Indian Institute of Technology Indore
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| Motto | ज्ञानम् सर्वजनहिताय |
| Motto in English | Knowledge is for the well-being of everyone |
| Established | 2009 |
| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| Director | Pradeep Mathur |
| Location | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Campus | 525 acres (2.1 km2) |
| Colours | Maroon, White and Black |
| Website | [1] |
Indian Institute of Technology Indore (Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, इंदौर ), located in Madhya Pradesh, known as IIT Indore or IITI, is an institute of national importance established by the Government of India in 2009.[1] It is one of the eight new IITs, started by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Government of India.
The institution started functioning from 2009-10 in a temporary campus at Institute of Engineering and Technology of Devi Ahilyabai University under mentorship of IIT Bombay.
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[edit] History
Arjun Singh, the HRD minister of India laid the foundation of the permanent campus, spread over an area of 510-acre (2.1 km2), on 17'th February 2009 at Simrol, a location about 25 km from the city of Indore.
[edit] Background: Proposal by MHRD, Government of India
In keeping with India’s vision to become a world leader in science and Technology and to usher in a new revolution, resulting in an unprecedented economic growth, Government of India reassessed the need of technical manpower and decided to set up eight new IITs. Six of these started functioning back from the academic year 2008-09. These were established at Hyderabad, Gandhinagar, Rajasthan, Ropar, Patna and Bhubaneswar. IIT Indore and IIT Mandi started functioning from July 2009.[2]
[edit] Mentorship
IIT Bombay is the mentor of IIT Indore. To coordinate various activities in connection with the establishment of the new IIT at Indore, Devang Khakhar, Director of IIT Bombay, mentor director of IIT Indore set up a Cell comprising Convener and several senior Faculty of IIT Bombay. IIT Indore will shift to its permanent campus in 2011. Pradeep Mathur has been appointed as the first director of IIT Indore.
[edit] Academics
IIT Indore offers a 4-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes in several engineering fields. Admission to these programmes is through the Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), and students are admitted after completing 10+2 schooling.
The postgraduate programs at IIT Indore includes Ph.D. programmes in engineering, humanities and basic sciences.
[edit] Research
IIT Indore plans to have world-class research programmes, as it evolves. The focus would also be on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research.
[edit] Student life
Fluxus is the annual inter-collegiate cultural festival of IIT Indore, held in march/april. It consists of several competitions, informal events, workshops and showcases professional performances. It was started in 2011.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Arjun Singh lays foundation of IIT in Indore". http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=ed288e61-1942-4020-9f50-8ccd810233ee&MatchID1=4924&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1244&PrimaryID=4924&Headline=Arjun+Singh+lays+foundation+of+IIT+in+Indore. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ^ "MP Govt approves 432.84 acres land for IIT Indore". Expressindia. 27 May 2009. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/MP-Govt-approves-432-84-acres-land-for-IIT-Indore/466737/. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ^ ""Fluxus - Annual Techno-Cultural Festival of IIT Indore"". http://www.fluxus.in/. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
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