16 languages spoken on IIT Jodhpur campus, claims survey

Besides English and Hindi, the languages that are spoken at IIT Jodhpur include Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, Maithili, Assamese, Dogri, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Konkani, Sindhi, Santali, Kannada.

Students and residents of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur speak 16 languages, write 12 languages, and understand 20 languages, claims a new survey conducted by the institute. 

Apart from English and Hindi, the languages that are spoken on the IIT Jodhpur campus include Urdu, Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Odia, Marathi, Malayalam, Maithili, Assamese, Dogri, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Konkani, Sindhi, Santali, Kannada, adds the survey.  

Language diversity survey  

Every year, IIT Jodhpur conducts a language diversity survey on the occasion of International Mother Language Day to celebrate unity in diversity. This year’s survey has shown that IIT Jodhpur houses residents from every nook and corner of India and multiple languages are spoken on the campus. 

IIT Jodhpur community also has the expertise to communicate in 16 dialects, including Tulu, Rajasthani, Mevadi, Marwadi, Magadhi, Lambadi, Haryanvi, Bhojpuri, Braj Bhasha and foreign languages, including Arabic, Deutsch, French, Japanese and Korean. 

Speaking about the language diversity, IIT Jodhpur Director Prof Santanu Chaudhury said, “The institute has created an inclusive but linguistically diversified community which is working together to bring glory to the country, making India technologically self-reliant and advancing the technology envelope for the world.” 

IIT Jodhpur sets up one-of-its kind Civil & Infrastructure Engg Dept 

The institute has set up the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering that integrates multiple engineering and science verticals to provide a holistic solution to the civil and infrastructure engineering problems of the country. 

The department has been set up to train a new group of engineers who are capable of designing large-scale infrastructures that are smart, sustainable and climate change resilient. Currently, the department runs BTech in civil and infrastructure engineering. Other than the regular BTech, the students will be able to earn dedicated specialisations in smart infrastructure, energy, or environment within the four years of their BTech programmes. 

Further, students can convert their BTech to BTech-MTech dual-degree and can earn a dual degree in either energy or environment within five years. These specialisations and dual degree allow students to gain advanced training in transformative technologies and more profound research experience.  

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