IIT Palakkad

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Logo of IIT Palakkad
Inspired from the (5,3) torus knot, the logo highlights the notion of synergy and dynamic inter-relationship between research, theory and practice in academics.
MottoNurturing minds for a better world.
TypePublic engineering school
Established2015 (9 years ago) (2015)
DirectorSeshadri Sekhar[1]
Academic staff
127[2]
Students972[2]
Undergraduates639[2]
Postgraduates176[2]
157[2]
Location
Palakkad
,
Kerala
,
India

10°47′38″N 76°49′36″E / 10.79389°N 76.82667°E / 10.79389; 76.82667
Campus
  • Nila Campus: IIT PALAKKAD, Nila Campus, Near Gramalakshmi Mudralayam, Kanjikkode, Kerala 678623
Websiteiitpkd.ac.in
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Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IIT Palakkad or IIT PKD) is a public autonomous engineering and research institute located in Palakkad, Kerala. It is one of India's 23 IITs. Proposed in the 2014 Union budget of India,[3] IIT Palakkad was established in 2015 as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

The institute started functioning in August 2015 from a temporary site located inside the Ahalia Integrated Campus, Palakkad.[4][5] In February 2019, academic activities commenced on the Nila Campus, sometimes referred to as the transit campus.[6] The Nila Campus is nestled in the corner of the under-construction 500-acre permanent campus at Kanjikode.[7]

  1. ^ "Seshadri Sekhar appointed director of IIT-Palakkad". 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  3. ^ http://indiabudget.nic.in/budget2014-2015/ub2014-15/bh/bh1.pdf Archived 9 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 28 June 2015, 13:17 IST.
  4. ^ "Palakkad IIT to start functioning from August". The Hindu. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Temporary Campus". IIT Palakkad.
  6. ^ "കേരളത്തിന്റെ ഐ.ഐ.ടി. സ്വന്തം ക്യാമ്പസിലേക്ക്; 2020ഓടെ യാഥാര്‍ഥ്യമാകും". Mathrubhumi. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. ^ IIT Palakkad | IIT Palakkad. iitpkd.ac.in. Retrieved on 2019-03-01.