The College of Engineering Delhi was established in 1961 and declared as an institute of national
importance in 1963 under the institutes of technology amendment act. In the same year the institute
got its new name as Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and given the status of "Deemed University"
with power to decide its own academic policy, to conduct its own examinations, and to award its own
degrees. The IIT Delhi is administered by IIT Council, an apex body established by the Government of
India. The Minister of Human Resource Development - Government of India is the chairman of the council
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) is situated at Hauz Khas in South Delhi. Hauz Khas
is a landmark place in the colorful and chequered history ofDelhi. The institute is bounded by the
Sri Aurobindo Marg on the east, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Complex on the west, the National
Council of Educational Research and Training on the south, and the New Ring Road on the north. The
IIT Delhi campus is flanked by Qutab Minar and Hauz Khas monuments.
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) acquires nearly 320 acres of land area divided into four
functional zones-
- Residential zone for students;
- Residential zone for the faculty and staff;
- Academic zone for academic buildings and workshops;
- Cultural-cum-social and recreational zone for students.
