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About IIT PATNA

Indian Institute of Technology Patna is developing fast and emerging as an institute of excellence promoting intelligent, hard working and technically curious minds. IIT Patna has state-of-the-art infrastructure including classrooms and laboratories in imparting world class education. We have a wide range of research programmes, and many curricular and extra-curricular events to ignite the minds of enginnering students.

The Indian Institute of Technology Patna epitomizes and reveres this limitless power in every way of its life and functioning. Established as an institute of national importance through an act of parliament in 2008, IIT Patna strives to provide world class education and an intellectually stimulating environment in an endeavor to develop well rounded individuals with technical and professional competence of the highest degree.

IIT Patna houses many projects in all the academic units. Many international institutes have shown their interest in collaborating with IIT Patna in various areas of research and teaching.Some of them include University of Houston, Louisiana State University, University of North Texas, University of New South Wales and UNICEF Bihar.

About Students' Gymkhana

The Students' Gymkhana of IIT Patna (established in 2008) is the governing council of students consisting of the elected student representatives working for the over-all well being and holistic development of students in the institute.

The elected representatives of the students from each hostel strive to foster growth and leadership among the students by coordinating various events helping to extract the maximum of ones talent. To promote the co-curricular activities and interests, the gymkhana has many clubs and groups dedicated to the interests of the students.

Sports at IIT Patna bring together relaxation and competition getting the best of every player. It organizes various inter-hostel and inter-department competitions.

The blending of different cultures has lent uniqueness to the cultural activities which are organized throughout the year. The organization of various workshops, seminars and various technical activities at IIT Patna makes learning an enjoyable experience.

All these and numerous other clubs come together to organize the big fests - ANWESHA, INFINITO, CELESTA, REVERBERANCE, etc... and together make the IITP legacy.

Clubs

Cultural Committee

The cultural committee House of Socio-Cultural Affairs (HoSCA) organizes and promotes all the extra-curricular activities in the institute. HoSCA aims to promote different forms of culture - dramatics, dance, literature, fine arts, speaking arts, photography, etc. The committee organizes small events for easing out the academic pressure on students as well. Fests like Reverberance, Nebula and many more intra college and inter college gaming competitions are organized successfully by this club.

For the latest news and updates about ‘Cultural Committee’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna.

Entrepreneurship Club

The Entrepreneurship Club at IIT Patna was setup with the vision to create a gelling point for aspiring entrepreneurs at the institute. The club’s mission is to educate the students about the nuances involved in business and entrepreneurship and to prepare them to undertake the journey from the genesis of an idea to its successful business implementation.

The Club regularly hosts guest lectures by distinguished personalities from the industry and academia, in addition to organising various business and marketing competitions round the year

For the latest news and updates about ‘Entrepreneurship Club’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Rural Technology Development Club

The aim of the Rural Technology Development Club (RTDC) is to identify the problems prevailing in the rural areas and to work to develop technologies and devices to address them. The Club strives to fill the technological void existing in the rural areas. Keeping this in mind, the team regularly surveys different villages to understand the problems faced by the rural populace.

Various projects currently being undertaken by the Club include a manual wheat harvesting machine, a self running canal based irrigation system and a solar-powered LED based reading light

For the latest news and updates about ‘RTDC’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Sports Club

Apart from academic and cultural activities, IIT Patna gives equal importance to sports as well. One can continue his/her passion in a game or sport even after a long breathless struggle to be in one of the best institutes in India. The sports club IIT Patna under the guidance of Asst.Coach Shyam Kumar, brings the most talented sportsmen to light by organizing inter-hostel and inter-department competitions from time to time. The ones who excel in the college level will be selected to inter IIT sports meet where they can experience the real time competitive environment in which each IITian will be striving his best to show the world that IITians are no less compared to the best sportsmen in the country. IIT Patna has a cricket ground, foot ball ground, volley ball court, tennis court, badminton court, Table tennis tables with in the campus where one can find students practicing round the clock.

Tech/Cultural Events

ANWESHA

'Anwesha', which gets its name from the Sanskrit metaphrase for ‘expedition’, is IIT Patna’s annual 3-day techno-cultural festival organised by the student community. The fest, which made its humble beginnings in the year 2010 as an intra-college festival with only a few dozen events, has today grown into one of the biggest and most eagerly awaited youth festivals of the region. Anwesha today is a conglomeration of events that draw from diverse disciplines, ranging from the engineering sciences to the visual & performing arts.

For the latest news and updates about ‘Anwesha’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna.

CELESTA

Indian Institute of technology Patna each year celebrates its Technical Fest, christened as ''CELESTA'. This is a great beginning, which strives to inculcate interest in young minds to pursue technology and make it their passion.

For the latest news and updates about ‘Celesta’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna.

REVERBERANCE

It was started in 2008 and since then it has gained unmatched popularity. It is a cultural celebration held around 'Diwali'. Beautiful decoration through lights added with fantastic cultural performances makes IIT Patna really reverberate with joy during the ‘Reverberance’.

For the latest news and updates about ‘Reverberance’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna.

Sports Events

The Students' Gymkhana Building, situated in the IIT Patna hostel compound, has a synthetic badminton court and a gymnasium. In addition, the students have access to a basketball court, a volleyball court, table tennis tables and a football-cum-cricket ground within the transit campus. State-of-the-art facilities for all sports are planned at IIT Patna’s main campus in Bihta.

INFINITO

Infinito is the annual sports festival of IIT Patna. It is a student organized fest which has seen a exponential growth in just 2 years, and aims for a lot more in the coming years which would make it even better in its upcoming editions. As manifested in the name itself it’s for the people with infinite energy, enthusiasm, zeal to play.

For the latest news and updates about ‘Infinito’, please visit the student-run portals listed below. The views/ opinions expressed at the links belong solely to the authors and may not necessarily represent the views of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna.

PPL (Patna Premier League)

The two most inseparable words "Cricket and India" have found another equally inseparable pair "PPL and IIT Patna". Originally started in 2009 it sprang up as a much celebrated tournament of IIT Patna. The thrill and competition which the event had witnessed has grown enormously during the recent years and could be clearly seen in the fifth edition this year. Whether it be the "Pythons" taking on the "Bolts" or the "Invincibles" taking on the "Falcons" every match has witnessed the enormous talent which the players had displayed.

Thus PPL league provides the platform for players to display their talents and improve their skills thereby achieving the purpose for which it was established as well as providing a break from the strenuous curriculum and helping in the all-round development of the individual.