Location of IITs

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), are a group of seven autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. The IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India after independence in 1947. The students and alumni of IITs are colloquially referred to as IITians. Image File history File links IIT-locations. ... Image File history File links IIT-locations. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a mastery of technology sufficient to leave the surface of the Earth for the first time and explore space. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Judiciary Supreme Court of India Chief Justice of India High Courts District Courts Elections Political Parties Local & State Govt. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... The economy of India, measured in USD exchange-rate terms, is the twelfth largest in the world, with a GDP of US $1. ... The culture of India has been shaped by the long history of India, all the while absorbing customs, traditions and ideas from both immigrants and invaders, yet resiliently preserving the ancient Vedic culture derived from the Indus Valley Civilization. ...

In order of establishment the seven IITs are located at Kharagpur, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, and Roorkee. The Government of India has announced plans to add nine more IITs, to be established in states that don't yet have an IIT. Some IITs were established with financial assistance and technical expertise from UNESCO, Germany, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Each IIT is an autonomous university, linked to the others through a common IIT Council, which oversees their administration. They have a common admission process for undergraduate admissions, using the Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE) to select around 4,000 undergraduate candidates a year. Postgraduate Admissions are done on the basis of the GATE, JAM and CEED. About 15,500 undergraduate and 12,000 graduate students study in the seven IITs, in addition to research scholars. Kharagpur is a town in India. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... Madras redirects here. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ... , Roorkee (Hindi: ) is a town and a municipal board in Haridwar District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE or just JEE) is an annual college entrance examination in India. ... Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam is the gateway for M.Tech. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

IITians have achieved success in a variety of professions, resulting in the establishment of the widely recognised Brand IIT.^[1] The autonomy of the IITs has helped them to create specialised degrees in technology at the undergraduate level, and consequently to award the Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree, as opposed to the Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree awarded by most other Indian universities. The success of the IITs has led to the creation of similar institutes in other fields, such as the National Institutes of Technology and the Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT). Location of NITs in India National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. ... IIIT is the generic name for several Institutes of Information Technology in India, each a mini university in itself. ...

The Institutes

Main Building of IIT Kharagpur.

The seven IITs are located in Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, and Roorkee. With the plan to setup eight more IITs in the states of Sonepat, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab, and the conversion of IT-BHU to an IIT, the total number of IITs will be increased to 16.^[2] All IITs are autonomous universities that draft their own curricula, and they are, with the exception of IIT Kanpur, members of LAOTSE, an international network of universities in Europe and Asia. LAOTSE membership allows the IITs to exchange students and senior scholars with universities in other countries.^[3] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 676 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Indian Institute of... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 676 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Indian Institute of... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Template:Infobox Indian Institute of Technology Kharagajjkkj The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (commonly known as IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1951. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Marathi/Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, मुंबई), popularly known as IIT Bombay or IIT-B, is an autonomous university located in Powai, in north central Mumbai (formerly Bombay). ... The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is an elite engineering and technology school located in Chennai (formerly Madras) in southern India. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, set up in the then-industrial city of Kanpur in 1960. ... A portion of IIT Delhis main building, with the wind tunnel (Wind T) The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), is one of the topmost college of engineering in India situated in the south part of the capital. ... Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati or IITG), an autonomous institute for education and research in science, engineering and technology located in Guwahati, in north east India. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is located in Roorkee, a small township in Uttarakhand, India. ... Sonipat (Hindi: सोनीपत) is an ancient town in Sonipat District, Haryana, India; it was founded as Soneprastha by the five Pandava brothers during the times of Mahabharata. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Andhra redirects here. ... , Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA:  ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... , Orissa   (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... // The Past The Institute of Technology, like all other Faculties and Departments of the Banaras Hindu University, owes its existence to the far-sighted vision and relentless efforts of its founder Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. ... LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. ... This is a list of universities, colleges and other educational institutions providing higher education (meaning tertiary, quaternary or in some cases post-secondary education). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... A student exchange program is a program in which a student, typically in secondary or higher education, chooses to live in a foreign country to learn, among other things, language and culture. ...

The first IIT was established in 1951, in Kharagpur (near Kolkata) in the state of West Bengal. It has 29 academic departments, centres and schools, spread over a 8.5 km² (2,100 acre) campus that is a self-contained township of over 15,000 inhabitants. It has about 450 faculty, 2,200 employees, 3,000 undergraduates and 2,500 postgraduates. The students live in 17 hostels (called Halls of Residence). IIT Kharagpur also has a medical technology school (School of Medical Science and Technology), a management school (Vinod Gupta School of Management) and a law school (Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law) within its premises. Its central library is the largest technical library in Asia.^[4] Kharagpur is a town in India. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... This article is about the unit of measurement. ... The life of a student in IIT Kharagpur is a lot similar to that of his counterpart in other IITs, though it has developed some typical features owing to the differences in living environments. ... The first IIT B-school // About VGSOM The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur was established in 1993, and was the first management school to be setup within the IIT system. ... The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (or RGSOIPL) is a Law School based at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur engaged in teaching and research of law with special emphasis on Intellectual Property Law. ...

Main Building of IIT Bombay

The second IIT to be established, IIT Bombay, was founded in 1958 in Powai, Mumbai (Bombay). It was set up with assistance from UNESCO and the Soviet Union, which provided technical expertise. The Indian government underwrote all other expenses, including the construction costs.^[5] With an area of 2.23 km² (550 acres) and a total of 24 departments, centres and schools, it is the largest university in the state of Maharashtra. In addition, IIT Bombay has 13 student hostels with about 2,200 undergraduate and 2,000 postgraduate students. IIT Bombay also has schools in management (Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management) and information technology (Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology) on its premises. Despite a change in the name of the city, the IIT retains the original name. IIT Bombay Main Building File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ... IIT Bombay Main Building File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay ... The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay)is one of the Indian Institutes of Technology. ... , Powai is a northern suburb of Mumbai, that shares its name with a lake in the same locality. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (popularly known as SJMSoM or simply SOM) is a management school in IIT Bombay established in 1995. ...

