Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Prize, Medals & Awards

Institute: List of medals and prizes that the Institute awards from its own fund are given below:

Eligibility Criteria for all Institute Medals, Awards and Prize:

A student is eligible for the award of any medals or prize if:

He/she has passed in all the prescribed subjects including additional subjects (Senate Item 322.C.I.C.2) and cleared all other requirements, if any, obtaining a CGPA not lower than 8.35 in the semester after which the Medal or Prize is to be awarded.
He/she has not failed in any subject at any stage during his/her academic career till the time of the award.
No disciplinary action has been taken against him/her for any offence at any time prior to the award.
He/she has not been punished under examination malpractice and involved in violation of code of conduct at any stage of the course in the Institute / Hall of Residence / Department / Gymkhana etc.

The medals and prizes awarded by the Institute are listed below. Specific rules that govern these awards have been mentioned against each. In the event of a tie between two or more students, the following tie breaking policy be followed (SENATE: 337.A.O.I.2):

Among the multiple contenders, the student(s) clearing the greatest number of credits to be awarded.
In the event of tie from the above, among the multiple contenders the same rule of highest CGPA followed by the greatest number of credits in preceding semesters (to be checked one after another for tie breaking) to be considered. This chain of rules to be applied till the results of the first semester is considered.
In the event of tie from the above, among the multiple contenders, the youngest student to be considered for awarding.
In the event of tie from the above, among the multiple contenders all the students to be awarded jointly.

Institute Gold And Silver

Sl. No	Prize	Description
1	President of India Gold Medal	This gold medal is awarded to the outgoing B.Tech.(Hons.) / B.Arch.(Hons.) student who is adjudged to be the academically best, securing the highest CGPA at the end of the eighth semester for B.Tech.(Hons.) or the tenth semester for B.Arch.(Hons.) degree among the graduating students of all B.Tech.(Hons.) and B.Arch.(Hons.) courses.
2	Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Memorial Gold Medal	This gold medal is awarded to the outgoing B.Tech.(Hons.) / B.Arch.(Hons.) student who is adjudged to be the best all-rounder (in semester examinations, activities in the Department, Hall of Residence and participation in Gymkhana games & sports) at the end of the eighth semester for B.Tech.(Hons.) or the tenth semester for B.Arch.(Hons.) degree from among the graduating students of all the B.Tech.(Hons.) and B.Arch.(Hons.) courses. The distribution of weightage of different activities for determining the eligibility for the award is as follows : Academic record: 40% Departmental activities: 10% Activities in the Halls of Residences : 20% Performance under Technology Students’ Gymkhana : 30%
3	Prime Minister of India Gold Medal	This Gold medal is awarded to the outgoing student being adjudged to be the academically best, securing the highest CGPA at the end of the 10th Semester among the graduating students of all Dual Degree and 5-year Integrated M. Sc. courses (admitted through JEE Advanced) on the same criterion as is being awarded in the case of existing President of India gold medal
4	Dr. Jnan Chandra Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal	This Gold medal is awarded to the outgoing student of Dual Degree and 5-year Integrated M. Sc. courses (admitted through JEE Advanced) who is being adjudged to be the best in all round performance, on the same criterion as is being followed in respect of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Memorial gold medal. The distribution of weightage of different activities for determining the eligibility for the award is as follows Academic record: 40% Departmental activities: 10% Activities in the Halls of Residences : 20% Performance under Technology Students’ Gymkhana : 30%
5	Prof. J. C. Bose Memorial Gold Medal	This Gold medal is awarded to the student being adjudged to be the academically best, securing the highest CGPA at the end of the 4th Semester, among the graduating students of all 2-Year M. Sc. course in the Science Departments, on the same criterion as is being followed in respect of existing President of India gold medal.
6	The Chairman Board of Governors Gold Medal SENATE – 328.C.I.C.5 (Suppl.)	The Gold Medal will be awarded to the best performing outgoing UG disabled (i.e. B.Tech., B.Arch., Dual Degree, 2-year & 5-year M.Sc.) student who is adjudged to be the best all-rounder at the end of the eighth semester for B.Tech.(Hons) or the tenth semester for B.Arch.(Hons), Dual Degree, 5-year MSc courses or the fourth semester of 2-year M.Sc. The distribution of weightage of different activities for determining the eligibility for the award(s) is as follows : (i) Academic record – 80% (ii) Extra-Academic Activities in the Gymkhana, Department, Hall etc. – 20% The student(s) should passed in all the prescribed subjects and cleared all other requirements, if any, obtaining a CGPA not lower than 8.00 in the semester after which the Medal is to be awarded.
7	Institute Silver Medals	The silver medal is awarded to the student who secures the highest CGPA at the end of 8th /10th Semester, as the case may be, for B.Tech.(Hons.), Dual Degree(one medal for departments having multiple specializations), B.Arch.(Hons.) and Integrated M.Sc. degrees among the graduating students of each of the B.Tech.(Hons.), Dual Degree ,B. Arch.(Hons.) and Integrated M.Sc. courses. Students of each 2-Year M.Sc. courses, getting highest CGPA at the end of 4th Semester will also be awarded silver medal as is being awarded in the case of existing 5-year Integrated M.Sc. courses.