IIT Full Form

The full form of IIT is Indian Institute Of Technology. It is one of India’s most reputed educational institutes that offer higher education in different engineering disciplines.

IIT Jodhpur
IIT Jodhpur (Source)

History of IIT

The IIT system nearly dates back to 1946. For post-war industrial development in India, Sir Jogendra Singh (Viceroy’s Executive Council) set up a committee to create Higher Technical Institutions.

The first Indian Institute of Technology was founded in May 1950 in Kharagpur, West Bengal. The “Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)” name was adopted on 18 August 1951. 

On 15 September 1956, the Parliament of India passed the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act, declaring the Institute of National Importance.

How to Get Selected in IIT? 

Lakhs of applicants seek admission to IIT each year. Indian Institute Of Technology conducts an entrance exam for the screening process. One has to clear two rounds of exams.

  1. JEE Main 
  2. JEE Advanced (After qualifying main) 

Passing both the hurdles with a good rank confirms one’s admission to this reputed institution. 

There are a total of 23 IITs in India and here’s the list,

  1. IIT Madras
  2. IIT Delhi
  3. IIT Bombay
  4. IIT Kanpur
  5. IIT Kharagpur
  6. IIT Roorkee
  7. IIT Guwahati
  8. IIT Hyderabad
  9. IIT Indore
  10. IIT Varanasi
  11. IIT Dhanbad
  12. IIT Bhubaneshwar
  13. IIT Gandhinagar
  14. IIT Ropar
  15. IIT Patna
  16. IIT Mandi
  17. IIT Jodhpur
  18. IIT Tirupati
  19. IIT Bhilai
  20. IIT Goa
  21. IIT Jammu
  22. IIT Dharwad
  23. IIT Palakkad

FAQs

IIT full form?

The full form of IIT is Indian Institute Of Technology.

IIT ka full form kya hai?

The full form of IIT is Indian Institute Of Technology.

What is IIT?

The IIT is a group of educational institutes in India set up by the government to produce excellent quality scientists, Engineers, etc.

How to get into IIT?

For getting into IIT, one shall clear JEE main, then JEE advance, with a good rank.

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