IIT Madras is located in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It was established in 1959 with technical assistance from the Government of West Germany^[6] and has nearly 360 faculty and approximately 2,500 undergraduate and 2,000 postgraduate students. The campus is spread over an area of about 2.5 km² (620 acres), and has 16 academic departments, nearly 100 laboratories, and 17 hostels. As with IIT Bombay, it retains its original name despite a change in the name of its city. It is the only IIT to offer a 5-year integrted MA programme in Humanities and the social scinces; the admission to which takes place via an entrance exam- the IIT-Humanities and Social sciences Entrance Exam(IIT-HSEE). Madras redirects here. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...

Mathematics department in IIT Delhi with Main Building in background.

IIT Kanpur was established in 1959 in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. During its first 10 years, IIT Kanpur benefited from the Kanpur–Indo-American Programme, where a consortium of nine US universities helped to set up the research laboratories and academic programmes.^[7] It covers an area of 4.85 km² (1,200 acres). It has approximately 500 faculty members, and about 2,000 undergraduate and an equal number of postgraduate students live in 10 hostels. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 366 KB) Summary Math department Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Indian Institutes of Technology User:Deeptrivia/Album Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 366 KB) Summary Math department Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Indian Institutes of Technology User:Deeptrivia/Album Metadata This file contains additional information, probably... The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi), is a major college of engineering in Delhi, India. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , IPA:  , translation: Northern Province), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organisations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal. ...

Established as the College of Engineering in 1961, IIT Delhi was given the current name and declared an Institution of National Importance under the "Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963".^[8] It is located in Hauz Khas (New Delhi) and has an area of 1.3 km² (320 acres). It has 11 hostels and 26 departments, centres and schools. It has 426 faculty members and approximately 2,200 undergraduate and 1,600 postgraduate students. Hauz Khas is an area in Delhi, India. ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ...

Aerial view of IIT Guwahati.

IIT Guwahati was established in 1994 near the city of Guwahati (Assam) on the northern banks of the Brahmaputra River. The sprawling 2.85 km² (705 acres) campus attracts many visitors because of its scenic beauty.^[9] There are approximately 1,300 undergraduate and 500 postgraduate students in 14 departments, which have a total of 152 faculty members.^[10] Image File history File links IIT_Guwahati. ... Image File history File links IIT_Guwahati. ... // Introduction Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Guwahati or IITG), the sixth member of the IIT fraternity, was established in 1994 and the academic programme commenced in 1995. ... , Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ... , Assam  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [É”xÉ”m]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... Map of the Brahmaputra Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. ...

Main (Administrative) Building, IIT Roorkee.

IIT Roorkee, originally known as the University of Roorkee, was established in 1847 as the first engineering college of the British Empire.^[11] Located in Uttarakhand, the college was renamed The Thomson College of Civil Engineering in 1854. It became first technical university of India in 1949 and was renamed "University of Roorkee". The University of Roorkee was included in the IIT system in 2001 as IIT Roorkee. It runs eleven Under Graduate, five Integrated Dual Degree, three Integrated M.Tech., three Integrated M.Sc., 61 Post Graduate and several Doctoral Programmes^[12].The campus also includes the Department of Management Studies (DOMS), offering MBA courses. It has an academic staff strength of 342 as per the session of 2007-2008^[13]. The Institute has two campuses. The main campus is at Roorkee in Uttarakhand and the other one is 50 km away at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The campus at Roorkee is spread over 356 acres (1.44 km²) of landscaped lush greenery and has twelve students hostels. A 10 acre campus is being developed as an extension centre at Greater Noida.^[14] Roorkee is a small township in Uttaranchal, India. ... The Roorkee College was established in 1847 as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. ... For a comprehensive list of the territories that formed the British Empire, see Evolution of the British Empire. ... , Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड or उत्तराखंड), is a state located in the northern part of India. ... The Petronas Twin Towers, designed by Thornton-Tomasetti and Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd engineers, and Cesar Pelli, were the worlds tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. ...

History

Main article: History of Indian Institutes of Technology

The office of the Hijli Detention Camp (photographed September 1951) served as the first academic building of IIT Kharagpur.

The history of the IIT system dates back to 1946 when Sir Jogendra Singh of the Viceroy's Executive Council set up a committee whose task was to consider the creation of Higher Technical Institutions for post-war industrial development in India. The 22-member committee, headed by Nalini Ranjan Sarkar, recommended the establishment of these institutions in various parts of India, with affiliated secondary institutions. The committee felt that such institutes should not only produce undergraduates, but researchers and academics. The institutes were expected to maintain high educational standards. The History of Indian Institutes of Technology refers to the history of the seven IITs namely IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1776x1067, 298 KB) The permission for use of this work has been archived in the Wikimedia OTRS system. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1776x1067, 298 KB) The permission for use of this work has been archived in the Wikimedia OTRS system. ... Sir Jogendra Singh (also known as Sardar Sir Jogendra Singh) (1877-1946) was a member of Viceroys Executive Council in India. ... The Governor-Generals Flag (1885–1947) depicted the Star of India beneath the Imperial Crown of India on a Union Flag. ... Nalini Ranjan Sarkar (Bengali: ) (1882–1953) was a businessman, industrialist, public leader, and was greatly involved in the political and economic regeneration of Bengal. ...

With these recommendations in view, the first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur. On September 15, 1956, the Parliament of India passed the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring it as an Institute of National Importance. Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, in the first convocation address of IIT Kharagpur in 1956 said:^[15] Hijli Detention Camp, located in Hijli, beside Kharagpur, in the district of Midnapore West, West Bengal, India, was significant in the struggle against the British Raj in the early 20th century. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sansad Bhavan, The Parliament of India The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ... Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a major political leader of the Congress Party, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of independent India. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the Government of India. ...

On the recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, four campuses were established at Mumbai (1958), Chennai (1959), Kanpur (1959), and Delhi (1961). The location of these campuses was chosen to be scattered throughout India to prevent regional imbalance.^[16] The Indian Institutes of Technology Act was amended to reflect the addition of new IITs.^[17] Student agitations in the state of Assam made Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi promise the creation of a new IIT in Assam. This led to a sixth campus at Guwahati under the Assam Accord in 1994. The University of Roorkee, India's oldest engineering college, was conferred IIT status in 2001. , Bombay redirects here. ... Madras redirects here. ... , Kanpur   (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور, spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , Assam  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [É”xÉ”m]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... Rajiv Ratna Gandhi राजीव गाधीं (IPA: ), born in Mumbai, (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991), the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi, was the 7th Prime Minister of India (and the 2nd from the Gandhi family) from his mothers death on 31 October 1984 until his resignation on December 2... , Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ... The Assam Agitation denotes the period between 1979 and 1985 when the All Assam Students Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad led a popular agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel alleged illegal immigrants in Assam. ... The Roorkee College was established in 1847 as the First Engineering College in the British Empire. ...

Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) is a candidate to become an IIT.

Over the past few years, there have been a number of developments toward establishing new IITs. On October 1, 2003, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced plans to create more IITs "by upgrading existing academic institutions that have the necessary promise and potential".^[18] Subsequent developments led to the formation of the S K Joshi Committee in November 2003 to guide the selection of the five institutions which would become the five new IITs. Based on the initial recommendations of the Sarkar Committee, it was decided that further IITs should be spread throughout the country. When the government expressed its willingness to correct this regional imbalance, 16 states demanded IITs. Since the S K Joshi Committee prescribed strict guidelines for institutions aspiring to be IITs,^[19] only seven colleges were selected for final consideration.^[20] Plans are also reported to open IITs outside India, though not enough progress has been made in this regard.^[21] Eventually in the 11th Five year plan, eight states were identified for establishment of new IITs, and IT-BHU was recommended to be upgraded to IIT status.^[2] Image File history File links Itbhu_front. ... Image File history File links Itbhu_front. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , IPA: ) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India, briefly in 1996, and again from March 19, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... The economy of India is based in part on planning through her five-year plans, developed, executed and monitored by the Planning Commission. ...

Organisational structure

Organisational Structure of IITs.

The President of India is the most powerful person in the organisational structure of IITs, being the ex officio Visitor,^[22] and having residual powers. Directly under the President is the IIT Council, which comprises the minister-in-charge of technical education in the Union Government, the Chairmen of all IITs, the Directors of all IITs, the Chairman of the University Grants Commission, the Director General of CSIR, the Chairman of IISc, the Director of IISc, three members of Parliament, the Joint Council Secretary of Ministry of Human Resource and Development, and three appointees each of the Union Government, AICTE, and the Visitor.^[23] Image File history File links IIT-Organisational-structure. ... Image File history File links IIT-Organisational-structure. ... The President of India (Hindi: Rashtrapati) is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ... This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as . ... University Grants Commission can refer to: The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh The University Grants Commission of India The University Grants Commission of Pakistan The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka The similar term University Grants Committee is or has been in the past used in some other Commonwealth countries. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is one of the premier post-graduate institutions of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. ... The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system in India. ...

Under the IIT Council is the Board of Governors of each IIT. Under the Board of Governors is the Director, who is the chief academic and executive officer of the IIT.^[24] Under the Director, in the organisational structure, comes the Deputy Director. Under the Director and the Deputy Director, come the Deans, Heads of Departments, Registrar, President of the Students' Council, and Chairman of the Hall Management Committee. The Registrar is the chief administrative officer of the IIT and overviews the day-to-day operations.^[24] Below the Heads of Department (HOD) are the faculty members (Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors). The Wardens come under the Chairman of the Hall Management Committee.^[25] In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ...

Admission

Admission to undergraduate B.Tech and integrated M.Tech programs are through IIT-JEE (the Joint Entrance Examination) in which around 300,000 students appear annually out of which only 5,500 get selected. Admission to most postgraduate courses in IITs is granted through various written entrance examinations: GATE (for M.Tech.), JAM (for M.Sc.) and CEED (for M.Des.). The admission for Ph.D. program is based primarily on a personal interview, though candidates may also have to appear for written tests. The IITs are also well known for their special reservation policy, which is significantly different from the one applied in other educational institutions of India. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam is the gateway for M.Tech. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ...

Entrance examinations

Main article: Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination

Entrance of IIT Madras

Admission to undergraduate programs in all IITs is tied to the Joint Entrance Examination, popularly known as IIT-JEE. Candidates opting for the B.Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture) program in IIT Kharagpur, and the B.Des. (Bachelor of Design) program in IIT Guwahati, have to clear an aptitude test as well. Candidates who qualify admission via IIT-JEE can apply for admission in B.Tech. (Bachelor of Technology), Dual Degree (Integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology) and Integrated M.Sc. (Master of Sciences) courses in IITs, IT-BHU and ISM Dhanbad. IIT-JEE is a science-oriented entrance exam, testing candidate's knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry. It is conducted by an IIT chosen by a policy of rotation. Admission is very competitive, given the huge population of India; the undergraduate acceptance rate through JEE has a low ratio (around 1 in 60) with about 300,000^[26] annual test takers for about 5,500 seats.^[27] Only about 4,000 of these seats are offered by IITs, the rest belonging to other institutes that use IIT-JEE. Only students who have completed their 12th and secured at least 60% in their exam (higher secondary studies from a recognised educational board) are allowed to appear for IIT-JEE. The IIT-JEE is well known for frequently changing the types of questions asked in order to discourage study by rote. Since IIT-JEE 2006, the format of the question paper was changed to a single objective test-based paper, replacing the earlier system that employed two tests. The candidates belonging to the general category must secure a minimum aggregate of 60% marks in the qualifying examination of the XII^th standard organised by various educational boards of India. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Physically Disabled (PD) categories must secure a minimum aggregate of 55% in the qualifying examination.^[28] The upper age limit for appearing for the IIT-JEE is 25 years. The age limit is relaxed to 30 years for candidates classified in the SC, ST and PD categories. Starting with IIT-JEE 2007, a candidate can take IIT-JEE a maximum of two times, and students who are selected for an IIT cannot attempt the examination again.^[28] Students select their institute and department of study based on what is available at the time of their counselling and interview that follows the IIT-JEE result. The interviews are usually spread over five days. The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE or just JEE) is an annual college entrance examination in India. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 664 KB) IIT Madras Main Gate and Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 664 KB) IIT Madras Main Gate and Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other meanings of mathematics or uses of math and maths, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Rote memory be merged into this article or section. ... Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are communities that are accorded special status by the Constitution of India. ... Ādivāsīs (आदिवासी) or tribal peoples comprise a substantial minority of the population of India. ...

The admissions into the postgraduate programmes are made through various exams, primarily the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) for Ph.D., M.Tech., and some MS courses. This exam tests the conceptual clarity in technical subjects and is one of the most difficult in the country.Other prominent entrance exams include JAM (Joint Admission to M.Sc.) for M.Sc., and JMET (Joint Management Entrance Test) for Management Studies. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam is the gateway for M.Tech. ...

