Jamshedpur: Nitish Kumar Bhakat, a PhD scholar from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jamshedpur, has achieved national recognition by winning the NPTEL Star Award. The honor recognizes his outstanding performance in online courses offered under the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).
Award Ceremony at IIT Kharagpur (Eastern Zone)
The felicitation ceremony took place at City Centre Kolkata, organized by IIT Kharagpur. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Director of IIT Kharagpur, who emphasized that NPTEL courses are bridging the gap in advanced technical education across India. Notable attendees included Prof. Janakiraman from IIT Madras and various distinguished academicians.
A Dual-Institutional Success
Nitish Kumar Bhakat represents a high level of academic synergy in Jamshedpur:
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Academic Pursuit: PhD scholar in Electronics and Communication Engineering at NIT Jamshedpur.
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Research Role: Currently serving as a Researcher (PAT-II) at CSIR–National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur.
Mentorship and Recognition
Nitish credited his success to the mentorship of his PhD supervisor, Dr. Jayendra Kumar (Assistant Professor, NIT Jamshedpur). He also received congratulations from his co-supervisor, Dr. T. K. Das (CSIR-NML), and the Director of NIT Jamshedpur, Goutam Sutradhar.
His father, Dr. S. K. Bhakat, expressed immense pride in his son’s national-level accomplishment, which brings further academic prestige to the city of Jamshedpur.
