What is IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)? The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are a group of autonomous public engineering institutes of India. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as "institutions of national importance", and lays down their powers, duties, framework for governance etc. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 lists sixteen institutes located at Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mandi, Mumbai, Patna, Ropar, Roorkee and Varanasi.
Each IIT is an autonomous institution, linked to the others through a common IIT Council, which oversees their administration. The IITs usually offer many degrees starting from B.Tech to Ph.D.
The IITs have a common admission process for undergraduate admissions.It was based on IIT-JEE,replaced by Joint Entrance Examination in 2013.The graduate level program that awards M. Tech. degree in engineering is administered by the older IITs (Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Delhi, Varanasi, Guwahati, Roorkee). M.Tech. admission decisions are made on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). In addition to B. Tech and M. Tech programs IITs also award other graduate degrees such as M.Sc. in Engineering, Maths, Physics and Chemistry, MBA, PhD and more.
Admission to these programs are through Common Admission Test (CAT), Joint Admission Test to M.Sc. (JAM) and Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED). IIT alumni have achieved success in a variety of professions. IITs are Institutes of National Importance established through special acts of Indian Parliament.
Below are the list of IIT's along with their Integrated courses offered.
IIT Delhi:
B.Tech and M.Tech in:
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Computer Science and Engineering
B.Tech in Chemical Engg and M.Tech in Computer Apps in Chemical Engg
B.Tech in Chemical Engg and M.Tech in Process Engg and Design
B.Tech in Electrical Engg and M.Tech in Information and Comm Tech
IIT Bombay:
B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
IIT Kanpur:
B.Tech and M.Tech in:
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
IIT Chennai:
Msc-PhD (Operations Research)
5-yr Dual Degree (M.Tech) in Biological Engineering
5-yr Dual Degree (MS) in Biological Sciences
B.Tech in Civil Engg with M.Tech Specialisation in Infrastructure Engg
B.Tech and M.Tech in:
Aerospace Engineering
Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Electrical Engineering
IIT Guwahati:
M.Tech+PhD in Computer Science and Engineering
IIT Hyderabad:
B.Tech and MS by Research in:
Computer Science and Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Building Science and Engineering
B.Tech in Computer science and MS by Research in Computational Natural Science
B.Tech in Computer Science and MS by Research in Computational Linguistics
B.Tech in Computer Science and MS by Research in Exact Humanities
IIT Kharagpur:
B.Tech and M.Tech in:
Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Farm Machinery and Power
Agricultural and Food Engineering/ Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Agricultural and food Engineering/ Dairy and Food Engineering
Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
Civil Engineering/ MBA
Civil Engineering/ Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering/ Geotechnical Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering/ Computer and IT
Computer Science and Engineering/ MBA
Electronics and Electrical Engineering/ Fibre Optics and Lightwave Engineering
IIT Roorkee:
B.Tech Chemical Engg with M.Tech Specialisation in Hydrocarbon Engg
B.Tech Electronics and Wireless Communication with M.Tech Specialisation in Communication Engineering
B.Tech Computer Science and Engg with M.Tech Specialisation in IT
B.Tech Electrical Engineering with M.Tech specialisation in MBA