Those who thought that students need to travel westward in search of better higher education need to think again. Rated as one of the top engineering colleges in the world, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, has a lot to offer. Established as the College of Engineering in 1961, IIT Delhi has recently been in the news as an institute that is much sought after not only by Indians but by foreign students. IIT Delhi is one of the seven IITs in India, the others being located at Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Bombay, Guwahati and Roorkee.

IIT Delhi offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Humanities & Social Science, Management Studies, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Textile Technology. The institute also houses a broad spectrum of research centres

What could help you achieve excellence in education but the sprawling 320 acres of natural beauty of the IIT Delhi campus? The campus is divided into academic and residential areas amidst a picturesque landscape of nature at its best. The campus is like a city within a city, with its own hospital, shopping centre, recreational facilities, post office, banks and sports facilities.

Admission to IIT is open for all students who have completed that higher secondary schooling or 10+2 as it is called in India. All students seeking admission need to appear for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). Details of the JEE exams are available at the JEE Office in Delhi. However, given the vast number of hopefuls for the IIT courses, only those excelling in school and at the JEE level are likely to obtain a seat at this premier institute. Foreign students applying to IIT can either receive admission through a cultural exchange fellowship programme, the self-financing programme or an MOU between IIT and the student’s current university or college. There also is a scholarship programme for foreign students applying for the M. Tech. postgraduate course.

Details on the institute itself and details of the admission process, fee structure and research opportunities are available on IIT Delhi’s website: http://www.iitd.ernet.in [1]