Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IIT Indore), located at Simrol, Indore, is a prestigious institute offering state-of-the-art facilities for students, faculty, and staff. Spanning over 501.42 acres, the campus is approximately 20 km from the city center of Indore, providing a peaceful and conducive environment for academic and personal growth. The infrastructure includes a wide range of facilities designed to support academic, residential, recreational, and professional development.
Campus Overview:
IIT Indore's campus spans a total of 501.42 acres, featuring world-class facilities across various domains. The construction of the campus, covering an area of 2,21,000 sqm, was completed under the Ministry of Education's initiative. The campus is divided into several key areas, including residential complexes, academic buildings, recreational spaces, and essential services.
Residential Facilities:
IIT Indore offers a range of residential facilities for students, staff, and faculty:
Hostels:
5 hostels for students, offering comfortable living arrangements. _JC Bose Hall of Residence with studio apartments.
Faculty & Staff Housing:
Director's Office-cum-Residence. _Guest House for visiting scholars and dignitaries _Narmada Residential Complex and Kshipra Residential Complex for faculty and staff accommodation.
Academic and Research Facilities:
IIT Indore is known for its modern academic infrastructure, fostering an environment of excellence in education and research:
Lecture Hall Complex:
Nalanda Auditorium for large gatherings and events. _Seminar Halls equipped with modern AV facilities. _Classroom complex with modern teaching aids and technologies.
Sophisticated Instrumentation Centre (SIC) for advanced scientific research. _Computer and Information Technology Centre featuring state-of-the-art computing resources. _Samvardhan Technology Advancement Complex with specialized laboratories for research. __ _
24/7 Research Laboratories: Open round the clock for students and researchers to conduct experiments and advance their knowledge.
_Virtual Classroom (VCR): Supported by the National Knowledge Network (NKN), enabling interactive learning through high-tech video conferencing tools.
Common Facilities & Services:
Recreational/Extra Curricular activities
To ensure a holistic campus life, IIT Indore provides a wide range of common services:
Health & Wellness:
Health Centre for medical needs. Full-service Sports Arena, including football, hockey, volleyball, and tennis courts. _Indoor Sports Complex with badminton, basketball, squash courts, and a gymnasium. _The institute is equipped with a world-class swimming pool adhering to international standards. _The institute has full fledge Library.
Dining & Convenience Services:
Central Dining Facility with various catering options. __
Multiple eateries, including Domino’s, Tea Points, Amul Parlour, and Night Canteen.
_Utility services like photocopying, laundry, fruit and vegetable shops, and juice centres.
Recreational & Social Facilities:
Kshitij Mandapam (Multi-purpose Hall) for cultural events and gatherings. _Vindhyachal Guest House for visitors. _Kendriya Vidyalaya (School) providing education for staff children.
Post Office and Banks:
A branch of Canara Bank, along with ATMs from Canara Bank, SBI, and HDFC Bank. _Post Office and a Shopping Centre to cater to daily needs.
Utilities and Services:
IIT Indore ensures that essential utilities and services are available to maintain a comfortable living and learning environment:
Water Supply: Water from the Narmada Kshipra Simhastha Link Project. _Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and
Water Treatment Plant (WTP) for sustainable resource management. _Power Supply: Supported by the Main Receiving Station (MRS) and Electrical Substation (ESS) for steady power supply. _Central HVAC Plant ensures air conditioning across various campus buildings.
Ongoing Developments:
IIT Indore is continuously expanding its infrastructure to meet the growing demands of the academic community:
Phase III A Development (under construction):
Construction of 3 additional hostels with a capacity of 750 students each. _New studio apartments with 104 + 16 units. _A new Residential Complex with 64 units. _A Heavy & Sophisticated Lab Complex for cutting-edge research and innovation.
Phase III B (under planning)
2 Academic PODs _1 Industrial Research Park _1 Industrial Design Building
_1 Lecture Hall Complex _1 Student Activity Centre _1 Visitors Hostel
_1 Residential Complex _1 Studio Apartments
The infrastructure at IIT Indore is designed to support academic, professional, and personal development, providing students with the tools and resources needed to thrive. The diverse range of facilities—from state-of-the-art research labs to recreational spaces and residential complexes—ensures a balanced and fulfilling campus life. With ongoing developments, IIT Indore is continuously enhancing its facilities to create an even better environment for its students and faculty.
This report provides an overview of the comprehensive facilities available at IIT Indore, highlighting the institute’s commitment to fostering an excellent academic environment while ensuring the well-being and growth of its community members.
