Vision to be a leader in science and technology education, knowledge creation and innovation, in an India that is marching towards a just, inclusive and.

Vision

to be a leader in science and technology education, knowledge

creation and innovation, in an

India that is marching towards

a just, inclusive and sustainable

society1

IIT Mandi

Timothy A. GonsalvesDirector

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Strategy for an IIT

Globally, many paths to prominence as a research university. Eg:

Technology excellence requires focus on local and national needs 2

Name Size PG Scope Yrs Nature Remarks

Oxford 22K 47% General 1,000 Public Colleges, tutorials

Stuttgart 25K 47% S&T 185 Public Industry

Caltech 2K 55% S&T 125 Private Nat’l labs

MIT 11K 65% ST&M 150 Private Teaching, product, startups, industry, Nat’l labs

Stanford 16K 55% General 125 Private Product, startups, industry, Nat’l labs

NUS 37K 27% General 100 Public Partnerships

IIT Mandi Strategy

• Focus on a few areas – especially regional and national relevance

• Partnerships with like-minded institutions in India and abroad

• IIT-M, IIT-D, IIT-K, IIT-B, IIT-R, IIT-H, IISc• Conclave of VCs of Himachal and J&K• TU9 MOU May 2011 – Rs. 4+ crores from India and

Germany for exchange of faculty

• Inter-disciplinary culture, organisation, academics

• Exploit Locational advantage3

Focus: Materials

• 2 Distinguished Professors + 14 young faculty with expertise in materials– from molecules to devices to applications

• National needs: Electronics, electrical, biomedical applications

• Sophisticated instruments installed/ordered– 32 cr installed + 20 cr (ordered/planned)

• $315,000 from Intel Corp, US for next-generation VLSI photo-resist material– State-of-the-art: 22 nm– IIT Mandi: 20 nm, working on 16 nm– Network of labs in India, Brazil, Mexico & US

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FESEM Image of IIT-Mandi Synthesized MAPDST Homopolymer EUV Resist For Next Generation

Lithography

FESEM Image of IIT-Mandi Synthesized MAPDST Homopolymer EUV Resist For Next Generation

Lithography

Text-to-Speech synthesis systems for 12 Indian languages funded by DIT• Consortium led by IIT-M; IIT Mandi – Rajasthani

• Visually challenged people will be mainstream

Detection of cervical cancer cells• With KIDWAI Memorial Institute of Oncology,

Aindra Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore

• Interaction with PGI, Chandigarh to develop the systems for diagnosis

Mentor Professor + 5 young faculty

Focus: Image, Speech, Video

Social Relevance

Uhl Centre – technologies for the Himalayan Region• Sponsored by DST• Emphasis on technology for rural development— Internet/mobile-based education, e-health, agri

advisory— Use of pine needles for fuel, electricity, lignin

Impact assessment of MNREGA in Mandi Distt

Evaluation of computers in schools in Mandi Distt

Field trials of disaster warning via mobile phones (with CeWiT, IIT-M)

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• Advisories to farmers through voice and SMS

• Developed with IIT-Madras, RTBI

• Tie up with Tea Board of India and HP Agri University

Innovative Curriculum

Ingredients: Learn-by-doing, teamwork, driven by needs of society,

strong humanities component

Teamwork

Students develop practical devices that meet real-world needs

2nd YrProduct

Development

2nd YrProduct

Development

1st YrReverse

Engineering

3rd YrOutreach to

(local) society

3rd YrOutreach to

(local) society

4th YrMajor technical

project – product, patent, publish

4th YrMajor technical

project – product, patent, publish

Innovation by 2nd BTech

Low-cost 3D printerRs. 25,000

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Oil-spill remover

Socio-Technical Practicum

3rd BTech Practicum• Projects on social impact of

technology• 15-25 WPI UG students

(Mass, US) resident in Mandi for 3 months/year

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Direct solar lighting for village houses

Quality of milk Irrigation in the Himalayas Nutrition of migrant workers Womens education …

New Campus at KamandOur Unique Advantage

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• Used from May 2012• Currently, 70% students and 40%

faculty in the new residential campus

1,50,000 sqm under construction•100% students residential in Feb 2015•Space for 1,800 students, 160 faculty, plus staff by mid-2016

NKN Electronic Classroom

100 Mb/s Connectivity

Rigaku XRDRs. 1.75 crores

Renovated Stable in Kamand 13

2nd BTech shift to Kamand23rd Sep 2012 14

Kamand, 2014

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Residential campus13 new buildings

13,000 sqm400 students

25 faculty

IITiansTech: First alumni startup

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Kamand campus activities

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www.iitmandi.ac.in

• USP: inter-disciplinary, cooperative approach• Driven by challenging problems in the region and

nationally• Already achieving modest impact