Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Delhi

About Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Delhi

I.I.T. Delhi is an autonomous statutory organisation and 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. Others institutes, 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. 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. It was 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. The campus of the institute extends to an area of 320 acres. The campus area has been divided into four functional zones : (i) Residential zone for students; (ii) Residential zone for the faculty and staff; (iii) Academic zone for academic buildings and workshops; and (iv) Cultural-cum-social and recreational zone for students. The site being longitudinal in shape, the last two zones have been located mid-way between the two residential zones in order to reduce walking distance.

Centres at IIT Delhi

• CARE - Centre for Applied Research in Electronics.
• CAS - Centre for Atmospheric Sciences.
• CBME - Centre for Biomedical Engineering.
• CSC - Computer Services Centre.
• CES - Centre for Energy Studies.
• ETSC - Educational Technology Services Centre.
• ITMMEC - Industrial Tribology, Machine Dynamics & Maintenance Engineering.
• IDDC - Instrument Design Development Centre.
• CPSE - Centre for Polymer Science & Engineering.
• CRDT - Centre for Rural Development & Technology.
• NRCVEE - National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering.

Schools at IIT Delhi

1. Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management.
2. Amar Nath & Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology.
3. School of Biological Sciences.

Location - IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, which is a landmark place in the colourful and chequered history of Delhi.

Transportation - The Institute campus is about 19 Km. away from the Delhi Main Railway Station, 14 Km. from the New Delhi Railway Station, 21 Km. from the Inter-State Bus Terminal and 10 Km. from Delhi Airport.


Departments

• Applied Mechanics.
• Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering.
• Computer Science & Engineering.
• Electrical Engineering.
• Humanities & Social Sciences.
• Management Studies.
• Mathematics.
• Mechanical Engineering.
• Physics.
• Textile Technology.

Facilities
 
Library - The IIT Delhi Library System consists of a Central Library and 18 departmental libraries which collectively support the teaching, research and extension programmes of the Institute. The Central library is located in a separate building adjacent to the main building of the Institute on its west side. All students, faculty members and employees of the Institute are entitled to make use of the Library facilities on taking library membership. The Library uses Libsys software package which is an integrated multi-user library management system that supports all in-house operations of the Library. The Libsys consists of modules on acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serials, article indexing and OPAC. Retrospective conversion of bibliographic records has been completed and more than 1,30,000 bibliographic records of books available in the Library, can now be accessed through the Libsys OPAC.

Halls of Residence - There are, in total, 12 hostels - 9 for boys and 3 for girls. Each Hostel is self-contained with amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a lounge and a dining hall with mess.

Grading system - While relative standing of the student is clearly indicated by his/her grades, the process of awarding grades is not necessarily based upon fitting performance of the class to some statistical distribution. The course coordinator and associated faculty for a course formulate appropriate procedure to award grades that are reflective of the student’s performance vis-à-vis instructor’s expectation.

FITT - The Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer  was established at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) as a Registered Society on the 9th July,1992. The primary objective of FITT is to market the intellectual ware of IIT to industry on competitive terms and at the same time inject industrial relevance to IIT's teaching and research activities.

Research & Development - The Industrial R&D Unit has been specifically set up to provide specialised administrative and managerial support for the operation of sponsored research. Consultancy and other related R&D activities of The Institute.

Training and Placement - The Training and Placement Unit of the Institute arranges 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.

Computer Services Centre - The Centre administers the computational and network services and extends programming advice for processing the research and development problems of the Institute. It also organizes CEP courses in upcoming IT areas and undertake sponsored research and consultancies.

Glass Blowing Workshop - The Glass Blowing Workshop is equipped with glass blowing lathe, grinding machine, cutting machine, surface grinder, strain viewer annealing chamber etc.

Recreational & Creative Activities - Students interested in drama, music or indoor games can join the Dramatics Club, Music Club or Indoor Sports Club. Students who wish to pursue hobbies can find creative expression for their interests by participation in Photography Society, Fine Arts Society, Hobbies Society and Publicity Cell. Opportunities for literacy expression are offered by English Debating and Literacy Club, Hindi Samiti and Quizzing Club.The Film Series Committee organises regular shows of feature films whereas the Lecture Series Committee organizes lectures by eminent persons on topics of student's interests. Generally , the activities organised include inter-house and inter-college competitions. An annual inter-college cultural festival 'Rendezvous' is organised to encourage interaction between various colleges and to promote competitions of high standard.

Sports and Games - Facilities for various sports activities are available which cover athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, gliding, gymnastics, hiking and mountaineering, hockey, judo, kabaddi, squash, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, yoga, weightlifting, multi-gym, swimming and water-polo. Students participate in inter-IIT sports meet, inter-university / inter-college tournaments, local tournaments and other open competitions.

National Cadet Corps - The Institute has an NCC Coy. comprising 75 cadets. This Infantry Coy. is affiliated to 7 Delhi Bn. NCC (Gp.Hq.'C'). New Delhi. All the incoming students who had opted for NCC are required to enroll themselves in the first year for 3-credit course. These credits will be in addition to the 190 EC required for B.Tech. degree and will not be counted in CPGA calculations.

