Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
| भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जम्मू | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2016 |
| Mentor Institute | IIT-Delhi |
| Location | Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | IIT Jammu |
The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu (abbreviated IIT Jammu) is a public research university located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.The Institute came into existence in 2016 when a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu & Kashmir and Department of Higher Education, MHRD, Government of India, was signed, setting the ball rolling to set up an IIT campus at village Jagti, Tehsil Nagrota at Jammu.[1]
Campus
Temporary Campus
Set up in the KCS campus, the temporary campus of IIT Jammu will have all the facilities required for hassle-free academic environment. A total of 40,000 sq.ft. built-up area including hostels, house class rooms, a seminar room, a library, a computer Laboratory, faculty offices, a cafeteria and recreational and creative facilities.The campus has volleyball, basketball and badminton courts. Cricket nets are also being planned. Indoor sports facilities include table tennis, carom and chess. Rooms for music, dance and other activities are also available. There is a very nice open air stage in the academic building which will serve as the centre of cultural activities and performances.
Permanent Campus
The State Government has provided the land, measuring 159 hectare for establishment of Indian Institute of Technology at Jammu. The agreement was signed by Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director IIT Delhi for and on behalf of MHRD, Government of India, being the mentor Institute and Shri Hemant Sharma, Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir. IIT Jammu started functioning from 2016 itself from a Temporary campus within Jammu city. The transit Campus spread over 25 acres within the actual site with built up area of about 2 lakh sq. ft. will be operational from the next session (2017–18) and will be able to accommodate about 600 students.
Academic Structure
The academic programme at IIT Jammu would follow the curriculum of IITDelhi to begin with. IIT Jammu will evolve its own curriculum with time. Thus, in the first year, all students, irrespective of the branch, will undergo the same curriculum. In the first year, the students would do courses on basic sciences and basic engineering. In addition, non-graded courses on language, professional ethics & social responsibility and introduction to engineering are also included. The institute will follow a credit system and the performance in a course will be continuously evaluated. A relative grading system will be followed.[2]
Courses offered
Currently the institute offers three UG programs namely, B.tech in Computer science, B.tech in Electrical Engineering and B.tech in Mechanical Engineering with the intake capacity of 30 in each branch.The admission to these programs is done through JEE-Advanced.