Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are public technical institutes owned by the Ministry of Education, Central Government of India. Established on September 15 1956 with the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act deeming IITKGP an Institute of National Importance (INI), the IITs have expanded into 23 branches offering leading science and technology degrees across India.
All 23 IITs are deemed Institutes of National Importance by the governing “Institutes of Technology Act” of 1961, and are autonomous institutes overseen by the administrating body- the “IIT Council”. The Indian Institutes of Technology are the top-ranked and most coveted institutes for engineering and science degrees in India.
Departments of Study at IIT
Departments of study offered in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) include the following-
Courses taught (duration, mode) and at which level (UG, PG, PostDoc), executive or academic
Courses and Degrees offered at IIT
Indian Institutes of Technologies offer a vast variety of full-time, part-time, online, and correspondence courses.
|
Degree |
Duration |
Mode |
|
Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) |
4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) |
4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Science (BS) |
3-4 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) |
5 years |
On-campus |
|
Bachelor of Design (B Des) |
3-4 years |
On-campus |
|
Joint MSc-PhD |
3-6 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Science (MSc) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Technology (M Tech) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Engineering (ME) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Design (M Des) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Architecture (M Arch) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Dual Degree (MSc-PhD) |
3-6 years |
On-campus |
|
Dual Degree (B Tech-M Tech) |
5 years |
On-campus |
|
Dual Degree (BS & MS) |
5 years |
On-campus |
|
Master of Philosophy (M Phil) |
1-2 years |
On-campus |
|
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
3 years |
On-campus/off-campus/part-time |
|
Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
2 years |
On-campus |
|
Undergraduate Certificate Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Postgraduate Certificate Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Executive Programmes/Training Courses |
1-12 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Online Courses (free and paid) |
1-12 months |
Online |
|
Undergraduate Diploma Courses |
6-9 months |
On-campus/Correspondence/Online |
|
Postgraduate Diploma Courses |
6 months to 2 years |
On-campus/Correspondence |
|
Post-Doctoral Courses |
2-3 years |
On-campus/Correspondence |
IIT Rankings
|
S. No. |
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Branch |
NIRF Engineering Ranking |
NIRF Overall Ranking |
|
1 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras |
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
2 |
4 |
|
3 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
3 |
3 |
|
4 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur |
4 |
5 |
|
5 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
5 |
6 |
|
6 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee |
6 |
7 |
|
7 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
7 |
8 |
|
8 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad |
9 |
14 |
|
9 |
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi |
13 |
29 |
|
10 |
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad |
14 |
38 |
|
11 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Indore |
16 |
31 |
|
12 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi |
20 |
43 |
|
13 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar |
22 |
35 |
|
14 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar |
23 |
37 |
|
15 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur |
30 |
Not Ranked |
|
16 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna |
33 |
59 |
|
17 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar |
36 |
65 |
|
18 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati |
56 |
Not Ranked |
|
19 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad |
68 |
Not Ranked |
|
20 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu |
Not Ranked |
Not Ranked |
|
21 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad |
Not Ranked |
Not Ranked |
|
22 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai |
Not Ranked |
Not Ranked |
|
23 |
Indian Institute of Technology, Goa |
Not Ranked |
Not Ranked |