Know About the Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

By Avinash Kumar|Updated : June 21st, 2019

Know About the Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: IIT Delhi was established as a College of Engineering in 1961, this Institute was declared as an Institution of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act 1963 and was renamed as Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. It was then accorded the status of a university with powers to decide its own academic policies, to conduct its examinations, and to award its degrees. Recently, IIT Delhi has been given the status of Institute of Eminence.

In IIT Delhi each academic year consists of two semesters and a summer term. The education system is organized around a credit system, which ensures continuous evaluation of a student’s performance and provides flexibility to choose courses so as to facilitate progress at an optimum pace suited to ones ability or convenience. Each course is assigned a certain number of credits depending upon the class contact hours. A minimum number of credits are to be completed in order to qualify for the award of the degree.

NIRF & QS Ranking 

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has improved its rankings in the Engineering as well as Overall category. In Engineering, IIT Delhi jumped to No. 2 position in 2019 with a score of 85.36. In 2018, it held No. 3 position. In the Overall ranking, IIT Delhi is now ranked 3rd with a score of 78.69. In 2018, it was placed at No. 4. 

Undergraduate Courses Offered by the Institute

B.Tech (Bachelor of technology) 

Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Chemical Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Textile Technology

Engineering Physics

Mathematics & Computing

Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech) 

Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Chemical Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mathematics & Computing

Integrated M.Tech

Mathematics & Computing

Ways to Enter in IIT Delhi

  • JEE (Advanced Joint Entrance Examination) for the B.Tech programme
  • GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) for M.Tech and PhD programmes
  • JAM (Joint Admission Test for M.Sc.)
  • CAT (Common Aptitude Test for MBA)

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