Academic Programs

IIT Patna is currently offering B.Tech programs in six disciplines:

1. Computer Science and Engineering,
2. Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
   
3. Mechanical Engineering,
   
4. Chemical Engineering,
   
5. Civil Engineering and
   
6. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering.
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From the year 2021 three new programs are being offered:

1. B. Tech in Engineering Physics, (Click here for details)
2. B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Click here for details) and
   
3. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computing (Click here for details)

IIT Patna has ten departments:

1. Computer Science and Engineering,
2. Electrical Engineering,
3. Mechanical Engineering,
4. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering,
5. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
6. Civil & Environmental Engineering,
7. Physics,
8. Chemistry,
9. Mathematics,
10. Humanities & Social sciences.

All these departments are running Ph.D programs. The institute also offers M.Tech. programs with various specializations. For details please visit the institute website www.iitp.ac.in .

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PATNA

Departments at a glance

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Indian Institute of Technology Patna was established in 2013 that constitutes of five specializations namely, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. Since its inception, the Department has continually upgraded itself in terms of academic programmes and state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories. The Department currently offers BTech and MTech degree in Civil Engineering. The Department also provides doctoral programmes on emerging research areas (viz., Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, and Environmental Engineering). All our curricula are designed keeping in mind the infrastructure requirements for improved quality of life in a growing society as well as for industry and economic development with a firm intent to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Till now total 107 BTech students are graduated who took admission between 2013 and 2017. The students are well placed in reputed private and Government organisations. Many students have opted for higher studies in best institutes both in India and abroad. The Department attracts the finest young and dynamic faculty members, and the best of students for its Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programmes. The CEE department is an innovative and vibrant place of learning, where students pursue their educational and research interests in order to lead the next generation in transforming the disciplines of civil and environmental engineering. The students are encouraged to work for their project/dissertation on topics of industrial and societal needs. The presence of the state-of-the-art experimental and computational facilities as well as active industry-academia interaction and rigorous training (both inside the classrooms/laboratories as well as through extensive industrial/research internships) prepare the students of the Department to meet more than adequately any challenge in their competitive professional life and also take on leadership roles in later years in their career. Goal of the CEE Department is to reach the level of excellence in latest technical front as well as advanced research; to provide a high-quality teaching and learning environment in the field of Civil Engineering to make students capable of innovative thinking. The Department is continuously striving for greater heights in teaching and research that is relevant to the industry and shall help in nation building. Department is actively involved in basic as well as advanced research and provides high quality technical advisory support through various R&D projects and consultancy to various organizations.

For further information, the Head of the Department may be contacted at:

Head, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Email: cee_head@iitp.ac.in

Tel.: +91-6115-233-704/148

Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Patna

Department of Electrical Engineering has started in 2008 and since last year the department grown to the top level of core research and teaching in the advanced topics of electrical engineering. We have strong undergraduate program B. Tech., and post graduate programs like M. Tech and PhD in various specialization of electrical engineering.  We revise our curriculum according to the need of today’s research and industry applications. Hence the teaching is focused on fundamental principles of electrical engineering and applications. The primary focus of our curriculum is to convey technical know-how to students, promote their problem solving skills and innovation of new technologies. Department offers large number of optional courses so that our undergraduate students are encouraged to undertake various research projects.  We carry out collaborative and interdisciplinary research in various industries, reputed institutes and research centers worldwide. We have modern research and laboratory facility to cater the needs of young faculty members. Our department has a distinguished record in both teaching and research. Faculty members have excellent academic credentials and are highly regarded all over the world. They have been conferred with many prestigious awards at national and international levels. Several faculty members serve on the editorial boards of national and international journals, review technical articles for journals on a regular basis, and organize international symposia and conferences. Our electrical engineering departmental website provides an overview of the academic programs, research activities of our department, research facilities, profiles of faculty members, and details of student activities. A Teacher Learning center for Internet of Things in association with IIT Kanpur, Kharagpur and Indore was developed in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna. Under Aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), MHRD, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. The sponsored projects of national important such as IMPRINT have been awarded to the department. Our department looks forward to contribute in solving the technological challenges of the society with active participation from all sections of the society.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Click the following link to learn more about the activity of the department  in this interactive document:

https://www.iitp.ac.in/images/pdf/ME_JOSAA.pdf

Also, for detailed information of department please check the following link

https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/en-us/departments/engineering-technology/mechanical-engineering

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Patna

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) was established in September, 2013. The department has five (5) dynamic faculty members, with their teaching, research and consultancy activities in various areas ranging from metal, ceramic and polymer. At present, department offers M.Tech. and Ph.D degrees. Over the last four years, Department takes pride for developing the wide spectrum of state-of-the-art laboratories both for teaching and research purposes.

MSE has set-up the world-class plasma spray coating facility (OerlikonMetco, USA), which has the potential of fabricating the large domain of metal and ceramic coating for the wear and corrosion resistance applications.  In addition, sophisticated micro indentation with the scratch tester (Microtest, Spain), potentiostat/galvanostat (GAMRY, USA) for measuring the corrosion rate, basic sample preparation lab including the low speed diamond saw (Buehler, USA), grinder and polisher (Allied Hi-Tech, USA) is being established. Ceramic and nanomaterials lab focuses on the area of materials chemistry of advanced materials which probes into the synthesis issues for the nanoparticles (via materials chemistry routes) and try to understand the complexities involved via different structural characterisation methods. Polymer science and technology lab in department of MSE has set-up the polymer synthesis, processing and testing lab which have several processing equipments such as Haake internal mixer (Thermo Fisher Scientific), micro injection molding machine (Thermo Fisher Scientific), compression molding machine, two roll mixing mill and moving die rheometer. Polymer testing and characterization lab facilities include the Universal testing machine (Zwick-Roell), dynamic mechanical analysis (TA instruments), modular compact rheometer (Anton-Paar) and thermogravimetric analyzer (TA instruments).

