Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Mngt.

"Large infrastructure projects require strong, interdisciplinary technical and management skills. It has therefore become imperative that Institutes bestowed with solid foundations in engineering, architecture, and management skills should initiate academic programmes to develop trained manpower in this upcoming area of infrastructure design and management. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has a vantage position with regard to its existing faculty and academic programmes in the areas of engineering, architecture and management. The institute, with its numerous academic departments, centers and schools with academic programmes in such wide ranging areas such as law, management, architecture and engineering, is in a uniquely advantageous position to contribute to the nation's goal of building world-class infrastructure." In the last academic year (2016 - 17), research scholars have authored 7 book chapters, published by Springer Germany and Singapore; New Age Books, New Delhi; Routledge; and Taylor and Francis, UK.  Between March 2016 - 17, 9 front-line peer-reviewed Journal papers have been produced, which are drawing worldwide attention and access on research-gate and other Online surfaces. Read less