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Indian Institute of Technology Patna

History

This has been a land of visionaries. Some of the legends from this region include Lord Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavir, Guru Gobind Singh, the famous astronomer Aryabhatta and the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Education

IIT Patna has ten departments: These are Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Humanities & Social Science departments.

Research

Research & Development Unit (R&D) of IIT Patna was established in 2009 with a view to initiate and nurture productive and interactive engagement with sponsoring agencies. It aims to facilitate smooth functioning of projects sponsored by government and private organization. Faculty members and students are encouraged for various engineering and interdisciplinary projects to register growth in research by generation of resources, patents, research collaborations and establishing links with industry.

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University Ranking

World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
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801
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801
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Student services

The Students' Gymkhana of IIT Patna (established in 2008) is the governing council of students consisting of the elected student representatives working for the over-all well being and holistic development of students in the institute. 

The elected representatives of the students from each hostel strive to foster growth and leadership among the students by coordinating various events helping to extract the maximum of ones talent. To promote the co-curricular activities and interests, the gymkhana has many clubs and groups dedicated to the interests of the students.

Housing services

Staying in the campus is particularly attractive because resident students have access to several facilities. IITP has presently two boy’s hostel and one girl’s hostel that provides comfortable accommodation and are located close to the academic area. There are two married scholar’s apartments (located nearby campus) for PhD and Master’s students. The hostels are located in peaceful, clean, aesthetic environment in campus. Each Hostel in the Institute is self-contained with amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a gymnasium and a dining hall with mess, along with various food joints and canteen in the Food court.

Library services

The Central Library of IIT Patna is one of the advanced library in terms of its collection and services. Central Library caters to the information needs of faculty members, students, research scholars as well as staff of the Institute, by offering a wide range of Information Technology (IT) based (and value added) services and products.

ICT services

The campus is fully Wi Fi surrounded. There are numerous terminals and a computer laboratory operating within the Institute and all the computers are connected through LAN/WiFi. The laptops issued to the faculty members are equipped with data card for internet facility at any place.

Medical services

Being an important tool in the development of an institute, health care facilities at IIT Patna have been well planned and executed. It is functional with primary basic health care facilities for employees and students. IIT Patna Hospital at Bihta campus runs with the help of Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital (NSMCH) Bihta, Patna. 

Campus life

The campus community forms a close knit group and you make friends for life here. Presently over 1500 students are residing in the hostels. Students have access to Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the buildings. In addition to the adequate health care facilities, all the students are covered under Vidyarthi Mediclaim Insurance Policy. Campus has a basketball court, a volleyball court, a tennis court, a badminton court, a cricket ground and a football ground.

The Associate Dean of Students, in his capacity as the President of the Board for Hostel Management, is the head of the hostel organization.

Sports facilities

Boys' hostel has a gymnasium on the first floor along side the common room. It has all the basic exercise equipments like dumbbells, barbells, bench press, etc. It also has other major equipments like tredmills, exercise bike, squat station, hammer strength machine, cables and pulleys, lat pull down machine, leg extension machine and few more.

Student clubs

There are a number of clubs within the University:

  • Cultural Committee
  • Entrepreneurship Club
  • Rural Technology Development Club
  • Sports Club

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