About IIT Patna
IIT Patna was formally registered as a society on July 25, 2008 and its academic
programmes commenced from August 6, 2008. IIT Patna has been placed under the mentorship
of IIT Guwahati during its formative period. Currently IIT Patna offers four year
B.Tech. Programmes in Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering and
Mechanical Engineering.
Location
IIT Patna currently functions from the Navin Government Polytechnic campus. The
Bihar government has identified a site for the permanent campus close to the state
capital. It will be on the outskirts of Patna in a 600 acre campus. The campus will
have 45,000 square feet of space. It is expected that all operations will shift
to the main campus by July 2010.