Kharagpur is an industrial town in India. It is located in the Midnapore West district of the state of West Bengal. Features as BNR or Bengal Nagpur Railway, Midnapore and Balasore of Orissa state. Kharagpur was chosen as the location of the first campus of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The IITs are the premier technical education institutes in India and are internationally recognised for their academic and technical excellence. Unlike other IITs, IIT Kharagpur has been long known for its ability to offer unusual courses not offered in other IITs. It also has a reputation for student bonding, unique hostel life and extensive extracurricular activities. The campus is located in Hijli.Kharagpur also has one of the biggest railway workshops in India with the longest railway platform in the world.