Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai (IIT Bhilai) is a
public technical and
research university
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located in
Bhilai
Bhilai is a city in Durg district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India. With population exceeding 1 million, it is the second-largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur. Bhil ...
,
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
,
India
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. It is one of the six young
IITs
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established by the
Ministry of Human Resource Development
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,
Government of India
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, located in
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
state. Classified as an
Institute of National Importance
Institute of National Importance (INI) is a status that may be conferred on a premier public higher education institution in India by an act of Parliament of India, an institution which "serves as a pivotal player in developing highly skilled per ...
, IITBH formally came into existence in July 2016 with the influx of the first batch of students on 25 July 2016.
Until the infrastructure and permanent campus is ready, the institute will function temporarily at the campus of the
Government Engineering College Raipur. This temporary campus of IIT Bhilai is located in Sejbahar area on Old
Dhamtari
Dhamtari is a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Dhamtari district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which is part of the Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency formed on 6July 1998.. The district is home to 3.13 percent of Chhattisga ...
Road in
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chh ...
. Four storied Block-B of the GEC building has been fully renovated and furnished for IIT Bhilai. The temporary campus is about from the main city of Raipur and is well-connected through public transport facilities to the railway station, airport and the city.
The
Chhattisgarh Government has allotted 445 acres of land around Kutelabhata and Sirsa Khurd villages of
Durg
Durg is a city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, east of the Shivnath River and is part of the Durg-Bhilai urban agglomeration. With an urban population of 1,064,077, Durg-Bhilai is the second largest urban area in Chhattisgarh after Raipur ...
district for the new IIT campus. The location is about from the
Durg Junction Railway station
Durg Junction Railway Station, is a junction station located in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It serves Durg, Bhilai city and the adjoining areas of it. Durg Junction is the part of South East Central Railway zone, South East Central Railway ...
and about from
Raipur Airport
Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...
at Mana, Raipur.
Campus
Transit campus
Presently, IIT Bhilai is functioning from its transit campus at Government Engineering College (GEC) Raipur. The transit campus of IIT Bhilai situated on Old Dhamtari Road in Raipur has been successfully operational since 2016. Four storied Block-B of GEC Raipur building has been furnished for academic activities at IIT Bhilai. Apart from this, IIT Bhilai has its own hostels for boys and girls provided by GEC Raipur in the campus. The transit campus is about from the main city of Raipur and is well-connected through public transport to the Railway station, Airport and Raipur City.
*Airport:
Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...
in Mana is about from the transit campus.
*Train:
Raipur Junction
Raipur Junction is the main railway station serving the city of Raipur. It is only few of the railway stations in India which has been given the grade 'A-1' by the Indian Railways and is one of the highest-revenue-earning railway stations in Indi ...
railway station is about from the transit campus.
*Bus: Inter-state and inter-city bus terminal at Pandri in Raipur is about from the transit campus.
![IIT Bhilai Acad Block (Aerial)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/IIT_Bhilai_Acad_Block_%28Aerial%29.png)
Permanent campus
The permanent campus is expected to come up in Bhilai, Durg district of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
. IIT Bhilai will be situated in the village of Kutelabatta and Sirsa Khurd, Bhilai in approximately 447 acres of land near the Shivnath river, adjoining the steel city of Bhilai. The proposed campus is expected to be equipped with infrastructure to accommodate 2500 students in the first phase.
The permanent campus has received the GRIHA award for architectural design and energy management.
Organization and administration
The academic departments in IIT Bhilai include:
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Electrical Engineering
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and
Computer Science
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(includes CSE, EE & DSAI)
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Mechanical Engineering
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Physics
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Chemistry
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Mathematics
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Liberal Arts
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Academics
![IITBH Permanent Campus Construction](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/IITBH_Permanent_Campus_Construction.png)
IIT Bhilai offers regular and research-based program in various fields of science, engineering and humanities department. It offers four-years
BTech
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and two-years
MTech
A Master of Engineering (abbreviated MEng, M.E. or M.Eng.) is either an academic or professional master's degree in the field of engineering.
International variations
Australia
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degrees in four disciplines of engineering, two-year
MSc
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* MIDI Show Control
* MSC Malaysia (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor)
* USB mass storage device class (USB MSC ...
degree in science and a
PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
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degree across all disciplines of engineering, sciences and liberal arts.
IIT Bhilai uses a Fractal Academic System which involves continuous evaluation of students, and more choices on subject they want to pursue outside their core area. The fractal academics offers scope of various modern mechanisms of imparting education including Tele-education, creation of breadth as well as depth of the subjects, offers flexibility, fosters modern interdisciplinary education, offers wider choice of electives, encourages research at the undergraduate level, provides scope for strong industry interaction, encourages creativity and offers a bouquet of courses in Creative Arts (music, movie making, fine arts, photo journalism, performing arts, etc.)
