IIT Jodhpur celebrates 15 years of academic excellence

The event included inauguration of Technology Innovation Hub (TIH), i-Hub DRISHTI being set up under a National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of the Government of India that has a research focus on computer vision, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur is celebrating its 15 years of achievements in academia and research with inauguration of IITJ@15. The inaugural event of IITJ@15 took place on March 16, 2023. S Chandrasekhar, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, graced the occasion as the chief guest.

The event included inauguration of Technology Innovation Hub (TIH), i-Hub DRISHTI being set up under a National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of the Government of India that has a research focus on computer vision, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR).  

Chandrashekhar also inaugurated ANVISA (a novel innovation space for students), Intellia (Inter-departmental competition) and IITJ@15 technology exhibition. He said, “India could be a superpower by 2047 by making effective use of resources as this will play a major role in the future. It is time to bring in the element of humanity to science and technology. It is time that all of us must think how to make this planet liveable and the planet which retains and survives. IIT Jodhpur is doing a remarkable job in sustainability development and I congratulate the team for the same.” 

In 2008, the first academic session of IIT Jodhpur began on the IIT Kanpur campus and in 2010, the institute moved to a temporary campus in Jodhpur before shifting to its permanent campus in 2017. Prof Santanu Chaudhury, Director, IIT Jodhpur, said, “IIT Jodhpur in 15 years has created a unique academic ecosystem where disciplinary boundaries are porous, where creative and original thoughts are promoted, where disruptive innovations are encouraged.” 

In continuation of repositioning and revamping the undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) education along with the research landscape, the institute offers core, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary UG, PG and doctoral programmes with flexible academic curriculum. The institute has 10 academic departments and three schools offering various academic and research programs.  

Currently, the institute has more than 4,000 students enrolled in various programs on campus and in an online education mode. The students now have the opportunity to pursue their ideas by opting for engineering Innovation as a minor through which they are expected to get initiated in engineering research in close collaboration with industry or research institutions. The institute runs 488 internal and external research projects in various categories with a total sanctioned amount of about INR 200 crore. 

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