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CONTENTS

1. ADMISSIONS THROUGH JEE-2011 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Number of Seats Available and Seat Reservation Policy 1

1.3 Counselling for JEE-2011 Qualified Candidates 1

1.4 Online Registration 2

1.5 Online Choice Filling 2

1.6 Payment of Counselling Fees 3

1.7 Documents to be Sent to Zonal IITs 3

1.8 Medical Board for PD Candidates 3

1.9 Architecture and Design Aptitude Test 3

1.10 Course Allotment 4

1.11 Counselling for Preparatory Course 4

2. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES 5

3. SCOPE AND DESCRIPTION OF COURSES 33

3.1 Four-year B.Tech. Courses 33

3.2 Four year B.Pharm. Courses 41

3.3 Four year B.Des. Course 42

3.4 Five year B.Arch. Course 43

3.5 Five year M.Pharm. Dual Degree Course 43

3.6 Five year M.Sc. Integrated Courses/Four year B.S. Courses 44

3.7 Five year BS and MS Dual Degree Course 47

3.8 Five year M.Sc. Tech Integrated Courses 47

3.9 Five year M.Tech. Integrated Courses 48

3.10 Five year M.Tech. Dual Degree Courses 49

4 TABLES, FORMS, AND SYLLABUS FOR APTITUDE TEST 64

4.1 Tables 64

4.2 Aptitude Test for B.Arch./B.Des. 82

4.3 Forms

Websites of Institutes and Telephone Numbers of JEE offices Inside back cover page

Important Dates for Selected Candidates Inside back cover page

Counselling Schedule Back cover page

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1. ADMISSIONS THROUGH JEE-2011

1.1 INTRODUCTION

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) areinstitutions of national importance. These institutes,

along with Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad,and Institute of Technology, Banaras HinduUniversity (IT-BHU), Varanasi, play a leading role intechnological manpower development and haveexcellent research programmes. The admissions tothe Undergraduate Programmes for all Indian andForeign nationals at these institutions are madethrough the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

All these institutions are known for providing qualityeducation in science and technology and forresearch in frontier areas. The environment at theseinstitutions is highly conducive for

building a solid foundation of knowledge,

development of personality, confidencebuilding, self-discipline and pursuit ofexcellence,

enhancement of creativity, motivation anddrive.

All of the above help to prepare the studentsadmitted to these institutions for successfulprofessional and social lives. Today, alumni of theseinstitutions occupy key positions in industry and

academia in India and abroad.Each Institute has state-of-the art laboratories,computer networks, library and access to digitallibrary resources. Teaching methods rely on directpersonal contact between the teacher and thestudents along with the use of traditional and moderninstructional techniques. Students live in a pleasantand intellectually stimulating environment with peoplehaving similar goals and aspirations hence providingan exciting and unique experience.

Credit-based academic programmes offer flexibility tostudents to progress at their own pace. A minimumlevel of performance is necessary for satisfactoryprogress. The medium of instruction is English.These institutions offer courses leading to Bachelors

degree in a number of engineering, technological andscientific disciplines.

M.Sc. Integrated courses in pure and appliedsciences and M.Tech. Integrated courses in a fewdisciplines are also offered by many of theseinstitutes. In addition, most institutes offer DualDegree M.Tech. programmes wherein both B.Tech.and M.Tech. degrees are awarded at the end of the

programme.

1.2 NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE ANDSEAT RESERVATION POLICY

The number of seats available in each institute forvarious courses through JEE-2011 for variouscategories of students is given in Table-1. Table-2gives the opening and closing ranks for differentcourses for the year 2010. The details of feescorresponding to the different institutes are given inTable-3.

As stated in the JEE-2011 information brochure thefollowing reservation policy is followed for admissionto various courses: 27% seats are reserved for OBC(non-creamy layer), 15% for SC and 7.5% for STcategory students. Allotment of seats to qualified

candidates with Physical Disabilities (subcategoryPD) belonging to different categories, i.e., GE,OBC(NCL), SC and ST, will be made category-wisein JEE-2011. Up to 3% of the total seats available toeach category in each of the institutes will be madeavailable to the PD candidates. These seats will beallotted to PD candidates according to theircategories, ranks in the category-wise PD merit listand the choice sheet of courses submitted. Since theallotment of at least one seat in every course in everyinstitute to PD candidates will lead to more than 3%reservation, these PD seats will be allotted todifferent categories over the years on a roster basis.

This year, the seats available to PD candidatesbelonging to different categories are given in Table-1. Two seats are available for preferential allotmentin each institute for children of defence/ paramilitarypersonnel killed or permanently disabled in actionduring war or peace time operations (DSsubcategory). Candidates belonging to DSsubcategory should submit the original certificateissued by the competent authority in the Directorateof Resettlement and Rehabilitation, New Delhi underthe Ministry of Defence or Ministry of Home affairs,Government of India.

1.3 COUNSELLING FOR JEE-2011QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

The counselling is online for all JEE-2011 qualifiedcandidates desirous of joining the IITs/ ISM-Dhanbad/ IT-BHU, Varanasi, irrespective of theCategory/ Subcategory they belong to. Please notethat no candidate qualified in JEE-2011 isrequired to come to any of the IITs in person forcounselling. However, the PD candidates have toappear before special medical board, asdescribed in Section 1.8. Further those

candidates who would like to appear for theArchitecture/Design Aptitude Test need to cometo any of the IITs in person, as described inSection 1.9. The online counselling procedure

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comprises four steps, namely, (1) Registration onJEE Counselling Online Portal (JCOP) website (2)Payment of counselling fees (3) Submission ofphotocopies of documents to the zonal IITs, and, (4)Choice filling. Before proceeding further, thecandidate is advised to go through the instructionsgiven in the Help tab in JCOP thoroughly.

1.4 ONLINE REGISTRATION

The candidate needs to register at the JEECounselling Online Portal (JCOP)http://www.jee.iitk.ac.in/JCOP using the RegisterHere link and filling the required details as given inthe JEE-2011 admit card along with a password. Atthe completion of this procedure the website shallautomatically create a User-ID. The User-ID andPassword should be noted down carefully, keptconfidential and used for the remaining steps.Detailed instructions for this step are provided in theRegistration Procedure document available fordownload in the Help tab in JCOP.

1.5 ONLINE CHOICE FILLING

After registration and payment of counselling fee, thecandidate needs to login to the JCOP(http://www.jee.iitk.ac.in/JCOP) using the User-ID,password and the JEE-2011 registration numberprinted on the JEE-2011 admit card. On thiswebpage the candidate enters the choices of coursesin the order of his/her preference. This choice-orderis very important for the following reasons:

The course allocation for a candidate is done strictlyon the basis of the all India rank (AIR) he/she getsbased on the performance in JEE-2011 as well asthe courses he/she selects in order of preferenceduring counselling. For example, a candidate with

AIR 558 will be considered for seat allotment after allcandidates with AIR less than or equal to 557 havebeen considered for seat allotment. For everycandidate, if his/her first choice is available, he/she isallotted that choice. Otherwise further choices, strictlyin order of the declared preferences in the choicesheet, are considered. The highest choice availableis allotted to the candidate and all subsequentchoices are ignored. If the candidate does not fillsufficient number of courses as choices, he/she maynot get any course allotment, especially in the casewhere the candidate has low AIR. The choices filledby the candidate in JCOP are final and cannot bechanged at a later stage. Thus, in their owninterest, candidates must fill in a sufficiently

large number of choices of courses in the

decreasing order of preference.

Courses in Mining Engineering and MiningMachinery Engineering and related courses (Courses28, 29 and 107, 108 and 109 of Table-1) haveadditional prescribed standards of fitness. Thesecandidates should be free from colour blindness andthe standard of visual acuity with or without glassesshould be as per DGMS Circular 14 of 1972 (the

distant vision of eye with or without glasses shouldbe not less than 6/6 for better eye and 6/9 for worseeye). The candidates with one-eyed vision are alsonot eligible for these courses. In addition, candidatesseeking admission in Petroleum Engineering relatedCourses and M.Sc. Tech Applied Geology (Courses32, 51, 113) should also be free from colourblindness. Candidates must make sure that theymeet these standards if they opt for these courses.

The responsibility for ensuring this is entirely thecandidates. In case a candidate does not meet these

requirements but opts for these courses and isallotted one of them, his/her admission will becancelled later on. In all such cases the candidatewill have no claim for any other course of study inany of the institutes. ISM Dhanbad does not admitwomen candidates in the Mining Engineering, MiningMachinery Engineering and related courses (Courses28, 29, 107 and 108 in Table-1). Women candidatesare eligible to opt for Mining Engineering at IITKharagpur and IT-BHU (Courses 28, 107 and 109 inTable-1), provided they fulfil the special medicalrequirements as mentioned above. Womencandidates opting for these courses may also notethat Section 46(1) of the Mines Act, 1952 states thatNo women shall, notwithstanding anything contained

in any other law, be employed (a) in any part of amine which is below ground, (b) in any mine aboveground except between the hours 6 a.m. and 7 p.m..