National Service Scheme - The Institute has a university level NSS Unit sponsored by the Department of Sports, Government of India and headed by the Programme Co-ordinator. All incoming students are required to register in the first year either for NCC or NSS or NSO which are now offered as 3-credit courses. These credits will be in addition to those required for B.Tech. Degree and will not be counted in CGPA calculations.

National Sports Organisation - NSO has been introduced as an alternative to NCC/NSS. The National Sports Organisation is a classification in the scheme of education formulated in furtherance of setting a climate of sports consciousness and improvement of physique among the youth during their period of education.

Board for Student Publications - Student opinion and life on the campus is articulated through various publications of the Board for Student Publications, a student body managed almost entirely by the students themselves. The weekly newsletter Campus Rumpus, offers excellent opportunities for training in Journalism. Two representatives from every hostel serve as a link between the student community and the BSP. The English and Hindi Cells together take up the task of publishing various literary magazines-Vatayan, Pulse, Contact, Pratibimb, Corrucopia and Indradhanush. These magazines provide channels for the cultivation of literary sensibilities and for widening awareness.

Student-Teacher Interaction Scheme - STIC strengthen the student-teacher interaction. For the purpose of promoting interaction, the scheme also provides funds to the departmental professional societies. The newly admitted first year students are divided into groups, each of about 10 students. Each of these groups is assigned to a faculty member to be known as their adviser. These advisers advise the students on their academic matters and monitor their academic performance. They also, to the extent possible, cover personal problems of their students. Students are encouraged to contact their adviser whenever they feel necessary. 

Benevolent Fund Scheme - The Institute has an I.I.T. Benevolent Fund Scheme for the benefit of its students. All students admitted to the Institute are required to donate on 'One Time Basis' (only once during their studies) an amount of Rs.100/-. This amount shall be recovered from the students at the time of their registration. In the case of death of any student due to any reason while undergoing studies at the Institute, the Institute shall pay an outright grant of Rs. 1,00,000 (Rs. one lakh only) from the interest received on investment of the Corpus of the Benevolent Fund. The amount of grant will be payable to the person nominated by the student on a nomination form filled in by the student at the time of initial registration as a student of the Institute.

Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy - With a view to providing monetary benefits to students who may be victims of an accident while pursuing studies at the Institute, the Institute has introduced Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy with a General Insurance Company. This covers all students (i.e. P.G., U.G., M.Sc., Part-time, Sponsored etc.). The premium payable is Rs.59.40 per annum (liable to change in the subsequent years as per the tarrif schedule of the General Insurance Company). In the case of postgraduate students (i.e. research scholars, M.Tech. students who draw Institute scholarship) the premium payable to the Insurance Company will be recovered/adjusted from the contingency grant of the student concerned. However, in respect of other students, viz., U.G., M.Sc., part-time, sponsored etc. the premium will be collected at the time of registration for the II semester every year along with other dues.

Board for Students Welfare - BSW consists of student representatives from each hostel and a few faculty members. This board has been constituted to help the students in hour of need. BSW gives financial help to students and looks after other modes of their welfare. Presently, the Board functions through four of its units, viz. Publicity Committee, Job Committee, Financial Aid Committee, and Welfare Committee.

Student Counselling Service - Students seek counselling for a variety of reasons, such as difficulties in adjusting to campus life, problems in relationship, being shy, feeling lonely, anxious, depressed, confused, unmotivated, inferior, having difficulties with coping academic pressures and competition, worries about the future, low self-confidence. In addition to providing counselling to individual students seeking help, the SCS also holds a number of self development programmes through group discussions and work-shops. The staff include psychologists, a psychiatrist, and is also drawn from faculty and student volunteers.

Medical Facilities - The Institute has a hospital centrally situated in the campus. It provides facilities for OPD treatment and admissions. It has a Pathology Lab. providing facilities for blood, urine, stool examination and biochemical tests, equipped with a semi-auto analyser. other facilities include radiography, physiotherapy, dental facilities, ECG facility, ICU, aerosol therapy etc. The emergency medical facilities are available round-the-clock with 24 hours ambulance service for taking patients from campus to IIT Hospital and transfer of serious patients to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjang Hospital.

Achievements

Awards to Faculty - The Institute has an outstanding faculty with several national and international recognitions and laurels. Some of these awards are as follow:

• Professor Bhim Singh has been elected as a Fellow of IEEE, USA for his contributions to active power filters and multipulse AC-DC converters.
• Professor S.K. Koul has been elected as a Fellow of IEEE, USA for his contributions to Analysis and Design of Microwave and Millimeter wave Components and Circuits.
• Professor Bishnu Pal, Elected Fellow of OSA The Optical Society (USA) in 2009.

Awards to Students - Some of these are:

• Ms Sameena Shah - Google India Women in Engineering Awards 2009.
• Mr. Aditya Khandella and Mr. Saurabh Gorecha - Best Poster Award at 6th ICVGIP held in Dec. 2008.