Kanpur, 03 March, 2024: The government of India has started the Yuva Sangam Phase IV visits under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) program which was conceptualized by the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to establish a systematic and enduring cultural bond among the diverse States/UTs of India. Yuva Sangam is an ongoing cultural exchange with celebration of diversity at its core wherein participants gain an immersive experience of diverse facets of life, natural landforms, development landmarks, recent achievements, and youth connect in the host state through exposure tours of 5-7 days. During these tours, participants get multi-dimensional exposure under five broad areas, 5 Ps, i.e., Paryatan (Tourism), Parampara (Traditions), Pragati (Development), Prodyogik (Technology) and Paraspar Sampark (People-to-people connect).

IIT Kanpur has been chosen as a nodal institute from Uttar Pradesh for Phase IV of the program. The Institute has been paired with the Central University, Karnataka at Kalaburgi. Today, on 3rd March 2024, youth delegates from Karnataka, including approximately 43 students and 2 faculty/staff members, arrived in Kanpur early morning and will depart on 7th March 2024.

About IIT Kanpur:

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in 1959 and declared to be an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India through an Act of Parliament. IIT Kanpur is best known for the highest standard of education in science and engineering and for seminal R&D contributions over the years. The institute has a sprawling lush green campus spread over 1055 acres with a large pool of academic and research resources spanning across 19 departments, 25 centres and 3 interdisciplinary programs in engineering, science, design, humanities, and management disciplines with more than 570 full-time faculty members and approximately 9000 students.

For more information, visit www.iitk.ac.in.