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{{short description|Public autonomous engineering and research institute}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
| native_name = भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान पालक्काड
| motto = ''Nurturing minds for a better world.''
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2015}}
| type = [[Public University|Public]] [[engineering school]]
| director = [[Seshadri Sekhar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/colleges/seshadri-sekhar-appointed-director-of-iit-palakkad/article65914447.ece|title = Seshadri Sekhar appointed director of IIT-Palakkad|date = 20 September 2022}}</ref>
| city = [[Palakkad]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coor = {{Coord|10|47|38|N|76|49|36|E|type:edu|display= title}}
| module = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}} }}
| campus = {{Unbulleted_list|'''Nila Campus:''' IIT PALAKKAD, Nila Campus, Near Gramalakshmi Mudralayam, Kanjikkode, Kerala 678623 |'''Temporary campus:''' Ahalia Integrated Campus, Kozhippara, Palakkad, Kerala 678557}}
| website = {{URL|https://iitpkd.ac.in}}
| native_name_lang = hi
| image = IIT Palakkad Logo.svg
| image_alt = Logo of IIT Palakkad
| caption = Inspired from the (5,3) torus knot, the logo highlights the notion of synergy and dynamic inter-relationship between research, theory and practice in academics.
| academic_staff = 100+
| students = 1000+
}}

'''Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad''' ('''IIT Palakkad''' or '''IIT PKD''') is a public autonomous [[engineering]] and [[research]] institute located in [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]]. It is one of India's 23 [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]]s. Proposed in the [[2014 Union budget of India]],<ref>http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2014-2015/ub2014-15/bh/bh1.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209062512/http://www.indiabudget.nic.in/budget2014-2015/ub2014-15/bh/bh1.pdf |date=9 December 2017 }}. Retrieved on 28 June 2015, 13:17 IST.</ref> IIT Palakkad was established in 2015 as an [[Institute of National Importance]] by the [[Government of India]].

The institute started functioning in August 2015 from a temporary site located inside the Ahalia Integrated Campus, Palakkad.<ref name="temp_campus_hindu">{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/palakkad-iit-to-start-functioning-from-august/article7152810.ece|title = Palakkad IIT to start functioning from August|date = 29 April 2015|work = The Hindu|access-date = 7 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Temporary Campus|url=http://iitpkd.ac.in/temporary-campus/|publisher=IIT Palakkad}}</ref> In February 2019, academic activities commenced on the Nila Campus, sometimes referred to as the transit campus.<ref name="transit_campus_mathrubhumi">{{Cite news|url = https://www.mathrubhumi.com/education-malayalam/features/iit-palakkad-to-shift-campus-soon-1.3465961|title = കേരളത്തിന്റെ ഐ.ഐ.ടി. സ്വന്തം ക്യാമ്പസിലേക്ക്; 2020ഓടെ യാഥാര്‍ഥ്യമാകും|date = 9 January 2019|work = Mathrubhumi|access-date = 1 March 2019|archive-date = 30 December 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211230202300/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/education-malayalam/features/iit-palakkad-to-shift-campus-soon-1.3465961|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Nila Campus is nestled in the corner of the under-construction 500-acre permanent campus at [[Kanjikode]].<ref name=iitpkdpage>[https://iitpkd.ac.in/ IIT Palakkad | IIT Palakkad]. iitpkd.ac.in. Retrieved on 2019-03-01.</ref>

== History ==
The [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) were established by the [[Government of India]] as [[Institute of National Importance]] through a Central Statute, the [[Institutes of Technology Act, 1961]]. The success of the IITs led to the demand for establishing more such institutions across our country. [[Kerala]], one of India's most educationally advanced states, had a long pending demand for an IIT. In 2012, then Prime Minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]] said that the Centre was seriously considering a proposal to set up an IIT in Kerala under the Twelfth Plan.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/kerala-may-get-an-iit-during-12th-plan-says-prime-minister/article20501512.ece1|title = Kerala may get an IIT during 12th Plan, says Prime Minister|date = 12 September 2012|work = THG Publishing PVT LTD}}</ref>

In July 2014, an IIT in the state of Kerala was proposed in the [[2014 Union budget of India]], the first budget of [[Narendra Modi]] led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA government]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Union Budget 2014: Jaitley hands middle class its big tax break |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/union-budget-2014-arun-jaitley-tax-relief-higher-growth/1/370644.html|accessdate=10 July 2014|agency=India Today|date=10 July 2014}}</ref> On November 20, 2014, [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]] was designated as the mentor institute by the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Human Resources and Human Development]], and the director of [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]], [[Bhaskar Ramamurthi|Dr. Bhaskar Ramamurthi]] assumed the role of Mentor Director. The institute's first academic session commenced on August 3, 2015 with a sanctioned strength of 120 students – 30 each in Civil Engineering, Computer Science Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. [[IIT Madras]] deputed a batch of experienced professors including the ones recently retired, former deans and heads of various departments to the new campus as both permanent and visiting professors.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/IITs-in-Tirupati-Palakkad-now-Open-for-Intake/2015/06/25/article2885032.ece1|title = IITs in Tirupati, Palakkad now Open for Intake|date = 25 June 2015|work = The New Indian Express|access-date = 27 June 2015}}</ref>

