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{{short description|Public engineering institution in India}}
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{{Infobox University
|name = Indian Institute of Technology<br />Indore
|native_name =
|motto = ज्ञानम् सर्वजनहिताय ([[Sanskrit]])
| mottoeng = Knowledge is for the well-being of everyone
| image = Indian Institute of Technology, Indore Logo.png
| type = [[Public university|Public]] <br/> [[Research| Research Institution]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2009}}
| chairman = [[Deepak B. Phatak]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chairman, IIT Indore |url=https://www.iiti.ac.in/page/chairman-board-of-governors |website=iiti.ac.in |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>
| director = N.K. Jain(Acting)<ref>{{cite web |title=N.K Jain |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/iit-indore-chief-mathur-leaves-jain-is-new-officiating-director |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=director |url=http://iiti.ac.in/office_of_director |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
| undergrad = 886<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=Undergrad |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2020/pdf/Engineering/IR-E-U-0273.pdf |website=NIRF 2020 |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
| postgrad = 157<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 383<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| Faculty =
| alumni =
| location = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| colours = {{color box|#155B9E}} Blue
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />{{convert|501.42|acre|km2}}<ref name=area>{{cite web |title=Campus area |url=https://www.iiti.ac.in/page/about-us |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
| website= {{url|http://www.iiti.ac.in}}
}}

'''Indian Institute of Technology Indore''' ('''IIT Indore''') is an autonomous public technical and research institute located in [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=ed288e61-1942-4020-9f50-8ccd810233ee&MatchID1=4924&TeamID1=4&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1244&PrimaryID=4924&Headline=Arjun+Singh+lays+foundation+of+IIT+in+Indore|title=Arjun Singh lays foundation of IIT in Indore|access-date=2009-02-18}}</ref> IIT Indore was founded in 2009, among the eight young [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs). IIT Indore is officially recognized as an [[Institute of National Importance]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Institute of Nation Importance |url=http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A1961-59.pdf |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Founded in 2009, it is one of the eight new [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) established by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]], Government of India under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]] which declares eight new IITs as well as the conversion of [[Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]] to IIT.<ref name=AmendmentAct>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf|title=The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010}}</ref> The Act was passed in the [[Lok Sabha]] on 24 March 2011<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/148456/ls-passes-bill-provide-iit.html |title=LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU |work=deccanherald.com |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref> and by the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 30 April 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/Parliament-passes-IIT-bill/articleshow/12937917.cms |title=Parliament passes IIT bill |work=ThetimesofIndia.com |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>
[[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], the then [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|HRD minister]] of [[India]] laid the foundation stone of IIT Indore on 17 February 2009 in its permanent campus located in Simrol, [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The institution started functioning from 2009-10 in a temporary campus at [[Institute of Engineering and Technology, DAVV|Institute of Engineering and Technology]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ietdavv.edu.in/|title=Home|website=www.ietdavv.edu.in|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> of [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dauniv.ac.in/|title=Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya , Indore|website=www.dauniv.ac.in|access-date=2017-02-18}}</ref> under mentorship of [[IIT Bombay]] with [[Pradeep Mathur (scientist)|Pradeep Mathur]] as the director<ref>{{cite web |title=director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/iit-i-diector-professor-mathurs-tenure-renewed-for-5-years/articleshow/48783919.cms |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=former director |url=http://iiti.ac.in/former_directors |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>.The first batch of IIT Indore graduated in 2013, and the institute celebrated its first [[Convocation]] Day on 8 June 2013.<ref>[http://www.iiti.ac.in/Convocation/index.html CONVOCATION 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503225429/http://www.iiti.ac.in/Convocation/index.html |date=3 May 2018 }}. Iiti.ac.in. Retrieved on 2013-10-09.</ref>

==Campus==

IIT Indore is located at Simrol, Khandwa Road. The campus sprawls across 501.42 acres. IIT Indore moved from the two rented campuses to its permanent campus in Simrol in October 2015.<ref name=area/>