To take care of the possibility that some qualifiedcandidates may not take the admission, the numberof candidates considered for online seat allotment iskept more than the number of seats available in the

participating institutes. Therefore, the fact that anapplicant has qualified in JEE-2011 and has beenpermitted for online counselling does not guaranteeadmission to him/her. There are two rounds ofcourse allocation in JEE-2011. At the end of firstround the candidate shall be informed about thecourse allotted to him/her. This allotment can changein the second round to a choice better than the oneallotted in the first round depending on the number ofcandidates declining the seats offered to them in thefirst round of seat allotment. In no case, a candidatewill be allotted a choice lower in the list than what isallotted during the first round. The course allotted at

the end of second round of course-allocation is final.There is no provision to freeze the course allotted tothe candidate at the end of the first round.

The following links will be useful to the candidates fordeciding on the choice-list of courses. The JCOP haslinks to the main websites of all the participatinginstitutions that include the 15 IITs, ISM-Dhanbadand IT-BHU, Varanasi. These websites in-turn havelinks to the individual departments and academicsections. In addition, the JCOP as well as thisbrochure include details regarding availability of

seats in different courses (Table-1), opening andclosing ranks in courses for the year 2010 (Table-2)and Fee structure (Table-3) in the participating

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institutes. Please click the Documents tab inJCOP to download the above documents.

Detailed instructions for this step are provided in theChoice filling Procedure document available fordownload in the Help tab in JCOP.

1.6 PAYMENT OF COUNSELLING FEES

A non-refundable counselling fee of Rs. 1000/- needsto be paid by all candidates. The counselling fee canbe paid only after registration either using credit card/debit card/ ATM card (only those with Visa or MasterCard Logo) or the National Electronic Fund Transfer(NEFT), excluding NEFT charges in bank, if any.Detailed instructions for this step are provided in thePayment Guidelines document available fordownload in the Help tab in JCOP. Candidates areadvised to go through these guidelines and termsand conditions for online payments carefully beforeproceeding for payment. The candidate can fill andlock his/her choices only after payment of thecounselling fee.

1.7 DOCUMENTS TO BE SENT TO ZONALIITS

All candidates must send the following documentsthrough SPEED POST so as to reach the JEEchairman of the Zonal IIT (the IIT from which thecandidate received the Admit card) on or before17:00 hrs on June 10, 2011.

Duly filled application form for admission:The application form must be filled

completely along with a recent colorphotograph pasted on it. The applicationform for admission may also be downloadedfrom the JCOP site by followingdocuments tab.Medical Examination Report: The medicalexamination report form may be downloadedfrom the JCOP site by followingdocuments tab. The form must be filledand signed by a Registered MedicalPractitioner.Duly attested photocopy of mark sheet andcertificate of passing the qualifying

examination. Candidates whose qualifyingexamination result is awaited shall beadmitted provisionally. All such candidatesmust send a duly signed undertaking. Theundertaking form may be downloaded fromthe JCOP site by following documentstab.In addition to these documents, thecandidates belonging to OBC (NCL), SC, STcategories or DS subcategory must provide aduly attested photocopy of the respectivecategory/sub-category certificate issued bythe competent authority. The format of the

certificates may also be downloaded fromJCOP site by following documents tab.Such candidates are required to furnishthe photocopy of the certificate afresh

irrespective of whether or not such adocument was given along with the JEEapplication form.

Candidates who are foreign nationals shouldsend the attested photocopy of the page intheir passport that contains the name, photoand nationality.

All documents that are not in the format as givenin JCOP or those that reach the zonal IITs after

17:00 hrs of June 10, 2011 are liable to beREJECTED. The corresponding reservationbenefits (if any) will also not be extended to suchcandidates. The zonal IITs will not be responsiblefor any postal delays.

1.8 MEDICAL BOARD FOR PD CANDIDATES

In the case of PD candidates, a duly constitutedSpecial Medical Board will certify the degree ofphysical disability, as well as their fitness to undergothe course of study in which admission is sought.Candidates who qualify under PD subcategory willhave to appear before this special Medical Board atone of the following IITs: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IITKanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, or IIT Madrasbetween June 8-10, 2011 (each IIT will have aspecific date within that range, please refer to thetable 'Medical Examination for PD Candidates' at theback page of this brochure). Such candidates musthave their JEE-2011 Admit Card with them. Failure toappear before this medical board shall lead tocancellation of reservation benefits under the PDsubcategory.

1.9 ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN APTITUDETEST

Candidates desirous of joining the B.Des. andB.Arch. courses (Courses 38 and 39 in Section 3) willbe required to qualify in Architecture/DesignAptitude Test. The test will be held on Friday, June10, 2011 at the seven IITs (Bombay, Delhi,Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras andRoorkee). The test will be of three hours duration,from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. The cut-off for this test willbe decided based on the average mark and the

standard deviation. Such candidates must have theirJEE-2011 admit Card with them to appear in the

Aptitude Test. Candidates who fail to qualify in thisAptitude Test will not be eligible for admission toB.Des. or B.Arch. courses. Syllabus for the test isgiven in Section 4.2. Candidates desirous ofappearing for this Aptitude Test must register bysending a request letter/e-mail/fax to the ChairmanJEE of the institute where he/she wants to appear forthe examination. This request letter must reach theJEE office on or before June 8, 2011. Details ofpostal address/email/fax of the institutes areavailable on the inner side of the back page.

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1.10 COURSE ALLOTMENT

There will be two rounds of course allotment. Thefirst round of course allotment will be declared on theJCOP on June 21, 2011. The candidates need tologin to the JCOP to find the course allotted. Thecandidates who have been allotted a course will haveto pay a non-refundable Registration Fee ofRs.40,000/- (Rs. 20,000/= for SC/ST) on or before17:00 hrs of July 1, 2011 to accept the offer ofadmission. The registration fees can be paid eitherusing Credit/debit/ATM card or the NationalElectronic Fund Transfer (NEFT). Candidates mustgo through the terms and conditions carefully beforeproceeding to make online payment. Detailedinstructions for this step are provided in the PaymentGuidelines document available for download in theHelp tab in JCOP. This amount will be adjustedtowards the fee to be paid at the time of admission.Candidates who have not paid the Registration feewithin the stipulated period (on or before 17.00 hrs,July 1, 2011) will not be considered for the secondallotment and shall also lose the seat allotted in thefirst allotment. For candidates who pay theregistration fee within the stipulated time, the courseallotted in the first round is provisional. However,the candidate is ensured that in the second round ofcourse allotment he/she shall be allotted a coursethat is equal or higher in preference than the oneallotted in the first round, as per the choice-list filledby the candidate. Thus, by paying the registrationfees the candidate accepts admission to any of thecourses that are equal or higher in preference thanthe one allotted in the first round as per his/herchoice-list. The second and final allotment of courses

will be declared on the JCOP on July 6, 2011. Thosecandidates who were not allotted a seat in the firstround of seat allocation but allotted a seat in thesecond round, must pay the registration fee throughthe JCOP website by July 13, 2011. After the secondallotment, all candidates must report to the institute

to which they have been allotted seat on the date ofregistration, failing which the offer of admission willstand cancelled.All candidates who accept the offer of admissionby paying registration fee will becomeINELIGIBLE for appearing in JEE 2012 or later.Fees once paid will NOT be refunded. Candidatesonce admitted to a particular institute throughJEE cannot be transferred to anotherparticipating institute.

1.11 COUNSELLING FOR PREPARATORYCOURSE

All the fifteen IITs, ISM Dhanbad and IT-BHU,Varanasi are running preparatory courses for SC, STand PD candidates for one year duration. Aftersuccessful completion of this course thesecandidates will be eligible for admission toappropriate courses in the institute where they areundergoing the course in the next academic year(2012-13) against the vacancies of 2011. All

candidates who have become eligible for apreparatory course through JEE-2011 must report attheir zonal IIT (the IIT from which they received theiradmit cards) on July 18, 2011 for giving their choicesof institutes. They should carry the JEE-2011 admitcard with them. The preparatory candidates underthe PD subcategory should appear before a dulyconstituted Special Medical Board which will certifythe degree of physical handicap, as well as theirfitness to undergo the course of study in whichadmission is sought. Thus, they may have to visit anyone of these IITs: IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT

Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, or IIT Madrasbetween June 8-10, 2011 (each IIT will have aspecific date within that range, please refer to thetable 'Medical Examination for PD Candidates' at theback page of this brochure).

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2. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES

2.1 Indian Institute of TechnologyBhubaneswar

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar (IIT-BBS) is one of the eight new IITs set up by theGovernment of India in 2008. The Institute currently

operates from its temporary campus in the heart ofthe city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the State ofOdisha. The city is well connected by road, rail andair and has excellent health care facilities. The cityalthough known as the Temple City of India, is aneducational hub in the eastern part of India. IIT-BBS is aiming to imbibe the culture of individualdistinction amidst community partnership. It is alsospearheading a borderless research environment,where young minds are enthused into discoveryscience, and solution science. The rich naturalresources in the state of Odisha and the vast coast-line offers ample opportunity to IIT-BBS fraternity in

launching specialized UG/PG programs which arelocally relevant as well as globally responsive.

