Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Jodhpur Reviews

clubs have established a good legacy and there is no shortage of talented students. sports infrastructure is in shortage due to temporary campus.

on campus housing option is more preferable and quite nice. food served is only veg and more rajasthani cuisine oriented.

quality of classrooms is good and labs are great. but due to temporary campus currently, infrasturcture is thing of concern

the quality of education is excellent but no. of professors are less. the schedule is hectic and keeps the student busy throughout the semester. Only five b.tech courses are available but are taught thoroughly.

Before joining engineering, many students are confident, curious, logical and studious. These are almost pre-requisites for a degree in engineer, and I was no different. However, when you join an IIT, you realize that you're exposure to the real world has been highly limited, that your opportunities to engage your curiosities, to structure logical and engineered solutions to problems, both theoretical and practical real life ones, have never been tested.Campus life in IIT Jodhpur changes students to broad-minded bright individuals, capable of networking, academically proficient, and with a whole new experience to face the real world. The most amazing aspect of campus life is that it brings together a plethora of diverse personalities, puts them through almost identical tasks, events, courses and activities, and yet manages to give each person a unique experience. Though engineering is the focus of the courses, it is not the most important thing a student takes away from these four years. Friends, memories, activities like sports, technical projects, cultural events and diverse hobbies like photography, painting, kite-flying and trekking - there is everything you could wish for to experience. The most sacred tool is time management.After completing my degree in 2013, I've decided to combine my inherent interest in technology and my passion for strategy and management at National Instruments as an Application Engineer. My thanks will always remain with the institute for making me what I am today, giving me the opportunities to explore the world with freedom and resources. IIT Jodhpur is entrepreneurial, it's different, and it gives you lessons you never imagined you would learn when you took up engineering.   Document what you do: You always experiment, try out cool things everyday (they may not seem cool to you, but it maybe for others), just take some time out and make a note of that, write a blog post. Not because that would be show-off but because it will go a long way in inspiring and helping your juniors or any other person from outside your college as well. I can vouch for it because there have been many blogs from whom I have taken inspiration. Be passionate for engineering: Make things, create! Its the best way to have fun, when code that you had been hacking on runs, or the Arduino LED glows, the ecstasy is incomparable. At the end you will end up tinkering with a lot of things and a whole bunch of messy ideas in your head. Give back: You will always find yourself looking up answers on Google, Stack Overflow and the like. Take a moment after you solve your problem, share it with the world, answer a few questions on Stack Overflow. Improve the community as a member, because if others hadn not contributed, you would not have found the answers. Open your eyes and ears: Look outside your world, there are a lot of great people to meet and find out. Keep yourself updated with the latest from the tech world. Read other blogs, HN, etc. Re-invent the wheel: You can go ahead and try to make a square wheel (does not matter if you fail), the experience that you gain along the way will be what will be valuable to you. Do not be afraid to re-implement something because it already exists - who knows, yours could be different or better? Find your specialty: That one thing that you are good at, do it often, iterate until you are good. You find yourself drawn to cool user-interfaces then just do HTML/CSS just do not for Python because your friend is doing it. As it is stated in the Unix Philosophy - "Do one thing, do it well!"

Companies Visited for Campus Placements Microsoft Corporation Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. National Instruments ST Microelectronics AllGo Embedded Systems ARM Embedded Technologies BPCL Bank Of India Cognizant Computational Research Laboratories DRDO Delhi Flipkart Online Service Pvt.Ltd Fluidyn India Indian Navy Infosys Ltd. KritiKal Solutions Private Limited Navyug Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. Renault Nissan SAMSUNG INDIA SOFTWARE CENTER - SISC Tata Consultancy Services Y2CF DIGITAL MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Ittiam Cisco IBM HPCL Indian Oil GEIPER Nucleus Software National Instruments(R&D) ARM Embedded Technologies CRISIL Morgan Stanley Cisco Oracle Samsung Cognizant Nagarro Software Tata Consultancy Services Amadeus Software Labs Futures First DRDO Bombardier Transportation The Gateway CSRL Oracle Financial Services Software Sigmoid Analytics TATA Motors Trident Havells India Limited Resonance L&T Ltd Aakash Institute        

