Welcome to IIT Jammu!
At the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas, our campus is spread in approximately 400 acres in Jagti, a forest area near Jammu City at NH 44.
Our own Jagti campus, operational from August 2017 (first among younger IITs), is equipped to meet all the needs of the students and faculty with
16 classrooms, more than 40 laboratories, modern hostel buildings for girls and boys and sports facilities in the close vicinity. All advanced types
of lab equipment with other amenities are available within the campus at Jagti. IIT Jammu has campus wide ubiquitous Wi-Fi and 1 Gbps internet connectivity.
We have a functional e-Governance (EG) solution live for automation of our Academics, Students, HR, Accounting and Procurement.
The studio-like 12 hybrid classrooms are functional from 2020 to cater the needs of online classes without missing a beat. The state-of-the-art
High Performance Computing (HPC) facility, Agastya, became operational in November 2020. The Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF),
Saptarshi, to cater higher-end research equipment are operational at our Paloura Campus, Jammu.
IIT Jammu is set to create an all-round learning environment which will match the majesty of the Himalayas, the beauty of Kashmir and the serenity of Jammu.
Salient features relevant to prospective students to consider IIT Jammu as an institution of their choice:
1. The current faculty strength is about 112 with a good mix of vibrant young and experienced senior faculty in all disciplines.
Our faculty members have been getting several prestigious projects and consultancies of national importance. This exposure helps our students as well.
2. 2022 has witnessed third graduating B Tech batch with five disciplines and campus placement for B Tech at institute level is in excess of 85%.
2022 has also witnessed second graduating M Tech batch with five disciplines and campus placements for M Tech is in excess of 82%.
Institute is offering Ph.D. in eleven disciplines and this programme is getting stronger every year.
3. Overall placements have increased to > 83% with many students going for higher education in leading international and national institutions.
Many students received more than one offers. Student are getting Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) as well through internships.
4. Students are going for national and international internships of up to six months under various MoUs that include organisations in Europe, Asia, Australia, etc.
Many of them also receive support ranging from 0.5 - 2 Lakh under different scholarships and incentive schemes.
5. Students have many career development and professional skill advancement opportunities such as Prep Workshops, Leadership Conclave,
Industry Conclave, etc. organized jointly by Institute and Student Body.
6. There are specified entrepreneurial, research & innovation activities being made available to students early in their program under the in-house platforms of
Tinkering Workshop, I2EDC, I3C (a section 8 company), etc. IIT Jammu has created a state-of-the-art Tinkering Lab with MBF and UPL generous endowments.
7. Students enjoy top of the line GYM activities and Sports training in various inhouse sports facilities. They have been receiving prizes in Inter-IIT Sports meet, etc.
8. Students are also participating actively in other national and international competitions, in areas of Coding, SAE-BAJA, Hackathons, etc.
9. There are many students’ clubs to promote Creative & Performing Arts, Academics & Science related hobby activities, Well-being of Body & Mind, etc.
These student club activities are planned and managed by elected student representatives.
10. Students are very actively engaged in various Society Give-back & Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat activities under its well-recognised “Kritash” Club.
11. Jammu is as safe as any other city in the country minus pollution. Air quality is great due to surrounding greenery.
12. Jammu has excellent connectivity to other parts of the country by Road, Rail and Air.
Note:- IIT Jammu UG programs include 20% seats (category wise) for IIT Jammu - IIM Jammu dual degree program (four-year B.Tech of IIT Jammu and
two-year MBA of IIM Jammu), transition to IIM Jammu MBA to be opted at the end of III Year of the IIT Jammu B.Tech program. The transition to IIM
Jammu MBA program is direct without CAT subject to having a minimum CGPA of 7.0 in the B.Tech program. This provision of transitioning to IIM
Jammu MBA program has been created in alignment with NEP 2020 emphasizing “inter-disciplinary” and “Inter-institutional” nature in higher
education programs. Those not transitioning to MBA program will get a B.Tech degree on completion of academic requirements of IIT Jammu.
Reporting at institute, Registration, and Commencement of classes:
Please visit UG Admissions page regularly for more details on exact dates of reporting (online or physical) and registration.
Foundation program and classes shall be held immediately after registration once JoSAA counselling concludes.
Very Important Note for Preparatory Students (Prep seats)
1. Preparatory students of IIT who have been allotted a seat at IIT Jammu this year must report to host IIT Jammu to attend their
Preparatory course as per instructions and schedule provided by JoSAA. Please see remarks PREPARATORY mentioned on the seat allotment letter.
2. Preparatory students of IIT who were allotted a seat at IIT Jammu last year, after successfully completing their Preparatory course at the
host IIT must pay full fees (without any deduction of JoSAA fees) at the time of registration at IIT Jammu.
Last updated on May 31, 2023.