Summary
Alumnus and IndiGo Rakesh Gangwal to donate Rs 100 crore
Project to be completed in two phases
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will set up a school of Medical Sciences and Technology in collaboration with IndiGo co-promoter and alumnus Rakesh Gangwal.
Gangwal will donate Rs 100 crore to establish the college, which will come up on the IIT Kanpur campus. He will also be on advisory board of the school.
“It is a privilege to be associated with such a noble endeavour with my alma mater. I am proud to see that the institution that has produced thousands of leaders across various sectors is now paving the way in the healthcare sector. More than ever, healthcare is intertwined with technological advances and this school will accelerate innovation in healthcare,” Gangwal said.
The school will be completed in two phases. Phase I of the project will include setting up a 500-bed super-speciality hospital, academic block, residential/hostel, and service block with a total built-up area of approximately 8,10,000 sq ft. Centres of Excellence for pursuing research and development activities in futuristic medicine will also be part of the first phase.
Phase I is tentatively scheduled to be completed over the next three to five years.
Phase II of the project, which is likely to take seven to 10 years to complete, will see the hospital capacity grow to 1,000 beds, expanding clinical departments/centres, research areas, the inclusion of paramedical disciplines, alternative medicine, hospital management, sports medicine, and public health programmes.
The school is in line with IIT Kanpur's vision of bringing about a paradigm shift by merging medical research and technological innovations in the country.
“We are extremely grateful for the generous contribution of Rakesh Gangwal. The proposed medical school will play an important role in driving IIT Kanpur's innovations in medical research and technology and catapult India into the global league of institutions that are converging medical sciences and technology to benefit humankind,” IIT Kanpur director Abhay Karandikar said.
Last updated on 05 Apr 2022
