IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)
Overview
May 2010
Vision
Nestled in the Shivalik Range of the Himalayas,
IIT Mandi will offer a world-class academic
environment amidst natural splendour
• where experimenting with research,
academics and administration will be the
norm
• where inter-disciplinary teams will discover
and craft novel solutions to key challenges
• making a difference locally, nationally and
globally
• Started in 2008 with
IIT Roorkee as mentor
• 538-acre campus in
Kamand near Mandi
• Foundation stone laid
in the campus on 24th
Februrary 2009
• First batch of students
joined in July 2009 at
IIT Roorkee campus
Foundations
… Foundations
IIT Mandi first batch
students celebrate
1st Foundation Day in
Kamand, 24th Feb 2010
Looking 20 years ahead
• World-class research with excellence in
teaching
• Selected focus areas for research
• Address real-world problems - local, national,
global
• Strong global partnerships
• Foster local entrepreneurship
• Nurture local technical institutions
Academic Organisation
Faculty Schools
Process
CS/EE
Engg
CSE
Sciences
EE
ICT for Dev
Mech
Phy
Hum/SS
Civil
Student Degrees
Nano
Micro power
Mtn Dev
Research Centres
… Schools
School of Computing and Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering
School of Process Technologies
School of Basic Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
… Looking 20 years ahead
2010
BTech
MTech/MSc
MS/PhD
Total
Faculty
Technical
Admin
2014
240 (3)
2019
2029
640 (5)
1400 (7)
3600 (12)
120 (6)
900 (12)
2200 (22)
10
300
1200
2800
250
1060
3500
8600
30
100
350
860
20
90
350
900
25
60
150
400
Students = number on roll (number of programmes)
Technical = postdocs, project staff, permanent technical staff
Admin = permanent non-technical staff
Numbers are
tentative
… 5-year plan
• BTech programmes:
– Computer Science & Engg
– Electrical Engg
– Mechanical Engg
– Civil Engg
– Agricultural/food processing Technology
• MTech/MSc programmes:
– Specialisations of engineering and
sciences
• MS (research) and PhD in 2010
5-year plan
• Tentative research areas:
– Computers and communication for
sustainable development
– Green energy technologies - solar, hydro,
geothermal, biomass, …
– Integrated mountain development construction, roads and railways, disaster
management, …
– Agricultural and food processing
technologies
Will depend on the ambitions of the faculty
For Students
• Well-rounded development of students
• Exposure to real world problems
– Developmental projects in groups from early on
• Co-curricular
activity
– Interaction with
society
• Extra-curricular
development
– Trekking
– Sports and games
– Literary, cultural
activity
– Social work
2010-11
– 2 batches of BTech
students (220) in
transit campus in
Mandi town
– MS/PhD research
scholars (20)
– Kamand campus
construction start
2011-2013
Shift to Kamand campus
as buildings get ready
In a nutshell
A new IIT is germinating in the Himalayas to be
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a blossoming centre of research
where young minds are shaped
a font of innovations for the future
with an impact disproportionate to
its size and remote location
www.iitmandi.ac.in