Located on the outskirts of Tirupati, IIT Tirupati started functioning from August 5, 2015, presently in a temporary campus in Krishna Theja Educational Institutions in Tirupati. The temporary campus is situated on Tirupati-Renigunta Road at a distance of about 5 kilometers from the center of Tirupati, 4 kilometers from Renigunta Railway Junction and 8 kilometers from Tirupati Airport. Since the campus is on the main road from Tirupati to Renigunta, good public/private transport facilities are available to reach the Campus.
Right now, IIT Tirupati is offering B.Tech courses in four branches viz Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with 30 seats in each branch. From the year 2018, it will be offering M.Tech programmes, M.S (Research) programmes, and Ph.D. programmes.
IIT Tirupati: Mode of Admission
Since admission to Undergraduate Programmes in all the IITs is through JEE (Advanced). Candidates who qualify JEE (Mains) are allowed to give JEE (Advanced) after qualifying which they can apply for admission to four-year B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) program at IIT Tirupati.
IIT Tirupati: Courses Offered
- IIT Tirupati is offering B.Tech courses in four branches viz Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering with 30 seats in each branch. A total of 109 students joined the Institute in August 2015.
- M.Tech Programmes will be starting from July 2018.
- M.S (Research) programme will be starting in Jan 2018.
Research Areas
Civil Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Electrical Engineering Nondestructive Testing & Structural Health Monitoring; Structural Dynamics; Metal Structures; Sustainable Roadway Materials, Construction & Management; Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering. Algorithms; Software Engineering; Computer Networks; System Security; and Machine Learning Signal and Image Processing, Medical Image Analysis, Control Systems, Microelectronics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. - Ph.D. programme will be starting in Jan 2018.
Research Areas Engineering Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Civil Engineering: Nondestructive Testing & Structural Health Monitoring; Structural Dynamics; Metal Structures; Sustainable Roadway Materials, Construction & Management; Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering Chemistry:
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry (Quantum Theory of Molecules & Materials; Spectroscopic Modeling & Simulations; Equilibrium & Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, Physics of Polymers, Stochastic Thermodynamics).English: Indian Writing in English, Comparative Literature, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory, and Indian Aesthetics Computer Science & Engineering: Algorithms; Software Engineering; Computer Networks; System Security and Machine Learning.Electrical Engineering: Signal and Image Processing, Medical Image Analysis, Control Systems, Microelectronics, Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Mathematics:
Fixed Point Theory, Fractals, Inverse ProblemsEconomics: Climate Change Economics, Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Management, Development Economics and comparative political economy. Mechanical Engineering: Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Fluids and Thermal Sciences and Solid Mechanics and Design. Physics:
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics (Strongly Correlated Electron Systems, Multiferroics, Geometrically Frustrated Magnets, Low-Dimensional Quantum Magnets, Single Crystal Growth & Novel Material Discovery, etc.)
IIT Tirupati: Cutoff
IIT Tirupati 2017 Closing Rank
General :
| Course (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Closing Rank |
| Electrical Engineering | 7270 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 4384 |
| Civil Engineering | 9374 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 8156 |
OBC-NCL:
| Course (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | Closing Rank | |
| Electrical Engineering |
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| Computer Science and Engineering | 1620 | |
| Civil Engineering | 2740 | |
| Mechanical Engineering |
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SC:
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Closing Rank | |
| Electrical Engineering | 1389 | |
| Computer Science and Engineering |
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| Civil Engineering | 1585 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1424 |
ST:
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Closing Rank | |
| Electrical Engineering | 626 | |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 590 | |
| Civil Engineering | 526 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 515 |
Seat Matrix
| Academic Program Name | OPEN | OPEN-PwD | SC | SC-PwD | ST | ST-PwD | OBC-NCL | OBC-NCL-PwD | Total |
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| Civil Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| Mechanical Engineering (4 Years, Bachelor of Technology) | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 30 |
| Total Seats | 60 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 120 |
IIT Tirupati: Fee Structure
Institute Fee for B.Tech Courses
| S.No | Items of Fees & Deposits | (Value in Rs.) | |||
| B.Tech. | |||||
| A. One time Fees: | |||||
| 1. | Admission fee | 150 | |||
| 2. | Grade card/Thesis fee | 150 | |||
| 3. | Provisional certificate | 100 | |||
| 4. | Medical Exam fee | 100 | |||
| 5. | Student welfare fund | 500 | |||
| 6. | Modernization fee | 300 | |||
| 7. | Alumni Life Membership Fee (NS) | 1000 | |||
| 8. | Publication fee (NS) | 250 | |||
| Total A | 2550 | ||||
| B. Semester Fees: | |||||
1. |
Tuition fee+ | 100000 | |||
2. |
Examination fee | 350 | |||
3. |
Registration- Enrollment fee | 200 | |||
4. |
Gymkhana fee | 1000 | |||
5. |
Medical fee | 500 | |||
6. |
*Hostel Seat Rent | 5000 | |||
7. |
*Fan, Elec. & Water Charges | 750 | |||
8. |
Student Wellness fee | 100 | |||
9. |
Medical Insurance Premium (p.a) (subject to revision) | 1000 | |||
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Total B | 108900 | |||
Hostel Fees
| 1. | Hostel Admission fee | 200 | |||
| 2. | Hostel Deposit (NS) – (refundable) | 3000 | |||
| 3. | Estt.’A’ charges | 5000 | |||
| 4. | Estt.’B’ charges | 1500 | |||
| 5. | SWD Charges | 50 | |||
| 6. | Advance Dining charges | 18000 | |||
| Hostel Fees payable through DD drew in favor of “Professor In-charge, IIT Tirupati payable at Tirupati” | 27750 | ||||
IIT Tirupati: Campus
Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural centre in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of 150 km from Chennai and 250 km from Bengaluru cities. Tirupati is well connected by air, rail and road.
