Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Jodhpur

The Indian Institute of Technology [IIT], Jodhpur is one of the 23 IITs in India under the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961. It is one of the 8 new IITs, and was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the year 2008 and got its stature as an autonomous institute of national importance in 2011 after the amendment in the IIT Act. All the IITs operate autonomously, but their administration is overlooked by the IIT Council. This institute is located on the highway between Jodhpur and Nagaur in Rajasthan. Its campus has an area of 625 acres. IIT Jodhpur is a public institute which is ranked 53rd in Engineering by NIRF 2020 India rankings. Today, it is well known for its courses offered at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels in the fields of engineering, technology, science and management.

Table of contents

• Highlights
• Why Choose Indian Institute of Technology [IIT], Jodhpur?
• Ranking
• Courses
• Eligibility Criteria
• Departments
• Admission
• Results
• Cut Off
• Campus
• Hostel Details
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Collaborations
• Alumni

IIT Jodhpur Highlights

Some of the key highlights of IIT Jodhpur are given below, including the courses and their programme levels offered, accreditations, recognitions, infrastructure etc.

Why Choose Indian Institute of Technology [IIT], Jodhpur?

Being one of the institutes of national importance, IIT Jodhpur has always enjoyed the limelight among the students, corporates, faculties and the government as well. So, it has a lot of top level teaching, research and support facilities, world class faculties and researchers and meritorious students from the science and technology backgrounds. Along with this, the institute is also approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Recently, IIT Jodhpur has also started offering management courses for postgraduate and doctorate levels. And due to all the quality inputs the students enjoy, the learned students are sought after by top level organizations across the world. And hence, the college has shown impressive placement statistics over the years and demonstrated commendable growth. Moreover, the needy students can also avail scholarships provided by IIT Jodhpur and facilitate their current and further studies well.

IIT Jodhpur Ranking

Because of its academic curriculums being robust and effective, because of their placements and related activities having stood the test of time, because of their top level faculties and technicians and because of the researchers of global calibre, IIT Jodhpur ranking in India as per National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings 2020 is 53rd for Engineering. Compared to its siblings, IIT Jodhpur ranking among IITs is 19th for Engineering as per NIRF 2020 Rankings.

IIT Jodhpur Courses

IIT Jodhpur offers various specializations in B.Tech. for undergraduates, M.Tech., M.Sc. and MBA as postgraduate courses and Ph.D for doctorate. Moreover, the institute also offers interdisciplinary Ph.D, M.Sc.-M.Tech. Dual degree programmes, Executive M.Tech. and M.Tech.-Ph.D dual degree programmes as well, unlike many other colleges in the engineering and science domain. Stream wise courses and specializations offered by IIT Jodhpur are as follows.

IIT Jodhpur Engineering Courses

IIT Jodhpur Science courses

IIT Jodhpur Management Courses

IIT Jodhpur Interdisciplinary courses

IIT Jodhpur Dual Degree courses

IIT Jodhpur Eligibility Criteria

All the courses offered at IIT Jodhpur require different criteria to be fulfilled by the interested candidates. The criteria varies considerably as per the category the student belongs to. For B.Tech. programmes, all the students must have completed their 10+2 schooling with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects, and also must have appeared for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE). For M.Tech. courses, graduation with B.Tech or similar courses with 60% or equivalent is needed. For M.Sc. courses, students must have completed their B.Sc. with a minimum of 6/10 CGPA and must have appeared for IIT JAM.

IIT Jodhpur Departments

IIT Jodhpur has organised its academic activities to be conducted through 11 departments. These are as follows:

IIT Jodhpur Admission

The admission process in the IIT Jodhpur, just like all the other IITs, will be purely based on the marks and merit. The admission in all the courses in IIT are carried out via online procedure after the candidates appear for appropriate eligibility tests like JEE/ JAM/ GATE. The candidate also must pay the required fees for applying online. Below given are the admission details for each course.

• The admissions in B.Tech. courses are done on merit basis. Marks of JEE Main and 10+2 are considered for the same.
• Joint Admission Test (JAM), a national level entrance exam conducted at various centers across India by the IITs, is to be taken for getting admitted into M.Sc programme.
• For M.Tech. admissions, haing minimum qualification in the GATE exam is necessary.
• Ph.D. courses admissions happen in June. The entrance exam scores of students affect its result.
• Interview is mandatory for admission of postgraduate and doctorate students.

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IIT Jodhpur Results

As soon as the final results of IIT Jodhpur are declared, a new “Results” link is visible on the official website of IIT Jodhpur, under the “Announcements” section. From there, the candidates who wish to access their result can do so by entering their details asked for, like roll number or name, mother’s name etc. and then downloading the generated result PDF file.

