THE PRIME ENGINE OF INNOVATION

AS IIT DELHI REVAMPS ITS CURRICULUM, LABS AND VISION, IT GEARS UP TO LEAD THE NEXT WAVE OF TECH REVOLUTION

- Shelly Anand

SPREAD ACROSS 373 ACRES IN THE HEART OF INDIA'S CAPITAL, IIT Delhi stands as one of the country’s 23 premier institutions for training, research and development in science, engineering and technology.

Established in 1961 and declared an ‘Institution of National Importance’ under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 1963, it earned the coveted tag of ‘Institute of Eminence’ (IoE) in 2018.

Over the decades, IIT Delhi has steadily built a reputation for academic excellence and cutting-edge research. In the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject (2025), it climbed to 26th place globally in engineering & technology—up from 45th last year—making it the highest-ranked Indian institution in this category.

With 16 departments, 11 centres and six interdisciplinary schools, IIT Delhi currently serves around 10,761 undergraduate and postgraduate students, offering a wide spectrum of programmes, from BTech and MTech to MBA, Master of Public Policy, MSc and MA. Since its inception, more than 63,000 students have graduated, including over 7,500 with a PhD.

Research and innovation are central to the institute's mission. Faculty and students are actively involved in projects across domains—from fundamental science to applied technology. The Research and Innovation Park, inaugurated in 2022, exemplifies this approach. It fosters collaboration between academia, industry and government to translate research into real-world applications and market-ready solutions.