Reservation policy

Main article: Reservation policy in IITs

India is one of the countries^[29] that practices a form of affirmative action (known by critics as reverse discrimination) on caste-based reserved quotas. As per the provisions in the Indian constitution, the IITs have been reserving seats for Scheduled Castes of society since 1973. The IITs follow a reservation policy that is notably different from the quota policy elsewhere in India. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) offer reservation for backward sections of the society. ... Reservation in Indian law is a term used to describe the governmental policy whereby a percentage of seats are reserved in the Parliament of India, State Legislative Assemblies, Central and State Civil Services, Public Sector Units, Central and State Governmental Departments and in all Public and Private Educational Institutions, except... Reverse discrimination is a term that is used to describe policies or acts that are seen to benefit a historically socio-politically non-dominant group (typically minorities or women), at the expense of a historically socio-politically dominant group (typically men and majority races). ... The Constitution of India lays down the framework on which Indian polity is run. ... In India, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are communities that are accorded special status by the Constitution of India. ...

As per the rules of admission to IITs, 15% of the admitted students must be of the Scheduled Castes, and 7.5% of seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.^[30] The Other Backward classes have been provided with 27% reservation in effect from 2008 with the consent of the Supreme Court of India. As per the rules, all the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates must take the IIT-JEE with the rest of the students. Based on the results of IIT-JEE.^[30] Another group of candidates who do not meet this relaxed admission criteria are offered a "Preparatory Course" comprising of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at the IIT concerned. After one year of study, those candidates who are able to secure a grade higher than the prescribed cut-off mark during end-of-semester exams are allowed to continue regular studies. There is no relaxation on the criteria for passing the exams or graduating a course. The candidates admitted through the reservation policy are also subjected to the same criteria as the general candidates for graduation. The Supreme Court of India is the highest court of the land as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

In 1989, Prime Minister V. P. Singh accepted and implemented the proposals of the Mandal Commission that recommended provisions of reservations for OBCs in private unaided institutions as well as high-end government jobs for minority communities. No changes took place in the IITs because of the legislation, but in 2005, based on the recommendations of a political panel, the UPA government proposed to implement the reserved-quota system for the OBCs in IITs and IIMs. It received critical objections by many scholars and critics, who described the proposal as "dangerous and divisive" and based solely on political (vote-bank) purposes. Many argued that the OBCs are not a backward community and enjoy good economic and social status and thus a reservation for OBCs becomes a mere strategy to gain votes. Though, the issue has simmered down as of now, it still remains a very hotly argued one.^[31] When the government planned to implement the quota system, anti-reservation protests were organised throughout India against the proposal. Student agitations also took place in the IITs and many students who opposed caste-based reservations resorted to hunger strikes. They labelled the quota system as a government tactic to earn cheap votes, and that the system would lead to increased casteism and a severe compromise on merit and talent.^[32] Vishwanath Pratap Singh (विश्वनाथ प्रताप सिंघ, born 25 June 1931) was the tenth Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... The Mandal Commission in India was established in 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to identify the socially or educationally backward. ... United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is the present ruling coalition of political parties in India. ... OBC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Obic Business Consultants Co. ... OBC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Obic Business Consultants Co. ... Candles aligned to write No Quotas, street of Delhi. ... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... The word Caste is derived from the Portuguese word casta, meaning lineage, breed or race. ...

The additional procedures for admission into the IITs (the preparatory course and the qualifying end-of-semester exams that follow) have also been criticised as unnecessary and counter-productive. One of the arguments opposing the modified policy of reservation and favouring direct admission is that a large number of seats remain vacant under the present scheme.^[33]

Education

PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur.

The IITs receive disproportionately high grants compared to other engineering colleges in India.^[34] While the total government funding to most other engineering colleges is around Rs. 100–200 million per year, the amount varies between Rs. 900–1,300 million per year for each IIT.^[20] Other sources of funds include student fees and research funding from industry. This has translated into superior infrastructure and better faculty in the IITs and consequently higher competition among students to gain admissions into the IITs. The faculty-to-student ratio in the IITs is between 1:6 and 1:8.^[35] The Standing Committee of IIT Council (SCIC) prescribes the lower limit for faculty-to-student ratio as 1:9, applied department wise. The IITs subsidise undergraduate student fees by approximately 80% and provide scholarships to all Master of Technology students and Research Scholars in order to encourage students for higher studies, per the recommendations of the Thacker Committee (1959–1961).^[36] The cost borne by undergraduate students including boarding and mess expenses is around Rs. 50,000 per annum. Download high resolution version (1192x792, 102 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1192x792, 102 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that History of the rupee be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ...

The various IITs function autonomously, and their special status as Institutes of National Importance facilitates the smooth running of IITs, virtually free from both regional as well as student politics. Such autonomy means that IITs can create their own curricula and adapt rapidly to the changes in educational requirements, free from bureaucratic hurdles. The government has no direct control over internal policy decisions of IITs (like faculty recruitment and curricula) but has representation on the IIT Council. The medium of instruction in all IITs is English.^[37] The classes are usually held between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., though there are some variations within each IIT. All the IITs have public libraries for the use of their students. In addition to a collection of prescribed books, the libraries have sections for fiction and other literary genres. The electronic libraries allow students to access on-line journals and periodicals. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For a curriculum vitae, see Résumé. In formal education, a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... This article is about the journal as a written medium. ... This article is about the magazine as a published medium. ...

The academic policies of each IIT are decided by its Senate. This comprises all professors of the IIT and student representatives. Unlike many western universities that have an elected senate, the IITs have an academic senate. It controls and approves the curriculum, courses, examinations and results, and appoints committees to look into specific academic matters. The teaching, training and research activities of the institute are periodically reviewed by the senate to maintain educational standards.^[38] The Director of an IIT is the ex-officio Chairman of the Senate. The Academic Senate (in latin Senatus Academicus) is the supreme academic body for an Ancient university in Scotland and its members are all the Professors of each university, along with certain senior Readers, and a number of Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and students representatives. ...

Central Library, IIT Roorkee.

