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About Us

IIT Tirupati is a third generation IIT that started functioning from 2015 under the mentorship of IIT Madras. With generous support from the Central and State governments and a fast growth trajectory, IIT Tirupati is establishing itself within the knowledge ecosystem of the state. The Institute is strategically located close to the city of Chennai - the Automotive hub of India, and Bengaluru - dubbed as the Silicon Valley of India. It is also well connected to most Indian cities by rail, road and air, with its own international airport. Sri City, which is an integratedbusiness city with 175  companies  from  27  countries  and  investments close to 4 billion USD, and  the  Satish  Dhawan  Space  Center  are  also  located  within  100  km  to the campus, giving  IIT Tirupati an immense advantage.

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IIT Tirupati - Transit Campus

Developmental Milestones

2014

Government of India announces start of six new 3rd Generation IITs

2015

Started functioning from temporary campus. Commencement of B.Tech Programs

2017

Start of MS (Research) and Ph.D Programs

2018

Start of M.Tech Programs. Inauguration of the Transit Campus (with Laboratory Buildings and Student Residential Facilities)

2020

Completion of Phase-I campus for 1200 students and 120 faculty members

2024

Completion of 2500 students and 250 faculty campus

100

Professors

600

UG Students

250

PG Students

500

Publications

548

Campus Acres

165

Research and Consultancy Projects

Campus Infrastructure

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To establish IIT Tirupati as an Institute of national eminence in academics and research, the Government of India has approved a generous funding of INR 31 Billion. The Institute recently finalised the master plan for setting up a sprawling 548 Acres Campus which will cater to about  12,000  students.  During the first phase, some essential buildings and facilities to accommodate  2,500  students  and  250  faculty  members  across

11 departments is expected to be completed by 2024. The Institute currently has 70 full time faculty members  who have joined the Institute having completed their doctoral  programs and postdoctoral training from top universities across the world.

Academic Programs

The B.Tech program started in 2015 with 30 students each in four engineering disciplines namely Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical. In 2018, the admission in B.Tech program has been increased to 180 students with the addition of Chemical Engineering program. The Institute has also started M.Tech programs from 2018. To focus on research, IIT Tirupati has started admitting students to its MS (Research) and Ph.D programs (9 areas), offering students an opportunity to work on a range of cutting edge research topics.