IIT

A mere word.
.to a
global
brand

Historical developments

The concept of the IITs originated even before India

gainedindependencein 1947.

In 1946, a committee wasestablished to explore setting up

technical institutes.

The first Indian Institute of Technology was born in May 1950

in Kharagpur, West Bengal at the site of Hijli Detention camp.

On 15 September 1956, the parliament passed theIndian

Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring it as
anInstitute of National Importance.

Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp

stands the fine monument of India, representing
India's urges, India's future in the making. This
picture seems to me symbolical of the changes
that are coming to India
-Nehru (in the first convocation
address of IIT Kharagpur)

IITJEE(Entrance to iits)

Iitjee can be taken by

candidates who clear

secondary examinations.
Candidates who successfully
clear iitjee are allowed entry
to iits based on their ranks
in iitjee.

Education

in IITS

The IITs receive comparatively higher grants than other

engineering colleges in India.

While the total government funding to most other

engineering colleges is aroundRs100200 million (USD
24 million) per year, the amount varies between Rs. 900
1,300 million (USD 1826 million) per year for each IIT.

The academic policies of each IIT are decided by

itsSenate.(faculty-to-student ratio in the IITs is between
1:6 and 1:8).

All the IITs follow the credits system of performance

evaluation, with proportional weighting of courses based
on their importance

Each semester evaluation is done independently and

then the weighted average over all semesters is used to
calculate the cumulativegrade point of average (known
as CGPA or CPICumulative Performance Index).

The fact that IITians

undergo the toughest

screening test in the
world to enter IITs
shows their standards.
IITians have a global
reputation for their
analytical and
reasoning skills.

16 IITs

IIT Kharagpur (1950)

IIT Bombay(1958)
IIT Madras(1959)
IIT Kanpur(1960)
IIT Delhi(1961)
IIT Guwahati(1994)
IIT Roorkee(2001)
New IITs:IIT Ropar, IIT Mandi, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT
Hyderabad, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Patna, IIT Jodhpur, IIT
Indore, IIT BHU-(2008)
IIT BHU(2012)

16 IITs

IIT Kharagpur
IIT Kharagpur was the
first of the seven IITs,
established in 1951
Motto: Yoga Karmashu
Kaushalam
Parent IIT, Largest
campus
Township of about
20,000 inhabitants.
The Science and
Technology
Entrepreneurs Park
(STEP) provides
infrastructure facilities to

IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay was
established in 1958
Motto: Jnanam
Paramam Dhyeyam
Centre of academic
excellence in the
country
It is a fully residential
University located at
Powai, Bombay.

IIT Madras
IIT Madras was the
third among the
seven IITs to be
established by the
Government of India
in 1959
With technical and
financial assistance
from Government of
former West
Germany.
Motto:
Siddhirbhavati
Karmaja
A residential institute

IIT Kanpur
IIT Kanpur was set up
in 1960.
Motto: Tamaso Ma
Jyotirgamaya
First institute in India
to start Computer
Science education
The Institute has a
number of facilities,
including the National
Wind Tunnel Facility
Only institute in India
that has ferry service

IIT Delhi
Established as college
of Engineering in
1961, the Institute
was declared an
Institution of National
importance under the
Institutes of
Technology
(Amendment) Act
1963 and was
renamed Indian
Institute of
Technology Delhi.
Campus presents a
spectacle of harmony

IIT Guwahati
IIT Guwahati or
IITG was
established in
1994
Motto: Knowledge
is Power
IIT Guwahati
possesses one of
the most beautiful
campus in India
IIT Guwahati was
the first IIT to
introduce Design
as one of the
disciplines at

IIT Roorkee
IIT Roorkee has a legacy
that goes back to 1847.
Established as Thomason
College of civil
Engineering in 1847.
Motto: Shramam Bina Na
Kimapi Sadhyam
In 2001, University of
Roorkee was declared as
the nations seventh
Indian Institute of
Technology.
The institute is a member
of LAOTSE.

IIT Ropar
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
is one of the eight new IITs set up by
the Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD), Government of
India.
The Institute is located in Ropar, the
headquarters of Rupnagar district,
Punjab.
The classrooms are connected the
National Knowledge Network and
have facilities for inter-IIT video
conferencing.
The institute has collaborations with
Aston University, Imperial College,
London; an the University of Glasgow

IIT Mandi
Indian Institute of
Technology Mandi nestles
in the Sivalik Range of the
Himalayas
The youngest IIT is located
in the forests of Kamand on
the banks of Uhl, a
tributary of the Beas
about 12km from the
historic town of Mandi.
The Institute is fully
residential with the transit
campus located in Vallabh
Degree College.

IIT Gandhinagar
It is located at
Chandkheda, about 15
minutes drive from both
Ahmedabad and
Gandhinagar. Currently
the Institute is
functioning from the
premises of the
Vishwakarma
Government Engineering
College.
IIT Gandhinagar (IITGn)
was formally
inaugurated in August
2008 with its first batch

IIT Hyderabad

IIT Hyderabad started

functioning with he
first batch of 111
B.Tech. students on
August 20, 2008
The foundation stone
for the institute was
laid by Smt. Sonia
Gandhi, Honble
Chairperson of UPA on
February, 27, 2009
Currently, there are
six engineering
departments in the

IIT Bhubaneswar

IIT Bhubaneswar was

established on July 22, 2008
under the mentorship of IIT
Kharagpur
The permanent campus is
coming up on 936 acres of
land at Arugul, located 20
km away from the main city.

IIT Patna
Indian Institute of Technology
Patna, was formally registered
as a society on 25th July 2008
and commenced its academic
programs 6th August 2008.
IIT Patna has collaboration with
the University of Houston, USA
and Louisiana State University,
USA.

IIT Jodhpur

IIT Jodhpur is one among

the new set of IITs
announced by the
Ministry of Human
Resource Development,
Govt. of India.
Presently IIT Kanpur has
been designated as the
mentor IIT for looking
after the incubation
activities of the new IIT
in Rajasthan.

IIT Indore

IIT Indore started from

the academic year 200910 as an autonomous
engineering and
technology institute of
higher education.
It will come up in 525
acre of land at Simrol,
25 km from Indore.
Currently, IIT Bombay is
mentoring IIT Indore.

IIT BHU
Founded as three engineering
and technological institutions
during the freedom struggle by
Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan
Malviya, were later merged to
form the Institute of Technology
(IT-BHU) in 1971.

EFFECTS OF IITS ON INDIA

IITians working in MNCs has

provided India a global image.

But ,many IITians dont work in

India causing a drain of talent.

Reference

Wikipedia

www.iitk.ac.in

Pan IIT