Department has total of 10 PhD research scholars at present and department has published more than 23 papers in peer-reviewed international journal (American Chemical Society, Polymer, Scripta Materialia, Materials Science and Engineering A, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Applied Surface Science, Journal of European Ceramic Society etc.) in last 3-4 years. Over the last four years, department has undertaken the sponsored projects worth of ~ 200 Lakhs from various funding agency like DST, SERB, ISRO, NRB, Denka Japan. In addition, consultancy project of more than 40 lakhs have been awarded to MSE faculties from the top MNC’s like MRF, Tata Steel, Carborundum Universal Limited (Murugappa group).

Department of Materials Science and Engineering organized an International Workshop on Reverse Engineering of Rubber Products: Concepts, Tools and Techniques on May 29, 2014. The main objectives of the Workshop are to explain the principles and science behind rubber formulation development by reverse engineering methods.  Department of Materials Science and Engineering organized an International Conference on Polymers and Allied Materials (ICPAM 2014) during May 30-31, 2014.  Faculty member from Department of MSE was instrumental in organizing the most prestigious TEDx IITPatna event on November 13, 2016.

The department continues to strive for excellence and realising its vision of becoming a leading department in the country for teaching, research and consultancy in the emerging areas of material science and engineering.

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

The vision of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering department at IIT Patna is to perennially strive to achieve national and international recognition through the educational and research achievements and the professional service of the faculty, staff and students. Our mission is to provide students with an atmosphere conducive to developing new and bright ideas at every professional fronts. Our endeavors will pertain to provide overall educational experience that prepares our students to become successful professional chemical engineers capable of undertaking both life-long learning and further advanced studies.

The Chemical and Biochemical Engineering department offers post-graduate program (Ph.D and M.Tech by Research) in addition to B. Tech undergraduate program. These undergraduate and graduate programs aim to produce highly-qualified graduates who are self-motivated, independent, clear thinking individuals and are capable of undertaking an independent work in industries, research and development programs, and government as well as public sectors units.

The department is trying to achieve fully developed infrastructure and well-equipped laboratories in chemical and biochemical engineering. In our newly developed departmental library, we have good collection of reference books related to chemical and biochemical engineering. Apart from this, department envisions to regularly organizing conferences, seminars, and workshops on its own or in collaboration with other elite institutions. As of now, the department has successfully developed most of the undergraduate labs primarily related to chemical engineering curriculum. In addition, department is also excelling at research front and currently equipped with the biochemical lab, computational nanoscience lab, process systems engineering lab, energy science lab, separation processes lab, and gas-solid interaction lab. We are also approaching industries for synergistic collaboration and subsequent mutual growth.

Computer Science and Engineering atthe IIT Patna is an international center of excellence in the theory and application of computing. The subject of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is currently revolutionizing a wide range of human activities, including Digitalization and the associated growth of data are affecting all areas. It is also itself undergoing revolutionary change, with the introduction of new algorithmic techniques in areas as diverse as natural language processing, data science, AI, graphics, Security and high performance computing. Our mission is to anticipate and drive these developments in the areas in which we have world-class expertise. 

The Computer Science & Engineering department at IIT Patna was one of the first engineering disciplines of the institute. The department was formally established in the year 2008. The first batch of the undergraduate programme me graduated in the year 2012. A major aim of the department is to train students and make them ready for the industry and academia. The department has cent percent placement record for undergraduates.

The department runs two  B.Tech, (Btech in Computer Science and Engineering and Btech In AI and Data Science),  M.Tech and PhD programs. A joint M.Tech programme (Mathematics and Computing) is also offered with the department of Mathematics. The total student strength of the department is about three hundred. The academic curriculum is constantly revised to keep in pace with the current industry and research trends. In order to allow students flexibility in choosing their courses, the number of elective courses has been increased. With a view to encourage creative ideas, the department introduced a lab course on Innovative Design in the undergraduate programme.

Faculty

The department currently has thirteen faculty members with diverse research interests. The faculty members of the department have received a number of awards and recognition - Member of Editorial of IEEE, NASI young scientist platinum jubilee award; BIRD Award; IEI Young Engineers Award (Computer Engineering Discipline); Junior Humboldt Research Fellowship; JSPS Fellowship from Japan Govt, Early carrier Research award among others.

Research

The department lays great emphasis in research and development. In the previous year (2020), the research publications of the department include 92 journal papers and 77 international conference papers. The department has close interaction with research institutes both in India and abroad, government agencies and industry. There are about32 undergoing/approved sponsored research projects. The department also organized multiple international conference, workshops and GIAN courses.

Computing Facilities

The department has fully equipped labs to cater to the teaching and research needs of the students and faculty members. The department has two labs each for undergraduate, M.Tech and PhD students. The department also has a hardware lab equipped with processors and other peripherals. All the systems are connected tothe campus network. The computing facilities of the department include high end servers, compute clusters and storage facilities. In addition to the teaching labs, the department has fiveresearch labs: Elsevier Centre for Excellence of Natural Language processing, ezDI Research Lab on Health Informatics, Advanced Computing Lab, Network Security Lab, and Embedded Computing Lab.

Faculty Information with Designation 

Department of Physics, IIT Patna

The Department of Physics was established and started its activity from 2008. The department has rich tradition of teaching and research. Currently, we offer two-year M.Sc. program in Physics and Ph. D. program in various fore-front research areas of experimental and theoretical physics.

With a feeling of deep pleasure and satisfaction, the department introduces a B.Tech. program in Engineering Physics from this year. We welcome the young physics enthusiasts to join our B. Tech program, which is designed to provide an in-depth exposure in basic and applied physics. The salient features of the B. Tech in Engineering Physics program include a solid grounding in core areas, a sound training in physics, a rich variety of electives, and an exposure to frontier technologies. Some of the key courses in applied areas include Cryogenic Engineering, Laser Physics, Computer Aided Physics, Photovoltaics and Fuel Cell, Physics of Nanomaterials, Medical Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Optics etc.

