PART 2 - FOUR HIDDEN CHIMNEYS CHAPTER 6: SCAFFOLDING FOR INFLUENCE Across the Pond

"IIT Kanpur began computer-science education in 1963 using an IBM 1620 and describes itself as the first Indian institute to start computer-science education."

IIT Kanpur dates its initial computer-related courses to August 1963 and identifies the IBM 1620 as the system used in India's first computer classroom. + Current undated IIT Kanpur CSE department page, accessed in 2026.

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