The Indian Institute Of Technology Kharagpur was the first of the seven IITs to be established. The Government of India officially recognizes it as an Institute of National Importance. Various magazine surveys have proves that this college is regarded as the best engineering college in India. IIT Kharagpur was established to train scientists and engineers after India attained independence in 1947. It shares its organisational structure and undergraduate admission process with sister IITs. The students and alumni of IIT Kharagpur are informally referred to as KGPians. Among all IITs, IIT Kharagpur has the largest campus (2,100 acres), the most departments and the highest student enrollment.