INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT), TIRUPATI

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT), TIRUPATI

The Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT Tirupati), established in 2015, is an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Education, Government of India. It is declared as an Institute of National Importance under the Act of Parliament of India (Institutes of Technology Act, 1961).

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati is the first among the 3rd phase of IITs, announced in 2014, to have its foundation stone laid in March 2015. IIT Tirupati started functioning with the support of its mentoring institute, IIT Madras, from the academic year of 2015-16. The academic program was launched in August 2015 by admitting students in the B.Tech programme in the fields of Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Presently, IIT Tirupati is operating from the temporary campus on Tirupati – Renigunta Road and also the transit campus at Yerpedu. The Stage 1A Transit Campus (over 36 acres) is integrated into the Permanent Campus spanning over 548.3 acres provided by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in Merlapaka Village on Yerpedu-Venkatagiri Highway. This campus was inaugurated by Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ on 13th August 2019. The Master Plan for the 12,000-student campus, has been completed. It shall include four zones, namely, Academic Zone, Hostel Zone, Housing Zone, and Recreational Zone, along with a transit campus (that is integrated with the permanent campus). It is planned to build the permanent campus in phases. A complete campus to cater to 2,500 students, 250 faculty members and 275 staff members is planned to be built by 2024..