Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the seven Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence for higher training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India, the others being at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Bombay, Guwahati and Roorkee. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared an Institution of National Importance under the "Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963" and was renamed "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.
HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, laid the foundation stone of the Institute on January 27, 1959. The Institute was inaugurated by Prof.Humayun Kabir, the then Union Minister for Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs on August 21, 1961. The Institute buildings were formally opened by Dr.Zakir Hussain, the then President of India, on March 2, 1968.
I.I.T. Delhi is an autonomous statutory organisation functioning within the "Institutes of Technology Act" as amended by "The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963". The seven Indian Institutes of Technology (others being at Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Guwahati Roorkee) are administered centrally by the IIT Council, an apex body established by the Government of India to co-ordinate activities of these Institutes. The Minister for Human Resource Development of the Government of India is the Chairman of the Council. Each Institute of Technology has a Board of Governors responsible for its overall administration and control. Prof. V. S. Ramamurthy is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of this Institute.
These details have been retrieved from www.iitd.ernet.in
Mission & Vision
The objectives include:
Offering instruction in engineering and applied sciences at a level comparable to the very best in the world.
Providing best facilities for postgraduate studies and research.
Providing leadership in curriculum planning and laboratory development.
Developing programmes for faculty development both for its own staff and for teachers of other engineering institutions.
Developing close collaboration with industry through exchange of personnel and undertaking consultancy projects.
Developing strong collaboration links with other academic and research institutions in the country and abroad.
Anticipating the technological needs for India and to plan and prepare to cater to men.
Developing continuing education programmes.
Preparing instructional resource material in the conventional as well as the audiovisual me video and the computer based modes.
Catering to the development of a culture for maintenance and conservation.
Placement
The Training and Placement Unit of the Institute is responsible for arranging training of the undergraduate students to meet their degree requirement and to provide world class job opportunities to the undergraduate and postgraduate students after graduation for suitable jobs in the industry and various private and public sector organizations. The Training and Placement Unit arranges senior executives of major industries and organizations to provide pre-placement orientation to the students prior to formal campus interviews.
Campus interviews for graduate and / or postgraduate students commence in mid-August for batch of M.Tech. students that pass out in December and B.Tech., M.Sc., M.Des. and 5-year integrated M.Tech. etc. that pass out in May every year.
The formal request should contain company profile, functional requirements, job description giving details of job contentsand identifying B.Tech / M.Tech courses relevant to your requirement, major service conditions, emolument package, location, foreign collaboration etc. alongwith printed brochures / publicity material.
* On receipt of above, your requirements will be given wide publicity and bio-data of interested students be invited.
* These bio-data will be sent to your organisation with a suggested / mutually convenient date for campus interview.
* Reasonable facilities for holding test/ interview will be provided by us.
Accommodation
List of hostels for male & female students of IIT Delhi
For Boys
* Nilgiri House
* Karakoram House
* Aravali House
* Jwalamukhi House
* Kumaon House
* Vindhyachal House
* Shivalik House
* Satpura House
* Zanskar House
For Girls
* Kailash Hostel
* Himadri Hostel.
Each Hostel is self-contained with amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a lounge and a dining hall with mess. The computer rooms are under construction.
The Dean of Students, in his capacity as the President of the Board for Hostel Management, is the head of the hostel organization. He is assisted in his administrative responsibilities by the Associate Dean of Students and the Assistant Registrar (Student Affairs). The Board for Hostel Management, the main function of which is to coordinate the working of all the hostels, has representation from all the hostels and takes decisions on all policies of common interest. The administrative head of each hostel, the Warden, is a senior faculty member. There are House Working Committees at the Hostel level. The House Working Committee of each hostel is composed of House Master, Warden, House Secretary, Mess Secretary, Sports Secretary, Cultural Secretary, Maintenance Secretary and Year representatives. It decides the pattern and the pace of life of each House.
For operational convenience, the House Working Committee has an Executive Committee and three other Sub-Committees-Mess Committee, Common Room Committee, and House Maintenance & Cleanliness Committee. There is a special Sub-Committee _ House Honours Committee-to deal with disciplinary matters pertaining to each hostel. The deliberations of the House Working Committee in each hostel are governed by the Constitution for the House Working Committees. Working through this responsible body, the students themselves lay down appropriate norms of behavior to suit different situations and social occasions in the hostels. The individuals respond to the situation and to the role which they are called upon to play through their participation in the community life of their hostel. They begin to learn their role in different groups and observe the patterns of behaviour and attitude which are expected of them.
Admission
Admission to B.Tech, Dual-Degree and Integrated M.Tech. Programs
1. Admission through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE): Admission to all Undergraduate Programmes (B .Tech.) are made through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The eligibility for appearing for JEE and details about the JEE can be obtained from the website.
2. Cultural Exchange Fellowship Programme: It is administered by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Government of India. Scholarship holders are directly nominated by ICCR to the Institute. These students must also satisfy the eligibility criteria for admission under foreign nationals.
3. Casual Studentship: A student who is registered for an Engineering/Technology degree in a recognized Institute/University in India or abroad is eligible for being considered as a casual student at IIT Delhi. He/she should be officially sponsored by the Institute/University where he/she is studying. Such a studentship is granted to carry out research or to avail laboratory or other academic facilities or for attending a formal set of courses, for a maximum period of 6 months/one semester.
