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Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar logo.png
Motto
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Guide the Intellect in the Right Direction
Type Public
Established2008(15 years ago) (2008)
Chairman Adil Zainulbhai [1]
DirectorRajeev Ahuja [2]
Academic staff
170 [3]
Students2,544 [3]
Undergraduates 1,312 [3]
Postgraduates 495 [3]
737 [3]
Location
Rupnagar
,
Punjab
,
India

30°58′13″N76°28′09″E / 30.9704°N 76.4691°E / 30.9704; 76.4691
CampusUrban
501 acres (2.03 km2)
Colours   Yellow
  Green
Website www.iitrpr.ac.in
IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) is a public technical university located in Rupnagar, Punjab, India. It is one of the eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) [4] established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 [5] to expand the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country.

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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 from 1st August 2009. [6] [7] Foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIT Ropar was laid down on 24 February 2009 by the then Union HRD Minister Shri Arjun Singh.

Campus

Permanent Campus

Main gate complex of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. Maingateiitropar.jpg
Main gate complex of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.

IIT Ropar has shifted to its permanent campus since June 2019, except for the departments of Humanities, Mathematics, Physics, Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, and some hostels and labs. [8] Architecture of the entrance gate is inspired by Indus Valley civilisation with four 41 feet high stone carved [9] pillars at the entrance. [10] [11] [12] The institute started to operate from its permanent campus in July 2018. Some phases of this campus were still under construction. The campus was being built on the land earlier known as Birla Seed Farms. It is located over an area of 525 acres (2.12 km2). IIT Ropar celebrates its Foundation Day on 24 February every year. The contract was given to CPWD and a Bangkok-based construction company was assigned the task of finishing the first phase. [13] The Computer Science Department has been shifted to this campus in July 2018. A part of the administration office was shifted on 17 June 2018. In June 2019, the Administration and Departments of Electrical, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering completely shifted to the permanent campus.

The Spiral - an artistic representation of the DNA structure. This structure is built inside the main gate complex of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar. Spiraliitropar.jpg
The Spiral – an artistic representation of the DNA structure. This structure is built inside the main gate complex of the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar.

The institute, in the past, operated in two different transit campuses located in Rupnagar.

Transit Campus I

The main academic block of Transit Campus I IIT Ropar - Main Building of the Transit Campus.JPG
The main academic block of Transit Campus I

The transit campus I of IIT Ropar is the 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 has 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.

Organisation and administration

Governance

All IITs follow the same organization structure which has President of India as visitor 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, registrar.

Departments and Centres

The institute currently has 11 departments, 1 multi-disciplinary centre [14] and 1 DST Technology Innovation Hub. [15] The departments are:

DST Technology Innovation Hub

In 2020, the Department of Science of Technology (DST) has established a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) in the application domain of Agriculture & Water, named Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub (AWaDH), at IIT Ropar in the framework of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) [17] with a grant of Rs. 110 crore. IIT Ropar TIH is primarily working on (i) Water and Soil Quality Assessment Processes, (ii) Water Treatment and Management, (iii) Agriculture Automation and Information Systems, (iv) Stubble Management and Urban Farming, (v) IoT Systems, and (vi) Instrumentation for mapping hazardous substances in water and soil, towards eco-friendly farming practices and to make farming more profitable for the grower. [18] [19] The technology innovation hub is led by Prof. Pushpendra P. Singh. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Academics

Programmes

The institute offers undergraduate programmes awarding Bachelor of Technology in various engineering areas. Admission to these programmes is through JEE Advanced. [25] The institute also offers postgraduate degrees awarding MTech and MSc (Research) in various engineering fields, as well as MSc in basic sciences. [26] PhD courses in various fields are also offered. [27]

Rankings

University rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2022) [28] 351–400
Times (World) (2022) [29] 501–600
Engineering – India
NIRF (2022) [30] 22

IIT Ropar has ranked 351–400 in the QS Asia Ranking 2022. [28] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked it 501–600 globally in the 2022 ranking. [29] The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 22nd among engineering colleges in 2022 [30]

Research

The institute stresses in inter-disciplinary research areas including Renewable and Clean Energy, Artificial intelligence [31] (AI), Bio-imaging and Bio-instrumentation, Agriculture & Water, Rural Technology Development, Hydrogen power, etc. [32] A Central Research Facility has been established encompassing equipment from various departments. [33]

From the academic year 2017–18, the institute organises Research Conclave every year. [34] [35]

Student life

Cultural festivals

Zeitgeist is the annual cultural festival of Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and is held annually as a three-day festival in October or November. [36] 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 February or March. An annual sports festival, Aarohan is also held annually during February. It is currently in its second edition. [37] These college fests are managed financially and conducted entirely by the students. An annual Indian classical music and dance event SPIC MACAY [36] 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. [36] [37]

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. [38]

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