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IIT Kharagpur invites nominations for tech award

IIT Kharagpur invites nominations for tech award

IIT Kharagpur has invited nominations for entries to the first Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award for technologists, who are Indian citizens.

The award venerates the spirit and drive of the late Dr Nina Saxena, an alumna, who personified technical excellence, IIT Kharagpur said in a statement.

Professor Madhusudan Chakraborty, deputy director, IIT Kharagpur, said, Nina was a truly brilliant person. Her stellar intellectual achievements and technological excellence will always be remembered…The award has been set up to keep the spirit of Nina alive and encourage the brightest technical minds in India to come ahead and innovate for India.

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