Facilities
The transit campus has facilities and amenities for sustaining the research needs of the academia as well as nurturing the extra-curricular activities undertaken by the students.
The institute has two high-speed Internet links provided by
National Knowledge Network
National Knowledge Network (NKN) is a multi-gigabit national research and education network, whose purpose is to provide a unified high speed network backbone for educational and research institutions in India. The network is managed by the Natio ...
and
BSNL respectively. IIT Bhilai is a part of National Knowledge Network (NKN) under which all the national level institutes are connected via the high-speed fiber network. The hostels are connected through campus-wide LAN and provide Wi-Fi links to students to use. Entire campus of IIT Bhilai is Wi-Fi enabled and students can use the network seamlessly across various facilities.
The academic building houses the central library, various laboratories and workshops which are equipped with state-of-the-art apparatus.
Laboratories
There are four laboratories – Computer Centre, Electrical Lab, Physics lab and a Chemistry lab.
The institute has two computer laboratories. The labs have a total of 64
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9020 MT Desktops with 4 GB RAM and 500 GB hard disks, and six
Dell PowerEdge
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Most PowerEdge servers use the x86 architecture. The early exceptions to this, the PowerEdge 3250, PowerEdge 7150, and PowerEdge 7250, used Intel's Itanium processor, but Dell ab ...
R 630 servers.
IIT Bhilai has its computer center ITIS that stands for – Information Technologies Infrastructure and Services to support the academics affairs and administration at the institute. It is known as the "NUCLEUS" of IIT Bhilai. ITIS provides gigabit network connectivity to the entire campus.
ITIS ensures seamless functioning of all the IT related functions like Network Connectivity and Internet, computer labs,
LDAP
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, conferencing, email services, Technical support, Smart ID Card bio-metric services, and VoIP.
Chemistry lab apparatus includes a vortex mixer, rotary evaporator, UV ozone cleaner and so on.
The lab also supports fume extractors which restore the air purity and hence limit the exposure to hazardous or toxic fumes, vapors or dust.
Workshops
![IIT Bhilai Digital Fabrication](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/IIT_Bhilai_Digital_Fabrication.jpg)
Workshops have been set up in the main building which support prototyping and building of various projects undertaken by both undergraduate as well as post-graduate students. The workshops play an integral role in the curriculum by providing hands-on training to the students. These workshops have served as incubation centers for the first automobile car developed by the students of the mechanical engineering department.
* Digital Fabrication Lab: Equipped with
3D printers
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and
3D scanners
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A 3D scanner can be based on m ...
, the Digital fabrication lab caters to the needs of rapid prototyping of plastic parts for various projects. The students learn the basics of designing in the freshman year by courtesy of a course on 3D printing which introduces
CAD
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modelling and gradually builds up to having the students make their own 3D printed projects.
* Do It Yourself (DIY) Lab: The lab provides hands on training of various manufacturing processes. Prioritizing the safety of the students, the training is carried out using table-top machinery and cold-casting in lieu of the traditional methods. The students are introduced to various machinery including
Laser cutters
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,
CNCs
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and
Lathe
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s.
Partnerships and collaborations
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Bhilai Steel Plant
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India's first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products. The plant also produces steel and ...
(BSP) has signed a MoU with 'IIT Bhilai' for Industry Academic Collaboration. As part of the MoU that IIT Bhilai signed with Bhilai Steel Plant, IIT Bhilai will provide its services through its faculty and staff members in the areas of joint research & development activities, including those related to innovation & creativity, joint exploration in areas of steel-making, manufacturing, fabrication processes, information technology, etc. to troubleshoot technical problems in various production processes of Bhilai Steel Plant. BSP shall provide internship and project-work opportunities to
B Tech
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and
M Tech students and research scholars from IIT Bhilai.
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and Chhattisgarh Biofuel Development Authority (CBDA) for Academic and Research Cooperation in Biofuels & Bioenergy, on 20 May 2019
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and
CDAC Pune to collaborate on technological development and deployment in the areas of mutual interest, on 14 April 2019
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and 36Inc - Startup Chhattisgarh for Academic and Research Cooperation on 5 January 2019
*In 2018 the Institute's Innovation Council (IIC) was established under the MHRD's Innovation Cell (MIC) scheme. The IIC of IIT Bhilai was recognized by MIC on 21 November 2018
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and Vara Technologies for imparting skills on Cyber Security and Internet of Things (IoT), on 11 October 2018
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and
Infineon Technologies
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for joint promotion of Infineon’s security solutions, on 27 September 2018
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) for Academic and Research Cooperation on 23 July 2018
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India for Academic and Research Cooperation on 7 June 2018
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MoU was signed between IIT Bhilai and
National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan to partner student/faculty exchange and to foster R&D projects on 2 May 2018
* IIT Bhilai had signed an MoU with
Central Public Works Department, Government of India for construction of various components of building and allied service in the permanent campus on 14 March 2018
*MoU signed between IIT Bhilai and
IIT Kanpur
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for sharing of Web-based software on 21 April 2017
Student life
Apart from the academics, the student life at IIT Bhilai various includes extra-curricular activities which are held by various student clubs.