Total fifteen esteemed faculty members of the department are actively involved in research and development in challenging areas of both theory and experiment. Currently, the main research emphasis of the department comprises Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Physics, Optics & Photonics, Biophysics, Atomic & Molecular Physics, and High-Energy Physics. We have state of the art research facilities in the department to support our academic programs and research.

Physics Department, IIT Patna has been arranging regular lectures by the students and outside visitors, arranging outreach activities, workshops, various other academic, sports and cultural events etc. For more details about the department, please visit official link:

https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/en-us/departments/basic-sciences/physics

Some recent notable achievements of IIT Patna Faculty members

·   Dr. Utpal Roy has received an Outstanding Teacher Award, “Science and Technology Academic, Innovations and Research Awards 2021”, Sept. 2021.

·   Dr. A. K. Thakur is nominated as a Member of the National Committee to Review "Roadmap for RCI Technologies" Chaired by Dr. V. K. Saraswat, Member NITI Aayog, New Delhi.

·   Dr. A. K. Thakur is nominated as a Member of the National Committee on "Advanced Energy Research Centre (AERC)" Chaired by Dr. Samir Kamat, DG, NS & M, New Delhi.

·   Dr. Soumya Jyoti Ray has been appointed in the following Editorial positions.

(i)  Guest Editor of the journal Energy (special issue on Novel 2D Energy Materials and Devices) by MDPI

(ii)  Section Editor in Nano electronics in the journal Current Material Science

(iii)  Editorial Board Member in the journal Current Chinese Science

(iv)  Editorial Board Member in the journal Current Graphene Science

·   Dr. Soumya Jyoti Ray has received the following awards.

(i)  “Outstanding Researcher Award in Nanotechnology and Condensed Matter Physics” by International Society for Scientific Networks.

(ii)  “Research Excellence Award” by Institute of Scholars.

·   Dr. Naveen Nishchal has been listed in the world's top 2% scientists list released by Stanford University with the world rank 952 in the field of Optics (2020).

Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry in IIT Patna has been established since the setting up of the Institute in 2008 and has evolved itself into a well known, reputed academic research center of learning in this region. Presently, the dept. has eleven extremely motivated, well qualified faculty members with a strong commitment for high quality teaching and research in the department. The Department also has one scientific officer and two junior technical superintendents to ensure smooth running of the Department.

The strong research orientation of the department is evident from the large number of project grants funded by Dept. of Science & Technology (DST), Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Atomic Energy and others, since inception in 2008. The faculty members are well recognized both nationally and internationally. Research in the department has resulted in over 100 peer reviewed national and international journal publications (of high impact factor and H-index) with more than 500 citations.

The department of chemistry also offers chemistry courses at different levels. The department started the PhD program in Chemistry from July 2009 and till date, twelve students have already graduated. Presently, more than thirty research scholars are enrolled in the PhD programme of Chemistry dept. in IIT Patna. Three research associates are also working in the department who are being funded by prestigious postdoctoral fellowships schemes such as National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF). The department is also offering B.Tech. in Chemical Science and Technology course in which sixty three students are enrolled currently. The department is also actively participating in the M.Tech. program in Nanoscience and Technology, jointly offered by the Physics and Chemistry depts. A master program in chemistry (M.Sc) has been initiated from last academic year (2016). The alumni of the departments are placed in various reputed industries and foreign universities for higher education.

A vibrant multidisciplinary research program in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Patna is supported by energetic faculty members and state-of-the-art research facilities. With a strong foundation in the conventional areas and quest for emerging areas of Chemistry, faculty and students are engaged in a range of dynamic research programs that include but are not limited to Supramolecular Chemistry, Target and Diversity oriented Organic synthesis, Nanochemistry, Catalysis, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Bio-Spectroscopy, Polymer chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Biochemistry, Coordination polymers, Solid State chemistry, Computational Chemistry,  Theoretical Chemistry, Simulation, and Molecular Dynamics in liquid.

Department of Mathematics, IIT Patna

Mathematics is one of the finest academic streams of human development that provide solutions to our inquiry of daily activities systematically. It has been motivated as much by our imagination and fascination with its inherent beauty and complexity as by the practical considerations of information technology, data transmission, architecture, scientific development. In the modern world, mathematics thrives in its central role as the language of traditional science while reaching further into the realms of engineering, finance, and social sciences.

The Department of Mathematics was established with the inception of IIT Patna in August 2008. The Department is committed to impart high-quality education in Mathematics at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.

Faculty members of the department have versatile experience in teaching as well as in research in different areas of Mathematics. The research areas of the department include subject fields such as Algebraic Coding Theory,  Algebraic Graph Theory, Algorithmic Graph Theory, Applications of Differential Equations in Biology, Bayesian Statistics, Differential Manifolds, Finite Group Theory: p-groups, Fixed Point Theory, Fuzzy logic & its application, Topological Graph Theory, Mathematical Control Theory, Mathematical Modeling in Ecology and Epidemiology, Mathematical Modeling of HIV dynamics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Optimization, Numerical Analysis and Computations, Reliability Estimation, Rings & Modules, Schur Multiplier, Semi-infinite Programming, and Variational Inequality.

The department is currently running M.Sc. in Mathematics, M. Tech. Mathematics and Computing, and Ph. D. in all above-mentioned areas. The B.S. (Mathematics and Computing) is starting this year (2021) itself. Our M. Tech. & Ph. D. students are placed in various academic institutions and industries. Apart from well-equipped seating labs for M. Sc., M. Tech. and Ph. D. students, the department has developed a computational research lab to encourage research areas that require high computing facilities. The department extends support to all B. Tech. programs of other departments in the institute by offering compulsory courses as well as relevant electives courses that are useful in different engineering applications.

