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{{short description|Public engineering institution located in Jodhpur, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
| image = IIT Jodhpur Logo.svg
| motto = {{lang|sa|tvaṃ jñānamayo vijñānamayo’si}} {{small|([[Sanskrit]])}}
| mottoeng = You are full of supreme wisdom and knowledge
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2008}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
| chairman = [[A. S. Kiran Kumar]]<ref name="BoG">{{cite web|title=Board of Governors|url=http://iitj.ac.in/institute/index.php?id=board_of_governors|website=iitj.ac.in|publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>
| director = [[Avinash Kumar Agarwal]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/new-directors-appointed-to-iit-kanpur-bhu-guwahati-dhanbad-jodhpur-goa-9278673/ | title=IIT-Kanpur, BHU, Guwahati, Dhanbad, Jodhpur, Goa get new directors | date=19 April 2024 }}</ref>
| faculty = 238 <ref name=nirf_2024_data>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Overall/IR-O-U-0395.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref>
| students = 3,308 <ref name=nirf_2024_data/>
| undergrad = 1,742 <ref name=nirf_2024_data/>
| postgrad = 832 <ref name=nirf_2024_data/>
| doctoral = 734 <ref name=nirf_2024_data/>
| city = [[Jodhpur]]
| state = [[Rajasthan]]
| country = India
| nickname = IITian
| coor = {{Coord|26|28|34.38|N|73|6|47.77|E|region:IN-RJ_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
| mapframe = yes
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]
| campus_size = {{convert|852|acre|km2}}
| colors = {{color box|red}} Red {{color box|black}} Black
| website = {{URL|https://www.iitj.ac.in/}}
}}

'''Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur''' ('''IIT Jodhpur''' or '''IITJ''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[technical university]] located in [[Jodhpur]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]] in [[India]]. IIT Jodhpur is officially recognized as an [[Institute of National Importance]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Department of Higher Education {{!}} Government of India, Ministry of Education | url=https://www.education.gov.in/technical-education-2#:~:text=To%20meet%20the%20growing%20demand,Admission%20Test%20for%20M.Sc. | access-date=2026-01-10 | website=www.education.gov.in}}</ref> It is one of the eight [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) established by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)]], Government of India under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]].<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|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-date=22 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122074603/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media///Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:IIT Jodhpur.jpg|thumb|Entrance of IIT Jodhpur]]

==History==
IIT Jodhpur was established by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)]], Government of India in the year 2008, under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]] which declares the new eight IITs as well as the conversion of the [[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|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-date=22 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122074603/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media///Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf|url-status=dead}}</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 2009 |access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref> and by the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 30 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |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> In July 2008, the first academic session of IIT Jodhpur began at the [[IIT Kanpur]] campus, with 109 undergraduate students in [[Computer Science Engineering]], [[Mechanical Engineering]] and [[Electrical Engineering]]. The institute was sanctioned as an [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]] for [[Rajasthan]], and not for [[Jodhpur]] in specific. It was after considering various cities, including [[Ajmer]], [[Bikaner]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]] and [[Udaipur]] that the [[Vijay Shankar Vyas|Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas]] led committee suggested Jodhpur as the location for the IIT in Rajasthan. In late 2009, the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|MHRD]] granted final approval for establishing the institute at Jodhpur.

A portion of the [[MBM Engineering College]] under [[Jai Narain Vyas University|JNV University, Jodhpur]] was identified as the location for the transit campus of IIT Jodhpur. In May 2010, classes of IIT Jodhpur were shifted from IIT Kanpur to the transit campus in Jodhpur. In July 2017, the academic and residential campuses of IIT Jodhpur were migrated to the permanent campus. Construction of the permanent campus is still in progress.

==Campus==

===Permanent campus===
IITJ is located about 24 km from Jodhpur city on National Highway 62 which connects [[Jodhpur]] to [[Nagaur]]. The site spans over {{convert|852|acre|km2}} of land around Jhipasni and Gharao villages. [[M. M. Pallam Raju]], then [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Union Minister for Human Resources Development]], laid the foundation stone on 16 April 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/infra/index.php?id=permanent_campus|title=IITJ- Permanent Campus|website=iitj.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>

The permanent campus is being built on a self-sustainable model, catering for its own energy and water requirements. The campus' masterplan got 'GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award' under '[[Passive solar building design|Passive Architecture Design]]' category at the 8th [[The Energy and Resources Institute#GRIHA|GRIHA]] Summit held during 2–3 March 2017, at [[India Habitat Centre]], New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iitj.ac.in/events/index.php?event=latest@iit_jodhpur&title=170&id=170|title=IIT Jodhpur receives GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award for its Masterplan under 'Passive Architecture Design'|website=www.iitj.ac.in|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jovo.education/index.php/iit-jodhpur-receives-griha-exemplary-performance-award-for-its-masterplan-under-passive-architecture-design/|title=IIT Jodhpur receives GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award for its Masterplan under 'Passive Architecture Design' {{!}} JOVO Education|last=Editor|website=jovo.education|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107011930/http://jovo.education/index.php/iit-jodhpur-receives-griha-exemplary-performance-award-for-its-masterplan-under-passive-architecture-design/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grihaindia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&t=library|title=GRIHA: Exemplary Performance Award list|website=grihaindia.org|access-date=2017-06-03}}</ref>

===Transit academic campus===
[[File:IIT Jodhpur transit academic campus.jpg|thumb|Transit academic campus]]
Until the first migration of IITJ to the permanent campus, IIT Jodhpur used to function from its transit campus, at the Department of Computer Science, [[MBM Engineering College]]. The transit campus is separate from the main campus of MBM Engineering College. The transit academic campus has 20 laboratories, six classrooms of 50-person capacity and four classrooms of 200-person capacity. Two of the four large classrooms have networking and video conferencing facility to facilitate video-conferencing lectures.

