Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) is a public research university es­tablished by the Government of India in Kharag­pur, West Bengal, India. Established in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognized as an Institute of National Impor­tance. In 2019 it was awarded the status of Insti­tute of Eminence by the Government of India. The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur exists as an autonomous engineering and technology-orient­ed institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1950. The first of the seven IITs established, the Government of India officially recognized it as an Institute of National Importance. Regarded as one of the best engineering institu­tions in India, IIT Kharagpur has ranked among the top engineering colleges in the academic ranking of Indian colleges by various engineering education surveys like India Today and Outlook.

IIT Kharagpur shares its organizational struc­ture and undergraduate admission process with sister IITs. The students and alumni of IIT Kharag­pur informally go by the name KGPians. Among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus (2,100 acres), the most departments, and the highest stu­dent enrollment. IIT Kharagpur has particularly earned fame for its festivals: Illumination and Ran­goli, Spring Fest, and Kshitij.

IIT Kharagpur has 19 academic departments, eight multi-disciplinary centers/schools, and 13 schools of excellence in addition to laboratories and central research facilities. Apart from the main building in the central academic complex, the Sri­nivasa Ramanujan Complex also has common ac­ademic facilities. The institute has received nu­merous grants for research. It has filed over 100 patents, not including patents obtained by individ­ual professors or students. Major sponsors for re­search include the Indian National Science Acade­my, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Defence Research and Development Organization, Microsoft Corporation, Department of Science and Technology, and Indian Space Research Organiza­tion. IIT Kharagpur has had a separate cell known as the SRIC (Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy) cell since 1982. It handles sponsored research projects and industrial consultancy as­signments, and has the infrastructure to simultane­ously administer 600 R&D projects.

Women Entrepreneur in this issue is introduc­ing a list of ‘Top 10 Alumni Women Leaders in IIT Kharagpur – 2022’, who have contributed to the growth of fashion industry in India. These young women have risen to top positions in their job and their stories will be a true motivation to women all over the world, those who want to chase their dreams. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.