Learning Resource Center (Library):
The Learning Resource Center provides students and faculty members with resources for their varied needs, a comfortable and peaceful environment conducive to study including wi-fi enabled and air-conditioned reading rooms and helps in locating and using the resources. The resources of the Learning Resource Center (LRC) include books, e-resources, magazines, and newspapers. The textbook collection in the library provides vital support for ongoing UG, PG and PhD programs. The library has also developed a fine collection of books on literature and English language, and also sports, biographies, and general interest titles. At present, the library has more than 42_,000+
plus books in its collection. The Library provides access to many full-text and bibliographic e-resources from reputed publishers such as Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Institute of Physics, American Mathematical Society, and many more. The library has also e-books from different publishers. The LRC regularly organizes demonstrations and training programs for various e-resources to facilitate maximum utilization of these resources. The LRC is in the process of introducing various new services to users in addition to the Lending Facility, Reading Room Facility, Renewals, Reservations, etc. The library has automated its services with the help of an integrated library management software ‘Koha’ to provide fast and effective library services to users including OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) facility. The LRC Orientation Classes are held for new students at the beginning of the new academic year, where they get to know about the library collection, services, rules and regulations, and are introduced to the LRC team.
Online Information Resources are vital for academic and research institutes in today’s knowledge economy. The library provides its users access to more than 17,500+ e-journals. In addition to this, the Library provides access to bibliographic databases such as SciFinder Scholar, Scopus and MathSciNet, among others. The Reading Hall provides a peaceful environment conducive to study.
The IITI Institutional Repository has been created by the Learning Resource Center to showcase, organize, share, and preserve the scholarly output of the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. The Repository is designed to facilitate scholarly communication by providing access to the knowledge resources created by IITI and preserving the same for future generations of scholars.
Medical Facilities: _IIT Indore has well equipped Health Centre with skilled and dedicated medical staff including medical officers, paramedical staff, and visiting specialist consultants. The health centre provides outpatient, emergency services and inpatient care for minor ailments. It has physiotherapy facility and an in-house outsourced X-ray and diagnostic laboratory. IIT Indore has MOU with major hospitals of Indore city to cater to the emergency and specialized medical requirements of the students, employees and their dependants. Inpatient facility in empanelled hospitals is provided to students through group Mediclaim insurance policy._
Health centre provides emergency medical services 24x7. An advanced life support ambulance is available for shifting patients to speciality centre in Indore city in case of emergency.
Hall of Residence: _The Hall of Residence at IIT Indore provides an excellent living experience that combines comfort, safety, and opportunities for personal growth. At present, the campus hosts seven residential hostels—APJ Abdul Kalam, Devi Ahilyabai, Vikram Sarabhai, C. V. Raman, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, PM Ajay, and J. C. Bose (married students’ accommodation). An additional hostel facility is also scheduled to become operational in July 2026. These hostels offer well-furnished rooms equipped with modern furniture, along with essential amenities such as centralized hot water systems and RO-purified drinking water, ensuring a comfortable residential experience.
Each hostel provides shared accommodation and shared recreational areas, 24/7 high-speed internet, TV, indoor games, badminton courts, and common reading spaces with newspapers and magazines. Washing machines, along with on-campus laundry services, add to the convenience. Nearby facilities include shops, eateries like Nescafe and Domino's, a general store, an electronics shop, and even an ATM, ensuring that students have easy access to their daily needs.
A warden, hostel supervisor, and staff oversee the administration and security, with CCTV surveillance and 24-hour security personnel providing a safe environment. The Hostel Council, including student-elected secretaries, works with wardens to manage hostel-related matters.
The campus also features a gymnasium, vibrant cultural clubs, and lush green surroundings, encouraging students to unwind and explore their hobbies. Dining facilities include a spacious central dining hall offering three meals daily, with menus curated by a student mess committee under the supervision of the Dining Warden.
Overall, the hostels serve as a home away from home, promoting a sense of community, mutual cooperation, and lasting friendships among students.
Transportation:
The institute has a fleet of 4 buses of various capacity for facilitating the students, faculty and staff to commute from place to another within and outside the campus. In addition to that Institute has 7 Green Vehicles with capacity of 4, 6, 8, 12 and 14 passengers to commute within the campus so that by running these vehicles green campus concept is observed. The Institute also provides transport facility on Saturdays and Sundays which does not include Gazetted Holidays (GH), for visiting the city to meet their marketing needs. The facility of Institute vehicles is also extended to the students for outreach excursion/sports/cultural activities.
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