IIT Bhilai, located in the state of Chhattisgarh, is one of the youngest IITs established by the Ministry of Education (Government of India). The first academic session at IIT Bhilai started in August 2016, with the BTech program in three engineering disciplines, viz. Computer Science & Engineering, , Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. In the year 2020, another discipline in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is added. The seat matrix mentioned below may be referred for details of the proposed intake for the academic session 2021-22.

Apart from BTech program, the institute offers Masters program in various science and engineering disciplines. Doctoral program is offered in all the disciplines of Engineering, Liberal arts, and Science disciplines available in the institute.

At present the institute has on its roster more than 60 extremely competent faculty members with vast experience of working in the top-ranking labs and universities in India and abroad. Detailed profile of the faculty members is available, department wise, in the institute website  

Temporary Campus

IIT Bhilai is currently functional from its transit campus. Until the infrastructure of IIT Bhilai in permanent campus is ready, the institute will continue to function at the campus of Government Engineering College (GEC), Raipur. Raipur is the capital city of Chhattisgarh and is well connected by air, railways and roads.

The temporary campus is located at GEC Campus, Old Dhamtari Road, Sejbahar, Raipur­ – 492015, Chhattisgarh. The temporary campus is reachable in various ways as follows:

By air: The temporary campus is about 16 km from Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur.

By train: It is about 13 km from the Raipur Junction railway station.

By bus: It is about 12 km from Pandri main Bus Terminal, Raipur.

Permanent Campus:

The permanent campus of IIT Bhilai is being established as a waterfront campus in Kutelabhata village of Durg district. The construction work is at its full swing and the first stage of construction is expected to complete in a year. The permanent campus site is about 6 km from Durg Junction railway station, and about 50 km from Swami Vivekananda Airport at Raipur. 

IIIT Bhilai offers 4-year BTech programs in the four engineering disciplines: Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The BTech program (normally) runs for four consecutive academic years, where each academic year consists of two regular semesters – termed as the Monsoon and the Winter semesters – and a Summer semester. The Monsoon semester begins around the last week of July, and ends in the last week of November. The Winter semester starts around the first week of January, and ends in the first week of May. In between the Monsoon and Winter semesters, the institute also runs a Summer semester that normally starts in the second week of May and ends in the first week of July.

Before a semester begins, every student is required to register for the relevant courses based on the requirements of the program he/she is enrolled in. BTech students are not required to stay on campus during the Summer semester. Institute may offer regular courses in the Summer semester, and the BTech students interested in taking such courses may register for the Summer semester.

IIT Bhilai offers the very innovative fractal system of academics that allows an instructor/student to offer/choose a shorter course (running for one-third or even one-sixth of a full semester), the content of which may be a fraction of a full semester course.

For more details about the very unique IIT Bhilai academic structure, please visit:

BTech students are eligible for a change of discipline after completion of the first semester.

Discipline change guideline are as follows:

1. Discipline change takes place at the end of the first semester
2. The discipline change option is given to the applicants purely based on the semester grade point average at the end of the first semester
3. In case there is a tie, the grade distribution will be used to break the tie.
4. Discipline change takes place on a condition that the enrolled capacity of any discipline shall not reduce more than 20% and the total number of students of any discipline shall not exceed 110% of the allotted capacity.

Once the discipline change is made, no further change is possible.

At present, IIT Bhilai, on its roster, has more than 60 faculty members, working in various cutting-edge research areas spread over arts, engineering, mathematical and scientific disciplines. All the faculty members have exposure to world-class education and research as doctoral students and postdoctoral researcher – in various top-ranking laboratories and institutes in India and abroad.

The present faculty members of IIT Bhilai are engaged in the following research areas:

Students are provided with all the basic infrastructural facilities, such as a library, computing labs, workshops, and a number of core engineering laboratories (digital fabrication Lab, Do-It-Yourself lab, chemistry lab, automation systems lab, electrical lab, etc.). IIT Bhilai is a residential campus equipped with recreation-cum-TV rooms, washing machines, regular dining facilities, night canteens, etc. Wi-Fi access is available throughout the campus. The institute has a couple of well-maintained sports grounds and a multi-gym. Students can take part in numerous sports activities – indoor and outdoor – as a recreational exercise, as well as to maintain physical fitness.

·         Residential facilities for the female students: At present, about 110 female students can be accommodated on campus as full-time residents.

·         Residential facilities for the male students: At present, about 570 male students can be accommodated on campus as full-time residents.

Academic blocks as well as the hostels are under the vigilance by qualified security personnel round the clock.  

The Institute offers the following scholarships to undergraduate students:

Major internship recruiters were Robert Bosch, CDAC, VMWare, IITs, Carrier Midea, Think Future Technologies etc.

IIT Bhilai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Chin-Yi University of Technology (NCUT) of Taiwan for research collaboration and promotion of faculty/student exchange.  NCUT – situated in Taichung City of Taiwan – is a leading national university in Taiwan specialized in technical and vocational education.

 Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Energy Engineering, are some of the noteworthy strengths of NCUT. Under this MoU, the two institutes shall actively participate in joint research activities, faculty/student exchange programs and R&D outcomes, including patents, technology/know-how/product transfer, etc.     

In the short duration, IIT Bhilai has developed a distinctive culture of extracurricular activities. The Annual Techno-cultural fest of IIT Bhilai “MERAZ” is organized every year nominally in the month of October. It comprises various events, like workshop competitions and exhibitions.

The sports council of IIT Bhilai organizes an intra-IIT sports league “Prayatna” every year. Students form different teams, and the team members play against one another over eight different sports. This event runs for almost three to four month, creating a healthy and competitive environment in the campus.

Apart from these events, various clubs keep organizing extracurricular activities all around the year. Some of the popular events among students are Robo Carnival, Cultural night, Theater night, and Parliamentary Debate. 

  Location of temporary campus:

Raipur is a capital city of Chhattisgarh, well connected by Air, Train line and Roads.

§  Airport: Temporary campus is located about 16 km from the Raipur Mana airport.

§  Train: It is about 13 km from the Raipur junction railway station.

§  Bus: It is about 12 km from Pandri main Bus Terminal, Raipur.