Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is a public technical and research institution located in Kharagpur, West Bengal and recognised as an Institute of National Importance.

Its Department of Aerospace Engineering began as Aeronautical Engineering in 1965 and was renamed Aerospace Engineering in 1988.

The department offers B.Tech, dual-degree, M.Tech, MS, joint M.Tech–PhD and PhD routes in aerospace engineering.

Research and laboratory activity includes aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, systems and control, intelligent systems, computational fluid dynamics, computational structural mechanics, unmanned aerial vehicles and micro-air vehicles.

The department has identified research thrusts including UAV technologies, smart and composite structures, turbulent flows, propulsion and combustion, and flight dynamics and control.

IIT Kharagpur’s broader academic ecosystem includes mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, materials, manufacturing, energy, transportation, management and interdisciplinary science.