Indian Institute of Technology Delhi is one of the six Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence for higher training, research and development in science, engineering and technology in India, the others being at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras Bombay and Guwahati. Established as College of Engineering in 1961, the Institute was later declared an Institution of National Importance under the “Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963” and was renamed “Indian Institute of Technology Delhi”. It was then accorded the status of a deemed university with powers to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own degrees.
It’s objectives include:
- offering instruction in engineering and applied sciences at a level comparable to the very best in the world
- providing leadership in curriculum planning and laboratory development
- developing programmes for faculty development both for its own staff and for teachers of other engineering institutions:
- developing close collaboration with industry through exchange of personnel and undertaking consultancy projects
- developing strong collaboration links with other academic and research institutions in the country and abroad
- anticipating the technological needs for India and to plan and prepare to cater to them
- developing continuing education programmes:
The institute’s website includes the following functionality and content:
- A guide to the academic programs available
- A guide to admissions policy
- A guide to the departments within the institute
- A guide to the institute’s academic and research centres
- Several sophisticated search engines to locate staff, students and alumni
- A library catalogue
- A bulletin board
- Contemporary information on meetings, conferences and other relevant information