In the beginning of the 21st century, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (the Education Minister of India) made University of Roorkee into an IIT, making IIT Roorkee the newest IIT but the oldest institution amongst the seven in 2001.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are a network of engineering and technology institutions in India. Established in 1950, they are under the purview of the Ministry of Education of the Indian Government and are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.

May 27, 2024 · IIT Kharagpur (Kharagpur, West Bengal) - 1951. Established as the first Indian Institute of Technology in 1951, IIT Kharagpur played a pioneering role in developing technical education in India.

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT- Roorkee or IIT-R) is a technical university located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India. It is the oldest engineering institution in India.

Nov 28, 2023 · The Oldest IIT is IIT Roorkee, founded in 1847 & established in 2001. There are 2 IITs in Uttar Pradesh, i.e., IIT Kanpur & IIT (BHU) Varanasi. As of 2020, the total number of seats for UG programs is 23,506 and for PG programs 13,664 in all the 31 NITs put together.

Wondering which are the oldest IITs in India? Here's the list! IIT Kharagpur established in 1951 is the frontrunner. It is followed by IIT Bombay (1958), IIT Madras (1959), IIT Kanpur (1959), and IIT

May 30, 2024 · IIT Kharagpur is one of the oldest institutes as per the order. It was established in 1951. IIT Roorkee was originally College of Civil Engineering at Roorkee, then Thomason …

Within a decade of the launch of the first IIT, four more were set up: IIT Bombay (1958), IIT Madras (1959), IIT Kanpur (1959), and IIT Delhi (1961). Decades later, the sixth IIT was established in Guwahati (1994).

1 day ago · भारत में सबसे पहले IIT Kharagpur का निर्माण करवाया गया था। पश्चिम बंगाल के खड़गपुर में साल 1951 में इस कॉलेज का निर्माण करवाया गया था।

So far, 23 IITs have been established since the first such institute—IIT Kharagpur, which was inaugurated on August 18, 1951, in West Bengal state.