Tirupati is also an excellent educational centre consisting of various existing universities, institutions etc. The Andhra Pradesh Government proposes to make Tirupati a major knowledge hub. Other institutions coming up in the vicinity of the proposed IIT Tirupati campus include IISER Tirupati and IIIT SriCity, Chittoor Dist.
The temporary campus of IIT Tirupati is situated on Tirupati-Renigunta Road at a distance of 5 kilometers from the center of Tirupati, 4 kilometers from Renigunta Railway Junction and 8 kilometers from Tirupati Airport.
Presently, IIT Tirupati is operating from a temporary campus on Tirupati – Renigunta Road and plans are well underway to set up its own campus (about 530 acres) in the coming 2 to 3 years in Merlapaka Village, Yerpedu Mandal, Chittoor District, A.P.
To start with, the temporary academic campus is being planned and designed with all the facilities such as class rooms equipped with modern teaching aids, up-to-date laboratories, computer lab, high bandwidth internet with Wi-Fi connectivity, video conferencing halls, chat & idea rooms, and sports facilities. It will be ensured that the new entrants are comfortable and feel that they entered a well-established institute.
The permanent campus is to be located at Merlapaka on Yerpedu-Venkatagiri road, 22 kilometers from Tirupati and 14 kilometers from the airport. It is planned that the permanent campus will be operative by 2019. Large industrial parks like Sri City near Tada already exist in the vicinity of the proposed campus. The A.P. Government proposes to further develop major industrial activity in the Chennai-Nellore-Tirupati triangle area. This would provide many opportunities of internships and placement for the students studying at IIT Tirupati.
The hostel facility for boys has been arranged at 21st Century Gurukul, a few yards away from Alipiri whereas girls can avail the facility at the temporary campus itself.
IIT Tirupati is expected to be a 12,000 student campus in the coming decades.
Temporary Campus:
The temporary campus is situated on the Tirupati–Renigunta road. It is located 5 km from the center of Tirupati town, 4 km from Renigunta Railway Junction and 8 km from Tirupati Airport. This campus comprises of a 6000 sq.m building.
Facilities in temporary campus:
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Transit Campus:
A transit campus in about 30 acres of an area which can accommodate 600 students is under construction. The transit campus facility is expected to be operational by December 2017.
Facilities in transit campus:
Permanent Campus:
Around 530 acres of land for the development of the permanent campus has been approved by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. This land is located on the Yerpedu–Venkatagiri road, 22 km from Tirupati town and 14 km from the airport. The permanent campus is expected to be operational by 2019.
This permanent campus is expected to have as much space which can accommodate around 12000 students.
IIT Tirupati: Student Life
Your college life becomes memorable when you can enjoy at the same time focussing on your academic goals and IIT Tirupati proves the same.
Recently, students from IIT Tirupati also represented India in Indian Youth Delegation to China and Indian Youth Delegation to Russia.
Apart from this, their are lot of activities which are organized inside campus like tech talk, sports activities, festival celebrations etc. which gives every student a chance to develop themselves socially, intellectually and scientifically.
Students formed various clubs to carry out different extra-curricular activities such as:
Artista: This is the art club, which caters to talents in painting, sketching, craft and creating something beautiful with a theme.
Sargam: The Music Club caters to interests in singing, composing or creating and presenting anything which appeals to the ears.
Sahayog: This club manages what IIT Tirupati is most proud of: its social initiatives—orphanage support, school teaching and so forth.
Photography Club: The photography club organised events such as Photography Drive and Independence Click.
Students are also involved in social service programmes where they are trying to educate children.
IIT Tirupati: Placements
The first batch of engineering students will pass out from IIT Tirupati in 2019. So, no information is available regarding placements right now.
Recently, five students were selected for 6 weeks internship at Texas A&M University, USA.
Since, large industrial parks like Sri City near Tada already exist in the vicinity of the proposed campus and A.P. Government has proposed to further develop major industrial activity in the Chennai-Nellore-Tirupati triangle area. This would provide many opportunities of internships and placement for the students studying at IIT Tirupati.
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