Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna

Patna IIT is now well-known for its decent courses at diverse levels and research facilities, provided in association with several globally prominent universities of USA, Australia, Canada, and Singapore. This patna iit was established in the year 2008, along with other seven new IITs, by the Human Resource Development Department of the Government of India, under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2012.

Now, iit patna offers courses at all levels, graduate, postgraduate, and doctoral, under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with some reputed foreign universities mentioned below. Broadly, the courses provided by iit patna fall under the categories of Engineering, Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences; these courses are described in the section below separately. Presently, IIT Patna is functioning within the campus of the Navin Government Polytechnic located at Patliputra Colony, Patna, under mature mentorship of IIT Guwahati.

The permanent campus of patna iit is to be constructed at Bihta, situated on the outskirts of Patna city at a distance of about 35 Km. MoU with some reputed and leading universities in these fields facilitate patna iit to conduct world-class educational and research courses, through mutual co-operation and joint research programs. The most significant of these foreign universities are - University of Houston, USA; University of New South Wales, Australia; Louisiana State University, USA; National University of Singapore, Singapore; University of North Texas, USA; University of Saskatchewan, Canada; and UNICEF office in Bihar.

Patna IIT Admissions & Courses

At present, IIT Patna has three spacious and well-equipped Schools for educational and research purposes. These are - School of Engineering, School of Sciences, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The following are the main educational departments at iit patna:

• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• Department of Electrical engineering
• Department of Physics
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

With support of these academic departments, the following illustrious and prolific iit patna courses are provided:

• B. Tech: These courses are offered in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering, at present.
• M. Tech: These postgraduate courses are offered in Mathematics & Computing; Nano-science & Technology; and Mechatronics.
• Ph. D Courses: These programs, started from July 2009, cover all fields mentioned above.

For iit patna admissions to B. Tech courses, the basis is the IIT-JEE, which is conducted on all India level generally in the months of April and May every year. At present, there are only 40 (Forty) seats in each of these B. Tech courses of patna iit. For admission to M. Tech courses GATE scores, or B. Tech/B. E scores, or B. Sc/M. Sc scores form the basis. Personal interview is followed thereafter. For admission to the Ph. D courses of patna iit, is performed based on GATE/M. Tech scores, or M. Sc/ B. Sc scores, academic or professional achievements, or some special entrance tests, and personal interview. Each Ph. D program has only 58 seats. The iit patna fees are at par with those in all IITs of India.

IIT Patna Address
The present iit patna address is as under:
Indian Institute of Technology Patna (IIT Patna),
Navin Government Polytechnic Campus,
Patliputra Kurji Road,
Patliputra Colony, Patna, Bihar (India) - 800013.
Telephone: +91-0612-2552067.
Fax: +91-0612-2277383.
Website: www.iitp.ac.in