IIT Dharwad

Not to be confused with IIIT Dharwad.

Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Motto
सा विद्या या विमुक्तये (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Knowledge is one that liberates
TypePublic technical university
Established2016 (8 years ago) (2016)
DirectorVenkappayya R. Desai[1]
Academic staff
86[2]
Students866[2]
Undergraduates701[2]
Postgraduates59[2]
106[2]
Address
Indian Institute of Technology
,
Dharwad
,
Karnataka
,
580007
,
India

15°29′14″N 74°56′04″E / 15.48735°N 74.93453°E / 15.48735; 74.93453
CampusMain campus – 470 acres
Temporary – Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI)
AcronymIIT-Dharwad
Websiteiitdh.ac.in
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Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad or IIT DH) is an autonomous engineering and technology institute in Dharwad, Karnataka, India. IIT Dharwad started functioning from July 2016 in a temporary campus, previously of the Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) in Belur Industrial Area, on the outskirts of Dharwad city.[3] It was formally inaugurated on 28 August 2016.[4] IIT Dharwad's permanent campus is situated at Chikkamalligawad, Dharwad, Karnataka. The campus has been fully operational since March 2023, when it was inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.[5][6][7] For the academic year 2016–2017, the institute offered B.Tech courses in three branches, namely. Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering.[8] The year 2021 saw the introduction of an additional branch, Engineering physics. As of 2022, the institute expanded to provide four additional courses of study, namely Chemical and Biochemical engineering, Mathematics and Computing, Civil and Infrastructure engineering, and Interdisciplinary Sciences.

As part of the mentorship plan, IIT Bombay is the mentor institute for IIT Dharwad. The MoE has set up an IIT monitoring cell at IIT Bombay. The committee members were designated as officials on special duty to supervise the process of setting up IIT Dharwad.[9][10]

  1. ^ "President Droupadi Murmu approves appointment of new directors at 8 IITs: Education ministry". The Telegraph (India) 10:54 PM. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). IIT Dharwad.
  3. ^ S, Amit; Upadhye. "IIT-Dharwad WALMI Campus Restoration a Mammoth Task". The New Indian Express. Karnataka, India. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ^ "IIT-Dharwad Inaugurated by Prakash Javadekar". Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ "IIT Dharwad's green, smart campus officially inaugurated by PM Modi".
  6. ^ "IIT Dharwad Contact Us Page".
  7. ^ "Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the permanent campus".
  8. ^ "IIT-Dharwad to admit 250 students next year".
  9. ^ N. DINESH NAYAK. "IIT-Dharwad to start functioning from July". The Hindu. DHARWAD, India. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  10. ^ S, Amit; Upadhye. "Dharwad IIT: renovation done on WALMI campus". The New Indian Express. Karnataka, India. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.