The academic campus' sports facilities include basketball, football, cricket, volleyball and badminton courts.

===Transit residential campus===
[[File:Iitjhostels.JPG|thumb|Transit residential campus]]
IIT Jodhpur had set up its transit residential campus at Kendranchal colony on New Pali Road, Jodhpur. Faculty and students used to reside in the transit residential campus, which had a dining facility and a health center. It has courts for outdoor and indoor sports. There was a computer center and library annexure.

The residential campus was connected to the academic campus by institute's buses which run at frequent intervals.

==Organisation and administration==
===Governance===
{{see also|Indian Institutes of Technology#Organisational structure}}
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 [[Dean (education)|deans]], heads of departments, registrar.

=== Departments ===
The Institute has organised its academic activities to be conducted through 15 Departments & Schools. The departments are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/department/index.php?id=departments|title=IITJ-Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur|website=iitj.ac.in|access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>
* School of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
* [https://www.iitj.ac.in/school-of-design/ School of Design]
* [https://www.iitj.ac.in/schools/en/School-of-Management-&-Entrepreneurship/ School of Management & Entrepreneurship]
* School of Liberal Arts (SoLA)
* Biosciences and Bioengineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Chemistry
* [https://iitj.ac.in/department/index.php?id=civil Civil and Infrastructure Engineering]
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Electrical Engineering
* Humanities & Social Sciences
* Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
* Mathematics
* Mechanical Engineering
* Physics

==Academics==
=== Admissions ===
For undergraduates, IIT Jodhpur offers BTech programs. Admissions to BTech programs are carried through [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination|Joint Entrance Examination]], after completing 10+2 schooling.

For PG Courses, it offers MTech, MSc, MSc – MTech,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/academics/index.php?id=acad_program&&prog=48|title=Details of MSc – MTech Program, IITJ}}</ref> MTech – PhD,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/academics/index.php?id=acad_program&&prog=50|title=Details of Dual Degree Program, IITJ}}</ref> MBA, MDes<ref>{{Cite web |title=School of Design MDes Admission |url=https://iitj.ac.in/school-of-design/admission-mdes-2025.php }}</ref> and PhD<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/admission/phd.php?id=eligibility|title=PhD admission eligibility at IITJ}}</ref> programs. The Mtech - PhD program however is now discontinued with 2024 batch as the last intake. IIT Jodhpur also offers MedTech and MedTech - PhD program in collaboration with AIIMS Jodhpur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medical Technologies {{!}} IIT Jodhpur |url=https://iitj.ac.in/medical-technologies/en/medical-technologies |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720024614/https://iitj.ac.in/medical-technologies/en/medical-technologies |archive-date=2025-07-20 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=www.iitj.ac.in}}</ref> The eligibility criteria for MTech involves degree in BTech, B.E. or BSc (Engineering) with at least 60% marks or 6.5/10 Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). A valid [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] score is necessary for considering enrollment for MTech program. The MSc programs are administered through [[Joint Admission Test for MSc|JAM]] exam with other minimum qualifying criterion in place.

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
|type=India Rankings 2025: Engineering
| NIRF_E_2024= 27
}}

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur was ranked in 28th place among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2024.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2024/>

==Research==
At IIT Jodhpur sponsored research and development programs were and are carried out in Centers of Excellence in the areas of information and communication technology, energy, and [[systems sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iitsystem.ac.in/sites/default/files/externalpeer-review/12/ffda337401ebd1bf7e5c180e94.pdf |title=External Peer Review Report 29-30 June to 1 July 2014|website=iitsystem.ac.in}}</ref> The French government had shown its interest in helping IIT Jodhpur develop its research and academic institute. IIT Jodhpur has signed an Agreement on Academic Exchanges and MoU with Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iitj.ac.in/collaborations/index.php?id=news_archives&num=370&item=academic_collaboration|title=Collaboration of IITJ and Nara Institute, Japan}}</ref>

==Student life==
===Cultural festivals===
The annual inter-collegiate festival Ignus,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ignus.co.in|title=IGNUS, Annual Festival of IIT Jodhpur}}</ref> usually held in the month of February is a cultural and technical festival hosted by the student body. It features competitions and events involving participants from all over the country, and concerts by eminent performers.

The annual inter-collegiate sports week, Varchas is another event organized by the student body. It involves participation from a number of institutes around the country in various sports competitions including athletics, badminton, basketball, football, cricket, chess, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and Jodhpur mini-marathon.

Students are also actively involved in activities like [[dramatics]], [[literary arts]], [[stargazing]], music, [[quizzing]], and [[fine arts]]. The Entrepreneurship Cell, which supports the growth of [[startups]] involves the student community in innovation and business activities as well.

==See also==
* [[List of universities and higher education colleges in Jodhpur]]
* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]
* [[Arid Forest Research Institute]] (AFRI) Jodhpur

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://iitj.ac.in Official website, IIT Jodhpur]

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