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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Motto
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
Motto in English
Guide in the Right Direction
TypePublic
Established2008
DirectorSarit Kumar Das[1]
Location
Rupnagar
,
Punjab
,
India

30°58′32″N 76°32′22″E / 30.9755°N 76.5395°E / 30.9755; 76.5395
Colours  Yellow
  Green
Websitewww.iitrpr.ac.in

The Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) or IIT-RPR, is an engineering, science and technology higher education institute located in Rupnagar, Punjab, India. It is one of the eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)[2] established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011.[3] The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[4] and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[5]

History

IIT Ropar was established by MHRD in 2008. The classes for academic session 2008–2009 were held at IIT Delhi. The Institute started functioning from its transit campus in Rupnagar in August 2009.[6][7]

Campus

The institute currently operates out of three different campuses located in Rupnagar.

Transit Campus I

The main academic block of Transit Campus I

The transit campus I of IIT Ropar is former Women's Polytechnic, Rupnagar. The academic and administration buildings of the Women's Polytechnic, Ropar were renovated to accommodate all the requirements of the Institute.

This campus houses four hostels: three for boys (Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune Houses) and one for girls (Venus House). The day-to-day management of hostels is taken care of by a committee consisting of student representatives, faculty members (as Wardens) and administrative staff (caretakers, office-heads).

This campus currently houses the central library of the institute. It also an independent post office and a branch of State Bank of India.

Sports facilities include a cricket field, three tennis courts, a football field, a gymnasium, a basketball court, two volleyball court and also a number of facilities for several athletics. The Students Activity Center (SAC) has a gymnasium and rooms for different activity clubs.

Transit Campus II

Owing to the Ministry of Human Resource Development's (HRD) order for increasing seats in the newer IITs, the institute started functioning from an additional transit campus. This campus is being shared by and leased from NIELIT Ropar. It is located adjacent to the permanent campus. Along with the main academic area, the campus has three hostels and three faculty residences.

Transportation to and from the campus is mainly done via the institute busses, that ply between the two transit campuses.

Football Ground inside Transit Campus I

Permanent Campus

The institute has also started to operate from its permanent campus from July 2018. Various phases of this campus are still under construction. The campus is being built on the land earlier known as Birla Seed Farms. It is located over an area of 525 acres (2.12 km2). Foundation stone for the permanent campus was laid on 24 February 2009 by Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh. The contract is given to CPWD and a Bangkok-based construction company is assigned the task of finishing the first phase.[8]

The Computer Science Department has been shifted to this campus in July 2018. A part of the administration office was shifted on 17th June 2018.

Departments and Centres

The institute currently has 10 departments and 1 multi-disciplinary center.[9] The departments are:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Physics.
  • Aeronautical engineering

The Center for Biomedical Engineering is the multi-disciplinary center.

Academics

Programmes

The institute offers undergraduate programmes awarding Bachelor of Technology in various engineering areas. Admission to these programmes is through JEE Advanced.[10] The institute also offers postgraduate degrees awarding M.Tech. and M.Sc. (Research) in various engineering fields, as well as M.Sc. in basic sciences.[11] Ph.D. courses in various fields are also offered.[12]

Rankings

University rankings


Among government engineering colleges, IIT Ropar has been ranked 11 by India Today[13] and 22 by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in engineering colleges for 2018.[14] The institute has been featured in the QS World University Rankings for the first time in 2018, and was ranked 107 in BRICS[15] and 219 in Asia.[16]

Research

The institute stresses in inter-disciplinary research areas including Renewable and Clean Energy, Bio-imaging and Bio-instrumentation, and Agriculture and Rural Development.[17] A Central Research Facility has been established encompassing equipment from various departments.[18]

In the academic year 2017-18, the institute organized its first Research Conclave.[19][20]

Extra curricular activities

Zeitgeist is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and is held annually as a three-day festival in late Feb - early March.[21] It was conceived in September 2010. Advitiya, with its maiden edition in 2017, is the annual technical festival, which is held for three days in March. An annual sports festival, Aarohan is also held annually during February. It is currently in its second edition.[22] These college fests are managed financially and conducted entirely by the students. An annual Indian classical music and dance event SPIC MACAY[21] is also organized by the students and the faculty.

Events such as Inter Batch Cultural Championship (IBCC) and Inter Year Sports Championship are the intra-college events that are organized annually for the students of the institute.[21][22]

The management of student activities is done by many boards functioning under the Student Affairs Department. These boards have elected student representatives known as General Secretaries, and an overall elected President of the Student Council. They have various societies and clubs to promote extra curricular and co-curricular activities.

Alumni Association

The IIT Ropar Alumni Association was founded on 1 February 2013. The association aims to encourage the alumni to take abiding interest in the progress and development of the institute. Since its establishment, the association has grown from strength to strength, regularly undertaking several initiatives to promote and foster mutually beneficial interaction between the alumni and the alma mater.[23]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Director | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "IIT Ropar is now independent of IIT Delhi's mentoring and administration".
  3. ^ "The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010" (PDF). 23 August 2010.
  4. ^ "LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU". Deccan Herald. New Delhi. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Parliament passes IIT bill". The Times of India. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. ^ IANS/Indo-Asian News Service (7 August 2009). "IIT Punjab to start working from its new campus Aug 20". New Delhi: TwoCircles.net. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Big milestone: IIT-Punjab classes from August 20". The Times of India. 21 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Permanent Campus – Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Departments & Centers | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ^ "JEE Advanced 2017: Registration Ends; Know Details Here". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Admissions | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  12. ^ "PhD Admissions". Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_IT_E_G_2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_NIRF_E_2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_QS_BRICS_2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rankings_QS_A_2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ "Our interdisciplinary thrust areas | Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Central Research Facilities – Indian Institute of Technology Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  19. ^ "Research Conclave IIT Ropar". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  20. ^ "Top scholars seek to prioritize innovative research as one-day conclave concluded at IIT Ropar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  21. ^ a b c Agarwal, Rohan. "Board of Cultural Activities". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Board of Sports Activities". www.iitrpr.ac.in. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  23. ^ "IIT Ropar Alumni Association".

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