=== Learning Resource Centre (LRC) ===
IIT Indore's central library, the Learning Resource Centre is equipped with Online Information Resources. The library provides its users access to nearly 3800 electronic journals as well as access to databases such as [[ACM Digital Library]], [[IEEE XPlore]] digital iibrary, [[Science Direct]], [[MathSciNet]], [[JSTOR]], [[SciFinder]], [[Taylor and Francis]], [[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]], and [[Springer Publishing|Springer]]. The library also provides air-conditioned and Wi-Fi enabled Reading Halls.<ref>{{cite web |title=LRC |url=http://library.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
=== Halls of Residence ===

Most students at IIT Indore reside in the halls of residence. The campus has five halls of residence named A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, C.V. Raman and Devi Ahilya. The Devi Ahilya Hall of Residence is exclusively for the accommodation of women. Students are provided 5 BHK units to accommodate 5 students with one student per bedroom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Halls of Residence |url=https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=105 |access-date=11 March 2021}}</ref>
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==Organisation and administration==
===Governance===
{{see also|Indian Institutes of Technology#Organisational structure}}
IITs are administered centrally by the IITs' Council, an apex body established by the Government of India. The Minister of Human Resource & Development, Government of India, is the Chairman of the Council. Each Institute has a Board of Governors responsible for its overall administration and control.

The Senate, which comprises the heads, deans and Full Professors of the Institute, is the Apex Academic Body that decides the academic policy of the Institute. It controls and approves the overall curriculum, courses, examinations and results. It appoints committees to look into specific academic matters arising from time to time. The teaching, training and research activities of various departments of the Institute are periodically reviewed to improve facilities and maintain standards. The Director of the Institute is the ex-officio Chairman Senate.

===Departments===

IIT Indore has the following departments:<ref>{{cite web |title=Departments of IIT Indore |url=https://www.iiti.ac.in/departments |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Sodium Building.jpg|thumb|Sodium Building]]
[[File:Fluorine Building.jpg|thumb| Fluorine Building]]
*Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Engineering (AASE)<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronomy |url=http://astronomy.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering (BSBE)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bioscience and Bioengineering |url=http://bsbe.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Chemistry]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chemistry |url=http://chemistry.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Civil Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil engineering |url=http://ce.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Computer Science and Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer Science and Engineering |url=http://cse.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Electrical Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Electrical Engineering |url=http://ee.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Humanities and Social Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Humanities and Social Sciences |url=http://hss.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Mathematics]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathematics |url=http://math.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Mechanical Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mechanical Engineering |url=http://me.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science<ref>{{cite web |title=Metallugy Engineering and Material Science |url=http://mems.iiti.ac.in |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[Physics]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Physics |url=http://physics.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>

===Centers===
IIT Indore has the following centers:<ref>{{cite web |title=Centers |url=https://www.iiti.ac.in/page/centers |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>

*Centre for Advanced Electronics (CAE)<ref>{{cite web |title=CAE |url=http://cae.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Computer Center (CC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Computer center |url=http://cc.iiti.ac.in/team.php |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Center of Futuristic Defense and Space Technology (CFDST)
*Center of Innovation, Incubation, Entrepreneurship and Industry Relations (CIIEIR)<ref>{{cite web |title=CIIEIR |url=http://ciieir.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Centre for Rural Development and Technology (CRDT)<ref>{{cite web |title=CRDT |url=http://iiti.ac.in/page/centre-for-rural-development-and-technology |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*DST-FIST Center of Excellence in Gear Engineering<ref>{{cite web |title=DST-FIST |url=http://iiti.ac.in/page/dst-fist-center-of-excellence-in-gear-engineering |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Sophisticated Instrument Centre (SIC)<ref>{{cite web |title=SIC |url=http://people.iiti.ac.in/~sic/index.php |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Counselling Services<ref>{{cite web |title=Counselling |url=http://iiti.ac.in/page/counselling-cell |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Training and Placement<ref>{{cite web |title=Placement |url=http://placement.iiti.ac.in/ |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*Central Workshop<ref>{{cite web |title=Central Workshop |url=http://people.iiti.ac.in/~workshop/ |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>

