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The first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 at the site of the Hijli Detention Camp in Kharagpur, West Bengal. [40] The name "Indian Institute of Technology" was adopted before the formal inauguration of the institute on 18 August 1951 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. [41]
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology.
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is a public research university and technical institute in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. [ 7 ] In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance . [ 8 ]
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur or IIT Kharagpur is a public institute of technology, research university, and autonomous institute established by the Government of India in Kharagpur, West Bengal. Founded in 1951, the institute is the first of the IITs to be established and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras or IITM) is a public technical university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the eight public Institutes of Eminence of India. As an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), IIT Madras is also recognised as an Institute of National Importance .
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad or IITH) is a public technical university located in Kandi Village of the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. [2] As with all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT Hyderabad is an Institute of National Importance .
The Institute of Paper Technology was established as School of Paper Technology by the Government of India in 1964, with an aid from the Royal Swedish Government. The school was renamed as the Institute of Paper Technology in July 1968 and subsequently Department of Paper Technology in July 1992. [10]
The first director of the institute was P. K. Kelkar (after whom the Central Library was renamed in 2002). [8] Under the guidance of economist John Kenneth Galbraith, IIT Kanpur was the first institute in India to offer Computer science education. [8] [9] The earliest computer course was started at the institute in August 1963 on an IBM 1620 ...