IIT Jodhpur

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Mottotvaṃ jñānamayo vijñānamayo’si (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
You are full of supreme wisdom and knowledge
TypePublic technical university
Established2008 (16 years ago) (2008)
ChairmanA. S. Kiran Kumar[1]
DirectorAvinash Kumar Agarwal[2]
Academic staff
238 [3]
Students3,308 [3]
Undergraduates1,742 [3]
Postgraduates832 [3]
734 [3]
Location, ,
India

26°28′34.38″N 73°6′47.77″E / 26.4762167°N 73.1132694°E / 26.4762167; 73.1132694
CampusUrban, 852 acres (3.45 km2)
Colors  Red   Black
Websitewww.iitj.ac.in
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Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur or IITJ) is a public technical university located in Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is one of the eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 which declares these eight IITs as well as the conversion of the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University to IIT.[4] The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011[5] and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012.[6]

  1. ^ "Board of Governors". iitj.ac.in. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ^ "IIT-Kanpur, BHU, Guwahati, Dhanbad, Jodhpur, Goa get new directors". 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  4. ^ "The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. ^ "LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU". deccanherald.com. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Parliament passes IIT bill". ThetimesofIndia.com. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.