Campus & Facilities

The academic campus is Wi-Fi enabled andequipped with class rooms having audio-visualaids, laboratories, library, high bandwidth internetand video conferencing facilities. The library is fullyequipped and is in the stage of automation.

The permanent campus of IIT Bhubaneswar will belocated on a 936 acre land in a picturesquesurrounding at Argul, which is about 25 km from

Bhubaneswar City Center and 14 km from BijuPatnaik Airport. The master plan of the campus hasbeen finalized and construction work is expected tocommence soon. The Institute plans to move to itspermanent campus by 2013.

Hostel Accommodation

Accommodation with mess and other facilities areavailable for both girls and boys at the residentialcampus. The hostels have 24x7 internet facility,hall-library, gymnasium, common room, and otherrecreational facilities. Medical facility is provided to

students both in the campus and in the hostels. Acounseling cell with a psychologist-cum-counsellorand student guides also assist the students.

Academic Programmes

The Institute is presently offering the followingacademic programmes:

4 year B. Tech Degree programme

Ph. D. Programme

The 4-year B. Tech. programme is offered in Civil,

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering disciplineswith an intake of 40 in each. The credit basedcurriculum is spread over 8-semesters and includessummer internship, as well as research projects.

For evaluation in a subject, the Institute follows aseven-point grading system with letter grades andthe corresponding grade points per credit. TheCumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) iscomputed at the end of each semester. The CGPAsecured by a student reflects his/her performanceupto and including that semester.

The Ph.D. programme has started from theacademic session 2009-10 in the five Schools(Basic Sciences, Humanities-Social Science &Management, Electrical Sciences, MechanicalSciences, and Infrastructure).

Rules for Change of Branch

A student admitted to a particular branch of theB.Tech. Course will normally continue studying inthat branch till completion. However the Institutemay permit a limited number of students to changefrom one branch to another based on CGPA criteriaand sanctioned strength in a school after thecompletion of first two semesters.

Financial Assistance/Scholarships

Merit-cum-Means scholarships are available to thestudents.

How to Reach Us

The Samantapuri Campus is about 8 km fromBhubaneswar Railway Station and 12 km from BijuPatnaik Airport. The Toshali Plaza campus is about1 km from Bhubaneswar Railway Station and 5 kmfrom Biju Patnaik Airport. Private/Pre-paid taxi canbe hired to reach the Institute.

Important Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Information Cell: Phone: +91-674-2306-300

+91-674-2301-337

Academic Section: Phone: +91-674-2301-342

Registrars Office: Phone: +91-674-2306-220/211

Fax: +91-674-2301-983

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.iitbbs.ac.in

2.2 Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay

IIT Bombay was established in 1958, with thecooperation and participation of the then

Government of USSR under UNESCOs technicalassistance programme, and celebrated its GoldenJubilee in the year 2008-09. It is reputed for thequality of its faculty and the outstanding calibre of
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the students graduating from its undergraduate andpostgraduate programmes. Today the Institute isrecognized as a centre of academic and researchexcellence offering engineering, science,management and humanities education on a parwith the best in the world.

Located at Powai, in the metropolitan city ofMumbai, the industrial and economic capital ofIndia, the IIT campus extends over 500 acres of

verdant land, nestled between hills and flanked byPowai and Vihar lakes. The campus is located onthe north-east part of Mumbai, about 30 km fromthe main railway stations and about 15 km from theairports.

The Institute offers a large number ofundergraduate and postgraduate programmes inengineering, science, management and humanities.It has a total of thirteen academic departments, twoschools, four centres and three interdisciplinaryprogrammes which together constitute theacademic fabric of the Institute.

The institute has well-equipped laboratories andworkshops, and also excellent computer facilities inall the departments in addition to a centralComputer Centre. It also houses one of the finesttechnical libraries in the country. About 3506students are on roll in the undergraduateprogrammes and 3848 in the postgraduate(including Doctoral) programmes. This includes anumber of foreign students. The faculty strength isabout 500.

IIT Bombay follows a semester system. An

academic year (July-April) consists of twosemesters, each of approximately 16 weeksduration. The first semester begins in the last weekof July and ends by the last week of November.The second semester starts in the first week ofJanuary and ends by the last week of April. In eachof the two semesters of the first year, a student isrequired to register for all the courses listed in thecurriculum for that semester. Students belonging tothe SC/ST category and students who are identifiedas academically weak at the end of the firstsemester may be prescribed a specially worked-out

Reduced Load Programme (RLP). Such studentsmay be required to undergo special courses in casethey are found to have inadequate background.

The Institute follows a credit system. Credits areallotted to various courses depending on thenumber of lectures, tutorials and laboratory hoursper week. The students performance in a course is

continuously evaluated throughout the semesterand culminates in the award of Grade on a 10pointscale. Performance in a semester is evaluated interms of the weighted average of grade pointssecured in all the courses registered in that

semester, which is known as SemesterPerformance Index (SPI). A CumulativePerformance Index (CPI) is the weighted averageof the grade points obtained in all the courses

registered by the student since they entered theInstitute. The teaching programmes arecharacterized by their flexibility and informality. Thestrong faculty-student interaction on the residentialcampus provides opportunity to students to work onseminars, publication and projects sponsored bythe industry and national agencies.

To students admitted through JEE-2011, IITBombay offers the following undergraduate andpostgraduate programmes:

B.TechDual Degree (B.Tech. + M.Tech.)5-year Integrated M.Sc.

The B.Tech. programme consists of eightsemesters spread over four years, and the DualDegree M.Tech. and Integrated M.Sc. programmesconsist of 10 semesters spread over five years. Inthe Dual Degree M.Tech. programme, a B.Tech.degree of the parent department and an M.Tech.

degree of a specialization within the parentdepartment is given at the end of fifth year. In theundergraduate programmes, a Minor is awarded

to a student for completing, in addition to theminimum requirement of 250 credits, a prescribedset of courses from departments other than that inwhich the student is enrolled for his basic B.Tech.programme. Similarly, Honours is awarded to

students completing a prescribed set of coursesand/or project in their own departments. Thisstructure of academic programmes providesflexibility to suit the varied interests of students and

helps build multifarious competencies thatemployers demand besides satisfying the widelyvarying attitudes, abilities and aspirations ofstudents.

The Institute continues to introduce new areas in itsacademic programme and innovation in itsacademic activities. The Shailesh J. Mehta Schoolof Management, the School of Biosciences &Bioengineering and the Department of EnergyScience & Engineering are recent initiatives.Student exchange programmes initiated withUniversities in Germany, France, USA, and Japan

have taken off successfully. Students areencouraged and supported to submit researchpapers and participate in national and internationalconferences.

IIT Bombay is a residential campus that has all thestudents and most of the faculty and staff living oncampus. The Institute has 13 students hostels,

which include the recently added two state-of-the-art hostels each having accommodation facilities forabout 450 students and two well-secured hostelsfor women students. Each hostel has modernamenities including a computer room, gym, LAN

connection to each room. Students, however, arenot permitted to operate and maintain motorizedvehicles of any type in the campus except onmedical grounds. The Institute also has a good 52-

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bed hospital with OPD and in-patient facilities thatinclude, a pathology lab, dental care, radiology,sonography, physiotherapy, and an operationtheatre.

The Student Activity Centre (SAC) providesexcellent facilities for sports and cultural activities.Sports facilities include a swimming pool, tennis,badminton and squash courts and vast playgroundsfor field games. Wildlife camps and trekking arepopular off campus activities. Cultural activities onthe campus are fostered by film clubs, classicalmusic societies, debating and drama clubs and ahobbies club. The Institute also has strongNSS/NSO programmes. The Entrepreneurship Cellguides students and promotes in them the spirit ofentrepreneurship by organizing competitions, andlectures and workshops by eminent entrepreneurs.

A business incubator also provides opportunities tostudents to develop products and technologies, andto generate their own business ventures. The Cellfor Human Values a unique feature of IIT

Bombay, enriches the minds of students through itsvarious activities.

A Faculty Advisor is specially appointed to lookafter the academic performance and mattersrelated to SC/ST students. A Foreign Students

Advisor helps and guides the students from abroadin academic and non-academic matters.


Students are eligible to apply for change of Branch/Programme after completing the first twosemesters. Only those students who complete theprescribed course credits without backlog duringthe first two semesters of 4-year B.Tech./5-yearM.Sc./Dual Degree programmes and have secureda Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 ormore shall be eligible to apply for change ofBranch/ Programme. The following rules/guidelineswill be used for considering applications for change:

1. Top 1% of total number of students admitted inthe year will be permitted to change branchwithout any constraints.

2. For others, change will be permitted strictly onmerit basis. Students without fail grades andbacklogs, and with CPI > 6.5 will be eligible toapply and can give their choices.

3. The request for change (in the order of merit)for a student S1 from branch A to branch B willbe considered if the

(a) Strength of branch B does not exceedthe sanctioned strength

(b) Number of students on roll in branch Adoes not fall below 85%.