  Fee for B.Tech. ProgramsThe fee to be paid by B.Tech. students admitted to B.Tech. Programs is as below:    Particulars Fee (in Rs.) General and OBC SC and ST  Hostellers   Day Scholars   Hostellers   Day Scholars   Admission Fee 5,100  4,600  5,100  4,600   Refundable Deposits 8,000  8,000  8,000  8,000   Annual Fee 3,150  3,150  3,150  3,150   I Semester Fee 52,950  49,100  7,950  4,100   II Semester Fee 52,950  49,100  7,950  4,100   Total  1,22,150  1,13,950  32,150  23,950      ScholarshipsStudents enrolled in B.Tech. Programs are provided Merit-cum-Means (MCM) Scholarship each Academic Year, whose details are:1. For General & OBC category students: (1) Rs.1000/- per month, and (2) Free Tuition Fee (Freeship).2. For SC & ST category students: (1) Free Dining (Dues of only basic menu), (2) Exemption from Hostel Seat Rent, and (3) Pocket allowance of Rs. 500 per month.

Collaborations with Academia The Institute has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with six international universities, two international agencies, three national institutes and universities, and one national agency for furthering cooperation on specific fronts. These MoUs are: (a) International Institutes and Universities 1. University of Western Ontario, Canada (09/08/2010)Explore possibilities for cooperation in education, training, and research and also to encourage direct contact and mutual cooperation between faculty members, departments, and research centers.2. Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Tarrgona, Spain (29/08/2010)Develop mutually beneficial academic program and courses; coordination of academic staff travel for the purposes of teaching, research, and training; cooperation of student mobility program for study, research, and for joint academic activities such as research publications, conferences and symposia; exchange of documentation and research materials in the field of mutual interest provided that there are no legal barriers against exchange and collaboration in international master’s and doctoral programs between both the institutions.3. University of Waterloo, Canada (25/11/2010)Collaborate to foster international experience and advancement of knowledge on the basis of reciprocity, mutual benefit, interaction and exchange of students in graduate programs.4. University of Manitoba, Canada (09/12/2010)Develop mutually beneficial programs for student internships and graduate study in order to provide students opportunities for advancement of knowledge and international experience.5. University of California, Merced, USA (26/04/2011)Develop mutually beneficial relationships for promoting academic exchange, scholarly cooperation, and collaborations under mutually agreeable terms and conditions: the exchange of faculty members, scientists and students and scientific material, access to library resources, pursuit of joint meetings, symposia and/or conferences and access to laboratories as may be appropriate and feasible in the two institutes.6. Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan (28/02/2012)Promote academic exchanges in fields where each party needs to enhance its educational and academic programs: the academic exchanges will include, implementation of collaborative research, joint symposia, lectures and education and exchange of scholars, researchers, and administrative staff; exchange of information in fields which are of interest to both parties and exchange of graduate students in fields of interest to both parties. (b) International Agencies1. The Commissariat a I’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, France (22/11/2010)Cooperate in areas of solar energy research, such as Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV), water production by using solar energy, renewable energy storage and smart management, integration of solar energies and energy efficiency in buildings.2. Embassy of France in India (28/03/2011)Explore prospective domains for students and scholars to learn French language effectively. (c) National Institutes and Universities1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, JodhpurCollaborate in various academic activties in the spheres of expertise.2. National Law University, JodhpurCollaborate in various academic activities in the spheres of expertise.3. Sardar Patel University of Police, Security, and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur (12/06/2013)Promote academic exchanges in fields where each party needs to enhance its educational and academic programs. Collaborations with Industry IIT Jodhpur is initiating to collaborate with industry towards enhancing the learning experience of students and collaboration opportunities for Faculty Members. These include: 1. Vanguard Lectures; and 2. Industry Immersion Program.

