Challenges, Solutions & Opportunities May 17-26, 2026 / December 11-20, 2026, Kharagpur Prof. Dipankar Debnath
    Electrical Sciences II Responsible AI in the age of innovation August 2026, Kharagpur Prof. Animesh Mukherjee
    Electrical Sciences III Intelligent Information Systems in the Era of AI and Big Data January 9-10, 2026, Kharagpur Prof. Subhadip Mukherjee

    Symposium Name Tentative Dates and Locations Lead Convener
    Mechanical Sciences-I Future Mobility Systems Dec-26 (Kolkata) Prof. Arkopal Goswami
    Mechanical Sciences II Multiphysics, Multifunctional and Multiscale Phenomena in Mechanics December 17-20, 2026 (Kolkata) Prof. Somnath Roy
    Mechanical Sciences III Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Energy and Sustainability January, 2026 (Kharagpur) Prof. Subhasis Basu Majumdar
    Mechanical Sciences IV Platinum Jubilee Conference on NanoBio Energy Confluence NBEC2027 February 6-8, 2027 (Kharagpur) Prof. Indranath Chakraborty

    Symposium Name Tentative Dates and Locations Lead Convener
    Biological Sciences-I Recent Advances in Medical Science and Technology 17-19th December 2025, Kharagpur Prof. Sudip Ghosh
    Biological Sciences II Emerging Trends in Disease Biology: Mechanisms to Medicine 20th -22nd February 2026, Kharagpur Prof. Sudip Ghosh

    Symposium Name Tentative Dates and Locations Lead Convener
    Natural l Sciences-I Science for the Sustainable Earth Prof. Santanu Bhowmik
    Natural Sciences II Quantum Science and Technology December, 2025, Kharagpur Prof. P. K. Datta
    Natural Sciences III Data Driven Computations to Innovation in Natural Sciences Prof. Somesh Kumar

    Symposium Name Tentative Dates and Locations Lead Convener
    Social Sciences-I Humanities in Flux: Shaping Tomorrow's World  26-28 February 2027, Kharagpur Prof. H. S. Komalesha
    Social Sciences II Envisioning Leadership and Management for Economic Development in 21st Century 6-8 November 2026, Kharagpur Prof. C. S. Mishra
    Social Sciences III Law, Governance and Society 9-11 October, 2026, Kharagpur Prof. Dipa Dube


Events : Outreach

  • Platinum Jubilee CSR Fund to support various welfare initiatives and minor development activities through NSS etc.
  • Platinum Jubilee International Mobility Fund for students: to fund travel for the Semester Away Programme for UG students as well as travel grants for PG and Research Scholars.
  • Platinum Jubilee Welfare Fund to assist staff and faculty with payment of medical bills where bills far exceed reimbursible amount
  • Platinum Jubilee Scholarship Fund for post doctoral fellowships and internships
  • Platinum Jubilee UG/PG Teaching Laboratory Fund for upgradation of UG and PG teaching Laboratories

Infrastructure Development


Commercial complex, short term visitor and student accommodation in PPP mode | Upgradation of student facilities | New Student Activity Centre | Wellness Centre | Student entertainment hub.

Residential and Commercial Development in PPP mode

Location and Layout

Location and Layout

Notional 3D Representation

Notional 3D Representation

Location of Student Activity Centers (SACs) and Wellness Center

Nalanda Teaching-Learning and Entertainment Hub

Location and Layout

Location and Layout

Notional 3D Representation

Planned Features

Alumni Life Membership Campaign