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences incessantly tries to provide a humane perspective to the various technical branches at IIT Patna. It strives consistently to excel in its efforts day by day. Innovative and pertinent research is one such tool through which excellence can be aspired. The department envisions establishing itself as one of the best research platforms to young minds who have the undying thirst for knowledge. Past and ongoing researches in Economics, English language and literature, Linguistics, Management, Psychology, Public Health and Sociology not only try to answer useful inquiries but also try to use learning and imaginative actions as powerful tools to add to the enrichment and progress of human society. The uniqueness of the department will be realized by its successful and innovative researches along with the various interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary collaborations both within and beyond the institute.

The Department has 7 faculty members who offer core and elective courses at the B.Tech, M. Tech and PhD levels. The department has a PhD programme of its own. Apart from this the Department of HSS organizes conferences, workshops and foreign language programmes. Given the mandate of the Government of India towards entrepreneurship, the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences offers open electives to B.Tech. students on entrepreneurship and innovation.

Some recent achievement of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is involved in publishing quality research papers in reputed Scopus indexed journals. Large numbers of sponsored research projects were also awarded by various funding agencies. Some of the highlights are as follows:

Dr Rajendra N Paramanik is the editor of a Festschrift volume on International Economics and Finance by Springer Nature publication, Singapore.(In press).He has also awarded a consultancy project by TCS- GuruCool iON course-Introduction to Business Finance course.

Dr Meghna Dutta’s paper  ‘Globalisation, Corruption and Women Empowerment’ was the most read paper of Economic Papers published by Wiley. She has also awarded a project titled  Farmers' income: Issues Determinants and Strategies by ICSSR. She has recently published papers in SN Business and Economics, Springer and
in The Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Sage Publications.

Dr Sweta Sinha (as a PI) has recently completed a project on ‘Designing Disaster Preparedness Training Modules using Indigenous Knowledge and Increasing Community Awareness through Contextualized Techniques in Bihar’ (Indian Council of Social Science Research).

Dr Richa Chaudhary has completed a project on Green HRM and Environmental sustainability funded by ICSSR. Dr Richa has received Young Woman Management Researcher Award by Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS International) for the year 2018 and her paper was also awarded in the 2019 with Emerald Literati Awards.

Dr Papia Raj has a GIAN course on (Waste Management and Health Care); CEP (Health Informatics; Principles and Practices in Social Research) courses & grants from various organization like ICSSR .She has published with reputed journals & editorial board of journals including SAGE Open,  Environmental Health Insights, among others.

Dr Priyanka Tripathi has received three grants in 2021, a research project grant from ICCSR entitled, "Mapping Domestic Abuse and Violence in the time of Covid-19: A Study from Bihar (2021)", a conference grant from Postcolonial Association, UK for her onference,  “Decolonising the Panel, Deconstructing the Gutter" focusing on the Postcolonial Studies in Comics and Graphic Narratives from South Asia and  ‘Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)’ grant with Pamela Lothspeich to teach 'Transnational Feminisms of the Middle East and South Asia' in Fall 2021, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr Aditya Raj has received funding from Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India) among others he is a research advisor to students from Stanford University (Isabel Salovaara, PhD student)  & Guelph University (Elijah Dalton, MA student). He has published and presented with academic associations like International Sociological Association and Canadian Sociological Association. He is also a recipient of M N Srinivas Memorial Prize (given to best young sociologist under 40 years) by the Indian Sociological Society. 

Dr Smriti Singh has recently completed ATAL-AICTE sponsored FDP on Soft Skills. She is also one of the Co-PIs in a sponsored project Designing Disaster Preparedness Training Modules using Indigenous Knowledge and Increasing Community Awareness through Contextualized Techniques in Bihar’ (Indian Council of Social Science Research). Dr Singh has also edited a book jointly with Dr Sweta Sinha ‘Conscious Re-imaginings of Shakespeare’s Plays’, Bahri Publications, 2017.

CLASROOMS AT IIT PATNA

All classrooms of the institute are equipped with modern audio-visual electronic gadgets and AIR CONDITIONED. The academic buildings have state-of-the-art laboratories.   It also houses Computer Centre with total 1 GBPS (provided by NKN) internet connections and adequate server infrastructure. Laboratories in Basic Electronics, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, VSLI, Control, Instrumentation and Communication are also located in these buildings. Besides this, it has two laboratories namely Hardware Lab of Computer Science and Engineering Department, and Digital and Signal Processing Lab of Electrical Engineering Department. Department in block 3  houses several  Mechanical Engineering Laboratories, viz. , Advanced Manufacturing Lab, Micromachining Lab, Dynamics Lab, Fluid Mechanics Lab, Heat and Mass Transfer Lab, Sustainable Energy Research Lab, Instruments and Control Lab, , Material Testing Lab, Metrology and Metallographic Lab, Robotics Lab, Tribology Lab and Thermal and Fluid Transport Lab. . Mechanical Department has also a separate workshop building having different conventional and CNC machines. It also houses some parts of Labs such I.C. Engine, FMS etc. The department also has CAD/CAM Lab in tutorial block.

The Electrical Engineering workshop building has an Electrical Machines Laboratory and an Advanced Electrical Engineering Laboratory. The Science block has well equipped classrooms with modern teaching gadgets, faculty chambers and advanced laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics departments. This includes Materials Research Lab and Optics Research Lab of the Physics Department; Chemistry Instruments Lab, Chemistry Research Lab and Bioscience Lab of the Chemistry Department and Computational Research Lab of the Mathematics Department. All these Labs are home for numerous state-of-the art equipments. IIT Patna has recently developed three highly sophisticated virtual classrooms equipped with ultra modern electronic gadgets funded by Department of Information Technology, Government of India, under the National Knowledge Network project. These classrooms add to the concept of virtual classroom where one can learn something from the teacher who is teaching remotely. The newly iaugatred building also has a central library, the administrative office, a modern dispensary and individual offices for faculty members . The central library is stocked with sufficient number of text and reference books. Online access to various technical and scientific journals under the INDEST-AICTE consortium is available. IIT Patna has a team of around 91 young and dynamic faculty members. Many more are expected to join by the end of this year. Faculty members are extremely active and engaged in teaching, research and developmental activities of the Institute. All of them are accommodated within the campus .