IIT Jodhpur Cut Off

The IIT Jodhpur Campus has a different cut off criteria for every course. Just like every other IIT, this institute will also weigh the entrance test score of the candidate more and give lesser importance to the 10+2 scores. The cut off percentage/score is also dependent upon the category of the candidate and student’s disabilities (if any). For courses having interviews in their selection process, like Ph.D., the interview score will also affect the cut off.

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IIT Jodhpur Campus

The new permanent IIT Jodhpur Campus area is 852 Acres, and is located about 24 km away from the center of the city of Jodhpur on National Highway 65 towards Nagaur, North - North East from the center of Jodhpur. The campus is also planned to hold a Technology park of about 182 acres, which is aimed at strengthening the institute-industry relations for the betterment of everyone at IIT Jodhpur. Some of the facilities at the new campus include rain water harvesting, water reduction and sewage recycling and segregated wastes and customized recycling. The new permanent campus has a number of state-of-the-art facilities for all its students. As the campus is currently being shifted, many of the infrastructure facilities are yet to be developed there. The sustainability plans laid out for the same ensure ‘zero net water, energy, waste’.

IIT Jodhpur Hostel Details

The campus of IIT Jodhpur has hostel facilities separately for boys and girls. All the hostel buildings have elevators. Housekeeping, RO filters, water coolers, laundry and maintenance facilities are also available. The hostels have 24 x 7 high speed Wi-Fi and LAN internet connections. IIT Jodhpur hostel rooms are sufficiently ventilated and air-conditioned. A number of recreational facilities and sports are available for the students. Few of them are listed below:

• Table Tennis
• Chess
• TV
• Badminton play area

IIT Jodhpur Infrastructure

IIT Jodhpur has many of the required facilities for students as in other IITs for the students. The institution has very advanced facilities such as smart classrooms that are required for an ideal campus. The physical and electronic library has a huge set of books for academics or otherwise. They also include research articles, journals and other papers. The campus as well as the computer labs are equipped with high-speed internet. All necessary accessories and peripherals required by students of different departments are present in the computer lab.. IIT Jodhpur has the following other facilities and more for their students and their faculties for enriching their learning experience and overall growth to the fullest.

• Gym
• Auditorium
• Labs
• Classrooms
• Canteen
• Transportation facilities
• Health Center
• Sports
• Guest house

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IIT Jodhpur Placements

IIT Jodhpur, just like other IITs, is well-known for its placement statistics and career counselling provided by the institute in order to hone today's students into tomorrow’s corporates. IIT Jodhpur has a dedicated Placement team which looks after the corporate relations of the college and also facilitates the entire placement and career counselling process for the students. Last year, IIT Jodhpur achieved 90% placement in B.Tech/ programme. The college has a plethora of regular campus recruiters, out of which few notable ones are listed below.

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IIT Jodhpur Scholarships

There are many scholarship programs in the Jodhpur IIT campus for the financially needy students with the best academic track record. Minority category students are also benefited by a number of scholarships. There is also a concession on student fees for some general and OBC students based on various criteria. Free dining is offered to SC/ST students, along with exemption from Hostel Seat Rent and Rs. 500/month pocket allowance. Apart from these, students are offered scholarships from the government, NGOs and international bodies. Some of the scholarship schemes are NSP, Top Class, Merit-cum-Means, State scholarships, CSIR/UGC/MHRD grants and other scholarships. There is also Fee Remission provided  to SC/ST students.

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IIT Jodhpur Collaborations

On the industry side of collaborations, IIT Jodhpur conducts The Vanguard Lecture Series as an integral part of Blended B.Tech. Program, which enables the students to listen to inspirational talks given by experts from Industry and Academia. Last series was organized in September 2018. For the academic collaborations, IIT Jodhpur signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with various universities, agencies and institutes for enhancing the learning and research capabilities of the students at IIT Jodhpur. Below is a list of universities and institutes IIT Jodhpur has tied up with:

• University of Western Ontario, Canada
• Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
• University of Waterloo, Canada
• University of Manitoba, Canada
• University of California, Merced, USA
• Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
• The Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, France
• Embassy of France in India
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
• National Law University, Jodhpur
• Sardar Patel University of Police, Security, and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur

IIT Jodhpur Alumni

Despite being a relatively new institute established in 2008, IIT Jodhpur is the alma mater for more than 1000 alumni, who are working as successful corporates in India as well as abroad, and are from different streams and specializations. The Alumni Relations Committee (ARC) of IIT Jodhpur also maintains the alumni relations, engagements and conducts alumni meets and various other activities. The last alumni meet of IIT Jodhpur was held in Delhi on 28th September, 2019.