Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India in 1959 and celebrating its Golden Jubilee from August 2009 to December 2010. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation for the industrial growth of the country. IIT-Kanpur is located on the Grand Trunk Road, 15 km west of Kanpur city and measures close to 420 hectares. IIT Kanpur campus is one of the best places to stay with a lush green atmosphere and is planned and landscaped with a hope for environmental freedom. From its very inception, IIT Kanpur has been striving to develop itself into an institution of excellence in education and research in consonance with the contemporary and future needs of India. In meeting this challenge, the Institute has always been making special efforts to recruit talented faculty on a world-wide basis and to admit brilliant students from all over the country by a careful selection process. Continuous efforts have been made to provide the faculty with well-equipped facilities to enable them to participate in national endeavors in Science and Technology in a major way. In addition to offering formal Undergraduate and Post-graduate Programmes, the Institute has been involved in Continuing Education and Research & Development in areas of value to both the Industry and the Government. In a very short span, the Institute has attained recognition as a major centre of learning in Engineering, Science and several Inter-disciplinary Areas.