Credit System The B. Tech programs consist of 8 semesters spread over 4 academic years. A student takes 5 to 6 theory courses in addition to laboratory courses in each semester. Credits are allotted to various courses depending on the number of lecture/tutorial/laboratory hours per week. A student's performance in a course is continuously evaluated throughout the semester and culminates in the award of a grade on a 10-point scale. Based on the performance of a student, each student is awarded a final letter grade in each subject at the end of the semester. The letter grades and the corresponding grade points are as follows:

In addition, there shall be two transitional grades ‘I’ and ‘X’ used by the instructors.

The students' Semester Performance Index (SPI) is evaluated by weighted average of grade points secured in all the courses registered by the student in that semester. The Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) representing the weighted average of the grade points secured by the students in all the semesters is also recorded.

The Institute permits a limited number of students to change from one branch of study to another after the end of the second semester, subject to certain conditions, some of which are given below:

Only those students will be eligible for a change of branch who have completed all the common credits required in the first two semesters of their studies in their first attempt with a CPI of not less than 8.00 and without having had to pass any course requirement in the summer term examination.

Change of branch is permitted strictly on the basis 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 strength by more than ten percent and does not go above the sanctioned strength by more than ten percent.

Faculty information with Designation

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Department of Chemistry

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Department of Electrical Engineering

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Department of Physics

Total Faculty Member in the Institute:-

1. Chemical & Biochemical Engineering        07
2. Chemistry                                                     11
3. Civil & Environmental Engineering            15
4. Computer Science & Engineering               13
5. Electrical Engineering                                 17
6. Humanities & Social Sciences                     09
7. Materials Science & Engineering                06
8. Mathematics                                                 12
9. Mechanical Engineering                              19
10. Physics                                                       15

Total Faculty in the Institute      124

The Campus Life at IITP is your fantasy fulfilled. The life at the campus amazes and becomes a cherished memory for anyone who resides here. The hostels seem to draw the most attraction as the resident students have access to tons of facilities to relish themselves. IITP currently has two boys’ hostels (A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Hostel and C. V. Raman Hostel) and a girls’ hostel (Asima Hostel) and plans to offer its under construction boys' and girls' hostels soon. The boys' hostel is an 8-storey structure divided into 4 blocks viz. A, B, C, D, with a total of 912 rooms. Every room is facilitated with proper ventilation with a balcony and a window, and adequate furniture with a cupboard and a table. Each hostel includes dedicated common rooms used for recreational and co-curricular activities along with a gymnasium. There are 6 lifts to get you through the floors. Water coolers are installed on each floor. Fire extinguishers and other safety measures are ensured. The girls' hostel is a 5-storey building with 2 blocks, A and B housing a total of 108 rooms, with each room being spacious and having 2 cupboards and a window. Each block in the girls' hostel is provisioned with 2 lifts, with water coolers and washing machines on alternate floors. Each floor has access to geysers and fire extinguishers installed. The girls’ hostel facilitates  a mess, a common room with a part of the common room turned into a gym. The girls' hostel also has a badminton court.

In addition to this, there are two married scholar’s apartments (located nearby campus) for Ph.D. and Masters’ students. The hostels are located in a peaceful, clean and aesthetic environment on campus. The hostels are equipped with uninterrupted power and water supply. Each Hostel in the Institute has free-standing amenities such as a reading room, an indoor games room, a gymnasium, yoga club, dance club, a dining hall with a mess, along with various food points and a canteen in the Food Court. For recreation and entertainment, hostels have facilities for indoor games, such as Table Tennis, Badminton and Carom. The hostels also have TV sets in the common rooms equipped with a cable connection. To keep the students fit and healthy, a well-equipped gymnasium is also provided in the hostels. The institute has developed sports facilities which include football, cricket, athletics, volleyball, basketball, and lawn tennis. The campus community forms a close-knit group, and you make friends for life here. The hostel rooms are also provided with Internet connections and students also have access to Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the buildings. In addition to the adequate health care facilities, all the students are covered under Vidyarthi Mediclaim Insurance Policy.

The hostel wardens reside on campus and are available just in time to address any student's grievances. For more details, please visit https://www.iitp.ac.in/hostel/

Into the bargain, students of IIT Patna are actively involved in several extra-curricular activities conducting a wide range of technical, cultural, and sporting activities, departmental fests, and many more in the list such as Anwesha, Infinito, Reverbrance and Celesta. Anwesha invites dignitaries and leaders of tech companies from over the world to inspire the students. Infinito challenges the sportsmanship of the students with its series of sports competitions. Reverbrance is organized to bust out the year-long stress of academics with bonfires, open mics, singing and dancing competitions and much more. Moving on, we have the techno-management fest, Celesta. IITP campus promises great athletic facilities, with students competing in inter-IIT sports meets and inter-hall contests. Every year the institute organizes a TEDxIITPatna event, where the Institute welcomes several eminent speakers from all over the world. The students organize their annual function called Anwesha with joy and enthusiasm. Several other events organized by the students of IIT Patna include the Annual Foundation Day, Nebula, etc. IIT Patna also participates and is well reputed in the PanIIT and Inter-IIT sports meet.