(The request of S1 will be reconsidered againin the order of merit if S1 does not violate (b)above due to another student gettingtransferred to branch A.)

4. If student S1 is not permitted to change frombranch A to B (due to (b) above), any otherstudent S2 with CPI less than S1 will also notbe permitted to change to branch B.

5. The request for change of branch from astudent belonging to SC/ST category may beconsidered as special cases by the Chairman,Senate, on merit.

6. All branch transfers can be effected only onceat the beginning of the second academic year.No application for change of branch during thesubsequent academic years will be entertained.

7. Students will be permitted to change fromB.Tech. to Dual Degree Programme in thesame department at the end of third and fourthsemesters subject to the departmentsrecommendation.

2.3 Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Established as a College of Engineering in 1961,this Institute was declared as Institution of NationalImportance under the Institutes of Technology

(Amendment) Act 1963 and was renamed as

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. It was then

accorded the status of a university with powers todecide its own academic policies, to conduct itsexaminations, and to award its degrees.

IIT Delhi is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi,bounded by Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east,Jawaharlal Nehru University complex on the west,National Council of Educational Research andTraining on the south, and the Outer Ring Road onthe north. The Institute campus is about 20 km fromlndira Gandhi International Airport, 10 km fromdomestic terminal of the airport, 19 km from Delhimain Railway Station and 14 km from New DelhiRailway Station.

The Institute campus extends over an area of 320acres with many topographical features,imaginatively laid out with picturesque landscape.With clean and wide roads, the campus presents aspectacle of harmony in architectural and naturalbeauty. Most of the students, faculty and staffreside on the campus. The main academic buildinghouses various teaching and research facilities.

Although each department is a separate entity, allthe departments together constitute an integratedcomplex.

Each academic year consists of two semesters anda summer term. The education system is organizedaround a credit system, which ensures continuousevaluation of a students performance and provides

flexibility to choose courses so as to facilitateprogress at an optimum pace suited to ones abilityor convenience. Each course is assigned certainnumber of credits depending upon the class contacthours. A minimum number of credits are to becompleted in order to qualify for the award ofdegree. IIT Delhi has revised its curriculum witheffect from academic session 2003-2004. Therevised curriculum emphasizes on self-learning,

project activity and laboratory work. It leavessufficient time for students to take part in otheractivities like sports and recreation, andencourages them to be creative and innovative.

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The Students Activity Centre provides a number offacilities for students extracurricular and physical

development. The central two-storied block with aswimming pool and a gymnasium hall hasamenities such as squash courts, hobbiesworkshop, seminar rooms, music rooms and othermultipurpose rooms for reading and indoor games.The amphitheatre constructed in modern style is anadded amenity to the Centre. The campus also

provides such amenities as staff club, hospital,shopping centre, bank, post office, communitycentre, stadium and playing fields.

Credit System

The prominent features of the credit system are:the process of continuous evaluation of a students

performance, the absence of pass or fail on annualbasis and the flexibility to allow a student toprogress at the pace suited to his/her individualability and convenience subject to the regulations ofthe credit requirements.

Each course, except for a few special courses, hasa certain number of credits assigned to itdepending on its lecture, tutorial and laboratorycontact hours in a week. Each course iscoordinated by a member of the faculty called thecourse coordinator. He/she has the fullresponsibility for coordinating the course,coordinating the work of other members of thefaculty involved in the course, holding tests andawarding grades. In case of any difficulty, studentsare expected to approach the course coordinatorfor advice and clarification.

A letter grade with a specified number of gradepoints is awarded in each course for which astudent is registered. A students performance is

measured by the number of credits that he/she hasearned and by the weighted grade point averagemaintained by him/her. A minimum number ofcredits and a minimum cumulative grade pointaverage (CGPA) are necessary in order to qualifyfor a degree.


A student is eligible to apply for change of branch

at the end of the first year only, provided he/shesatisfies the following criteria.

CGPA for General categorystudents > 7.50

CGPA for SC/ST and Person with Disabilitycategory students > 6.50

Earned credits at the end of the firstacademic session > 40

Change of the branch will be permitted strictly inthe order of merit as determined by CGPA at theend of the first year, subject to the limitation that theactual number of students in the third semester inthe discipline to which transfer is to be made shouldnot exceed the sanctioned strength, and the

strength of the discipline from which transfer isbeing sought does not fall below 90% of theexisting strength.

For a student with CGPA = 9.0, even if a vacancydoes not exist, he/she will be permitted to changediscipline provided the strength in the discipline towhich the change is being sought does not exceedby 5% of the sanctioned strength. Also, in suchcases, he/she will be permitted to change disciplineeven if the strength of the discipline from whichchange is being sought falls below 90% of theexisting strength.

Stipulation of minimum credits and CGPArequirements will not be insisted upon for change ofdiscipline to a branch in which a vacancy exists andthe concerned student was eligible for admission tothat discipline at the time of entry to IIT Delhi.However, requirements of credits and CGPA willcontinue to apply in case of both General andSC/ST category students seeking change to a

discipline to which the concerned student was noteligible for admission at the time of entry to IITDelhi.

Change from a 4-year B.Tech. programme

to a dual degree programme

A student registered for a 4-year degreeprogramme in a Department can be permitted tochange his/her registration from the 4-year to a 5-year programme of the same department providedthe B.Tech. part of the dual degree programme intowhich the student is desirous of registering is the

same as the programme for which the student wasadmitted through JEE subject to fulfilling thefollowing criteria:

(a) The student must have completed at least 120credits by the end of 6

thsemester and secured a

minimum CGPA of 7.5.(b) The maximum number of students that can bepermitted such a change will be limited to 10 % ofsanctioned strength of the intake into the relevant4-year programme of the department.

Change from any 4-year B.Tech.

programme into a PG (M.Tech.) programme

with advanced standing

A student registered for a 4-year B.Tech. degreeprogramme can earn an additional M.Tech. degreeby opting for a change in his/her registration to thatwith advanced standing. The option is to be

exercised towards the end of the 6th

semester.Advanced standing request will be considered onlyif the student has a CGPA of at least 7.5 at the end

of the 6th

semester. In the advanced standingscheme, the student can earn an M.Tech. degree inaddition to his/her B.Tech. degree by spending an

additional year. M.Tech. programmes for which thestudent will be eligible and other details will beprovided later.

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Subject to the above conditions, change over fromone to the other undergraduate programme (viz.,B.Tech., 5-year M.Tech. Integrated and 5-yearM.Tech. Dual Degree) is permissible.

2.4 Indian Institute of TechnologyGandhinagar

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar(IITGN) was established in August 2008 with theobjective of enhancing the quality of highereducation, research, and training in various fields.

IITGN strives to nurture a vibrant communitydedicated to the dissemination of knowledge. Ourmission is to develop top notch scientists,engineers, leaders, and entrepreneurs to meet theneeds of society. IIT Gandhinagar focuses oncutting-edge research and development ofinnovative products that improve the quality of lifeof our community. Our goals are to build a worldclass institution for creating and imparting

knowledge at the undergraduate, post-graduateand doctoral levels. We aim to foster in youngminds vision, creative thinking, social awareness,and respect for values. Our motto is excellence inteaching and research that creates a global impactand influences national policies. We are committedto prepare our students not just for their first job,but their LAST job as well.

IIT Gandhinagar is a safe and peaceful haven oflearning. We have initiated several programmesproviding sustainable and all-inclusive growth,including community outreach programmes. The

Institute is committed towards learning, merit,professionalism, and concern for the betterment ofsociety. IITGN is the destination for young minds

without fear.

We currently offer the following threeundergraduate specializations: ChemicalEngineering, Electrical Engineering, andMechanical Engineering. We also offer Ph.D.programmes in various disciplines. M.Tech. andPG-DIIT programmes are slated to start from July2011.

Our habitat, the state of Gujarat is known for itsexcellent infrastructure, thriving industries,prestigious academic and research institutes, andan ambiance that encourages entrepreneurship.

IIT Gandhinagar is the sanctuary of learning for theGen-next technocrats and budding innovators.

LocationIITGN is temporarily located at the VGEC campus,Chandkheda, on Gandhinagar Highway. We arewell-connected by road, rail, and air. The

Ahmedabad International airport is only 10 kms

away, while our distance from the railway station isless than 15 kms. Public transport facilities arereadily available.

Academic Programmes

The Institute presently offers the followingacademic programmes:

4 year B.Tech. Degree programme (CL,EE,ME)Ph.D. Programme.M.Tech. programme (starting July 2011)PG-DIIT programme (starting July 2011)

IITGN follows a semester based academic system.An academic year comprises Autumn (July-November), and Spring (January-April) semesters.Students must meet the academic requirements ofeach semester in order to progress in theirrespective programmes of study. The academicprogrammes of the Institute are governed by rulesand regulations approved by the Senate, thesupreme body regulating academic matters. TheSenate continuously monitors academicprogrammes and makes appropriate modificationsas and when required. It also finalizes theacademic calendar of each year.