==Academics==
IIT Indore offers a four year [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] programmes in several engineering fields.
The postgraduate and graduate programs at IIT Indore includes [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]], [[Master of Technology|M.Tech]] and [[Master of Science|M.S.(research)]] programs in engineering; [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] and [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]] programs in basic sciences and humanities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Programs |url=https://academic.iiti.ac.in/academic_program.php |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> IIT Indore offers numerous scholarships<ref>{{cite web |title=Scholarships IIT Indore |url=http://academic.iiti.ac.in/scholarships |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> for students under different qualification criteria.

===Admissions===
Admission to the B.Tech programs is through the [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced]] (JEE(Adv)), and students are admitted after completing 10+2 schooling.<ref>{{cite web |title=JEE(Adv) participating institutes |url=http://www.jeeadv.ac.in/pinstitutes.php |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> Admission to the M.Tech/Ph.D programs is through [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE)<ref>{{cite web |title=GATE |url=https://academic.iiti.ac.in:8443/Admm/2020-MTech%20and%20MS%20(Research)%20Advertisement.pdf |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> - for M.Tech/M.S./Ph.D and [[Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.]] (JAM).<ref>{{cite web |title=JAM |url=https://jam.iisc.ac.in/p/admitting-institutes-1 |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>

=== Ranking ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| type = College
| THE_W_2020 = 351-400
| THES_A_2020 = 55
| THES_E_2020 = 61
| NIRF_E_2020 = 10
| QS_INDIA_2020 = 13
| QS_A_2020 = 188
}}
IIT Indore was ranked 351-400 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2020,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2020/> 55 in Asia<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2020/> and 61 among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2020/> In India it was ranked 10 among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

==Research==
The primary research areas in IIT Indore’s School of Engineering are Algorithms and Theoretical Computer Science, Semiconductor Devices Physics and Technology, Si/SOI Technology, Thin Film Technology, VLSI/ULSI Circuit and System Design, Bio-medical Signal Processing, Manufacturing Process Selection and Process Parameters Optimization, Micro-machining and Nano-finishing Processes, etc.<ref>{{cite web |title=IIT-Indore tops in quality research among new IITs |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/iit-indore-tops-in-quality-research-among-new-iits/ |website=Free Press Journal |access-date=5 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411090942/https://www.freepressjournal.in/iit-indore-tops-in-quality-research-among-new-iits/ |archive-date=11 April 2015 |date=10 November 2014}}</ref>

As of August 2015, IIT Indore leads all the new IITs in terms of total citations as well as [[h-index]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Research performance of Indian Institutes of Technology |url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/112/05/0923.pdf |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> Abstracting and indexing database [[Scopus]] has rated IIT Indore as the top among the new IITs, followed by seven IITs of Ropar, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar and Jodhpur.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.scopus.com/|title = Scopus}}</ref>

IIT Indore’s formal undergraduate research scheme is entitled, "Promotion of Research and Innovation for Undergraduate Students (PRIUS)".<ref>{{cite web |title=research - PRIUS |url=http://rnd.iiti.ac.in/main/prius |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PRIUS |url=https://academic.iiti.ac.in/Document/04072014PRIUS.pdf |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PRIUS IITI |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/IIT-I-rolls-out-scheme-for-students-to-boost-research/articleshow/36718184.cms |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Undergraduate Research |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/we-encourage-research-orientation-in-undergraduates-says-iit-indore-director/articleshow/66026684.cms |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Undergraduate research |newspaper=Business Standard India |date=7 November 2018 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rise-of-new-iits-indore-throws-freshers-into-the-deep-end-with-research-118110601033_1.html |access-date=27 January 2021|last1=Umarji |first1=Vinay }}</ref> IIT Indore actively participates in international projects and joint collaborations with research organizations in Japan, South Korea, the Russian Federation, Portugal, France, Germany, and USA.<ref>{{cite web |title=International collaboration |url=http://rnd.iiti.ac.in/main |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> It started the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) to encourage entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web |title=Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/to-promote-entrepreneurship-iit-i-launches-start-up-centre |access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref>

