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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur, India - 721302

<p>One of the pioneering Architecture Departments in India, the Department of Architecture, IIT Kharagpur, was conceived for ensuring a holistic integration of the development of science and technology with the normative and cultural dimensions of human society. The first of its kind in the IIT system, the department started its journey in 1952 with the undergraduate course in architecture. In 1959, the first postgraduate course in planning was introduced by the Department, and the first doctoral degree was awarded in 1970. This department is now well recognized for its contribution to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, research projects in varied domains and professional involvements in the form of consultancies and sponsored researches.</p>