Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi , New Delhi, New Delhi    

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Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi

Established as a College of Engineering in 1961, this Institute was declared as 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 university with powers to decide its own academic policies, to conduct its examinations, and to award its degrees. IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, bounded by Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east, Jawaharlal Nehru University complex on the west, National Council of Educational Research and Training on the south, and the Outer Ring Road on the north. The Institute campus is about 20 km from lndira Gandhi International Airport, 10 km from domestic terminal of the airport, 19 km from Delhi main Railway Station and 14 km from New Delhi Railway Station. The Institute campus extends over an area of 320 acres with many topographical features, imaginatively laid out with picturesque landscape. With clean and wide roads, the campus presents a spectacle of harmony in architectural and natural beauty. Most of the students, faculty and staff reside on the campus. The main academic building houses various teaching and research facilities. Although each department is a separate entity, all the departments together constitute an integrated complex. Each academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. The education system is organized around a credit system, which ensures continuous evaluation of a students performance and provides flexibility to choose courses so as to facilitate progress at an optimum pace suited to ones ability or convenience. Each course is assigned certain number of credits depending upon the class contact hours. A minimum number of credits are to be completed in order to qualify for the award of degree. IIT Delhi has revised its curriculum with effect from academic session 2013-2014. The revised curriculum emphasizes on self-learning, project activity and laboratory work. It leaves sufficient time for students to take part in other activities like sports and recreation, and encourages them to be creative and innovative. The Students Activity Centre provides a number of facilities for students extracurricular and physical development. The central two-storied block with a swimming pool and a gymnasium hall has amenities such as squash courts, hobbies workshop, seminar rooms, music rooms and other multipurpose rooms for reading and indoor games. The amphitheatre constructed in modern style is an added amenity to the Centre. The campus also provides such amenities as staff club, hospital, shopping centre, bank, post office, community centre, stadium and playing fields.

COLLEGE DETAILS

Institution Name

Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi    

Established Year

1961

Affiliated To

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Recognized By

MHRD, Govt. of India

Address

Hauz Khas,
Hauz Khas,
New Delhi, New Delhi,
NCT Delhi, India
110016

Hostel Facility for Boys

Yes

Hostel Facility for Girls

Yes

COMMUNICATION DETAILS

Phone

01126597135

Website

http://www.iitd.ac.in/

Email Address

webmaster@admin.iitd.ac.in

Help & Support Numbers For Admissions

01126591706

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