IIT Delhi (Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi)

The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi for short) is an autonomous research university based in India. It is counted among the top universities in the world for technical education. It was established in 1961 by an act of the Indian parl s established in 1961 by an act of the Indian parliament and designated an “Institute of National Importance” in 1963. With a long trail of accomplishments behind it, it added another feather to its cap in 2018: it was awarded the newly created designation “Institution of Eminence” (IoE) by the Government of India. The main campus of IIT Delhi is in the Hauz Khas area of Delhi. It has two satellite campuses near Delhi: the Sonepat Campus and the Jhajhjhar Campus. It is the mission of IIT Delhi to generate new knowledge by engaging in cutting-edge research and to promote academic growth by offering state-of-the-art undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs. IIT Delhi strives to serve as a valuable resource for industry and society. Its values are focused on excellence in scientific and technical education and research, while maintaining academic integrity and accountability, respect for diversity, and an unfettered spirit of exploration, rationality and enterprise. IIT Delhi works to make knowledge a means for serving society. The institute looks to mobilize resources from the industry and academia through a network of alumni to give shape to its vision. These alumni are leading scientists, technologists, business managers and entrepreneurs in various domains. Our pursuit is to think beyond our professional commitments and make this planet a better place to live! Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the Twenty Three IITs created to be Centres of Excellence for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared as an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed as “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a Deemed University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees. Since its inception, over 48000 have graduated from IIT Delhi in various disciplines including Engineering, Physical Sciences, Management and Humanities & Social Sciences. Of these, nearly 5070 received PhD degrees. The number of students who graduated with BTech degree is over 15738. The rest obtained Master’s Degree in Engineering, Sciences and Business Administration. These alumni today work as scientists, technologists, business managers and entrepreneurs. There are several alumni who have moved away from their original disciplines and have taken to administrative services, active politics or are with NGOs. In doing so, they have contributed significantly to building of this nation, and to industrialization around the world.