Some important landmarks for the Institute are:

  • 1959 - The Institute is established, starts functioning from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
  • 1960 - Government of Uttar Pradesh grants the existing land
  • 1962 - Motor Transport Section comes into existence
  • 1963 - Institute moves into its current location
  • 1963 - Counseling Service comes into existence
  • 1964 - Post-graduate program is formally established
  • 1967 - IIT Kanpur Alumni Association is established
  • 1973 - Advanced Centre for Electronic Systems is set up
  • 1977 - Advance Centre for Material Science is set up
  • 1983 - Centre for Laser Technology is set up
  • 1984 - Computer-Aided Design Project is set up
  • 1985 - Silver jubilee is celebrated
  • 1988 - Centre for Robotics is set up
  • 1998 - Information Cell is created
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