In general, academic work, measured in terms ofcredits, is prescribed as the requirement for aparticular degree. A student earns credits bysatisfactorily passing courses and engaging inother activities every semester, as specified by theindividual departments.

Enlisted courses adhere to the followingconventions:

Credit (C) for a course is dependent on the

number of hours of instruction per week in thatcourse.The credit associated with any of the otheractivities is dependent on the quantum of workexpected to be put in for that activity per week.

Courses are broadly classified into Theory andLaboratorycourses --

Theory courses consist of lecture (L) andtutorial (T) hours, but may also have attachedpractical (P) hours.Laboratory courses consist of practical hours,

but may also have attached tutorial hours.Academic activities such as seminars and projectscarry their assigned credits depending on themagnitude of work.

There are other academic activities such asPhysical Education, a non-credit but mandatoryrequirement that must be fulfilled for successfulcompletion of a programme of study.

IIT Gandhinagar also offers short modular coursesto augment overall student development.

IITGN is developing its own B.Tech curriculum thatretains the core components and values of IITeducation, while incorporating new features in line

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with the demands of the 21st

century knowledgedriven society.

Facilities

IIT Gandhinagar has already created a niche foritself while living up to the IIT tradition. Excellentclassrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, library,and medical facilities are available to the IITGNfraternity. Our students mess, playground, and

other recreational facilities are high-end in nature.Separate on-campus student hostels are availablefor male and female students.

A Merit-Cum-Means scholarship is awarded tostudents as per Government of India regulations.Continued efforts are being made to instituteprivate scholarships, and a few private scholarshipsare already in place.

We have already created a record number ofinternship opportunities, both in India and abroad,for our students.

Land for the Institutes permanent campus has

already been identified in the periphery ofGandhinagar and construction work is expected tocommence soon.


Students are eligible for change of branch in their3rd Semester, subject to the fulfilment of thefollowing conditions:

1. Any student with CPI greater than or equal to9.50 will be allowed a Change of Branchwithout restriction.

2. For others, change will be permitted in theorder of their merit determined by theirrespective CPI. Only those students with CPIgreater than or equal to 6.50 and without anyfail grade / backlogs will be eligible to apply.

3. The request for change (in the order of merit)for student S1 from branch A to branch B willbe considered if -(a) Strength of branch B does not exceed by

more than 10% over the sanctionedstrength for that branch.

(b) Number of students on rolls in the branch Adoes not fall below 50% of the sanctionedstrength.

(c) The request of S1 will be re-considered(again in the order of merit) due to anotherstudent getting transfer to branch A,provided this re-consideration does notviolate (b) above.

4. All such transfers can be effected ONLY ONCEat the beginning of the second academic year.

IIT Gandhinagar is a student-oriented institution.We ceaselessly endeavour to ensure that ourstudents get the best of what is needed to developinto exceptional professionals.

Prospective students are strongly urged to accessthe Institute web site: http//:www.iitgn.ac.in.

2.5 Indian Institute of TechnologyGuwahati

The campus is spread over 700 acres of land onthe north bank of the river Brahmaputra with apicturesque surrounding. The campus was plannedtaking full advantage of the natural features of theterrain, which consists of several hillocks and lakes.The Brahmaputra flows majestically on one side,while the other sides have backdrops of blue hills.

The campus is about 20 km from Guwahati railwaystation and about 18 km from Guwahati airport. Toreach the institute from the city, there is the institutebus service that runs regularly to and from the city.This bus service starts from near the railwaystation. Taxis are also available at the railwaystation. Pre-paid taxis are available at the airport toget to IIT Guwahati.

With pleasant weather for most of the year, the cityhas an annual rainfall of about 1000 mm. A highhumidity (80 to 95%) is common in the monsoonseason. The maximum day temperature in summer

is around 350

C and the minimum temperature inwinter is around 70C. Guwahati, the gateway to the

north eastern region of India, is well connected byrail and by air to the rest of India. Direct trainservices are available from/to all major cities in thecountry. All major domestic airlines operate regularflights from/to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,Bangalore and Hyderabad with connectivity to allmajor cities in the country.

Academic Programmes

Undergraduate programmes offered includeB.Tech. in ten disciplines, viz. Biotechnology,

Chemical Engineering, Chemical Science &Technology, Civil Engineering, Computer Science& Engineering, Electronics & CommunicationEngineering, Electronics & Electrical Engineering,Engineering Physics, Mathematics & Computing,and Mechanical Engineering; and B.Des. inDesign. Postgraduate programmes offered are,two-year M.Sc. in Physics, Chemistry, andMathematics & Computing, a two-year M.A. inDevelopment Studies, M.Tech. in all Engineeringdisciplines, M.Des., and Ph.D. in all disciplines.

Facilities Unique to the Institute

State-of-the-art teaching laboratories established inall the engineering and science disciplines,combined with a Central Workshop and ComputerCentre, provide value and strength to theprogrammes. The Computer Centre with its modernfacilities and pleasant atmosphere is a favouriteplace of the students for cracking softwareproblems or surfing the Internet. The CentralLibrary has an excellent collection of books, currentperiodicals, back volumes of journals anddatabases on compact discs. The Central Libraryhas a computerized access facility through its

network server. Students can browse books andjournals online. In addition to departmentalfacilities, the Central Instruments Facility (CIF) ofthe Institute - with provisions of several state-of-the-art equipments, also support students in carrying

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out their projects and other research work. Besides,to tap the ideas of innovative students and totranslate such ideas into commercially significantproducts, the Institute has a Technology IncubationCentre (TIC). TICs objective is to extend support toinnovators in the form of finance, space andtechnical guidance.

Boarding and Lodging

There are eight boys hostels and a girls hostel foraccommodation of the students. One more hostel isunder construction. Each hostel has a mess, acanteen, a juice shop, a stationary shop, indoorgames facilities, cable TV, local area network (LAN)connection, and uninterrupted water and powersupplies. All students enjoy the privacy of a singleroom.

An academic complex, a married scholars hostel, aguest house with a capacity of 144, anadministrative building, lecture theatres, a state-of-the-art auditorium and ample residential quartersare there on campus. These cater to the

requirements of classrooms, laboratories andresidences for faculty and staff. Branches ofCanara Bank and State Bank of India with ATMs, apost office, a computerized railway PassengerReservation System (PRS) facility, a book shop, ashopping complex and several PCOs serve theneeds of campus residents. The Institute hasstadiums for football, cricket, hockey and track &field events, and courts for tennis, volley ball andbasket ball. It also has a gymnasium, an indoorsports complex, and a swimming pool. The IITcampus offers plenty of scope for trekking andclimbing, so that one can enjoy a challenging and

stimulating academic environment blended with arich outdoor life.Health Care

The Institute gives great importance to health care.With three regular Medical Officers, supported by anumber of outsourced doctors (includingspecialists), the Institutes medical team has beenproviding efficient services to all its staff, studentsand faculty members. The Institutes seventeen-bed hospital has trained nurses on duty round-the-clock. It has modern diagnostic equipment, a

pathological laboratory, a pharmacy, and twoambulances. For indoor patients, the Institute alsohas arrangements with top medical institutions ofGuwahati, such as Guwahati NeurologicalResearch Centre (GNRC), International Hospital,Down Town Hospital, Guwahati Medical CollegeHospital, etc.

Besides, to keep the students mentally andphysically healthy, during the first two years of theundergraduate programme, the Institute offersPhysical Training (two hours per week) as non-credit but compulsory courses.


The Institute offers a number of scholarships to thestudents, viz, Merit-cum-Means Scholarship is

awarded to a maximum of 25% of general categoryB.Tech./B.Des., M.A. and M.Sc. students, andInstitute Merit Scholarship is awarded to thoseundergraduate students of second, third and fourthyears, who score the highest Yearly PerformanceIndex (YPI) in every branch.

Besides, Govt. of India SC and ST scholarships,State Govt. scholarships and various industry

sponsored scholarships are also available to thedeserving students.

Training and Placement

The 13th batch of B.Tech. and 10th batch of B.Des.students are graduating this year. The graduates ofthe previous batches have been recruited inreputed private and public sector organizationsthrough campus interviews. A large number ofB.Tech. and B.Des. graduates have obtainedadmission to M.S. and Ph.D. programmes inuniversities abroad with scholarships.

Credit SystemThe Institute follows the semester-based creditsystem. The B.Tech. and B.Des. programmesconsist of 8 semesters spread over 4 academicyears. A student takes 5 to 6 theory courses inaddition to laboratory courses in each semester. Aproject in the final year provides the student amplescope for independent work. Credits are allotted tovarious courses depending on the number oflecture/tutorial/laboratory hours per week. Astudents performance in a course is continuouslyevaluated throughout the semester and culminatesin the award of a grade on a 10-point scale.Performance in a semester is evaluated in terms ofthe weighted average of grade points secured in allthe courses registered in that semester, known asthe Semester Performance Index (SPI). ACumulative Performance Index (CPI) is given,representing the weighted average of grade pointssecured by a student in all the semesters.