IIT Palakkad was incorporated in the [[Institutes of Technology Act, 1961]], through the [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011|Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2016]], in September 2016. In January 2017, [[P. B. Sunil Kumar|Dr. P. B. Sunil Kumar]], who was the Professor-in-charge, was appointed as the Director by then [[President of India]], [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/education/president-nod-for-appointment-of-5-new-iits-directors/|title=President nod for appointment of 5 new IITs directors|date=2017-01-07|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-01-07}}</ref>

A. Seshadri Sekhar, professor and head of the department of mechanical engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras|IIT Madras]], succeeded [[P. B. Sunil Kumar|Dr. P. B. Sunil Kumar]] as the director of the institute in October 2022. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/education/colleges/seshadri-sekhar-appointed-director-of-iit-palakkad/article65914447.ece|title=Seshadri Sekhar appointed director of IIT-Palakkad|date=2022-09-20|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Campus and location ==
[[File:IIT Palakkad main Entrance.jpg|thumb|IIT Palakkad Entrance]]
[[Image:IIT PKD.jpg|thumb|right|Temporary campus of IIT Palakkad]]
IIT Palakkad currently functions in two campuses - the temporary campus and the Nila campus - which are separated by about 13 km. Both of them have on-campus housing facilities. The temporary campus is situated inside the [[Ahalia Health Heritage and Knowledge Village|Ahalia Integrated campus]] in Kozhippara, Palakkad, which is about 20 km from Palakkad city. The academic block of the temporary campus is 55,000 sq. ft. in area and consists of well-equipped academic classrooms, a seminar room, an auditorium, conference room, workshop, library, cafeteria, laboratories and faculty offices. It also provides hostel and sports and recreational facilities with access to high-speed internet.<ref name=":0" />

The Nila Campus is set up in 30 acres out of the 504 acres allotted to the permanent campus site in Kanjikode.<ref name="transit_campus_mathrubhumi" /> The campus has an excellent infrastructure in place, which comprises an auditorium, multimedia enabled small and large classrooms, student laboratories, library, canteen, and fully Wi-Fi enabled hostels with mobility in Internet access. The academic space and the laboratory complex are named Samgatha and Manogatha respectively. The students in the Nila Campus are accommodated in the three newly built hostels - Bageshri, Brindavani and Tilang.<ref name=iitpkd_transit_campus>[https://iitpkd.ac.in/transit-campus Transit Campus | IIT Palakkad]. iitpkd.ac.in. Retrieved on 2019-03-01.</ref> The construction of phase I of the permanent campus is ongoing.<ref name="transit_campus_mathrubhumi" />

== Academics ==

'''Programmes'''

IIT Palakkad currently offers four-year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and two years MS programmes in different engineering disciplines. Similar to the other IITs, admission to undergraduate programmes is based on qualification through the extremely competitive [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination]] (IIT-JEE). In addition to that, Ph.D programme is also offered in all the disciplines of Science and Engineering. It is also offering Master of Technology (M.Tech) in two disciplines from the year 2019 in which candidates having valid GATE ([[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]]) scores are eligible to apply. From 2019, M.Sc programmes in Physics and Chemistry will also be offered. The admissions to these programmes are through IIT-JAM.

In 2022, the institute introduced flexible choice based B.Tech programs and degree options alongside a new B.Tech program in Data Science and Engineering.

IIT Palakkad is currently functioning with 8 disciplines.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/iit-temporary-campus-to-open-on-august-3/article7311825.ece|title = IIT temporary campus to open on August 3|date = 13 June 2015|work = The Hindu|access-date = 7 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/291211/iit-palakkad-offers-free-course-on-artificial-intelligence-ai-how-to-apply/| title=IIT Palakkad Offers Free, Online 12-Week Artificial Intelligence Course for Students| language=en |accessdate=2022-07-25}}</ref>
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Computer Science & Engineering]]
* [[Electrical Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Humanities]]

=== Ranking ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
|NIRF_E_2022=68}}
IIT Palakkad is ranked 68th among the engineering colleges of India by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2022.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2022 />

==See also==
* [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]
* [[Indian Institute of Technology Madras]]
* [[Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* [http://www.iitpkd.ac.in Official website]

{{Indian Institutes of Technology}}

[[Category:Engineering colleges in Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian Institutes of Technology|Palakkad]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2015]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Kerala]]

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