Student GymkhanaThe “Student Gymkhana”, IIT Jodhpur, is divided into five "societies", and in turn each society is divided into several clubs. These societies fulfil the varied interests of the students and contribute to their holistic development. These six societies are: (1) Academic, Research and Management (ARM) Society, (2) Media, Arts and Design (MAD) Society, (3) Nurturing-Understanding Technology and Science (NUTS) Society, (4) Sports, Adventures, Games and Explorations (SAGE) Society, and (5) Writing, Awareness, Vocals, Entertainment, Social (WAVES) Society.   Inter-Institute FestsThe Students Gymkhana of IIT Jodhpur organises two major national level events each year. These are Varchas and Ignus. 1. VARCHAS“VARCHAS” is the sports festival of IIT Jodhpur. It celebrates the spirit of sportsmanship, and serves as a platform to showcase countless hours of perspiration put in by university level teams to achieve excellence in sports. Varchas was conducted first in 2011, with a vision of promoting sports among the university level colleges of India, and providing the athletes a platform to showcase their talent. Competitions are held in football, cricket, table tennis, lawn tennis, badminton, squash, volleyball, basketball and athletics, in the national level stada of Jodhpur. Varchas promotes healthy competition and invites the teams to prove their mettle in their respective sport.Moreover, students of IIT Jodhpur present their social commitment through "Soch - The Social Aspect of Varchas". Soch is a platform, where pertinent social issues are picked up and solutions are arrived at through discussions and debates, spreading awareness and conducting drives in the masses. It is a small step towards the amelioration of the society… 2. IGNUS“IGNUS” is IIT Jodhpur’s Annual Techno–Social cum Cultural Festival. Over the past five years, the event has seen increased participation of colleges from all across the country. It hosts an array of cultural events, activities and competitions, which keep the fest full of life and zest. The cultural events mainly consist of pronites, performances and competitions. The “techno” part of the event, which promises to ignite the gray matter, has its motto of promoting innovation, technology and scientific thinking. Adding a dimension of social Responsibility, IGNUS has initiated a social campaign - “PRAKRITI” towards sustainable development of the society by conducting various campaigns, competitions and exhibitions in various schools and colleges. Also, adding to the fun are the buzzing informals, like city-wide treasure hunt - Breakthrough, which is one of the only event of its kind to take place in Jodhpur. Also, the Alumni of IIT Jodhpur are invited to their Alma Mater on this occasion. Intra-Institute FestsIIT Jodhpur Student Gymkhana hosts intra-institute festivals for its own student community. They are Spandan, Nimble, Kalakriti and Kridansh. 1. SPANDANSpandan is the intra-institute cultural fest of IIT Jodhpur, usually the first fest of the session. It draws an enthusiastic crowd, eager to portray their talents in the cultural arena. Versatility in the various categories is extensive, with competitions organized in fields, like drama, dance, singing, literature, photography events, informals and fashion show. Three days of Spandan awakens the whole campus leaving the students to prepare all night. Spandan is one of the first public occasions to take place in the year, and hence it brings together students from all years to interact with each other. Participation with zeal and showcasing the hidden creativity tamed inside an individual, are the motives of the fest. 2. NIMBLENimble, the intra-college technical fest provides a platform to the techno buds of the Institute to show their hidden talent. Nimble comprises of four action packed days, filled with a great variety of tech and science events ranging from intense mind boggling events (such as robotics, electronics and programming) to fun filled events (like angry bird, quizzes, and crypto)). Apart from the events, talks are organized by eminent personalities in the field of Science and Technology, to motivate students to work harder, as there is no end to discoveries and inventions. 3. KALAKRITI‘Kalakriti’ is a mixed bag of fun-filled competitions, interesting workshops and back-to-back movie screenings. “Because everything you can imagine is real!” : this line wakes up the dormant talent amongst students and the output is sudden burst of colors. With a multitude of events ranging from Fine Arts and Clay Modelling, to Photography and Video Editing, ‘Kalakriti’ witnesses huge participation from designers and non-designers alike. Events like ‘Scribble Day’ brings together the entire final year batch of students, whom all the other students bid adieu and leave a farewell message or graffiti on a common piece of cloth given to them. A great way to bring smile on everyone’s face, ‘Kalakriti’ succeeds in spreading joy, unity and togetherness in the small tight-knit community of ours. 4. KRIDANSHKridansh is organized to give sports enthusiasts a chance to pursue their passion in sports. Matches are organized both outdoor and indoor, such as Gully Cricket, Street Football and Single Court Basketball, Chess, Carom, Badminton, Table Tennis, and Swimming. Full-fledged dedication from participants and organizers makes Kridansh one of the liveliest events of the year.

2. TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES2.1 GPRA Residential Campus The major residential area is in a scenic campus located on New Pali Road, Vivek Vihar, Jodhpur, about 20 kms from the railway station. The campus is well guarded and equipped with basic amenities including Wi-Fi, recreational rooms and a computer center. Also, the residential campus provides accommodation for Faculty Members and Staff Members of the Institute. Transport facility is available between the Institute and Residential campus. 2.2 BSNL Residential Campus The second residential campus is located in BSNL Colony on Pal Link Road in Subhash Nagar. Basic common facilities are available at BSNL colony. Transport facility is available between the Institute and BSNL Campus. All male M.Tech. and Ph.D. and some married students are given accommodation in this residential campus. 2.3 Facilities Following are some basic facilities made available in the residential areas:(a) ATM & Bank: The residential area has a branch of SBI (State Bank of India) as well as an ATM of SBI, enabling students to make transactions with ease. There are several other banks namely UCO, HDFC and SBBJ close to the academic area.(b) Canteen: There are two sets of canteens, one at Residential Campus and the other one in Academic Campus. They provide hygienic food, fresh juices and various other snacks for the students.(c) Gymnasium: A well-equipped gymnasium is present in the Residential Campuses, operational during 5 am to 10 pm. Students can avail these facilities to stay healthy and to maintain his/her physique.(d) Dining Facility: There are two sets of Dining Facilities, one in the Residential Campuses and the other one in the Academic Campus. The mess offers good quality food, regularly monitored by the Wardens for hygiene and nutritional values, and provided at affordable cost.(e) Shops: Shops catering to the various primary needs of students are present near the Academic Campus. A small outlet is functional inside GPRA campus for urgent petty purchases.(f) Transport Services: The Institute has a bus service running between the Residential and Academic Campuses at regular intervals, exclusively for the Students of the Institute.(g) Entertainment Room: Every hostel consists of recreation facilities (like TV Rooms, where students can enjoy matches and watch movies) along with indoor games (like table tennis and carroms). 2.4 Medical Services Both the Residential Campuses have Health Centers for providing routine health services. Due to geographical locations of the two Campuses and the type of the residents, Health Center at GPRA Campus provides services to the patients round the clock , while mecical services are available at BSNL Campus for limited hours in the evening, typically from 5 pm to 10 pm. In addition to the availability of medical services at Residential Campuses, medical assistance is available at Academic Campus. This assistance is normally provided from 3 pm to 4.30 pm, when laboratory sessions are in full swing and medical assistance may be required. The Institute has its ambulance services available round-the-clock. Besides the Health Centers, the Institute has empanelled five hospitals in the city of Jodhpur. Two of these hospitals have specializations in ophthalmology and one in orthopedic, and the remaining two hospitals are the best known general purpose hospitals in the city. For specialized medical attention doctors at our Health Centers refer patients to one of these hospitals. In addition to these five hospitals, the city has a Medical College and three hospitals run by Government of Rajasthan. Also, the city All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which is nearly 12 km GPRA Campus and nearly 5 km from BSNL Campus. Also, the Institute has constituted a Medical Board consisting of Senior Doctors from the Medical College and the AIIMS; advice is taken for enhancement of medical services of the Health Centers and in critical medical cases. IIT Jodhpur has empanelled two hospitals in Jaipur. These two hospitals are accredited by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare, and patients can be referred to these hospitals as per the need of the treatment.

