IIT Hyderabad began functioning on 18 August 2008 from a temporary campus in Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, with Prof. U. B. Desai as the founding director. In July 2015, it moved to its ~600-acre permanent campus at Kandi, Sangareddy. At present, Prof B S Murty is the Director of IIT Hyderabad. It is close to the outer ring road[5] and located on NH-65.
Campus
The IITH campus is on a land area of 576 acres (234 ha). IIT Hyderabad is around 15km from the Outer Ring Road and is very accessible using both private and public transport. The academic building is designed by New Delhi-based ARCOP, and hostels, Lecture Hall, and academic departments by Pune-based acclaimed American architect Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger. This organic campus is divided into clusters of buildings being completed in phases starting in 2011. The campus is one of India's best examples of energy efficient, carbon neutral and sustainable architecture. The design grew out of local weather conditions and utmost care to enhance learning. The graduate and post-graduate programs are separated, student and teacher housing is divided, and girls' and boys' hostels are segregated for a pluralistic environment.
The 25 lakh square feet of buildings in Phase 1A; 3 academic blocks and 10 functioning hostel buildings (each with a capacity of 200) were completed in March 2019.[6][7][8]
Hostels
Most dorm rooms at IIT Hyderabad are traditional one-person rooms, with some two-person rooms. Most students reside in the twenty-three hostel buildings on campus. Six out of the 23 hostel buildings accommodate female students exclusively. Dining facilities are located in centralized halls. Students are assigned specific rooms at the time of admission where they will live, usually for the remainder of their stay at the institute. First-year undergraduate students are usually allotted double sharing rooms; while the other students receive single-occupancy rooms. Students are provided with complimentary high-speed fiber optic internet for academic and personal purposes. Radiant cooled rooms adds to the comfort.
IIT Hyderabad Research Park
In 2018, the Government of India sanctioned a Research Park to some IITs in which IIT Hyderabad got its place. IIT Hyderabad Research Park is a self-reliant team endorsed by IIT Hyderabad and its alumni. The IIT Hyderabad Research Park promotes the betterment of research and development by the institute through friendship with industry, helping in the advancement of modern ventures, and economic development. The IIT Hyderabad Research Park assists organizations with a research target to set up an infrastructure in the park and take advantage of the expertise available at IIT Hyderabad.
IIT Hyderabad Technology Research Park (TRP), with a total Built-up area of 19,560 square meters, was recently (On 4 February 2022) inaugurated by Srivari Chandrasekhar, secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (GoI).
All IITs follow the same organizational structure, which has President of India at the top of the hierarchy. Directly under the President is the IIT Council. Under the IIT Council is the board of governors of each IIT. Under the board of governors is the director, who is the chief academic and executive officer of the IIT. Under the director, in the organizational structure, comes the deputy director. Under the director and the deputy director come the deans, heads of departments, and registrar; as well as the Student Gymkhana Council elected by the student community, which leads the clubs and cells across the institute.
Dr BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Research and industrial consultancy
IIT Hyderabad has 110 laboratories on the campus, of which 50 are exclusively for research. Over 80% of the faculty has either one sponsored research project or a consulting project. There is an emphasis on innovation, with more than 7,246 research publications and patent disclosures, 1,668 sponsored/consultancy projects, and industry collaborations.
IIT Hyderabad is involved in the DISANET project for disaster mitigation, an Indo-Japanese collaboration.[11]
IIT Hyderabad has also been involved with India's first 5G patent[12] removing fluoride from water using naturally occurring Jamun seeds,[13] developing a constant drug delivery system for the body through skin patch[14] and other research projects.
Inter-disciplinary centres
Design Innovation Centre
Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems and IoT
Teaching Learning Centre (TLC)
Tinkerer's Laboratory – a variety of scientific instruments including scientific instruments, electronic components, 3D printers, CNCs, workstations, etc.
Incubation centers
iTIC Incubator at IIT Hyderabad,[15] with BUILD being a subset of iTIC
These degrees require 125-130 credits of coursework, typically over a period of 4 years. These courses include Basic Science courses, Basic Engineering courses, Liberal and Creative Arts, Free Electives, and Stream-specific core courses and electives.
Second majors require an additional 24 credits of coursework and the program lasts for 5 years, although completing the second major in the 4-year timeframe is allowed and is quite common.
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Engineering Physics
Mathematics and Computing
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Undergraduate Minors
Minors require an additional 12 credits of coursework.
Aerospace Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering
Climate Change
Creative Arts
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Design
Electrical Engineering
Entrepreneurship
Economics
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Robotics
Postgraduate and Doctoral Degrees
IIT Hyderabad also offers regular M.Tech. degrees in 40 programs (including eight interdisciplinary programs)[18], and M.Des. degrees in Design and MSc degrees in 3 programs in sciences. The institute also offers online M.Tech./M.Des. degrees in eight programs (including two interdisciplinary programs). The postgraduate programs typically last for 2-3 years with 50 credits of coursework. In 2019, the institute started offering M. A. in Development Studies. The institute also offers PhD across all disciplines of engineering, sciences, and Liberal Arts.
