IIT Jammu

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
	technical university
Established	2016 (8 years ago)
Chairman	Sharad Kumar Saraf
Director	Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur
Location	Jammu, J&K, India; 32°48′13″N 74°53′45″E / 32.8036888°N 74.8958544°E
Campus	Urban
Acronym	IITJMU
Colours	Blue Sky blue White
Website	www.iitjammu.ac.in

The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (IIT Jammu) is a public research university located in

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, was signed. The IIT campus has been constructed in the village of Jagti, in Nagrota Tehsil, in Jammu district.^[2]

Campus

Temporary campus

Set up in the LCD campus, the temporary campus of IIT Jammu has a total of 40,000 sq.ft. built-up area including hostels, house classrooms, a seminar room, a library, a computer Laboratory, faculty offices, a cafeteria, and recreational and creative facilities. The campus has volleyball, basketball, badminton courts, and cricket nets. Indoor sports facilities include table tennis, carom, chess, and snooker. Rooms for music, dance, and other activities are also available.[3]

Initially, the first batch of B.Tech. students stayed at the temporary campus for the first two years. They were subsequently transferred to the transit Campus once it was finished to stay with all the subsequent batches. The temporary campus now houses only the P.hD students and research scholars.

Permanent campus

The State Government has provided the land, measuring 159 hectare for establishment of Indian Institute of Technology at Jammu. The agreement was signed by Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director IIT Delhi for and on behalf of

Jammu City.^[4]

Academic profile

The academic programme at IIT Jammu followed the curriculum of

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) until 2018 entry B.Tech. batches. Batches admitted to B.Tech. programme in 2019 and onward follow IIT Jammu curriculum. The curriculum is designed considering the 'New Education Policy' of India. In the first year, the students are taught basic sciences and basic engineering. In addition, non-graded courses on language, professional ethics & social responsibility and introduction to engineering are also included. The institute follows a credit system and the performance in a course is continuously evaluated. A relative grading system is followed for first-year students and for rest of the years it solely depends on the institute academic and course coordinator.^[5] Institute has started using ERP from July 2018.^[6]

Programmes

The institute conducts educational programs leading to the degrees of

Master of Technology(M.Tech.) and Ph.D.

in the following areas:

Degree	Specialization
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)	Mechanical Engineering.^[7]
Master of Technology (M.Tech.)	Computer Science and Engineering with specialization in Data Science and Information Security, Electrical Engineering with specialization in Communications and Signal Processing, Civil Engineering with specialization in Tunnel Engineering, Thermal Engineering - Combined course from Mechanical & Chemical Engineering Department, Computer Technology (RA) -Combined course from CSE & Electrical department.^[8]
Ph.D.	Mechanical Engineering, Physics .^[9]

Ranking

As per NIRF Engineering College rankings in 2023, IIT Jammu was ranked at 67 in the 'Engineering' category. Amongst all the third generation IITs, IIT Tirupati secured the best rank of 59. IIT Jammu is followed by IIT Palakkad, IIT Bhilai, and IIT Dharwad at ranks 69, 81, and 93, respectively.^[10]

References

^ "Director | Indian Institute of Technology Jammu". iitjammu.ac.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
^ "IIT Jammu to start this year with 90 students - Times of India". The Times of India.
^ adm (16 December 2017). "Temporary Campus at Paloura, Jammu". IIT Jammu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ adm (16 December 2017). "Permanent Campus at Jagti". IIT Jammu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "IIT Jammu E-governance". erp.iitjammu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019.
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^ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[1] "Director | Indian Institute of Technology Jammu". iitjammu.ac.in. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

[2] "IIT Jammu to start this year with 90 students - Times of India". The Times of India.

[3] (16 December 2017). "Temporary Campus at Paloura, Jammu". IIT Jammu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[4] (16 December 2017). "Permanent Campus at Jagti". IIT Jammu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "IIT Jammu E-governance". erp.iitjammu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019.

[7] "IIT Jammu".

[8] "IIT Jammu".

[9] "IIT Jammu".

[10] "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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