HISTORY Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,FORMED,

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Established          1961

Type                     Public institution

Endowment          Public

Chairman             Dr. Vijay Bhatkar

Director               Prof R.K.Shevgaonkar

Undergraduate   2900

Postgraduates     2700

Location                New Delhi, Delhi, India

Campus                 Urban

Acronym               IITD

Website                iitd.ac.in

The Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi (abbreviated IIT Delhi or IITD) is a public engineering institution located in Delhi, India. It is one of the IITs along with other Indian Institutes of Technology institutions in India.Contents 

History

The concept of the IITs was first introduced in a report in the year 1945 by Sh. N. M. Sircar, then member of Education on Vicerory’s Executive Council. Following his recommendations, the first Indian Institute of Technology was established in the year 1950 in Kharagpur. In his report, Shri Sircar had suggested that such institutes should also be started in different parts of the country. The Government having accepted these recommendations of the Sircar Committee decided to establish more Institutes of Technology with the assistance of friendly countries who were prepared to help. The first offer of help came from USSR who agreed to collaborate in the establishment of an Institute through UNESCO at Bombay (now Mumbai). This was followed by the Institutes of Technology at Madras (now Chennai), Kanpur and Delhi with collaborations with West Germany, USA and UK respectively. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati was established in 1995 and the University of Roorkee was converted into an IIT in 2001.

The Government of India negotiated with the British Government for collaboration in setting up an Institute of Technology at Delhi. The British Government agreed in principle to such a collaboration, but were inclined initially to start in a modest way. It was therefore agreed that a College of Engineering & Technology should be established at Delhi with their assistance. A trust called the Delhi Engineering College Trust was established with the help of the UK Government and the Federation of British Industries in London. Later H. R. H. Prince Philips, Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to India, laid the foundation stone of the college at Hauz Khas on January 28, 1959.

The College of Engineering & Technology was registered as a Society on 14th June, 1960, under the Societies Registration Act No. XXI of 1860 (Registration No.S1663 of 1960-61). The first admissions were made in 1961. The students were asked to report at the College on 16th August, 1961, and the College was formally inaugurated on 17th of August, 1961, by Prof. Humayun Kabir, Minister of Scientific Research & Cultural Affairs. The College was affiliated to the University of Delhi.

The College of Engineering & Technology established in 1961 was declared an institution of National Importance under the “Institute of Technology (Amendment) Act 1963” and was renamed “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a University with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.

According to Section 4 of the Act, each of the Institutes shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, by its name, sue and be sued. The body corporate constituting each of the Institutes, shall consist of a Chairman, a Director and other members of the Board for the time being of the Institute. IIT Delhi is an autonomous statutory organisation functioning in terms of the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 amended vide the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963, and the Statutes framed thereunder. Responsibility for the general superintendence, direction and control of the affairs of the Institute is vested in the Board of Governors. The Board of Governors functions through its Standing Committees - Finance Committee, Building & Works Committee and such other adhoc committees which are constituted by it from time to time to consider specific issues. The control and general regulation for the maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination in the Institute vests in the Senate. The Senate is responsible for formulation of the academic policies and to design curricula, the courses of studies and the system of examination. The Senate functions through its Standing Boards/ Committees and Sub-committees that may be constituted by it to look into the specific matters arising from time to time.

Campus

IIT Delhi is located in Hauz Khas, South Delhi. The campus of 320 acres (130 ha) is surrounded by the beautiful Hauz Khas area and monuments such as the Qutub Minar and Lotus Temple. The campus is also close to other educational institutions such as the Jawaharlal Nehru University, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Fashion Technology and Indian Statistical Institute.

The inside of the campus resembles a city, with gardens, lawns, residential complexes and wide roads. The campus has its own water supply and backup electricity supply along with shopping complexes to cater to the daily needs of residents.

The IIT-D campus is divided into four zones:

Student Residential Zone

Faculty and Staff Residential Zone

Student Recreational Area, that includes the Student Activity Center (SAC), football stadium, cricket ground, basketball courts, hockey field, lawn tennis courts.

Academic Zone that includes department offices, lecture theaters, libraries and workshops.

The student residential zone is divided into two main sectors—one for men's hostels and another for women's hostels.