All the IITs follow the credits system of performance evaluation, with proportional weighting of courses based on their importance. The total marks (usually out of 100) form the basis of grades, with a grade value (out of 10) assigned to a range of marks. Sometimes, relative grading is done considering the overall performance of the whole class. For each semester, the students are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 based on their performance, by taking a weighted average of the grade points from all the courses, with their respective credit points. Each semester evaluation is done independently and then the weighted average over all semesters is used to calculate the cumulative grade point average (known as CGPA or CPI—Cumulative Performance Index). The Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IITR) is the oldest engineering college in India. ... This article is about evaluation of school work. ... A grade in education can mean either a teachers evaluation of a students work or a students level of educational progress, usually one grade per year (often denoted by an ordinal number, such as the 3rd Grade or the 12th Grade). This article is about evaluation of...

Undergraduate education

IIT Madras Library.

The B.Tech. degree is the most common undergraduate degree in the IITs in terms of student enrolment, although Dual Degrees, Integrated (five-year) Master of Science and Master of Arts degrees are also offered. The B.Tech course is based on a 4-year program with eight semesters,^[39] while the Dual Degree course is a 5-year program with ten semesters. In all IITs, the first year of B.Tech. and Dual Degree courses are marked by a common course structure for all the students,^[40] though in some IITs, a single department introduction related course is also included.^[41] The common courses include the basics from most of the departments like Electronics, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Physics. At the end of first year (the end of first semester at IIT Madras), an option to change departments is given to meritorious students on the basis of their performance in the first two semesters.^[42] Few such changes ultimately take place as the criteria for them are usually strict,^[42] limited to the most meritorious students. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1531x1171, 355 KB) Summary Library of IIT Madras. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1531x1171, 355 KB) Summary Library of IIT Madras. ...

From the second year onwards, the students study subjects exclusively from their respective departments.^[43] In addition to these, the students have to take compulsory advanced courses from other departments in order to broaden their education. Separate compulsory courses from humanities and social sciences department, and sometimes management courses are also enforced.^[44] At the end of third year, the undergraduate students have to undertake a summer project at an industry or reputed academic institute as part of the curriculum. In the last year of their studies, most of the students are placed into industries and organisations via the placement process of the respective IIT, though some students opt out of this either when going for higher studies or when they take up jobs by applying to the companies directly.^[45] For other uses, see Humanities (disambiguation). ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ...

Postgraduate and doctoral education

The IITs offer a number of postgraduate programs including Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Master of Business Administration (MBA) (only for engineers and post graduates in science), and Master of Science (M.Sc.). Some IITs offer specialised graduate programmes such as the Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT), Master in Medical Science and Technology (MMST), Master of City Planning (MCP), Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law (PGDIPL), Master of Design (M.Des), and the Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Operation & Management (PGDMOM). The IITs also offer the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) as part of their doctoral education programme. In it, the candidates are given a topic of academic interest by the professor or have to work on a consultancy project given by the industries. The duration of the program is usually unspecified and depends on the specific discipline. Ph.D. candidates have to submit a dissertation as well as provide an oral defence for their thesis. Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Research Assistantships (RA) are often provided. Some of the IITs offer an M.S. (by research) program; the M.Tech. and M.S. are similar to the US universities' non-thesis (course based) and thesis (research based) masters programs respectively. The IITs, along with NITs and IISc, account for nearly 80% of all PhDs in engineering.^[46] MBA redirects here. ... Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... For the 2006 film, see Intellectual Property (film). ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... Aquatint of a Doctor of Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ... This article is about theses in the academic sense. ... A teaching assistant (TA) is a junior scholar employed on a temporary contract by a college or university for the purpose of assisting a professor by teaching students in recitation or discussion sessions, holding office hours, grading homework or exams, supervising labs (in science and engineering courses), and sometimes teaching... A research assistant (RA) is a junior graduate scholar, employed on a temporary contract by a college or university for the purpose of academic research. ...

The IITs also offer an unconventional B.Tech. and M.Tech. integrated educational program called "Dual Degree". It integrates undergraduate and postgraduate studies in selected areas of specialisation. It is completed in five years^[47] as against six years in conventional B.Tech. (four years) followed by an M.Tech. (two years).^[48] This programme was started to allow IITians to complete postgraduate studies from IIT rather than having to go to another institute. All IITs (except IIT Guwahati) have schools of management offering degrees in management or business administration.

See also: Education in India and IIT Schools of Management

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Culture and student life

Main article: Student life and culture in IITs

Open-air theatre in IIT Madras. It is used to host technical and cultural events.

All the IITs provide on-campus residential facilities to the students, research scholars and faculty. The students live in hostels (sometimes referred to as halls) throughout their stay in the IIT. Students in all IITs must choose between National Cadet Corps (NCC), National Service Scheme (NSS) and National Sports Organisation (NSO) in their first years.^[49] All the IITs have sports grounds for cricket, football(soccer), hockey, volleyball, lawn tennis, badminton, and athletics; and swimming pools for aquatic events. Usually the hostels also have their own sports grounds. The Student life and culture of IITs refers to the characteristics of student life and culture that are common to among the various IITs. ... Download high resolution version (1750x1201, 117 KB) IITM OAT showing the screen File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (1750x1201, 117 KB) IITM OAT showing the screen File links The following pages link to this file: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Categories: GFDL images ... The National Cadet Corps (India) is the Indian military cadet corps. ... The National Service Scheme is a government-sponsored voluntary community service organization in India for young Indians. ... The National Sports Organization of India is a government-sponsored voluntary programme to encourage sports, atheletics and physical education amongst Indian youths. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soccer redirects here. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... This article is about the sport, tennis. ... This article is about the sport. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red urethane track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ...

Technical and cultural festivals

All IITs organise annual technical festivals, typically lasting three or four days. The technical festivals are Cognizance (IIT Roorkee), Shaastra (IIT Madras), Techkriti (IIT Kanpur), Kshitij (IIT Kharagpur), Techfest (IIT Bombay), Tryst (IIT Delhi), and Techniche (IIT Guwahati). Most of them are organised in the months of February or March. While Techfest is most popular in terms of participants and visitors involved, Shaastra holds the distinction of being the first student-managed event in the world to implement a formal Quality Management System, earning the ISO 9001:2000 certification.^[50] Cognizance is an annual technical festival held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. ... Shaastra is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India. ... Techkriti is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. ... The life of a student in IIT Kharagpur is a lot similar to that of his counterpart in other IITs, though it has developed some typical features owing to the differences in living environments. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ‘Techniche’ is the techno-management festival organized by the students of IIT Guwahati in the month of September every year. ... A quality management system (QMS) is a system that outlines the policies and procedures necessary to improve and control the various processes that will ultimately lead to improved business performance. ...

