IIT Ropar

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) is a public technical university located in Rupnagar, Punjab, India. It is one of the eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011 to expand the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country. IIT Ropar was established by MHRD in 2008. The classes for academic session 2008–2009 were held at IIT Delhi. The Institute started functioning from its transit campus in Rupnagar from 1st August 2009. Foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIT Ropar was laid down on 24 February 2009 by the then Union HRD Minister Shri Arjun Singh. IIT Ropar has shifted to its permanent campus since June 2019, except the departments of Humanities, Mathematics, Physics, Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, and some hostels and labs. Architecture of the entrance gate is inspired by Indus Valley civilisation with four 41 feet high stone carved pillars at the entrance. The institute started to operate from its permanent campus from July 2018. Some phases of this campus were still under construction. The campus was being built on the land earlier known as Birla Seed Farms. It is located over an area of . IIT Ropar celebrates its Foundation Day on 24 February every year. The contract was given to CPWD and a Bangkok-based construction company was assigned the task of finishing the first phase. The Computer Science Department has been shifted to this campus in July 2018. A part of the administration office was shifted on 17 June 2018. In June 2019, the Administration and Departments of Electrical, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering completely shifted to the permanent campus. The institute, in the past, operated in two different transit campuses located in Rupnagar. The transit campus I of IIT Ropar is former Women's Polytechnic, Rupnagar. The academic and administration buildings of the Women's Polytechnic, Ropar were renovated to accommodate all the requirements of the institute.