Coursework and Fractal Academics
Each department offers courses of various levels, for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Core/compulsory courses are floated every alternate semester, along with a basket of electives. Advanced elective courses are open for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as students of other departments, although enrollment may be limited. [citation needed]
IIT Hyderabad uses a Fractal Academic System, involving continuous evaluation of students and more choices on subjects they want to pursue outside their core area.[19] The structure of academics involves students taking courses to fill specific number of credits within Elective Baskets. Courses across UG and PG involve domains such as "Department Electives" where courses are taken from within the prescribed list of courses by the department, "Free Electives" where any courses of the student's choice are taken, mandatory "Liberal Arts"/"Creative Arts" credits where credits have to be taken from the Liberal Arts and/or Creative Arts department. Additional courses such as the NSS/NSO/NCC, and Clean India are required to be taken, as specified to the degree being pursued.[20] Undergraduate students are required to complete 125-130 credits to complete their degree, with additional credits being taken for additions to the degree.
IIT Hyderabad currently offers expansion to the degrees by providing students opportunities to take up additional Minors, Majors and Dual Degree programs. As per the 50th Senate Academic Handbook, Dual Degrees are currently offered for B.Tech. + M.Tech.; B.Tech. + PhD; B.Tech. + M.Tech. (Interdisciplinary & Cross-Disciplinary), B.Des. + M.Des.; and B.Des. + PhD.[20] The structure is permissible to allow ambitious students to take up additional coursework at their desired level of difficulty; for example if a B.Tech./B.Des. student wishes to graduate with a cross-disciplinary exposure, they may pursue a Major in their respective department, while pursuing an Honours in addition to another Major, or Minor, or combinations of both, and then also take up an additional degree.[20]
Admission to the B.Des. program is through the Undergraduate Common Entrance Examination for Design (UCEED).[25] The B.Des. program started at IIT Hyderabad from August 2019.[26] with 10 seats.[27]
All qualified candidates with a valid Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) score become eligible to apply for M.Des. admission, students who had completed their Bachelors from eligible CFTIs / IITs are not required to have written CEED.
M.Des. (Regular),[28] M.Des (Project)[29] and M.Des. (Practice)[30] are offered at the Department of Design (DoD), with M.Des. (Regular) provided under two classifications; M.Des. (Sponsored) and M.Des. (Self-Sponsored) where:
M.Des. (sponsored) seats are fully MoE funded. A valid CEED score is required for shortlisting for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and personal interview conducted by the Department of Design, IITH.
M.Des. (self-sponsored) seats are self funded with no scholarship in this category. Though CEED qualification is not mandatory for this category, an online screening test determines the shortlisting for Design Aptitude Test (DAT) and personal interview.
Admission to M.Tech. programs requires a B.Tech./B.E. degree or equivalent in the respective or allied areas and possessing a Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score. Admission to the MSc program requires a BSc or an equivalent degree with 65% for GE/OBC, 60% for SC/ST or equivalent in the respective or allied areas, and possessing a valid Joint Admission Test to MSc (JAM) score. Admission to the M. A.Development Studies program also requires an undergraduate degree and candidates must clear the entrance exam conducted by the institute.
Admission to the PhD Program requires either B.Tech./GATE qualification for engineering departments with a good academic background or M.Tech./GATE qualification for engineering departments or National Eligibility Test (NET) qualification for Science departments.
Placements
IIT Hyderabad has on-campus internship and industry placement services. In the 2024-2025 season, 617 students have secured a placement on-campus with an average annual compensation of INR 20.81 LPA, and a maximum annual compensation of INR 66.13 LPA (domestic). In the 2023-2024 season, 493 students were placed with an average annual compensation of INR 22.50 LPA and a maximum of 90.00 LPA.[31]
395 out of 479 registered students have secured an on-campus internship with an average monthly stipend of INR 80,000 and maximum stipend of INR 19,00,000.[31]
In India, IIT Hyderabad was ranked 7 among engineering institutes by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2025 and 12 overall. IIT Hyderabad is also ranked the Top-6 institute as per NIRF (Innovation).[37]
Student life
Elan & ηVision
Elan & ηVision is the annual techno-cultural fest of IIT Hyderabad and the largest college fest in South India.[citation needed] The first edition of Elan started in 2009. The fest takes place in the beginning of the year, in either January or February. IIT Hyderabad also hosted ηVision, an annual inter-institute technical festival, since 2011. Since 2016, both events have been merged into a single annual fest called Elan & ηVision.[38][39] The fest attracts a footfall of around 15K spread across 400+ colleges and hosting 60+ events. The pronites are the star attractions of Elan & ηVision, drawing thousands of footfall. The previous editions of the fest have seen shows by Shirley Setia, Benny Dayal,[40]Nikhil Chinapa,[41]Gajendra Verma, Kailash Kher, Darshan Raval, Rave Radio, Divine (rapper), Zakir Khan (comedian), and numerous other artists. Each year the fest also promotes a social cause to bring awareness and bring about reforms. The 9th edition was graced by Vijay Deverakonda, as he promoted a social cause campaign for an eco-friendly world.[42] The fest has also seen Ira Trivedi, Amala Akkineni, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Papon this year 2025 and many more for various talk shows. Elan & ηVision is a platform to showcase talents across multiple spectrums, with several events like Cryptex, FMI, Manthan, Elan-e-Jung, Breakfree, Quizzes, Robo Soccer, Enigma, Battlebots, etc.
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