IIT Full Form – Numbers of IITs, Various Courses

IIT stands for Indian Institute of Technology. IITs are elite institutions for higher education and research in the field of technology and sciences. IIT is an Indian institution of national importance and is one of those elite institutes which are the wish of many students of science-mathematics background. IIT provides courses for undergraduate, and postgraduates and also provides research-oriented programs and courses.

What is the Full Form of IIT?

Indian Institute of Technology is the full form of IIT. Engineering from IIT can be a brand statement for a student. In India for admission in UG programs in IIT one has to clear JEE Mains and then JEE advanced exam. To get admission to PG courses, one has to clear the GATE and IIT-JAM exams.

IIT Kharagpur was the first IIT established in 1951 and now IIT has a great history of its excellent journey in producing talented Engineers. Many great companies and industries have IIT alumni on their Hire Post. Google CEO Sunder Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Infosys founder N. R. Narayan Murthy, Sandeep Jain, (The Founder and CEO of GeeksforGeeks), etc. are IIT alumni.

What is the Present Number of IIT Colleges in India 2023?

Till now there are 23 IIT colleges in India. Following are those:

1. IIT Madras – Convered as IIT in 1959
2. IIT Bombay – Convered as IIT in 1958
3. IIT Delhi – Convered as IIT in 1961
4. IIT Kanpur – Convered as IIT in 1959
5. IIT Kharagpur – Convered as IIT in 1951
6. IIT Roorkee – Convered as IIT in 2001
7. IIT Guwahati – Convered as IIT in 1995
8. IIT Hyderabad – Convered as IIT in 2008
9. IIT Bhubaneswar – Convered as IIT in 2008
10. IIT Gandhinagar – Convered as IIT in 2008
11. IIT Jodhpur – Convered as IIT in 2008
12. IIT Patna – Convered as IIT in 2008
13. IIT Ropar – Convered as IIT in 2008
14. IIT Tirupati – Convered as IIT in 2015
15. IIT Bhilai – Convered as IIT in 2016
16. IIT Indore – Convered as IIT in 2009
17. IIT Palakkad – Convered as IIT in 2015
18. IIT Va – Convered as IIT in 2012
19. IIT Dhanbad (Indian school of mines) – Convered as IIT in 2016
20. IIT Bhilai – Convered as IIT in 2016
21. IIT Dharwad – Convered as IIT in 2016
22. IIT Jammu – Convered as IIT in 2016
23. IIT Goa – Convered as IIT in 2016

Courses Offered by IIT

IIT provides various courses in undergraduate level, post graduate level and research level. These are the courses:

1. Bachler of Technology and Bachler of Engineering (B. Tech. and B.E.).
2. Bachler of Sciences (B. Sc.).
3. Bachler of Architecture (B. Arch.)
4. Bachler of Design (B. Des.)
5. Master of technology and Master of Enginering (M. Tech. and M.E.) 
6. Master of Architecture (M. Arch.)
7. Master of Sciences (M.Sc.)
8. Master of Design (M. Des.)
9. Doctorate in Philosophy (Ph. D.)
10. Dual degree program (BS + MS and MS + Ph.D.)

Streams Offered by IIT

These courses can be obtained in various streams following are some major streams:

1. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
2. Mathematics and Computational Engineering
3. Electronic and communication Engineering (ECE)
4. Electrical Engineering (EE)
5. Civil Engineering (CE)
6. Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE)
7. Mechanical Engineering (ME)
8. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
9. Mining Engineering
10. Marine Engineering 
11. Biomedical Engineering
12. Biotech Engineering
13. Aerospace Engineering 
14. Aeronautic Engineering
15. Chemical Engineering
16. Production Engineering
17. Architectural Engineering
18. Engineering in Design