IIT Himachal Pradesh

Introduction
The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Himachal Pradesh Link same page is newly proposed university in the lines of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for conducting higher education and research programs. IIT Roorkee, the oldest technical institution in the country has been given the responsibility by the Government of India to mentor the new IIT at Mandi (Himachal Pradesh).  First batch of 120 students was admitted in July 2009 through JEE for IIT Mandi.

Academics
Initially, the new Institute has started with three B.Tech. Programme in Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Science & Engineering.  The intake in each branch is 40. For the new students, teaching will be organized at IIT Roorkee campus  in the first year.  They will reside in the campus in the students hostels and shall be groomed with the state-of-art facilities of IIT Roorkee.  The development of IIT Mandi as a world class institution has also been initiated at Kamand, about 12 Kms from Mandi town.

Admission
Admission to IIT Himachal Pradesh is done through the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the IITs at the all India level.

Contact
Dr. S.P.Gupta, Professor of Electrical Engineering has been appointed Coordinator of IIT Mandi Cell, established at IIT Roorkee Campus.  Queries may be addressed to him at:
 
Dr. S.P.Gupta
Professor
Electrical Engineering Department
I.I.T. Roorkee
Roorkee- 247 667 (Uttarakhand)
Tel: 01332- 285597 (O)
                285038 (R)
            9837074284 (Mobile)
Fax: 01332-273560
Email: spgfee@iitr.ernet.in
            spgfee@gmail.com

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