IIT Jammu campus is spread in approximately 400 acres in Jagti, a forest area near Jammu City at NH 44 at the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas. It is operational from August 2017 (first among younger IITs), and is equipped to meet all the needs of the students and faculty with 16 classrooms, more than 40 laboratories, modern hostel buildings for girls and boys and sports facilities in the close vicinity. All advanced types of lab equipment with other amenities are available within the campus at Jagti. IIT Jammu has campus wide ubiquitous Wi-Fi and 1 Gbps internet connectivity.
We have a functional e-Governance (EG) solution live for automation of our Academics, Students, HR, Accounting and Procurement. The studio-like 12 hybrid classrooms are functional from 2020 to cater the needs of online classes without missing a beat. The state-of-the-art high-Performance Computing (HPC) facility, Agastya, became operational in November 2020. The Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), Saptarshi, to cater higher-end research equipment are operational at our Paloura Campus, Jammu.
IIT Jammu is set to create an all-round learning environment which will match the majesty of the Himalayas, the beauty of Kashmir and the serenity of Jammu. Salient features relevant to prospective students to consider IIT Jammu as an institution of their choice are the current faculty strength is about 112 with a good mix of vibrant young and experienced senior faculty in all disciplines. Our faculty members have been getting several prestigious projects and consultancies of national importance. This exposure helps our students as well. 2023 has witnessed third graduating B Tech batch with five disciplines and campus placement for B Tech is getting stronger every year. Overall placements have increased with many students going for higher education in leading international and national institutions. Many students received more than one offers. Student are getting Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) as well through internships. Students are going for national and international internships of up to six months under various MOUs that include organisations in Europe, Asia, Australia, etc. Many of them also receive support ranging from 0.5 – 2 Lakh under different scholarships and incentive schemes.
The students have many career development and professional skill advancement opportunities such as Prep Workshops, Leadership Conclave, Industry Conclave, etc. organized jointly by Institute and Student Body. There are specified entrepreneurial, research & innovation activities being made available to students early in their program under the in-house platforms of Tinkering Workshop, I2EDC, I3C (a section 8 company), etc. IIT Jammu has created a state-of-the-art Tinkering Lab with MBF and UPL generous endowments. Students enjoy top of the line GYM activities and Sports training in various inhouse sports facilities. They have been receiving prizes in Inter-IIT Sports meet, etc. Students are also participating actively in other national and international competitions, in areas of Coding, SAE-BAJA, Hackathons, etc. There are many students’ clubs to promote Creative & Performing Arts, Academics & Science related hobby activities, Well-being of Body & Mind, etc. These student club activities are planned and managed by elected student representatives. Students are very actively engaged in various Society Give-back & Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat activities under its well-recognised “Kritash” Club. Jammu is as safe as any other city in the country minus pollution. Air quality is great due to surrounding greenery.
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