IIT Kanpur was the first institute in India to start Computer Science education. The earliest computer courses were started at IIT Kanpur in August 1963 on an IBM 1620 system.
The campus is spread over an area of 4.3 km˛ (~1062 acres). The Institute has a number of facilities, including the National Wind Tunnel Facility. Other large research centres include the
Advanced Centre for Material Science, a Bio-technology centre, the Advanced Centre for Electronic Systems, and the Samtel Centre for Display Technology, Centre for Mechatronics, Centre for Laser Technology,
Prabhu Goel Research Centre for Computer and Internet Security, Facility for Ecological and Analytical Testing. In addition, the various departments have their own smaller libraries. Apart from this, IIT Kanpur also has its own airfield, for flight testing and gliding activities.
IIT-Kanpur Conducting every year many technicalsymposiums and National and International Conference on Many Interest Topics.Details of all events are given below.