Temporary Campuses At present, IIT Jodhpur operates from two sets of temporary campuses, namely:1. Temporary Academic Campus: It operates independently from the premises of MBM Engineering College in Jodhpur, situated on the Old Residency Road, Ratanada, at a distance of about 4 km from the Jodhpur Railway Station and 3 kms from the Jodhpur Airport.2. Temporary Residential Campuses: IIT Jodhpur has two residential campuses located at (1) GPRA Residential Campus, Pali Road Jodhpur, and (2) BSNL Residential Campus, Subhash Nagar, Jodhpur. GPRA Campus is located at New Pali Road, about 17 kms from the academic campus and provides accommodation to nearly 600 B.Tech. boy and all girl students. Also, it provides accommodation to nearly 150 other members of IIT community, including Faculty Members, Staff Members, and their family members. On the other hand, BSNL Campus is located in the heart of the city and provides accommodation to nearly 150 male M.Tech. and Ph.D. students. Limited housing is available on this campus for married students.   1. TEMPORARY ACADEMIC CAMPUS Currently, the academic campus of IIT Jodhpur comprises of three blocks, namely: (i) Academic Block 1: It houses several laboratories, the library, a computer center and offices of some Faculty Members.(ii) Academic Block 2: It comprises of lecture halls, classrooms, language lab and multimedia lab.(iii) Administrative Block: It comprises the Directorate, administrative offices, technical laboratories and offices of some Faculty Members.In addition, the academic campus consists of some temporary structures used for different purposes such as laboratories and office spaces. IIT Jodhpur has established good academic facilities for teaching and research. The Institute has well equipped Laboratories and a Library. 1.1 Laboratories and Research Facilities IIT Jodhpur has established state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories. These advanced laboratories have machinery and devices of international standard, which are actively used in research. The major laboratories include Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Electronic Circuit Laboratory, Robotics, Electro Mechanical Energy Conversion Laboratory and Solar Radiation. 1.2 Library The Library has a collection of about 10,000 volumes of books comprising of textbooks, research and reference books, monographs etc. In addition, the Library provides access to a range of electronic resources from professional and scholalry societies and publishers, such as American Society for Mechanical Engineers, Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers, and Association for Computing Machinery. Also, it subscribes to popular scientific, research and archival databases, like SciFinder, MathSciNet, JStor, Prowess, and EBSCO Academic Search. The Library operates in a computerized environment with automated member & circulation services, and digital library services. Memberships, circulation, reference & information service, inter library loans & document lending services, current awareness service, digital library service are some of the important services that are presently offered. The Library is open from 9 am to 6 pm on all working days of the Institute. Visit library.iitj.ac.in for more information. 2. TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES2.1 GPRA Residential Campus The major residential area is in a scenic campus located on New Pali Road, Vivek Vihar, Jodhpur, about 20 kms from the railway station. The campus is well guarded and equipped with basic amenities including Wi-Fi, recreational rooms and a computer center. Also, the residential campus provides accommodation for Faculty Members and Staff Members of the Institute. Transport facility is available between the Institute and Residential campus. 2.2 BSNL Residential Campus The second residential campus is located in BSNL Colony on Pal Link Road in Subhash Nagar. Basic common facilities are available at BSNL colony. Transport facility is available between the Institute and BSNL Campus. All male M.Tech. and Ph.D. and some married students are given accommodation in this residential campus. 2.3 Facilities Following are some basic facilities made available in the residential areas:(a) ATM & Bank: The residential area has a branch of SBI (State Bank of India) as well as an ATM of SBI, enabling students to make transactions with ease. There are several other banks namely UCO, HDFC and SBBJ close to the academic area.(b) Canteen: There are two sets of canteens, one at Residential Campus and the other one in Academic Campus. They provide hygienic food, fresh juices and various other snacks for the students.(c) Gymnasium: A well-equipped gymnasium is present in the Residential Campuses, operational during 5 am to 10 pm. Students can avail these facilities to stay healthy and to maintain his/her physique.(d) Dining Facility: There are two sets of Dining Facilities, one in the Residential Campuses and the other one in the Academic Campus. The mess offers good quality food, regularly monitored by the Wardens for hygiene and nutritional values, and provided at affordable cost.(e) Shops: Shops catering to the various primary needs of students are present near the Academic Campus. A small outlet is functional inside GPRA campus for urgent petty purchases.(f) Transport Services: The Institute has a bus service running between the Residential and Academic Campuses at regular intervals, exclusively for the Students of the Institute.(g) Entertainment Room: Every hostel consists of recreation facilities (like TV Rooms, where students can enjoy matches and watch movies) along with indoor games (like table tennis and carroms). 2.4 Medical Services Both the Residential Campuses have Health Centers for providing routine health services. Due to geographical locations of the two Campuses and the type of the residents, Health Center at GPRA Campus provides services to the patients round the clock , while mecical services are available at BSNL Campus for limited hours in the evening, typically from 5 pm to 10 pm. In addition to the availability of medical services at Residential Campuses, medical assistance is available at Academic Campus. This assistance is normally provided from 3 pm to 4.30 pm, when laboratory sessions are in full swing and medical assistance may be required. The Institute has its ambulance services available round-the-clock. Besides the Health Centers, the Institute has empanelled five hospitals in the city of Jodhpur. Two of these hospitals have specializations in ophthalmology and one in orthopedic, and the remaining two hospitals are the best known general purpose hospitals in the city. For specialized medical attention doctors at our Health Centers refer patients to one of these hospitals. In addition to these five hospitals, the city has a Medical College and three hospitals run by Government of Rajasthan. Also, the city All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which is nearly 12 km GPRA Campus and nearly 5 km from BSNL Campus. Also, the Institute has constituted a Medical Board consisting of Senior Doctors from the Medical College and the AIIMS; advice is taken for enhancement of medical services of the Health Centers and in critical medical cases. IIT Jodhpur has empanelled two hospitals in Jaipur. These two hospitals are accredited by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare, and patients can be referred to these hospitals as per the need of the treatment.