Annual cultural festivals are also organised by the IITs and last three to four days. These include Thomso (IIT Roorkee), Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay) (also known as Mood-I), Spring Fest (IIT Kharagpur) (also known as SF), Saarang (IIT Madras) (previously Mardi Gras), Antaragni (IIT Kanpur), Alcheringa (IIT Guwahati), and Rendezvous (IIT Delhi). A culfest (short for cultural festival) is an annual event organized by colleges in India. ... Thomso is an annual cultural festival held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. ... Shaan performing live at Mood Indigo 2005 Mood Indigo is the annual cultural festival (Culfest) of IIT Bombay held around the last week of December. ... The life of a student in IIT Kharagpur is a lot similar to that of his counterpart in other IITs, though it has developed some typical features owing to the differences in living environments. ... A newspaper review on Saarang 2005 Saarang is the culfest of IIT Madras, Chennai. ... Antaragni is the cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, held annually in October/November, and is one of the biggest college festivals in India. ... Alcheringa is the national level annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. ...

Illumination festival in IIT Kharagpur. The outlines are made by earthen lamps.

In addition to these cultural festivals, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay celebrate unique festivals. IIT Kharagpur celebrates the Illumination festival on the eve of Diwali. Large bamboo structures (called chatais) as high as 6 metres (20 ft) are made and earthen lamps (diyas) are placed on them to form outlines of people, monuments, or an event.^[51] Although the competition is held between hostels, it also receives entries by outside visitors. Coupled with the Illumination festival is the Rangoli festival. In Rangoli, large panels showing an event or a concept, are made on the ground by fine powder, and sometimes even by crushed bangles. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2078x672, 178 KB) Summary Illumination festival at IIT Kharagpur. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2078x672, 178 KB) Summary Illumination festival at IIT Kharagpur. ... Illumination and Rangoli are festivals unique to IIT Kharagpur. ... Diwali, or Deepawali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal) (Markiscarali) is a major Indian and Nepalese festive holiday, and a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. ... The Indian light festival Diwali is traditionally lit up by huge numbers of Diya (plural diyas). Diya is a contracted form of deep or light given by small earthen pots (also known as Pradeep), with wick made of cotton and dipped in ghee. ... Rangoli in Singapore Rangoli is one of the most popular art forms in India. ... Bangles in Laad Bazaar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. ...

Unique to IIT Bombay is the Performing Arts Festival (popularly known as PAF). Technically a drama, each PAF includes drama, literature, music, fine arts, debating, and dance. All PAFs are held in the Open Air Theater (OAT), on the main campus of IIT Bombay. Typically two or three hostels (of 14) group together by random draw for each PAF. All of the dialogues are delivered as voice overs and not by the actors, mainly due to the structure and the huge size of the OAT. H3-H6 PAF Dastak, introducing street play as a sub-drama in the PAF. The Performing Arts Festival, abbreviated as PAF, is the biggest inter-hostel cultural competition in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay located at Powai in Mumbai (India). ... The term voice-over refers to a production technique where a disembodied voice is broadcast live or pre-recorded in radio, television, film, theater and/or presentation. ...

A volleyball event at Inter IIT Sports Meet-2004.

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Inter-IIT sports meet

The IITs compete among themselves in a number of sports events held under the aegis of the Annual Inter-IIT Sports Meet. Started in 1961, the competition is held every December at an IIT chosen by rotation. The award consists of a running shield that is passed over to the winning IIT. The winner is decided based on the weighted sum of the points earned in various events held over a period of five days. Separate events for men and women are held and points are tallied separately for determining the final winner of the General Championship.^[52]

The 12 events included in the Inter-IIT Sports are athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, swimming, lawn and squash tennis, table tennis, volleyball, water polo and weightlifting. As swimming and water polo are played in water, which is usually cold in the month of December, the Inter-IIT Sports Meet for them is held in the first week of October, and is called Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet.^{[53][dead link]} A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red urethane track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... Soccer redirects here. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men, women and children in many countries around the world. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... This article is about the sport, tennis. ... Squash tennis is an American variant of squash racquets, but played with a ball and racquets that are closer to the equipment used for lawn tennis, and with somewhat different rules. ... Ping Pong redirects here. ... For the ball used in this sport, see Volleyball (ball). ... Water polo is a team water sport. ... -1...

Recognition

The degrees provided by IITs are recognised by the AICTE and hence recognised by all institutions in India. Even outside India, IIT degrees are respected, largely due to the prestige of the IITs as created by their alumni. One of the contributing factors behind the success of IITs is the special status of the IITs as Institutes of National Importance under the Indian Institute of Technology Act. The IIT Act ensures that the IITs have special privileges and lays the foundation for them to evolve as world-class institutes. The autonomy ensured by the Act enables the IITs to implement changes quickly, to keep up with changing scenarios in both the educational world, and society in general. Student politics in IITs is kept under control with strict vigilance over the way student body elections are held. The IIT-JEE is another important factor behind the success of IITs, as it enables the IITs to accept only a select group of meritorious students. This combination of success factors has led to the concept of the IIT Brand.^[54] Other factors that have contributed to the success of IITs are stringent faculty recruitment procedures and industry collaboration. The procedure for selection of faculty in IITs is stricter as compared to other colleges offering similar degrees.^[55] The Ph.D. degree is a pre-requisite for all regular faculty appointments. The IITs have better interaction with various industries as compared to most other Indian colleges. The IITs are also considered highly successful institutions compared to other engineering colleges in India according to a number of educational surveys. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system in India. ...

The view that IIT graduates are intelligent and hardworking people has been established by the success of IITians. Former IIT students get greater respect from their peers, academia and industry in general.^[56] The IIT brand was reaffirmed when the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring Indian Americans and especially graduates of IIT for their contributions to the American society.^[1] Similarly, China also recognised the value of IITs and planned to replicate the model.^[57] Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... For an article on American Indians see Native Americans. ...

