* Location & Campus
* Administration
* Objectives
* Programmes

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the six Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence for higher training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India, the others being at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras Bombay and Guwahati. 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. 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.

Location
IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi, which is a landmark place in the colourful and chequered history of Delhi. Bounded by the Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Complex on the west, the National Council of Educational Research and Training on the south, and the New Ring Road on the north, the Institute campus is flanked by Qutub Minar and the Hauz Khas monuments. Well connected to the major city centres by open and wide roads, 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.

Campus
The campus of the Institute extends to an area of 320 acres. With many topographical features, imaginatively laid out with picturesque landscape, numerous buildings of various nature and stature, and clean and wide roads, the campus presents a spectacle of harmony in architecture and natural beauty. The campus area has been divided into four functional zones : (i) Residential zone for students; (ii) Residential zone for the faculty and other supporting 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. See IIT Campus Map
The main academic building accommodates various teaching and research activities. Though each department is a separate entity with a courtyard around, all the departments constitute an integrated complex. Heavy engineering laboratories are placed on the ground floor, light laboratories on the first floor while the tutorial rooms, classrooms and project rooms are located on the second floor. Separate offices have been provided to every member of the teaching staff next to his laboratory. Large lecture theatres with modern amenities and equipment for sound and projection are located in the courtyards between departments for common use. The campus also offers amenities like staff club, hospital, shopping centre, bank, post office, telecom centre, community centre, stadium, playing fields, etc.
The Students Activities Centre provides all facilities for students’ extra-curricular and physical development. The central double-storeyed recreation block with a swimming pool and a gymnasium hall offers amenities such as squash courts, hobbies workshops, 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.

Administration
I.I.T.Delhi is an autonomous statutory organisation functioning within the “Institutes of Technology Act” as amended by “The Institutes of Technology (Amendent) Act, 1963″. The six Indian Institutes of Technology (others being at Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Guwahati) 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. Shri Vijay R.Kirloskar is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of this Institute. The Senate decides the academic policy of the Institute, and approves curriculum, courses and examination results. It appoints committees to look into specific academic matters arising from time to time. The teaching, training and research activities of various departments at the Institute are constantly under review to improve both facilities and standard. The Director of the Institute is the Chairman of the Senate. Financial advice to the Institute is rendered by the Finance Committee. Similarly, there is a Buildings & Works Committee to advise on matters relating to buildings and works activity. These committees are appointed by the Board of Governors. In addition, there are a number of other committees like the Board of Undergraduate Studies, Board of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Board of Educational Research and Planning etc. appointed by the Senate to help the administration in the efficient running of the Institute.

Objectives
The objectives include:
· offering instruction in engineering and applied sciences at a level comparable to the very best in the world;
· providing best facilities for postgraduate studies and research;
· providing leadership in curriculum planning and laboratory development:
· developing programmes for faculty development both for its own staff and for teachers of other engineering institutions:
· developing close collaboration with industry through exchange of personnel and undertaking consultancy projects.
· developing strong collaboration links with other academic and research institutions in the country and abroad;
· anticipating the technological needs for India and to plan and prepare to cater to men:
· developing continuing education programmes:
· preparing instructional resource material in the conventional as well as the audiovisual me video and the computer based modes:
· catering to the development of a culture for maintenance and conservation.

Collaborative Programmes / MoUs
The Institute is actively involved in collaborative programmes internationally and nationally in order to remain at the forefront on the scientific and technological developments and to share its experience with them. At present, a large number of collaborative research projects are in operations with the institutions in U.K., France, U.S.A., Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Japan, Germany, Sweden and Austria. Some of the facets of these collaborations include students and faculty exchange, joint research and fellowships for training at the doctoral and post-doctoral level.

Programmes

Undergraduate Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
M.Tech. Programmes
Interdisciplinary M.Tech. Programmes
VLSI Design Tool & Technology
Power Generation Technology
M.S. (Research)
Interdisciplinary Master of Design (M.Des.)
Postgraduate Programme
M.B.A. Programmes

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