Set up in 1951, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is the oldest of the seven IITs in India.
Kharagpur is located about 120 kilometers from Calcutta in Eastern India. It is a quiet, isolated setting (unlike five of the other IITs which are set in cities). IIT Kharagpur also has the largest campus among all IITs (1800 acres) and offers a beautiful setting for undergraduate and postgraduate school life.

VINOD GUPTA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur was established in 1993, and was the first management school to be setup within the IIT system. It was initiated by a distinguished alumnus and a Life Time Fellow of the Institute, Mr. Vinod Gupta, whose generous endowment was matched by liberal support from the Government of India. The School moved to its fine new building in December 1996.