Educational rankings

Most IITs are consistently ranked above other engineering colleges in India in engineering education surveys,^[58] with regard to quality of faculty, teaching standards, research facilities and campus placements. In international surveys, the IITs fail to achieve top rankings. The Times Higher Education Supplement (2006) ranked the IITs the 57^th best overall universities in their World University Rankings^[59] and gave IITs the 33^rd position globally for science. The IITs were ranked third-best worldwide for technology, after MIT and University of California, Berkeley.^[60] In the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities, only one IIT (IIT Kharagpur) was listed among the top 500 universities worldwide.^[61] The IITs fall short in many parameters that are considered for educational rankings. The criteria for ranking^[62] prominently include internationally recognised research output, in which the IITs do not achieve notable success.^[63] Another criterion being the Social Science Citation Index, the rank of IITs suffers as they do not have large departments of liberal arts and social sciences. Since the IITs have only a few international faculty and students (except those by exchange programs), the rankings of IITs in many international surveys have suffered. Since the IITs have scored better under most educational ranking criteria than other Indian colleges and universities, they continue to achieve top positions in nationwide surveys.^{[citation needed]} Statistical surveys are used to collect quantitative information about items in a population. ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, also known as The Times Higher or The THES for short, is a newspaper based in London that reports specifically on issues related to higher education. ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, also known as The Times Higher or The THES for short, is a newspaper based in London that reports specifically on issues related to higher education. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... Sather Tower (the Campanile) looking out over the San Francisco Bay and Mount Tamalpais. ... Shanghai Jiao Tong University (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; abbreviated Jiao Da (交大) or SJTU), located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities in China. ... // One of the well known rankings, THES - QS publishes an annual report about world rankings. ...

See also: College and university rankings

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Criticism

The IITs have faced criticism from within and outside academia. Major concerns include allegations that they encourage a brain drain and that their stringent entrance examinations encourage coaching colleges and skew the socio-economic profile of the student body. Other critics are concerned at the insufficient representation of women and the disadvantaged. Another criticism of the IIT system is that the education system and the research culture is not very good. It is just among the best technical institutes of the world because only 1 in a 100 students are selected by the entrance exam. The method of teaching and research facilities are not comparable to the best in the world. This article is about the emigration term. ...

Brain drain

Among the criticisms of the IIT system by the media, academia and the people in general, the most prominent is that it encourages brain drain. Until the process of liberalisation started in early 1990s, India walted in large scale emigration of IITians to western countries, especially to the United States. Since 1953, nearly twenty-five thousand IITians have settled in the USA.^[64] Since the USA benefited from subsidised education in IITs at the cost of Indian taxpayers' money, critics say that subsidising education in IITs is useless. Others support the emigration of graduates, arguing that the capital sent home by the IITians has been a major source of the expansion of foreign exchange reserves for India, which, until the 1990s, had a substantial trade deficit. This article is about the emigration term. ... In general, liberalization refers to a relaxation of previous government restrictions, usually in areas of social or economic policy. ... The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. ... Balance of trade figures are the sum of the money gained by a given economy by selling exports, minus the cost of buying imports. ...

The extent of intellectual loss has receded substantially over the past decade, with the percentage of students going abroad dropping from as high as 70% to around 30% today.^{[65][dead link]} This is largely attributed to the liberalisation of the Indian economy and the opening of previously closed markets. Government initiatives are encouraging IIT students into entrepreneurship programs and are increasing foreign investment. Emerging scientific and manufacturing industries, and outsourcing of technical jobs from North America and Western Europe have created opportunities for aspiring graduates in India. Many undergraduates go abroad to pursue further studies, such as MS and PhD. The economy of India, measured in USD exchange-rate terms, is the twelfth largest in the world, with a GDP of US $1. ... BPO is an acronym that can refer to: business process outsourcing, the increasing trend of relocating entire business functions to either self-owned or third-party service providers, typically in low-cost locations. ...

Entrance competition

The highly competitive examination in the form of IIT-JEE has led to establishment of a large number of coaching institutes throughout the country that provide intensive, and specific preparation for the IIT-JEE for substantial fees. It is argued that this favours students from specific regions and richer backgrounds. Some coaching institutes say that they have individually coached nearly 800 successful candidates year after year.^[66] According to some estimates, nearly 95% of all students who clear the IIT-JEE had joined coaching classes.^[67] The psychological stress and emotional trauma faced by candidates not able to pass the examination and their families is considered to be a serious problem. This has led to criticism of the way the examinations are conducted. The IIT-JEE format was restructured in 2006 following these complaints.^[68]

After the change to the objective pattern of questioning, even the students who initially considered themselves not fit for subjective pattern of IIT-JEE decided to take the examination. Though the restructuring was meant to reduce the dependence of students on coaching classes, it led to an increase in students registering for coaching classes.^[26] Some people (mostly IITians) have criticised the changed pattern of the IIT-JEE. Their reasoning is that while IIT-JEE traditionally used to test students understanding of fundamentals and ability to apply them to solve large unseen problems, the current pattern does not stress much on the application part.^[69]

Alumni

Main article: List of Indian Institutes of Technology alumni

Vinod Gupta School of Management in IIT Kharagpur

The IITians are known for their loyalty to their alma mater and many IIT Alumni Associations are active in India and abroad. The IIT alumni either help their alma mater in the form of donations, or by preferential job opportunities extended to students from the IITs. The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur and Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at IIT Bombay are management schools within IITs that have been established largely by alumni donations; these schools were named after their benefactors. Image File history File links VGSOM_IITKGP.jpg Summary Image taken by a friend. ... Image File history File links VGSOM_IITKGP.jpg Summary Image taken by a friend. ... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... The first IIT B-school // About VGSOM The Vinod Gupta School of Management at IIT Kharagpur was established in 1993, and was the first management school to be setup within the IIT system. ... The Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (popularly known as SJMSoM or simply SOM) is a management school in IIT Bombay established in 1995. ...