=== Research facilities ===
The institute provides instruments/facilities such as Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectrometer, CAD Tools for [[Very-large-scale integration|Very Large Scale Integration]] (VLSI) Design, Single crystal X-ray diffractometer, Time-correlated single photon counting ([[Ultrafast laser spectroscopy|TCSPC]]), Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iiti.ac.in/SIC/ |title=Sophisticated Instrumentation Center |access-date=15 December 2012}}</ref> Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy, Dual ion beam sputtering deposition (DIBSD) system, Spin Coater, Optical Surface Metrology System Profiler,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iiti.ac.in/Research/facilities.html|title=Research - Research Facilities|website=iiti.ac.in}}</ref>

The Sophisticated Instrumentation Center (SIC) is a national facility hosted at IIT Indore's School of Basic Science. SIC at IIT Indore is equipped with Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction, [[Nuclear magnetic resonance|Nuclear Magnetic Resonance]], [[Mass spectrometry|Mass Spectrometry]], Elemental Analysis and Single Molecule Imaging and [[Spectroscopy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SIC |url=http://people.iiti.ac.in/~sic/ |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>

==Student life==

===Cultural festivals===
====Fluxus====
Fluxus is the signature annual [[Culfest|social and cultural festival]] of IIT Indore, held in February. It consists of several competitions, informal events, workshops and showcases professional performances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fluxus 2014 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/IIT-Indore-Fluxus-ends-with-gala-night/articleshow/30165991.cms |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="Fluxus">{{cite web|url=http://www.fluxus.in/|access-date=12 November 2011|title=Fluxus - Annual Techno-Cultural Festival of IIT Indore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Workshop-on-Robotics-at-IIT-Indore/articleshow/24724224.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=Workshop on Robotics at IIT Indore - The Times of India}}</ref> It was started in 2011.

Fluxus 2019 included ‘Kavyanjali’ dedicated to Hindi and Urdu poetry and shayris with acclaimed poet [[Rahat Indori]] taking the center stage. Renowned poets from all around Indore including Sandeep Dwivedi, Surya Prakash Upadhyay, Rishi Dixit, Nitesh Kushwaha shared the stage with Dr. Rahat Indori. It also included the concerts of the rock band [[The Local Train]], the singer [[Amit Trivedi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Amit Trivedi at Fluxus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/indore/amit-trivedi-pays-homage-to-pulwama-martyrs-at-iit-indore/articleshow/68078609.cms |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> and the Canadian EDM performer, Miss Tara. The decade anniversary hosted an alumni meet Magnum Opus for all the IITI graduates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fluxus 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/indore/the-big-fat-iit-indore-fest/articleshow/68079669.cms |website=Times Of India |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fluxus 2019 |url=http://dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1503/1/20190220_TOI_P-3.pdf |access-date=24 February 2021 |agency=Times Of India}}</ref>

Fluxus 2020 included musical performances of the singer duo [[Salim-Sulaiman]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Salim-Sulaiman |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/indore/salim-suleiman-perform-at-iit-indore-fluxus/articleshow/74438805.cms |access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref> DJ Shaan, The Yellow Diary and the stand-up comedy performance of [[Zakir Khan (comedian)|Zakir Khan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Fluxus 2020i |url=http://dspace.iiti.ac.in:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2029/1/20200201_Dainik_Bhaskar_P-17.pdf |access-date=24 February 2021 |agency=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Indian Institutes of Technology]]
*[[Institutes of National Importance]]
*[[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)]]
*[[List of autonomous higher education institutes in India]]
*[[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://iiti.ac.in}}

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