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IIT Delhi Introduction STATUS Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is an autonomous statutory Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the seven Institutes of organisation of the Government of India functioning within the “Institutes excellence for higher education, research and development in science, of Technology Act, 1961” as amended by the “Institutes of Technology engineering and technology and in management in India; the others (Amendment) Act, 1963”. It is accorded the status of a deemed are at Chennai, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai and Roorkee. university with powers to frame its own academic policy, to conduct its Established as a College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later own examinations, and to award its own degrees. The seven Institutes declared an Institute of National Importance under the “Institutes of of Technology are coordinated by an apex body known as I.I.T. Council Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963”, re-named as “Indian Institute of with the Minister for Human Resource Development of the Government Technology Delhi”, and accorded the status of a deemed university. of India as its Chairman. (Appendix-I) LOCATION OBJECTIVES Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in The objectives of the Institute include : South Delhi. Its sprawling complex is bounded by the Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east, the Jawaharlal Nehru University complex on the (a) offering instruction in applied sciences, engineering and west, the National Council of Educational Research & Training on the technology, and management at a level comparable to the south and the outer ring road on the north. The Institute campus is very best anywhere in the world; situated at a distance of about 19 km. from the Delhi Main Railway (b) providing adequate facilities for postgraduate studies and Station, 14 km. from the New Delhi Railway Station, 21 km. from the research to meet the needs of specialised research workers Interstate Bus Terminal, 10 km. from the Delhi Airport and 17 km. from and teachers in the country; the I.G. International Airport. The famous Qutub Minar and the Hauz (c) providing leadership in curriculum planning, laboratory Khas Monuments lie in its close vicinity. development and examination system; (d) developing programmes for faculty development both for its CAMPUS own staff and for teachers of other engineering institutions; The Institute campus extends over an area of 320 acres. Tastefully (e) developing close collaboration with industry through laid out with the picturesque landscape and with numerous buildings of exchange of personnel and undertaking consultancy projects; various types and, with clean and wide roads, the campus presents a (f) developing strong collaboration links with other academic spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty. The campus and research institutions in the country and abroad; area has been divided into four functional zones: (g) anticipating the technological needs for India and to plan (a) Residential zone for students; and prepare to cater to them; (b) Residential zone for the faculty and other supporting staff; (h) developing a continuing education programme for employed (c) Academic zone for academic buildings and workshops; and engineers and making it available both on campus and by (d) Cultural-cum-social and recreational zone for students. distance learning techniques at off campus locations; The site being longitudinal in shape, the academic and social-cum- (i) preparing instructional resource material in the conventional cultural zones have been located mid-way between the two residential as well as the audio-visual, the video and the computer zones in order to reduce walking distance. The campus provides several based modes; essential amenities for community living like hospital, shopping centre, (j) interacting with the community at large to inculcate in our banks, post office, community centre, staff club, students activities countrymen and women a feel for scientific thought and centre, stadium and playing fields etc. endeavour; 1 IIT Delhi (k) catering to the development of a culture for maintenance Technology, BHU, Varanasi, and School of Mines, Dhanbad, also and conservation; and admit students through JEE. (l) organising study programmes to prepare manpower for the Teaching programmes at the undergraduate level are supervised unorganised sector and for self-employment. by the Board of Undergraduate Studies on behalf of the Senate. An Academic Interaction Council comprising of both students and faculty EDUCATION SYSTEM provides feedback to the Board of Undergraduate Studies in all The academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. academic matters pertaining to the undergraduate students. The education system is organised around a credit system which ensures continuous evaluation of student’s performance and provides M.Tech. Programmes flexibility to choose courses of interest and to progress at an optimum At the postgraduate level, the Institute offers thirty-seven programmes pace suited to student’s ability or convenience. Each course is assigned each of 4 semesters (24 months), leading to the degree of Master of certain number of credits depending upon the class contact hours. A Technology in various specialisations in engineering, science and minimum number of credits and CGPA are to be completed satisfactorily management. These also include ten interdisciplinary M.Tech. in order to qualify for the award of a degree. programmes in Computer Applications, Instrument Technology, VLSI The medium of instruction is English. Design Tools and Technology, Industrial Tribology & Maintenance Engineering, Polymer Science & Technology, Energy Studies, Opto- PROGRAMMES OFFERED Electronics & Optical-Communication, Power Generation Technology In pursuit of these objectives, I.I.T. Delhi offers a wide range of and Telecommunication Technology and Management. The admission academic programmes both at the undergraduate and postgraduate to full- time M. Tech. programmes is made on the basis of performance levels. in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) — an All India entrance test–and interview at the Institute. A limited number of B.Tech., Integrated M.Tech. and Dual Degree Programmes students are also admitted on part-time basis from amongst working professionals alongwith the regular full-time students, subject to their At the undergraduate level, it offers 9 four-year programmes leading satisfying certain academic and experience requirements. The Institute to the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, Civil also offers a special M.Tech. programme (evening) in the field of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy and Environmental Management on a part-time basis catering Electrical Engineering (Power), Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Production and Industrial Engineering and Textile to the needs of working professionals from R&D organisations, public Technology. It also offers a five-year integrated programme leading to sector undertakings, government departments and private industries. the degree of M.Tech. in Mathematics & Computing and 5-year dual M.S. (Research) Programmes degree programmes leading to B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology; B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering and The Institute also offers seven postgraduate programmes leading to M.Tech. in Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering; B.Tech. in the degree of M.S. (Research) in Applied Mechanics, Computer Chemical Engineering and M.Tech. in Process Engineering and Design; Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering; and Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Civil Engineering, B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering and M.Tech. in Information and Mechanical Engineering, Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Communication Technology. Admission to the first year of the four year Information Technology and Bharati School of Telecommunication B.Tech., the five-year integrated M.Tech. and 5-year dual degree Technology and Management. programmes is made through a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) The admission to these programmes is made both on full-time as which is common for all the Indian Institutes of Technology. Institute of well as part-time basis. The maximum period within which the full-time 2 IIT Delhi programme should be completed is six semesters and the minimum period for the purpose is four semesters. The degree of M.S. (Research) is equivalent to M.Tech. degree. M.Des. Programme The Institute offers a two-year programme leading to the degree of Master of Design (M.Des.) in Industrial Design. Admission to this programme is made by taking into consideration the Common Entrance Examination in Design (CEED) score and performance in interview. M.Sc. Programme The departments of Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics offer 2- year post-B.Sc. programme leading to the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc.). Admission to this programme is made on the basis of Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM). Postgraduate Diploma Programme (D.I.I.T.) Building of Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management. The Department of Applied Mechanics runs a 1½-year Postgraduate Diploma Programme (DIIT) in Naval Construction exclusively for In addition, the Institute carries out sponsored R&D projects and sponsored candidates from Indian Navy. consultancy assignments funded by various