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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) was the first department in India to start Computer Science education. It started in August 1963 with an IBM 1620 system - a novelty then, even in many North American and European universities. The department runs BTech, MTech, MS and PhD programs and is engaged in cutting edge research with sponsored projects and consultancies. Many of the nation's leading experts, educationists and consultants in computer science today are the alumni of this department.

Latest News

  • Amit Bhasita, Khushwant Kaswan and Tippireddy Yashwanth (class of 2026) have been conferred the Best Software Award for developing the DAVi platform for secure, robust and collaborative data visualization and analysis tasks at organizations dealing with sensitive data, enabling air-gapped installations and avoiding vendor lock-in [link to paper]. 
  • The guest of honour for Convocation 2026, Rajnish Kumar, is the co-founder and Group Co-CEO of ixigo, India's leading AI-powered travel platform. He is an alumnus of CSE and was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2023. [ Details ]


Events / Seminar Corner

  • Talk by Prof. Mrinmaya Sachan, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at ETH Zurich, on "Large Language Models for Math Education: From Problem-Solving to Teaching Problem-Solving​" on 19th June 2026 at 15:00 Hrs in RM-101. [ Abstract ]


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