Hostel Facilities:

The programmes offered at IIT Delhi are residential in nature. The student has to live in the campus till the completion of their course. The IIT Delhi offers hostel facility for both men and women students within the campus. Besides offering hostels other facilities including mess is also provided and students do not require rushing out side for fulfilling basic needs. The students are offered hostel facilities in the following Halls of Residence Hostels:

For Boys

Nilgiri House

Aravali House

Shivalik House

Kumaon House

Satpura House

Zanskar House

Karakoram House

Jwalamukhi House

Vindhyachal House

For Girls

Kailash Hostel

Himadri Hostel

Hostel Rules for Students

1) On arrival a student will report to the Caretaker or any other official of the hostel authorized by      the Warden and will take possession of the room after signing the inventory of the furniture, electrical and other items in the room.

2) At the end of each semester a student shall vacate his/her room and hand over the charge of the room including all items on the inventory to the Caretaker or any other official of the hostel authorized by the Warden. Any student desirous of retaining his/her room during the vacation must seek prior permission of his/her Warden.

3) Any act of intimidation or violence, willful damage to property or drunken and riotous behavior constitutes an offence.

4) Use of narcotics, consumption of alcoholic beverages and gambling are strictly prohibited.

5) Use of audio equipment in hostels is acceptable only if it is not objectionable to other residents.

6) It is mandatory and ordinarily sufficient for a resident to inform the House Secretary/Warden about any guest(s) staying overnight with him/her. The Warden & House Secretary are empowered to deny permission if the situation so warrants. For longer periods, permission is to be sought from the Dean of Students/Associate Dean of Students.

7) The Hostel dues shall be paid as per the directives of the BHM.

The Institute has no policy for restricting the movement of students on or off the campus and does not exercise any control in respect. You are strongly advised not to venture out of the campus and should you do so, please inform your parents/local guardians regarding your movements off the campus.

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(a) For Male Students:

(I) A student’s parents and other male guests may visit him in his room.

(ii) Lady family members may be allowed to visit a student in his room with the permission of

the Warden.

(III) Non-family lady visitors may be entertained by a student in the visitors’ room in the hostel

from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

(IV) Can not any Motor Driven Vehicle in the Campus. Violation of the rule shall attract heavy

fine.

(b) For Female Students:

(I) All residents should be normally back in the hostel by 8.30 p.m.

(II) In the pursuit of their academic work, they may stay in their laboratories, computer center

or library till 11.00 p.m. but be back in the hostel latest by 11.00 p.m.

(III) In case any resident has to stay out in the Research Laboratory or Computer Centre for

Academic Work after 11.00 p.m., she may do so after making proper entries in the register

regarding her name, name of the laboratory/computer center, time of leaving the hostel

and expected time of return to the hostel. On her return, she will enter in the same

register the actual time of her return.

(IV) If a resident wishes to stay out after 11.00 p.m. for any other purpose, she has to take

prior permission of the Warden.

(V) No first year UG student is allowed to be outside the hostel after 9.00 p.m. for any reason

without specific and prior approval of Warden and making proper entries in the register.

(Vl) Can not keep any Motor Driven Vehicle in the campus. Violation of the rule shall attract

heavy fine.

Other Accommodations:

Besides the hostels there are couple of localities besides IITD where single room, two room sets and rooms on sharing basis are rented out. At most of the places meals are served at door step in lieu of advance payment submitted at the nearby Dhabas/ Restaurants.

Inter-disciplinary centers

An inter-disciplinary center differs from a department in the fact that it deals with an overlap of two or more disciplines of engineering or science. Similar to the departments the centers also offer programs though they offer these courses only at the post-graduation level. The following multi-disciplinary centers are located in IIT Delhi:

Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE)

Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS)

Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME)

Computer Services Centre (CSC)

Centre for Energy Studies (CES)

Educational Technology Services Centre (ETSC)

Industrial Tribology, Machine Dynamics and Maintenance Engineering (ITMMEC)

Instrument Design Development Centre (IDDC)

Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering (CPSE)

Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT)

National Resource Centre for Value Education in Engineering (NRCVEE)

Schools of excellence

A school of excellence is an externally funded (either from an alumnus or an organization) school functioning as a part of the institute. There are three such schools in IIT Delhi which are:

Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology and Management

Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology

School of Biological Sciences

In 2010 the institute, for its excellence in co-operation projects with the corporate world in India, was chosen to be a part of the BBNM Group. Today, they are represented among the BBNM Member schools.[5]