Minor Programme

1. Students may opt for a Minor in a discipline otherthan the discipline he/she is registered in.Students completing a minor will have the minor

mentioned in the degree certificate and in thefinal grade card.

2. The credit requirements for a minor discipline willbe in the range of 30 - 36 credits. The minorcourses will spread over the third to seventhsemesters of a B.Tech./B.Des. programme withone course per semester.

3. Only those students who have completed all thecredits required in the first two semesters of theirstudies with a CPI of 6.5 or above, will beeligible for a minor discipline after the end ofsecond semester.

4. The number of seats in each minor discipline willbe as per decision of the Senate of IITGuwahati. However, a minor discipline will not

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be available if the number of applicants in thatdiscipline is less than five.

5. Selection to minor disciplines shall be madestrictly in order of merit of the applicants.

6. Joining the minor disciplines carried out inaccordance with the above rules will be effectivefrom the third semester of the applicantsconcerned. No change of minor discipline shall

be permitted after this.7. A student with only minor courses remaining as

backlogs at the beginning of a semester (otherthan a Summer semester) will be deemed tohave completed the B. Tech. programme andhe/she will be awarded a B.Tech./B.Des. degreewithout a minor.


The Institute may permit a limited number ofstudents to change from one branch of study toanother after the end of the second semester,

subject to certain conditions, some of which aregiven below:

1. Only those students will be eligible for a changeof branch who have completed all the commoncredits required in the first two semesters oftheir studies in their first attempt with a CPI ofnot less than 8.00 and without having had topass any course requirement in the summerterm examination.

2. Change of branch is permitted strictly on thebasis of merit (CPI at the end of two semesters)subject to the limitation that the strength of a

branch does not fall below the existing strengthby more than ten percent and does not goabove the sanctioned strength by more thanten percent.

3. Change of branch is permitted from aB.Tech./B.Des. programme in any branch to aB.Tech./B.Des. programme in any otherbranch.

2.6 Indian Institute of Technology

Hyderabad

IIT Hyderabad started its academic program in2008. Today it has eleven departments withenrollment of 505 students, comprising of B.Techs,M.Sc. M.Techs. and Ph.Ds. In 2011, IITH will beoffering B.Tech programs in Computer Science andEngineering, Electrical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering and Chemical Engineering. IITHyderabad has active collaboration with Japan andMoUs with several leading universities in the USA.

At present IITH is located in its temporary campusat ODF, Medak. Though temporary, it is a beautifulcampus with greenery, lots of open spaces and

playing fields. IITH has very nice hostels with 24hour hot water supply using solar water heaters.The campus is about an hours drive from the

swanky Hyderabad airport and about an hour and

forty minutes from Nampally railway station. Thepermanent campus, approximately, 580 acres isclose by. The master plan for the main campus isready and well renowned architects are working ona creative campus design.

The institute has 60+ full time young and dynamicfaculty. IITH has on its roll, approximately 340B.Techs,. 95 M.Techs. and 70 Ph.Ds. The instituteoffers the B.Tech. program in four departments,M.Tech. in six departments and Ph.Ds in all elevendepartments. IITH will be graduating its first batchof M.Techs. in June 2011 and the first batch ofB.Techs. in May 2012. The vision of IITH centresaround Invention and Innovations; with this in mindseveral research laboratories have been set up: X-Materials Innovations Lab, Innovations Hub forCyber Physical Systems, Innovations Hub forNanotechnology, and many more research labs arein the offing. IITH also has state-of-the-art teachinglabs and workshops for basic courses as well aslabs for high-end courses like the FPGA lab

sponsored by Xilinx for Embedded Systems.

IITH follows a semester system. An academic year(July end to April end) consists of two semesters,each of approximately 16 weeks.

IITH follows a credit system for evaluation. Creditsare allotted to various courses depending on thenumber of lectures and tutorials. The students

performance in a course is continuously evaluatedthroughout the semester and culminates in theaward of Grades (A+, A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, FS andFR) on a 10point scale. Performance in a

semester is evaluated in terms of the weightedaverage of grade points secured in all the coursesregistered in that semester. IITH has a unique andhighly flexible academic program.

To students admitted through JEE, IITH offers thefollowing programs in CH, CSE, EE and ME:

B.Tech.B.Tech. with Honours optionB.Tech. with minor option

All the above three programs are spread over fouryears. An Honours degree is given to students

completing the basic requirements in the parentdepartment and additional requirements like projectand courses in the same department. A minor isgiven to students completing the basicrequirements in the parent department as well asadditional course requirement in anotherdepartment. Moreover, IITH offers fractional creditcourses / modules in specialized areas. IITH has avery liberal branch change option at the end of firstsemester.

IITH has started a Placement Cell to cater to theneeds of the first batch of M.Techs. who willgraduate in June 2011. The Placement Cell will befurther enhanced next year to cater to B.Techs aswell as M.Techs.

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IITH is a residential campus, with very goodstudents hostels with WiFi and solar lighting. It has

good mess facilities for all students. It has sportsfields for all sports. The institute has veryconvenient access to the ODF hospital, which isequipped with all modern medical facilities.

Students at IITH are involved in numerous sportsand cultural activities. There is an annual techno-cultural festival called Elan. There are various clubsfor hobbies. Moreover, IITH has an active E-Cell.

For further information on IITH please visitwww.iith.ac.in.

2.7 Indian Institute of Technology

Indore

The Institute

IIT Indore started functioning from July 2009 underthe mentorship of IIT Bombay. Continuing with thetradition of the older IITs, IIT Indore aims to play anactive role in the task of propelling India on her

growth-trajectory by focusing on education,research and development.

Indore City

Indore is the commercial capital of MadhyaPradesh with many industries in the area ofmechanical engineering, pharmacy and electronics.It is an educational-hub and have institutes ofinternational repute, Raja Ramanna Center for

Advanced Technology (RRCAT), IUCA, and IIMIndore. Indore has young and vibrant students'population. The city is well connected by road, railand air and is strategically located in closeproximity to Mumbai, Delhi and Ahmedabad.

Academic Programmesand Collaborations

The institute offers a 4-year B. Tech. programme in(i) Computer Science and Engineering, (ii)Electrical Engineering and (iii) MechanicalEngineering, with an intake of 40 seats (20 forgeneral category, 11 for OBC category, 6 for SCcategory, and 3 for ST category) in each branchand PhD programmes in the three engineeringdisciplines, HSS, and Basic Sciences. The institutehas developed its own new academic curriculum for

UG and PhD students and implemented it fromacademic year 2010-11 onwards. More informationrelated to academics can be found athttp://www.iiti.ac.in. IIT Indore, in its secondacademic year, has grown manifold since itsinception due to admission of 32 PhD students inthe various specializations of Engineering,Humanities and Social Sciences, and BasicSciences. This has given impetus to the researchactivity at the institute and to the creation of thestate-of-the-art teaching and research facilities andlaboratories. Such facilities are extremely beneficialto the undergraduate students also as they get

exposure to the latest developments in therespective field of study.

As a part its commitment to strengthencollaboration with acclaimed international Institutes,IIT Indore has signed MoU with SaarlandUniversity, Saarbrucken, Germany. The partnershipallows the two Institutes to exchange students andfaculty members and explore new methods ofcooperation in instruction and joint research. Thekey take away is the flexibility offered by the foreignpartner to provide avenues for financial support tothe students. Several reputed companies such asNational Instruments, IBM, Tata Technologies,Texas Instruments have approached the Institutefor opening Centres of Excellence in the chosenareas of specializations and efforts are on toconcretize such proposals. A course on learningFrench language is also being offered by theInstitute in Association with ALLIANCEFRANAISE.

The Faculty

There are total 41 faculty members, which includes35 regular faculty members and remaining being

adjunct faculty from RRCAT Indore, retired visitingfaculty from the old IITs and reputed Universitiesand faculty members on deputation from IITBombay. All faculty members of the institute havebeen selected on the basis of the same highstandard criteria as being followed in the older IITs.

All faculty members hold Ph.D. degrees fromreputed national and international institutions andseveral have international post-doctoral researchexperience. The process to recruit more facultymembers is under process. Several researchprojects have been awarded to the facultymembers from the sponsoring agencies such as

CSIR, DST, etc. while many project proposal areunder considerations of other sponsoring agencies.The faculty members actively researchpublications, paper presenting and attending theInternational Conferences/Workshops/Symposium,Invited Talks, Chairing sessions of the conferences,and being members of Editorial Boards of thereputed international and national journals.

Upcoming Campus

IIT Indore's permanent campus will be located atSimrol which is a small village in Mhow Tehsil indistrict of Indore. The site for IIT Indore is about 20

km from Indore city centre, connected to it by thestate highway, Khandawa Road. The stategovernment has identified over 500 acres of landfor the institute's development. The pre-construction activities have been completedincluding contour survey, soil-investigation, water-resistivity survey, etc. and construction of theboundary wall has begun. It is expected that IITIndore will have its infrastructure sufficiently readyso that the Institute can shift to its permanentcampus by 2013. The upcoming campus of IITIndore is a case in point where the process towardsa more porous and membranous notion of thought

has been set in motion.