For more details, please visit the following links:

1. http://www.iitp.ac.in/gymkhana/

2. http://www.iitp.ac.in/hosca/

3. http://www.iitp.ac.in/ecelliitp/

4. https://www.iitp.ac.in/hostel/

5. http://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/students/student-activity-center.html

6. http://www.iitp.ac.in/rtdc/

The institute has a hospital within the campus and it has full time medical staffs.  Institute has also signed  MoU with the best hospitals of the city  where students gets referred for treatment .For the outdoor health care, the services of four  local hospitals, viz. Mahavir Vatsalya Aspatal Sahyog Hospital, Ruban Hospital and Kurji Holy Hospital  are available to the students/staff and the faculty members. A 24-hour ambulance service is also provided by the institute  hospital in case of emergencies. A pharmacist and an assistant are available on a full-time basis to provide emergency first-aid, and for routine medical services. A 24x7 Ambulance service is also available to provide emergency services to everyone who is part of IITP system. Students of IIT Patna are covered under the Vidyarthi mediclaim insurance policy. Under this scheme, every student can avail the cashless medical facility throughout the country up to Rs. 50,000/-.

Student Life at IIT Patna

Here at IIT Patna, collaborative activities and the development of leadership qualities are deemed important. In this recognition, we inspire students’ involvement in sports activities and cultural events in the Institute. We have playgrounds for football, volleyball, cricket, badminton, basketball, etc, and plenty of indoor and outdoor recreational facilities. The Institute also has a yoga club and dance club for young minds. A Nescafe “for a perfect start of the day”, more and new food courts for your late-night appetite, and a gym for a healthy body make student life at IIT Patna worth cherishing. The Institute has a big library that holds a large number of hard and soft copies of books from all domains including engineering to civil services, from Indian to foreign authors, and large publications, housing various journals and reputed papers. The Institute also provides basic transport facilities (i.e. Bus transport from Bihta to Patna) for its students. Many cultural and technical fests are organized every year for the holistic development of students. Starting from the fresher’s party called Nebula (a marvelous start to what can be said as an afterlife for JEE aspirants) going all the way to being techies in the techno-management fest of IIT Patna, Celesta, on the way satisfying your adrenaline rush in a friendly competitive series of sports events combinedly termed as Infinito, to living the best memories of your college life including but not restricted to open mic events, singing and dancing competitions and a bonfire in Reverberance, to the mind-boggling cultural fest of IIT Patna, Anwesha, organized every year. In addition to these, there are a large number of clubs that bring active participation of students throughout the year in various domains from technical to cultural events.

Recreational/Extra-Curricular activities/Student life at Institute

IIT Patna has a long history of encouraging students to actively participate in community activities. As a reward, students are encouraged to plan and enroll in extracurricular activities.

As a result, our students acquire leadership skills and a collaborative mindset. Students at IIT Patna conduct a wide range of technical, cultural, and sporting activities, Departmental fests, and many more on the list. The campus has great athletic facilities, and our students compete in inter-IIT sports meets and inter-hall contests. Every year the institute organizes a TEDxIITPatna event, where IIT Patna welcomes a number of eminent speakers from around the globe. An entrepreneurship week is organized on a regular interval in which unique talks of leaders from different industries. In addition to these, there are a slew of groups, such as the clubs under the National Service Scheme (NSS), Cultural Clubs, Technical Clubs, Literary Clubs, Podcasts, and Environmental Clubs, all of which host a range of activities throughout the year.

For more details, please visit the following links:

1. http://www.iitp.ac.in/gymkhana/

2. http://www.iitp.ac.in/hosca/

3. http://www.iitp.ac.in/ecelliitp/

4. https://www.iitp.ac.in/hostel/

5. http://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/students/student-activity-center.html

6. http://www.iitp.ac.in/rtdc/

Some images of students’ life at IIT Patna are given in the link below:

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1TuBpqxhP49K6YvmxjPnZeAqxL-csoBFy

The Institute provides Merit-cum-Means Scholarships to B. Tech students on merit basis and to those having financially weak backgrounds.

There are two more scholarships namely:

1. Top Class SC Scholarship

2. Top Class ST Scholarship.

Training and Placement Cell

Training and Placement Cell of IIT Patna aims at building a strong interface between the corporate world and the Institute. The Cell’s initiatives include continuous interaction with the prospective recruiters to understand their requirements of knowledge and skill sets and to prepare our students accordingly. TPC works in close co-ordination with the student placement committee comprising of student coordinators chosen from various departments. The institute’s excellent infrastructure supports each and every stage of the placement process in arranging pre-placement talks, written test, group discussion and interviews while assisting our guests in the best possible manner.

We have currently completed the 10th Placement Season for IIT Patna and have been moving forward setting new benchmark with each passing year. We have reached a milestone of 239 offers extended by more than 125 companies for the session 2020-21. The highest package of 54.57 Lakhs per annum has been offered by Google, followed by MTX Group and DE Shaw which has offered 52.50 Lacs and 47.50 Lacs each to the students. Apart from this, students have received tempting offers from Microsoft, Samsung, Mathworks, Goldman Sachs, Media.net, Sapient, Gameskraft, Optum, Cadence, ZS Associates, TCS R&D, Sprinklr, Future First, Cognum, L&T, Jaguar Land Rover, Ericson, Bajaj Auto, Hero Motorcop, Fareye and many more. Among the PSUs IOCL, BEL, C-DAC, REC and MECON have visited the campus in virtual mode and offered job to the students.

In the recent years, we have also witnessed a rise in the trend of pre-placement offers (PPO). This year around 34 students have grabbed PPOs from their internship. The pre-final year B.Tech and M.Tech students have received summer internship offers from various companies in India and abroad. Few of the names are Intel, STMicroelectronics, Amazon, Mathworks, TCS Research, Google, DE Shaw, SMS Data (Japan), Twilio, Service Now etc.

TPC is also catering to the needs and interests of the students who are willing to go for UPSC, GATE, CAT, GRE etc preparations. It conducted workshops related to Career in Civil Services and GATE preparations. TPC has also conducted the workshop on interview preparation and other aspects of placement to equip the students for the placement process.

The Incubation Centre IIT Patna (IC IITP) is located in the sprawling 500+ acre campus of IIT Patna at Bihta in beautiful and pristine surroundings. IC is currently operating from a 10,000 sqft space provided by IIT Patna.  The construction of permanent building of IC is initiated.