From hackathons to cultural events, all are managed by student bodies. In support of various social causes, the students also volunteer for different activities under the
National Service Scheme
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.
Regular drives of
Swachh Bharat Mission
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are carried out within the campus as well as around it. The students are also involved in teaching drives which cover the neighboring schools in the villages.
Council of Student Affairs (CoSA)
The Council of Student Affairs (CoSA) was established in 2018. The CoSA is an extension of the student gymkhana system - which was in place during the academic year 2017–18. The CoSA is a canopy for two parallel bodies – The Student Gymkhana (responsible for managing cultural, technical, sports and outreach activities) and the Students’ Senate (manages academic concerns). The bodies consist of elected student representatives from both UG and PG levels and are guided by the faculty members. The President heads the CoSA. The Student Gymkhana and the Students’ Senate further consists of elected students representing various spheres of concern such as cultural (music, dance, art, drama), sports, academics and so on. In 2018, the elections to the above posts were carried out using
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and a cent percent voting attendance was recorded.
MERAZ (Techno-Cultural Fest)
Within a couple of years since its inception, IIT Bhilai conducted its first major annual technical and cultural festival – Meraz.
The fest was held in October 2018 over a span of 3 days and featured events and performances by various professionals from both – the Technical and as well as the Entertainment industry. With an attendance of over a thousand students from all across the state, Meraz brought in a huge influx of technical as well as cultural diversity.
IIT Bhilai Motorsports
IIT Bhilai Motorsports is a student team as a part of Motorsports Club from Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai. The Club being established in 2017, consists of 60+ members targeting to design and fabricate
ATV to compete in national level all terrain vehicle events.
IIT Bhilai Motorsports made its debut at Enduro Student India (ESI) 2019, being the only 3rd gen IIT to participate in this competition. The team successfully cleared technical inspections based on design, engine check and brake check test in static events. In dynamics, the team actively participated in all the events - DirtX, Sprint, Acceleration & Maneuverability as well as Endurance race.
A team of 17 members represented IIT Bhilai Motorsports at Pune in the competition along with more than 70 other teams.
Sports activities
Apart from the technical laboratories, the transit campus also offers the students an opportunity to practice various sports. Floodlight enabled football ground, volleyball court, basketball court and indoor badminton courts serve as the focal point of sports development in IIT Bhilai.
*Prayatna is a multi-sport, intra-institute event held annually during the winter semester. It was started in 2018 with the motive of encouraging sports as an integral part of one's holistic development. Prayatna spans over two and a half months featuring 5 to 6 teams competing in various indoor and outdoor games.
*Inter-IIT Sports Meet: IIT Bhilai has been an active participant in the prestigious Inter-IIT games, sending its contingent from the first year itself to the
Inter-IIT Sports Meet 2016. In 2017 the institute grabbed its first major trophy by winning the Inter-IIT Impact League.
Covid-19 innovations
* Chemistry Department has developed hand sanitizers, to use across the campus.
* Mechanical Engineering Department has developed novel technologies to help medical doctors and health care personnel like a full face mask, which is not only to protect the mouth and the nose, but also covers the eyes and ears. Reusability is the biggest advantage of the mask and it can be prepared for reuse within 30 minutes. Two
N95 compatible filters are attached to this mask for sufficient air circulation. There is an additional feature for attaching hazmat clothing to the mask, which enhances its protection levels while putting on and removing the mask.
* A first generation nasal test swab has been fabricated in-house using biocompatible material. A nanoparticle-based anti-viral/anti-microbial coating on clothing has been developed.
* The institute has worked on building a PAN
IIT alumni network for defining
COVID-19
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test plans.
* A contactless water dispenser has been designed by the Electrical Engineering Lab. It is an IR sensor based device, designed for indoor applications like a water dispenser for washing hands or drinking water kiosk.
*During these testing times IIT Bhilai has come forward and is providing its ambulance services in collaboration with Sumit Foundation, Raipur for needy patients.
See also
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Education in India
Education in India is primarily managed by state-run public education system, which fall under the command of the government at three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution and the Right of Child ...
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Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)
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List of universities in India
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University Grants Commission (India)
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Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance ...
References
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Bhilai
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Engineering colleges in Chhattisgarh
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Educational institutions established in 2016
2016 establishments in Chhattisgarh