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The Temporary Campus and InstituteFacilities

Currently, IIT Indore is functioning from thepremises of the Institute of Engineering andTechnology (IET) of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya(DAVV) on Khandwa Road which is 4 km. from thecity centre. This campus has complete modernacademic facilities including modern classroomswith sophisticated audio-video teaching aids, amodern computer centre, ever-expanding CentralLibrary, well-equipped UG Chemistry and Physicslaboratories that were developed last year andprobably are amongst the best of theundergraduate laboratories in the country. IITI hasalso developed one virtual classroom (VCR) underNKN project with state-of-art video-conferringfacilities and a dedicated NKN Link of 1 GBPScapacity. IITI was the first IIT to complete creationof VCR and one of the three IITs chosen by itsinauguration on 05/02/2011. The core engineeringlaboratories developed include Experimental

engineering lab, Basic Electrical and Electronicsengineering lab. IITI has rented another modernand newly constructed building from thePithacmpur Auto Cluster Limited (PACL) on MHOWroad to develop its UG and Research labs of thevarious engineering disciplines. Most of the UGlabs will be developed by July 2011 while all theUG labs will be ready by December 2011.

The institute has also acquired some state-of-artresearch equipments and facilities to cater to theresearch interests and needs of the existing facultymembers and research scholars and also to attract

best of the research scholars and faculty membersas part of our endeavour for a world class researchinstitute.

Library

The Central Library of IIT Indore provides studentsand Faculty Members resources for their variedneeds, comfortable and peaceful environmentconducive to study, and help in locating and usingthe resources. Resources of the Central Libraryinclude Books, E-Resources, Magazines, andNewspapers. The text book collection in the libraryprovides vital support for on-going UG and PhD

teaching programme. The library is also developinga fine collection of books on Literature and EnglishLanguage, and also on sports, biographies, andgeneral interest titles. At present, the library hasmore than 5000 books in its collection. Themagazines and newspaper section includes allprominent technical and general magazines andlocal and national dailies. The Library providesaccess to many e-resources such as collections of

journals from reputed publishers such as Elsevier,Taylor & Francis, Sage, Wiley, and NatureJournals, American Chemical Society and RoyalSociety of Chemistry Journals, American Institute of

Physics Journals, American Mathematical SocietyJournals, ACM Digital Library, and SciFinder. E-books from publishers such as IEEE are alsoavailable. The Library regularly organizes

Demonstrations and Training Programs for variousE-resources to facilitate maximum utilization ofthese resources.

The Library is in the process of introducing variousnew services to users in addition to the LendingFacility, Reading Room Facility, Renewals,Reservations, etc. currently available. A Librarysoftware will be in place shortly which will enablethe users to check the Online Public AccessCatalog (OPAC) from anywhere in the institutepremises. Library Orientation classes are held fornew students where they are informed about thelibrary collection, services, rules and regulations,and library staff members. The Library has its ownBlog and wiki and also a Twitter account. The blogis used as a channel of communication with userswhereas the wiki provides information such as listsof books, Book Recommendation Form, etc. Twitteris used for announcements of events such asLibrary Orientation classes. In addition to this, theLibrary organizes regular Book Displays in theLibrary where books on a variety of topics aredisplayed and Faculty Members are invited tobrowse through the books and recommend themfor purchase for the library. IITI Booksville, a BookExhibition, was organized by the Library fromFebruary 1-3, 2011, where thousands of latestbooks on varied topics were displayed. TheExhibition received enthusiastic response from theFaculty Members and students.

Medical Facilities

IIT Indore has an MOU with six best hospitals ofIndore City, CHL Apollo Hospital, Choithram

Hospital & Research Centre, Greater KailashHospital, Gokuldas Hospital, Rajshree Hospitals &Research Centre, and Vishesh Hospital &Diagnostic Solutions to cater to the medicalrequirements of the students, faculty, staff, andtheir dependents. The Students and Faculty, Staffmembers and their dependents are issued medicalcards to ensure cashless medical treatment to thepatient along with issue of the required medicines.Moreover, Institute doctor is available in the hostelpremises on regular basis and for medicalemergencies a round-the-clock Ambulance andtransportation facility is also available at the hostel

premises.Hostel Accommodation and Transportation

IIT Indore is fully residential with hostel facilityprovided to the students. The hostels havecommon rooms for recreational activities of thestudents. Mess and canteen facilities are alsoavailable. Formal bus-transport facility is providedto students to shuttle between hostel and instituteat regular intervals throughout the day. A 24-hour

Ambulance in case of emergency is also available.

Life at IIT Indore

Sports activities are essential part of IIT Indore lifeto bring freshness and recreation during busyacademic schedule. The Institute has developedsports facilities around its temporary campus to

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promote sports, such as football, volleyball,badminton, basketball and table-tennis. Athletictracks at DAVV campus are used for athleticevents. Sports facilities in and around Indore arebeing used for regular practice of sports like cricket,swimming and tennis. The IITI Girl became theFastest Girl in the Inter-IIT sports meet held at IITDelhi during December 2010 by winning gold medalin 100 m race. The institute is also building agymnasium with state of the art facilities for thestudents.


After successful completion of the first twosemesters, students can apply for the change ofbranch subject to the fulfilment of the followingrules:1. Top 1% students of the total admitted students inthat year will be eligible for change of branchwithout any constraints.2. For others, change will be permitted strictly onmerit basis. Students without fail grades and

backlogs and with CPI > 6.5 will only be eligible toapply and can give their choices.3. The request for change (in the order of merit) forstudent S1 from branch A to branch B will beconsidered if -

A. Strength of branch B does not exceed thesanctioned strength for that branch.

B. Number of students on rolls in the branch Adoes not fall below 85% of the sanctionedstrength.

C. The request of S1 will be re-considered(again in the order of merit) if S1 does notviolate (b) above due to another student

getting transfer to branch A.D. If student S1 is not permitted to change

from branch A to B (due to (b) above), anyother student S2 in any branch with CPIless than S1 will also not be permitted tochange to branch B.

4. All such transfers can be effected only once atthe beginning of the second academic year. Noapplication for change of branch during thesubsequent academic years will be entertained,except as in item 5, below.5. The rules for change of Branch/Programme fromstudents belonging to SC/ST category would be

similar to that of other candidates except for thefollowing concessions:

A. Their CPI must be 6.0 or more (without anykind of backlogs).

B. Each branch does not exceed itssanctioned strength by more than 2.

2.8 Indian Institute of TechnologyKanpur

History

IIT Kanpur is reputed all over the world for itsinnovative academic programmes stressingscience-based engineering education. Since itsinception in 1960, the Institute is engaged in

carrying out original research of significance andtechnology development at the cutting edge. Forthe first time in the country it introduced computerscience in the undergraduate curriculum, semester-based flexible programmes, interdisciplinaryprogrammes in several areas, and a broadbandletter grading system. In its initial years, IIT Kanpurbenefited from a novel experiment in internationalcooperation when a consortium of nine leading

universities of the USA collaborated with it tolaunch world-class engineering education in ourcountry.

Location and Accessibility

It is located just outside the major industrial town ofKanpur which is well connected with all othermetropolitan cities.

Academic Programmes

IIT Kanpur imparts training to students so that theybecome competent and motivated engineers and

scientists, and awards Bachelors, Masters andDoctoral degrees in various branches of technologyand science. The Institute celebrates freedom ofthought, cultivates vision, nurturesentrepreneurship and encourages growth,inculcating human values and concern for theenvironment and society at the same time.

The Institute follows the semester system with twoeighteen-week semesters, including a one-weekrecess in each semester. In addition, an eight-weeksummer term is also offered to help students makeup deficiencies in their course work. This enables

students to reduce any delays in completing theirprogramme due to illness or any other reason.Starting July 2011, the Institutes will follow a trulycredit based system. The satisfactory academicperformance of a student as well as the graduationrequirements are based on successful completionof a certain number of credits.

A diagnostic test to ascertain general proficiency inEnglish is conducted for ALL students admitted toIIT Kanpur. Based on their performance in this test,some students are told to take a basic course inEnglish Language.

A slow-paced programme is offered to help thosestudents who are found deficient in Physics,Mathematics and/or English. Such students areadvised to take slow-paced courses in any one, twoor all of these subjects for easier assimilation ofcontents and concepts. In the slow-paced courses,the subject matter is covered in a period of twosemesters instead of the normal one semester. Itmay be emphasized that the option to take theslow-paced courses is a privilege and gives thedeficient student a chance for better performance.

However, it may in some cases lead to delay incompletion of the academic programme.

