IIT Jodhpur
technical university | |
Established | 2008 |
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Chairman | Rajagopala Chidambaram[1] |
Director | Avinash Kumar Agarwal[2] |
Academic staff | 186 (2022)[3] |
Students | 3,329 (2022)[4] |
Location | , , India 26°28′34.38″N 73°6′47.77″E / 26.4762167°N 73.1132694°E |
Campus | Urban, 852 acres (3.45 km2) |
Colors | Red Black |
Website | www |
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur or IITJ) is a
History
IIT Jodhpur was first announced by the Central Government in July 2007, although the formal announcement was made in 2008, with
A portion of the
Campus
Permanent campus
IITJ is located about 24 km from Jodhpur city on National Highway 65 which connects
The permanent campus is being built on a self-sustainable model, catering for its own energy and water requirements. The campus' masterplan got 'GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award' under 'Passive Architecture Design' category at the 8th GRIHA Summit held during 2–3 March 2017, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.[9][10][11]
Transit academic campus
Until the first migration of IITJ to the permanent campus, IIT Jodhpur used to function from its transit campus, at the Department of Computer Science,
The academic campus' sports facilities include basketball, football, cricket, volleyball and badminton courts.
Transit residential campus
IIT Jodhpur had set up its transit residential campus at Kendranchal colony on New Pali Road, Jodhpur. Faculty and students used to reside in the transit residential campus, which had a dining facility and a health center. It has courts for outdoor and indoor sports. There was a computer center and library annexure.
The residential campus was connected to the academic campus by institute's buses which run at frequent intervals.
Organisation and administration
Governance
All IITs follow the same organization structure which has President of India as visitor at the top of the hierarchy. Directly under the president is the IIT Council. 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. Under the director, in the organizational structure, comes the deputy director. Under the director and the deputy director, come the deans, heads of departments, registrar.
Departments
The Institute has organised its academic activities to be conducted through 14 Departments & Schools. The departments are:[12]
- School of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
- School of Management & Entrepreneurship
- School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
- Biosciences and Bioengineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
Academics
Admissions
For undergraduates, IIT Jodhpur offers BTech programs. Admissions to BTech programs are carried through
For PG Courses, it offers MTech, MSc, MSc – MTech,[13] MTech – PhD,[14] MBA and PhD[15] programs. The eligibility criteria for MTech involves degree in BTech, B.E. or BSc (Engineering) with at least 60% marks or 6.5/10 Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). A valid GATE score is necessary for considering enrollment for MTech program. The MSc programs are administered through JAM exam with other minimum qualifying criterion in place.
Rankings
University and college rankings | |
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2022)[16] | 30 |
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur was ranked in 30th place among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.[16]
Research
At IIT Jodhpur sponsored research and development programs were and are carried out in Centers of Excellence in the areas of information and communication technology, energy, and
Student life
Cultural festivals
The annual inter-collegiate festival Ignus,[19] usually held in the month of February is a cultural and technical festival hosted by the student body. It features competitions and events involving participants from all over the country, and concerts by eminent performers.
The annual inter-collegiate sports week, Varchas is another event organized by the student body. It involves participation from a number of institutes around the country in various sports competitions including athletics, badminton, basketball, football, cricket, chess, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and Jodhpur mini-marathon.
Students are also actively involved in activities like
See also
- List of universities and higher education colleges in Jodhpur
- Indian Institutes of Technology
- Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) Jodhpur
References
- ^ "Board of Governors". iitj.ac.in. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/education/new-directors-appointed-to-iit-kanpur-bhu-guwahati-dhanbad-jodhpur-goa-9278673/
- ^ "NIRF 2022" (PDF). IIT Jodhpur.
- ^ "Annual Report 2021-22 pg 470"
- ^ "The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU". deccanherald.com. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Parliament passes IIT bill". ThetimesofIndia.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "IITJ- Permanent Campus". iitj.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "IIT Jodhpur receives GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award for its Masterplan under 'Passive Architecture Design'". www.iitj.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ Editor. "IIT Jodhpur receives GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award for its Masterplan under 'Passive Architecture Design' | JOVO Education". jovo.education. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "GRIHA: Exemplary Performance Award list". grihaindia.org. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "IITJ-Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur". iitj.ac.in. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Details of MSc – MTech Program, IITJ".
- ^ "Details of Dual Degree Program,IITJ".
- ^ "PhD admission eligibility at IITJ".
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "External Peer Review Report 29-30 June to 1 July 2014" (PDF). iitsystem.ac.in.
- ^ "Collaboration of IITJ and Nara Institute, Japan".
- ^ "IGNUS, Annual Festival of IIT Jodhpur".