Origin

IC IIT Patna is a result of the collaboration between the Government of India (47%) and the Government of Bihar (53%). This is an INR 47.10 Cr project associated with the Digital India and Make in India initiative.

Vision

IC IIT Patna aims to be the leading technology business incubator in the country for the development of products and intellectual property in the area of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) with a special focus on Medical Electronics. 

Objectives

India presently has a very poor doctor-to-patient ratio and lags behind in medical facilities. The cost of equipment and lack of connectivity is a major roadblock in providing affordable electronics/diagnostic systems. The key issues relate to the affordability, accessibility, and awareness for preventive measures.

Medical Electronics segment requires significant enhancement of availability of skilled manpower in the ESDM sector. In this effort, we aim to utilize the expertise at IIT Patna to identify, nurture and translate technology ideas and innovation in the broad area of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) with a focus in Medical Electronics.

ICIITP will be a stepping stone for the growth of entrepreneurship in the geographical region and will give impetus to entrepreneurship among students, faculties and other innovators.

Incubation Programme

The two year Incubation programme at the IC IITP is designed to support start-ups for idea validation, product development, building and testing prototypes and early stage scaling of innovations. IC IITP will enable the start-ups with:

• Fully furnished office space, conference rooms, internet and communication facilities
• State of the art  laboratories for Electronic System Design, Development and Prototyping,  PCB Prototyping and Assembly, Testing and Measurement, Mechanical packaging and Product Prototyping
• Guidance by mentors from Industry, IITP faculty,Investors and IC management on business, technology, IPR and other aspects
• Investor Connect, which will help in getting needed funds
• Access to specially designed training material on relevant issues like accounts, taxation for start-ups, understanding Intellectual Property, etc.
• Assistance to develop strategic relationships with key collaborators in related industries in order to increase market penetration and shorten the sales cycle.
• A seed funding of up to 10 lakhs

IC is Open to Applications through the Year

Students, members of faculty and external innovators and start-ups in the areas of ESDM and Medical Electronics can apply for incubation in IC IITP by submitting a business plan to manager_ic@iitp.ac.in order to be considered for incubation. You can find a business plan template and more details at www.iciitp.com

The proposal will be admitted to a two year Incubation program or three months pre-incubation program based on evaluation of the proposal by a Project Evaluation Team, comprising of eminent personalities from industry, academia, government and investment community.

Robo Bionics

The first start up “Robo Bionics”, a young and dynamic team of 5 including students and recent graduates, is operating from IC now to develop an active upper limb prosthesis with tactile feedback. In case, you have an idea that falls in line with the focus of IC, you can be like Robo Bionics: being the change that you want, with ICIITP

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT UNIT, IIT PATNA

IIT Patna envisions its future as a major source of new technical and scientific ideas and as a front-runner in executing sponsored research projects and industrial consultancies. IIT Patna has research laboratories equipped with state-of-art facilities in Engineering and Natural Sciences. Faculty members of the departments are actively working with various government agencies and R&D organizations so as to enable the participation of IIT P in large number of cutting edge scientific research.

Research & Development (R&D) Unit at IIT Patna is special unit with dedicated staff members to manage the projects funded by external funding agencies. Within a very short period the Institute has attracted and delivered varieties of sponsored projects from both public and private sectors.

Total number of projects (since inception) :170

Total amount of grant sanctioned: Rs 1014.62 million

Number of projects completed:90

The incubation Centre at IIT Patna focuses on setting up state-of-the-art infrastructure for nurturing technology, ideas and innovations in the areas of Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM). Other notable and significant R&D facilities include Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), Elsevier Centre of Excellence for Natural Language Processing, Accenture IIT AI Lab etc. Our faculty members and students have received several awards, recognitions and laureals from various national and international bodies.

Various workshop and short term courses have been conducted at IIT Patna which include courses under MHRD scheme of Global Initiative for Academic Networks (GIAN). Through GIAN faculty members from foreign countries visited IIT Patna and offered various specialized courses in Engineering, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences. IIT Patna has also organized various national and international level conferences like “International Symposium on  5G”, “15th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics (ACSSI-2016)”, “6^th International Symposium on Embedded Computing and System Design (ISED)” etc. inviting participations from across the world.

IIT Patna realises importance of innovation and the need for assisting the innovators in  translating their ideas into marketable products and also in protecting their right on the Intellectual Property (lP) The institute therefore proactively promotes innovation as well as helps the innovators to protect the resulting IP that are developed in the Institute.

Total Number of patents filed at IIT Patna: 12

 SOPHISTICATED ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENT FACILITY (SAIF)

SAIF at IIT Patna is a data collection facility for scientific community for their advanced research by paying nominal charges.

 Funded by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi to the tune of Rs 75.00 milion . The researchers of IIT Patna, other academic/research institutes as well as industries can use this facility for the characterization/identification of chemicals/materials.

 Presently, two sophisticated instruments are available in this center and the details of those instruments are given below

1.High Resolution Liquid chromatograph–mass spectrometer (HR-LCMS)

 The system has a liquid chromatography system attached with a mass spectrometer. The make and model of the system is given below.

 (A) Ultra High Resolution Time of Flight (UHR-TOF) mass spectrometer

Make: Bruker

Model: Impact HD UHR-TOF mass spectrometer

(B)-High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

  Make: Thermo Scientific

Model: Thermo Scientific Dionex Ultimate 3000 Rapid Separation LC (RSLC) systems

Applications: HR-LCMS is a powerful technique for separation, general detection, and potential identification of chemicals. It provides information pertaining to the molecular weight, elemental composition, and molecular structure of a compound.  This technique provides accurate mass measurements to determine the elemental compositions of new synthetic molecules natural products and drugs etc.

2.Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer(SC-XRD)

 Instrument Details:

                                                                                                   Make: Bruker Model: AXS D8 QUEST

Applications:

Single-crystal X-ray Diffraction is a non-destructive analytical technique which provides detailed information about the internal lattice of crystalline substances, including unit cell dimensions, bond-lengths, bond-angles, and details of site-ordering. Directly related is single-crystal refinement, where the data generated from the X-ray analysis is interpreted and refined to obtain the crystal structure.