Many IIT alumni have become entrepreneurs, including N.R. Narayana Murthy (co-founder and chairman of Infosys), Vinod Khosla (co-founder, Sun Microsystems), Anurag Dikshit (co-founder of PartyGaming) and Suhas S. Patil (founder and Chairman Emeritus Cirrus Logic Inc.) Other alumni have achieved leading positions in corporations, such as Rajat Gupta (former Managing Director, McKinsey), Arun Sarin (CEO, Vodafone), Victor Menezes (Senior Vice Chairman, Citigroup), and Kanwal Rekhi (CTO, Novell) . IIT alumni have also pursued careers in politics: for example, Manohar Parrikar became the Chief Minister of Goa. Many alumni have gained national and international recognition: Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya was awarded the CBE, a knighthood, and Padma Bhushan; and V. C. Kulandaiswamy was awarded Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. Narendra Karmarkar is also world-renowned for his work in applied mathematics. Narayana Murthy at annual general meeting of Infosys N.R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian industrialist, software engineer and the founder of Infosys Technologies. ... Infosys Software Development Center in Pune. ... Vinod Khosla (born January 28, 1955 in Pune, India[1]) is an Indian-American venture capitalist. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Anurag Dikshit (अनुराग दीक्षित) (born 1973, in New Delhi), pronounced Dix-it,[1] is a billionaire Indian businessman, the richest man in Gibraltar and the 207th richest man in the world. ... PartyGaming Plc (LSE: PRTY) is an online gambling company, best known for its online poker room PartyPoker. ... Suhas S. Patil is founder and Chairman Emeritus of Cirrus Logic Inc. ... Cirrus Logic NASDAQ: CRUS is a fabless semiconductor supplier specializing in analog, mixed-signal, and DSP chips. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management in large corporations and organizations. ... Arun Sarin Arun Sarin (born October 21, 1954) is the Chief Executive of the British based global mobile telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc. ... Vodafone Group Plc is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £84. ... Victor J. Menezes (May 14, 1949 - ) is an engineer and banker, who acts as a top official in international financial organizations. ... Citi redirects here. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... For the road bicycle racing team previously known as Novell, see Rabobank (cycling). ... Manohar Parrikar (born December 13, 1955, Mapusa, Goa) is an Indian politician and the Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005. ... The chief minister of Goa is the head of government of the state of Goa in India. ... Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, CBE (born 6 June 1940) is an Indian-born British engineer, educator and government advisor. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... The Padma Bhushan is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. ... V C Kulandaiswamy, (1929-present) is an Indian academecian and renowned author. ... Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. ... Narendra K. Karmarkar (b. ... Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with the mathematical techniques typically used in the application of mathematical knowledge to other domains. ...

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Further reading

• Rajguru, Suvarna; Pant, Ranjan (2003). IIT India's Intellectual Treasures. India: Indus Media. ISBN 0-9747393-0-8. 
• Mombooto, Llongo; Jaiswal, Anuj and Long, Lyle (2008). Progressive Overload strategy-oriented approach to IIT-JEE calculus. India: Earth Mother Publishing. ISBN 0-9747393-0-8. 
• (1998) INDIA'S WHIZ KIDS — Inside the Indian Institutes of Technology's star factory. Asian Edition: BusinessWeek. 
• Kirpal, Viney; Gupta, Meenakshi (1999). Equality Through Reservations. India: Vedams. ISBN 81-7033-526-4. 
• Deb, Sandipan (2004). The IITians. India: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-670-04986-7. 
• Murali, Kanta. "The IIT Story: Issues and Concerns", Frontline Magazine – Volume 20 - Issue 03, Frontline, 2003-02-01. Retrieved on 2006-05-14. 
• Rajguru, Suvarna (2005-12-30). What makes the IITs so chic. LittleINDIA. Retrieved on 2006-08-27.
• Gates, Bill. "Bill Gates Speech Transcript - Indian Institute of Technology 50th Anniversary Celebration Keynote", Microsoft corporation, 2003-01-17. Retrieved on 2008-04-29. 
• Bhagat, Chetan (2004). Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT. India: Rupa & Co.. ISBN 8129104598. 
• Rajvanshi, Anil K (2007). 1970s America - an Indian Student's Journey. India: Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan.. ISBN 978-81-905781-1-0. 

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Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wikiquote is one of a family of wiki-based projects run by the Wikimedia Foundation, running on MediaWiki software. ... Template:Infobox Indian Institute of Technology Kharagajjkkj The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (commonly known as IIT Kharagpur or IIT KGP) is an autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institute of higher education established by the Government of India in 1951. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (Marathi/Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, मुंबई), popularly known as IIT Bombay or IIT-B, is an autonomous university located in Powai, in north central Mumbai (formerly Bombay). ... The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) is one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, set up in the then-industrial city of Kanpur in 1960. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is an elite engineering and technology school located in Chennai (formerly Madras) in southern India. ... A portion of IIT Delhis main building, with the wind tunnel (Wind T) The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), is one of the topmost college of engineering in India situated in the south part of the capital. ... Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati or IITG), an autonomous institute for education and research in science, engineering and technology located in Guwahati, in north east India. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) is located in Roorkee, a small township in Uttarakhand, India. ... The IIT Schools of Management (IIT SoMs) are the management schools/departments of the Indian Institutes of Technology, located in the cities of Kharagpur, Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur and Roorkee. ... The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (or RGSOIPL) is a Law School based at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur engaged in teaching and research of law with special emphasis on Intellectual Property Law. ... Image File history File links IIT-locations. ... The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE or just JEE) is an annual college entrance examination in India. ... Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an exam is the gateway for M.Tech. ... The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) practices affirmative action and offers reservation to backward sections of the society. ... The Student life and culture of IITs refers to the characteristics of student life and culture that are common to among the various IITs. ... H3-H6 PAF Dastak, introducing street play as a sub-drama in the PAF. The Performing Arts Festival, abbreviated as PAF, is the biggest inter-hostel cultural competition in the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay located at Powai in Mumbai (India). ... Illumination and Rangoli are festivals unique to IIT Kharagpur. ... Cognizance is an annual technical festival held at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. ... ‘Techniche’ is the techno-management festival organized by the students of IIT Guwahati in the month of September every year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shaastra is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai, India. ... Techkriti is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. ... Kshitij is the annual techno-management fest organised at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Antaragni is the cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, held annually in October/November, and is one of the biggest college festivals in India. ... Alcheringa is a national annual cultural festival held once a year at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India. ... A newspaper review on Saarang 2005 Saarang is the culfest of IIT Madras, Chennai. ... The History of Indian Institutes of Technology refers to the history of the seven IITs namely IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee. ... List of notable alumni of the Indian Institutes of Technology, sorted by the year they graduated. ... Location of NITs in India National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are premier colleges of engineering and technology education in India. ... Location of IIMs The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are Indias premier business schools that also conduct research and provide consultancy services in the field of management to various sectors of the Indian economy. ... The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India. ... LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...