LUCKNOW, Nov. 2 -- The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) celebrated its 67th Foundation Day on Monday, commemorating the Institute's journey and recognising the contributions of its alumni, faculty and members of the wider academic community.

Prof Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, professor, department of computer science and engineering, and former director of IIT Kharagpur, was the chief guest, the institute said in a release.

A total of 23 recipients were honoured across four categories, acknowledging their achievements in academia, research, public service and other fields. The honours included the Institute Fellow Recognition, Distinguished Alumni Awards, Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Awards and Young Alumni Awards.

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