Other name | IIT-BH |
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Type | Public technical university |
Established | 2016 |
Chairman | Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan |
Director | Prof. Rajiv Prakash |
Undergraduates | 450 [1] |
Address | Kutelabhata village , , |
Campus | Urban,Eco Friendly Campus, 445 acres |
Website | www |
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai was inaugurated on 7 August 2016 by Shri Prakash Javedakar, Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development, Government of India, and Shri Raman Singh, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Chhattisgarh. IIT Hyderabad was entrusted with the responsibility of mentoring the institute under the guidance of Prof U.B. Desai, Director, IIT Hyderabad. The institute started its operation from its transit campus located in the Government Engineering College (GEC) at Sejbahar, Raipur, wherein the first batch of students was inducted in 2016. Prof Rajat Moona took charge as Director of IIT Bhilai on 20 March 2017. Prior to joining IIT Bhilai, he was Director General of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Government of India. He is affiliated to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. Prof Rajiv Prakash took charge as Director, IIT Bhilai on 26 September 2022. A professor of Materials Science and Technology at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, Prof Prakash is one of India's foremost scientists in the fields of electronic polymers and nanocomposites, organic electronics, sensors, and energy storage devices. IIT Bhilai shifted to its permanent campus on 1 August 2023 and the BTech new session took off from the permanent campus.
The permanent campus of IIT Bhilai is a complete self-sustaining residential campus and it will be developed subsequently in phased manner. Over the course of 20 years, the campus is anticipated to expand to house 12,000 students. The present phase of the permanent campus of IIT Bhilai is being constructed in Kutelabhata village, Bhilai, District Durg and will cater to 1200 students respective faculty and staff members.
The academic departments in IIT Bhilai include: [2]
IIT Bhilai offers Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral programs (PhD) in various departments.
The Institute made its modest start with introduction of BTech program from August 2016. IIT Bhilai currently offers six undergraduate programs in the disciplines of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), Electrical Engineering (EE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (MSME) and Mechatronics Engineering (MT).
The institute also offers MTech programs in the discipline of Bioengineering, Electric Vehicle Technology (EVT), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), Power Systems and Power Electronics (PSPE), Control and Instrumentation (CI), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (MSME), Design and Manufacturing (DM), Thermal and Fluids Engineering (TFE) and Mechatronics Engineering (MT) as well as MSc programs in Chemistry (CY), Mathematics and Computing (MA), and Physics (PH).
Further, the institute offers PhD programs in Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering (BSBME), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering (MSME), Chemistry (CY), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), Electrical Engineering (EE), Electric Vehicle Technology (EVT), Liberal Arts (LA), Mathematics (MA), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Mechatronics Engineering (MT), and Physics (PH).
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2023) [4] | 81 |
IIT Bhilai is ranked 81 among the engineering colleges of India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023. [4]
The academic building houses the central library, various laboratories and workshops which are equipped with state-of-the-art apparatus. [5]
There are four laboratories – Computer Centre, Electrical Lab, Physics lab and a Chemistry lab.
The institute has two computer laboratories. The labs have a total of 64 Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT Desktops with 4 GB RAM and 500 GB hard disks, and six Dell PowerEdge R 630 servers. [6]
Chemistry lab apparatus includes a vortex mixer, rotary evaporator, UV ozone cleaner and so on. [5] The lab also supports fume extractors which restore the air purity and hence limit the exposure to hazardous or toxic fumes, vapors or dust. [5]
Workshops have been set up in the main building which support prototyping and building of various projects undertaken by both undergraduate as well as post-graduate students. The workshops play an integral role in the curriculum by providing hands-on training to the students. These workshops have served as incubation centers for the first automobile car developed by the students of the mechanical engineering department.
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Apart from the academics, the student life at IIT Bhilai various includes extra-curricular activities which are held by various student clubs. [14] From hackathons to cultural events, all are managed by student bodies. In support of various social causes, the students also volunteer for different activities under the National Service Scheme. [15] Regular drives of Swachh Bharat Mission are carried out within the campus as well as around it. The students are also involved in teaching drives which cover the neighboring schools in the villages. [15]
The Council of Student Affairs (CoSA) was established in 2018. The CoSA is an extension of the student gymkhana system - which was in place during the academic year 2017–18. The CoSA is a canopy for two parallel bodies – The Student Gymkhana (responsible for managing cultural, technical, sports and outreach activities) and the Students’ Senate (manages academic concerns). The bodies consist of elected student representatives from both UG and PG levels and are guided by the faculty members. The President heads the CoSA. The Student Gymkhana and the Students’ Senate further consists of elected students representing various spheres of concern such as cultural (music, dance, art, drama), sports, academics and so on. In 2018, the elections to the above posts were carried out using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and a cent percent voting attendance was recorded. [14]
Within a couple of years since its inception, IIT Bhilai conducted its first major annual technical and cultural festival – Meraz. [16] The fest was held in October 2018 over a span of 3 days and featured events and performances by various professionals from both – the Technical and as well as the Entertainment industry. With an attendance of over a thousand students from all across the state, Meraz brought in a huge influx of technical as well as cultural diversity. [16]
IIT Bhilai Motorsports is a student team as a part of Motorsports Club from Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. The Club being established in 2017, consists of 60+ members targeting to design and fabricate ATV to compete in national level all terrain vehicle events.
IIT Bhilai Motorsports made its debut at Enduro Student India (ESI) 2019, being the only 3rd gen IIT to participate in this competition. The team successfully cleared technical inspections based on design, engine check and brake check test in static events. In dynamics, the team actively participated in all the events - DirtX, Sprint, Acceleration & Maneuverability as well as Endurance race.
A team of 17 members represented IIT Bhilai Motorsports at Pune in the competition along with more than 70 other teams.
Apart from the technical laboratories, the transit campus also offers the students an opportunity to practice various sports. Floodlight enabled football ground, volleyball court, basketball court and indoor badminton courts serve as the focal point of sports development in IIT Bhilai.
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