Indian Institute of Technology Patna (Also known as: IIT Patna)

Indian Institute of Technology Patna was established on August 6, 2008, by an Act of the Indian Parliament. IIT Patna offered admissions to 670 students for B.Tech/B.E programmes, 160 students for M.TEch/M.E programmes and 259 students for Ph.D programmes till April 2016. The Institute has a faculty strength of 100 members including 1 DST Ramanujan Faculty Fellow, 1 Adjunct Faculty, 1 DST Inspire Faculty and 1 Visiting Professor and over 70 non-teaching members. The Institute is approved by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). There are ten departments offered by IIT P including Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Humanities & Social Science.

Location:-

IIT Patna is located in Bihta, Bihar. The nearest airport from the Institute is the Jai Prakash Narayan Domestic Airport, Patna, which is located 5 km away and students can reach the campus in about 10 mins. The nearest railway station from IIT P is the Bihta railway station which is 2 km away. Students can take an auto and reach the campus in approximately 5 mins. Students can also reach the Institute campus by taking a bus from Gandhi Maidan, Patna.

Collaborations:-

• Università Ca'Foscari Venezia, Italy

• Aalborg University, Denmark

• Instituto Superior Técnico Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal)

• Wright State University, Ohio

• Tektronix

• University of Hartford, USA

• National University of Singapore, Singapore

• Louisiana State University, USA

• University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Clubs, Committees & Societies:-

• NSS- National Service Scheme (NSS) is a Youth Programme which is established under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. Students have also conducted various programmes under this scheme including international yoga day, blood donation, leprosy campaign, Swachh Bharat, literary campaign, mass cleaning, mass tree plantation, road traffic awareness, polio vaccine, disaster management, PFMS training etc. to spread awareness among the common people.

• Music Club- The members of Music Club of Indian Institute of Technology Patna are responsible for conducting and participating in different musical events and programmes happening inside the institute. Students here learn and listen to different forms of music including classical, blues, jazz, Bollywood etc to introduce themselves to different genres of music.

• Dance Club- The Dance Club lets students practice and learn different dance activities including  hip-hop, Bollywood, salsa, folk dance, classical, freestyle, contemporary and many more. This club also provides a great platform to students where they can develop their dance related skills. The members of this club also conduct various dance events inside the institute and take part in them.

• Dramatics Club-  IIT P has formed this club with the objective of developing the acting skills of students through different activities including drama, theatre etc. The members of this club work together as a team to polish their skills in terms of creativity and acting.

• Gymkhana Cultural Committee- The Gymkhana Cultural Committee has been formed under Indian Institute of Technology Patna which comprises members functioning towards the overall development and activities of students. Gymkhana also works towards solving the issues of students.

• Anwesha Cultural Committee- Anwesha Cultural Committee of IIT P has members which are responsible for managing all the cultural events and programmes happening inside the Institute. Members of this committee actively work towards managing all the activities involved in successful conduction of any programme or event.

• NJACK Computer Science Club- NJACK is the Computer Science Club of IIT Patna providing knowledge to students regarding science and technology and improving the coding skills of students. Members of this club have also participated in various events, workshops and competitions happening inside the Institute.

• Sparkonics Club- This Club has been formed with the objective of providing more information on electronics, embedded systems, communications to students. Members of this club have also conducted and participated in various technical events to implement and showcase their skills and knowledge.

• E-Club-  This Club has been formed under IIT P to motivate the students to develop their skills in entrepreneurship. Members of this club share ideas and tricks to excel in today’s world of competition. Various programmes including Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes are also conducted to exchange and share knowledge.

• Developer Student Club- Developer Student Club aims to train the students in solving real-life problems. Google has also partnered with many university students to develop student clubs on sharing more knowledge on developing.

• Ace Club- This is the Club of Civil Engineering of IIT Patna providing more knowledge to students in the field of Civil Engineering. Members of this club have also conducted and participated in various programmes, workshops and events to share and exchange more information.

• ChessX Club- This is the Club of Chemical Engineering aims to provide knowledge on economics, biotechnology, electronics, policy making and much more. ChessX aims to provide more information on Chemical Engineering to the students belonging to this branch.

• SCME Club- Indian Institute of Technology Patna has formed the SCME Club to provide more knowledge about Mechanical Engineering to students. Members of this club have conducted and participated in various workshops, events, lectures and programmes related to Mechanical Engineering, Automobiles and Robotics etc.

• Tinkerer’s Lab- This Club has been formed inside IIT P to share and exchange creative ideas among students and implement those ideas into reality.