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Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India, with a satellite campus in Sonipat, Haryana, and an international campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It is one of 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created as centres of excellence for the country's training, research and development in science, engineering and technology, and was declared an Institution of Eminence in 2018. Established in 1961 and formally inaugurated that August by Humayun Kabir, then Minister of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs, the institute was later decreed an Institute of National Importance under the Institutes of Technology Amendment Act, 1963, and given full university status with power to set its own academic policy, conduct examinations and award degrees.

Facts
Founded Year
1961 1
Country
India 1
City
Delhi 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
12,543 2
FAQs

Where did IIT Delhi first hold classes before its Hauz Khas campus was ready?

It first ran at the Kashmiri Gate campus of Delhi College of Engineering before moving to Hauz Khas.

IIT Delhi began as the College of Engineering and Technology. It first ran in the Kashmiri Gate campus of Delhi College of Engineering, now known as Delhi Technological University, before shifting to its permanent campus in Hauz Khas. The Department of Textile Technology at Delhi College of Engineering was relocated as a whole to mark the beginning of IIT Delhi at the new Hauz Khas campus.
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The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi or IIT-D) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India.
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The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi or IIT-D) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India.
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1. IIT Delhi (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, Established
    Established in 1961
  • Lead section, first sentence (country)
    located in Delhi, India
  • Lead section, first sentence (city)
    located in Delhi, India
  • Lead section, first sentence (ownership)
    public institute of technology
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India, with a satellite campus in Sonipat, Haryana, and an international campus in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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2. IIT Delhi (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox field 'students': 12,543View the Source
Wikidata: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
  • Wikidata Q1194650, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1194650, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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