Other sanctioned instrument which will be added to this SAIF is 500 MHz NMR spectrometer.

Details of Patent at IIT Patna

  Major Research Facilities

 XRD, FESEM, SEM, ATM, NMR, AFM, Micro-Raman, FMS, Optical profile projector, wire EDM, rapid prototyping machine, micro machining center, micro-PIV, UTM, fatigue testing machine, high speed camera, high speed data acquisition facility, state –of-art calibration facilities for different sensors and others

 Outreach/Innovation/Entrepreneurship

 1. WHEAT CROP CUTTING QUADRICYCLE BASED MODEL

    A cutting mechanism is installed on quadricycle. Horizontal feed and cutting operation both will be simultaneously performed by pedal force. The design is complicated and applied for patent. Fabrication is in process.

2. HANDLE OPERATED GARBAGE AND SOIL COLLECTOR

To avoid harmful and Less efficient way of collection and transportation of waste and construction material, handle operated garbage and soil Collector is applied for patent. The machine has also been fabricated.

3. AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM:

Famer has to travel miles from his home just to switch on/off the water supply in the farms. Also there is uncertainty about the presence of electricity. This task becomes very difficult especially during night time. Designing a system by which a farmer can just send SMS to regulate the water supply.

 The product developed at IITP aims to  reduce the effort as well as helps to control the adequate water supply in the farms.

4. LOW COST AUTOMATED CELL MANIPULATION DEVICE USING MICROBOTS IN MAGNETIC FIELD.

Designing fabrication and controlling of image guided automated non- prehensile magnetic micro-manipulation system applicable for targeted drug delivery.

5. A BIAXIAL STRECHING DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY STRECHING OF AN ELASTONER SAMPLE

The developed device is applied for simultaneous stretching of elastomeric materials biaxially to improve electro mechanical responses. The device comprises square basement, supporting structure, top frame, sliding bars, power screw, and umbrella rod. Four sliding bars attached with the upper frame can move along the diagonal axes. The sliding bars are connected to the umbrella rods which are attached with a spline goes up and the umbrella rods deflect to outward direction and subsequently create a linear motion sliding bars. Four grips are provided for grabbing a test specimen at the free end of the sliding bars. With the rotation of the power screw the bars move away from each other and the sample if stretched bi directionally.

6. Students under supervision of faculty members are working in identifying problem and technology improvisation under the umbrella of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, MHRD,Govt of India to create a virtuous cycle between society and responsive academic system to respond to the development needs of rural India.

Outreach/Innovation/Entrepreneurship

1. WHEAT CROP CUTTING QUADRICYCLE BASED MODEL: A cutting mechanism is installed on quadricycle. Horizontal feed and cutting operation both will be simultaneously performed by pedal force. The novel aspects of the design have been filed as a patent application.

2. HANDLE OPERATED GARBAGE AND SOIL COLLECTOR: Handle operated garbage and soil collector to avoid harmful and less efficient way of collection and transportation of waste and construction material. The machine is currently being fabricated and the novel aspects of the design have been filed as a patent application.

3. AUTOMATIC IRRIGATION SYSTEM: Famers travel miles just to switch on/off the water supply systems used in farms. This task becomes very difficult especially during night time or when there is an uncertainty with the grid supply. Students at IITP designed a system using which farmers can regulate the water supply by just sending SMS. The developed product aims to reduce the required to control the water supply in farms.

4. LOW COST AUTOMATED CELL MANIPULATION DEVICE USING MICROBOTS IN MAGNETIC FIELD:Designing fabrication and controlling of image guided automated non- prehensile magnetic micro-manipulation system applicable for targeted drug delivery.

5. A BIAXIAL STRECHING DEVICE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY STRECHING OF AN ELASTONER SAMPLE: The developed device is applied for simultaneous stretching of elastomeric materials biaxially to improve electro mechanical responses. The device comprises square basement, supporting structure, top frame, sliding bars, power screw, and umbrella rod. Four sliding bars attached with the upper frame can move along the diagonal axes. The sliding bars are connected to the umbrella rods which are attached with a spline goes up and the umbrella rods deflect to outward direction and subsequently create a linear motion sliding bars. Four grips are provided for grabbing a test specimen at the free end of the sliding bars. With the rotation of the power screw the bars move away from each other and the sample if stretched bi directionally.

6. Students under supervision of faculty members are working in identifying problem and technology improvisation under the umbrella of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, MHRD,Govt of India to create a virtuous cycle between society and responsive academic system to respond to the development needs of rural India.

Hostel accommodation.

All students are provided accommodation in the campus. The hostels are equipped with uninterrupted power and water supply. The hostel rooms are also provided with internet connections. Hostel has separate mess and canteen facility. For recreation and entertainment of the students, the hostels have facilities for indoor games, such as, Table Tennis, Badminton and Carom. The hostel also has a TV room with cable connection. To keep the students fit and healthy, a well-equipped gymnasium is also provided in the hostel. Institute has developed sports facilities which include football, cricket, athletics, volley ball, basketball and lawn tennis. The hostel wardens reside on campus and available just in time to address any students grievances. For more detail please visit

https://www.iitp.ac.in/hostel/

Bihta  is well connected to other parts of India by road, rail, and air. A few trains has stoppage at Bihta Railway Station also. The institute is approximately 40 km away from the Patna Junction and 35 kilometers from the Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna. BSRTC buses from Patna Junction to Bihta campus are available every half an hour. Also, Institute shuttle services are available between Bihta campus to Patliputra Colony, Patna. For more details visit

http://www.iitp.ac.in/images/pdf/BSRTC%20Buses_Gandhi%20Maidan,%20Patna-Bihta,%20IIT%20Patna.pdf

http://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php/contact.html