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Facilities Unique to the Institute

In keeping with its reputation for academicexcellence, the Institute has state-of-the-artfacilities with one of the best and openly accessiblecomputing facilities and modern laboratories thatinclude a unique flight laboratory with severalpowered aircrafts, gliders and a one kilometerrunway. The P K Kelkar Library of the Institute isone of the finest scientific and technologicallibraries with an online information retrieval systemover the campus LAN. The curriculum at IIT Kanpurhas a strong emphasis on Humanities and SocialSciences (HSS). The HSS department offerscourses in Psychology, Sociology, Economics,Philosophy, Fine Arts, English and SanskritLanguages, among many other areas. A LanguageLaboratory with computer controlled audio andvideo components, offers courses in foreignlanguages like French and German.

About the students

The Institute has a strong counselling service tohelp students settle down comfortably in the newenvironment and cope with the stresses of studentlife. Sincere and dedicated student volunteers,helped by faculty advisers, organize the orientationprogramme for fresh entrants, provide extra help incourse work if needed, conduct language classes,etc. The students are involved in all the decisionmaking processes of the Institute via studentrepresentatives in various Institute committees.

Boarding and Lodging

The Institute has a fully residential beautifulpicturesque campus, spread over 1055 acres ofland, with all modern amenities. It has about 3102undergraduate and 1818 postgraduate students,around 350 faculty members and 650 supportingstaff. A shopping complex, branches of State Bankof India and Union Bank of India, a post office, andother amenities fulfill the needs of the campuscommunity. The students are accommodated in tenboys hostels and two girls hostels. In addition,there is housing facility for married students. Allrooms in the hostels have provisions for internet

connectivity and connection to other computersthrough Local Area Network.

Health Care

Equipped with pharmacy, clinical laboratory,physiotherapy facility and a 30-bed indoor ward, theHealth Centre provides medical help andemergency care to the campus community round-the-clock.

Recreational/Extra-Curricular Facilities

A number of extra-curricular activities, recreational

as well as managerial, are an integral part of theeducational experience at IIT Kanpur. All suchactivities are coordinated by the StudentsGymkhana. Students are involved in all decision

making bodies, including the administration ofacademic programmes, hostel management andeven disciplinary matters. Further, studentsorganize events such as Antaragnithe all Indiacultural festival, Udghoshthe all India games andsports festival, and Techkritithe all India science,technology and entrepreneurship festival. Theseevents draw participation from academic institutionsall over the country. In addition, students organize a

large number of extracurricular eventsencompassing literary, cultural and sports aspectsthrough a number of clubs and societies. Theseinclude Adventure Club, Nature Club, AstronomyClub, Photography Club, Students Film Society,

Aero-modelling Club, Gilding Club, Robotics Club,HAM Club, Music Club, Dance Club and TheaterWorkshop, etc. The Institute has an Olympic-sizedswimming pool, excellent indoor and outdoor sportsfacilities, an open air theatre, and a 1200-seatauditorium with excellent acoustics. A strong NSSprogramme to inculcate social values in studentsand their personality development is alsoconducted.


IIT-Kanpur provides a large number of scholarshipsto its students. At least 25% Under-graduate (UG)students [B.Tech., B.S.] in a batch will receiveMerit-cum-Means scholarships from the institute.The details of all such scholarships are available atthe website

http://www.iitk.ac.in/dosa/DOSA/scholarship.htm

In order to be considered for any of these

scholarships a student must produce a Parental

Income Certificate at the time of registration to

establish the means criterion. The form for thispurpose (Format for Parental Income certificate) isalso available at the same website.

Apart from Merit-cum-Means scholarships severalmerit scholarships, sports scholarships, awards andprizes are also awarded to deserving students.

Training and Placement

The Institute has a very active Student Placement

Office that coordinates Campus Recruitment. It ishoused in the Outreach Building with excellentfacilities and support to prepare and train studentsfor placement. A very large number of national aswell as international companies visit the Institute tohire the students.

Rules for Change of Branch/Programme

A student may be allowed to change thebranch/programme subject to certain constraints onthe number of students in each branch/programme.Some of the guidelines used for branch/programme

change are as follows.1. The strength of any branch/programme should

not exceed the larger of its existing andsanctioned strengths, and should not fall below

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60% of its sanctioned strength due to change ofbranch/programme.

2. All cases are decided in decreasing order ofCumulative Performance Index (CPI) of theeligible applicants.

3. A student without any slow-paced course orwith a slow-paced course in English only, canapply for a branch/ programme change at theend of 2nd, 3 rd and 4th semesters. The eligibilitycriteria depend on the semester at the end ofwhich the student makes the application.However, these cases are decided on the basisof the CPI up to the first two semesters only.

4. A unique aspect of IIT Kanpur rule is thatbranch change is allowed not just after secondsemester but also after 3rd and 4th semester.

5. All students are initially admitted to aprogramme in Bachelor of Science/Bachelor ofTechnology. The interested students can applyfor conversion to a dual-degree programme.

The second degree may be M.Tech./M.S./M.B.A./M. Des. This will normallyrequire an additional year for completion.

6. An interested student, who is doing well inhis/her programme, can decide to opt for asecond major. This option can be exercised atthe end of fifth semester.

7. The Institute runs an interdisciplinaryprogramme: B Tech. in Engineering Science.Interested students can opt for this programmeas a branch change. This programme isespecially aimed at highly motivated students

who feel constrained within the conventionalcompartmentalization of departments.

8. Relaxed eligibility criteria are adopted forstudents of SC/ ST categories.

2.9 Indian Institute of TechnologyKharagpur

The Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur wasfounded in 1951. A forerunner of the other fourteenIITs, and in many ways a role model for them, IITKharagpur has been producing scientists andtechnologists of the highest calibre who continue toprovide leadership in education, research, industry,and management. Many of its alumni are illustriousmen and women whose achievements commandadmiration and respect everywhere and evoke a

just sense of pride in the IIT community.

Situated 120 km west of Kolkata, Kharagpur can bereached in about two and a half hours by train fromthe Howrah railway station of Kolkata. Kharagpur isalso connected by direct train service to other majorcities of the country. The Institute is about 10minutes' drive (5 km) from Kharagpur railway

station. Located in a sylvan landscape, far from theheat and dust of the city, the campus provides acalm and serene environment for dedicatedacademic pursuits. IIT Kharagpur has two

extension centres, one at Calcutta and the other atBhubaneswar, besides the main campus atKharagpur, which is the largest in the country.

IIT Kharagpur has the largest number of PG andUG programmes and has a large number ofdoctoral research scholars. It offers 22undergraduate (B.Tech., B.Arch., M.Sc.), 87postgraduate (M.Tech., Dual Degree, M.C.P.,M.B.M.) and research (M.S., Ph.D., D.Sc.)programmes.

IIT Kharagpur has been a prime mover in themodernization of technical education inindependent India. Excellent research facilities andsupport in the frontier areas of science andtechnology are available at IIT Kharagpur, whichincludes some of the most advanced laboratoriesand the largest technical library in the countryhousing a state-of-the-art electronic library. All thedepartments and centres are equipped with moderninstruments. The Central Research Facility caters

to the special needs of all including outsideorganizations. The Institute also houses anAstronomical Observatory set up by the PositionalAstronomy Centre, Government of India and theISRO Satellite Remote Sensing Centre. A well-equipped centre for Education Technology, andLanguage and Psychology laboratories areadditional assets. Many special purpose top runglaboratories have been created in IIT Kharagpur outof the R&D grants received from Industries,Government, Defence and from AlumniContributors. A large new Computer andInformatics Centre, a new wing for Information

Technology, computer network for halls ofresidence, students' hostels rooms and a capaciouslecture hall complex are fully operational. Some ofthe laboratories are: a world class VLSI DesignLaboratory, Communication EmpowermentLaboratory, Media Lab Asia, Microsoft Laboratory,Motorola Laboratory, Centre for Excellence inComposite Technology, Ocean Science andTechnology Cell, Advanced Technology Centre,Space Technology Cell, etc. Vinod Gupta School ofManagement (VGSOM) and G S Sanyal School ofTelecommunications (GSST), the first of their kinds

in the IIT system, owe their existence to thegenerous contributions of two of its alumni.

Flexible Curricula

In the new millennium, IIT Kharagpur has switchedover to a more flexible academic system aiming atcapability-based learning where students would getwider options to exercise and brighter studentswould be able to achieve more. Over and abovereceiving a B.Tech. (Hons.) Degree, a B.Arch.(Hons.) Degree, a Dual Degree or an IntegratedM.Sc. Degree, for which he/she has registered, a

student depending on his/her performance andavailability would have the option to earn additionalcredits across disciplines. On accumulation ofsufficient prescribed credits, a student would be

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able to earn a MINOR in a discipline other than thedegree for which he/she has registered. Forexample, a student in Electrical Engineering (EE),say, would obtain a B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in EEand can earn a MINOR in Computer Science andEngineering (CSE) or Mechanical Engineering(ME), or even a MINOR in a science discipline.Provisions have been kept in the curricula so that astudent has the freedom to pursue and sustain

multidisciplinary interest.The Institute follows a seven-point grading systemwith letter grades and the corresponding gradepoints per credit. The Cumulative Grade Point

Average (CGPA) is computed at the end of eachsemester. The CGPA secured by a student reflectshis/her performance.

Accommodation and Amenities

The institute is fully residential.