About Us

Indian Institute of Technology Patna is one of the new IITs established by an Act of the Indian Parliament on August 06, 2008. Patna which was known as Patliputra has been a center of knowledge since long has been attracting visitors and scholars from many parts of the world such as China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, among others. This has been a land of visionaries. Some of the legends from this region include Lord Gautam Buddha, Lord Mahavir, Guru Gobind Singh, the famous astronomer Aryabhatta and the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. IIT Patna has ten departments: These are Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Humanities & Social Science departments.

Area of Excellence

Process system engineering, Process design and optimization, Process Integration, Energy management, Pinch Analysis, Renewable energy integration for process applications, Scheduling and optimization of batch processes, Sustainable engineering of resources, Modeling and simulation, Transport phenomena, Electrochemical energy storage, fuel cells and batteries, solar cells, Modeling and simulation, Waste Water Treatment Technology, Microwave Assisted Material/Biomaterial Processing, Renewable energy sources and their applications, Catalysis, Nanocatalyst synthesis, characterization and application, Gasification/ Pyrolysis, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design, Heat Transfer, Process intensification andpurification technology, etc.Molecular Modelling and Simulation, Statistical Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Dynamic and Interfacial Properties of Complex fluids, Development of Novel Materials like super-hydrophobic, superoleophobic, anti-fouling, anti-icing surfaces etc.; Self-Assembled Monolayer in application of chemical sensor, Thermo-physical properties of actinides compounds in application of nuclear fuel.Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Bioenergy, Algal Technologies and Nanotechnology for biofuel/bioremediation, Value Added Nutritional Products from fruit processing waste, supercritical fluid/CO2 extraction.Nano catalysis engineering for clean energy applications (particularly forreactions such as NH3 production (use of Fixed bed reactor with online gas chromatograph), photocatalytic CO2 reduction to fuel,pre-/post-combustion CO2capture), Investigation of Gas-Solid reaction at micro/nanoscale withaid of in situ spectroscopy,Catalysis for clean energyapplication (such as hydrogen storage), Solid-gas based reactions at bulk and nanoscale, and any other important specialization in chemical engineering. Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Gas Phase Molecular Spectroscopy, Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry: Reaction dynamics and Spectroscopy,Theory and Molecular Simulation of Liquid. Biochemistry, Biophysical Chemistry Bioorganic Chemistry, DNA Nanotechnology, Coordination driven self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry, Polymer chemistry (synthesis/characterization and applications). Green Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Bioconjugates and Nanomaterials, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Solid state and Materials Chemistry. Environmental Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment, Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Automated Waste Sorting, Water Treatment, Environmental Application and Implication of Nanoparticles; In-situ groundwater remediation, Colloid transport; Geotechnical Engineering –Ground improvement, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and geo-environmental engineering; Rail track geotechnology; Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (HWRE); Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering. Online Algorithms, Complex Networks, Social Networks, Theoretical Computer Science. CAD for VLSI, Real Time Embedded Systems, Algorithms, Deep Learning Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning Applications, Information Extraction, Web mining and Text mining. Peer-to-Peer Systems, Online Social Networks, Complex Networks, Distributed Systems Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Big Data Analytics Formal Methods, Abstract Interpretation, Programming Languages, Static Analysis and Verification, Databases. Security & Privacy and Database Systems Lightweight Cryptography, Computer Security, Network Security, Cloud computing Security, Secure Quantum Communication Machine Learning, Multi objective Optimization, Text Mining, Bioinformatics, Soft Computing Fault tolerant Computing, Secure systems, Ubiquitous Computing and Embedded Engineering, IoT analytics, Deep Learning Systems. Image Processing, Medical Imaging, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision Social Network, Mobile Social Computing, Human Computer Interaction Application mapping strategy (algorithm, machine learning) onto the multicore architecture, Self-Healing Software or Automated Program Repair, Test (algorithm, machine learning) strategy of muticore systems, Multicore Architecture for Big Data and Graph Analytics and Computer Architecture. Electrical Engineering: Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, Renewal Energy Integration, Smart Grid and Energy Storage, control system, Underwater target tracking, statistical signal processing, networked control system. Electronics Engineering: Microelectronics, Optoelectronics, Devices Modeling and Simulations, Analog & Mixed Signal systems, RF IC Design, Low Power Circuits and Systems, and Security for Embedded Systems. VLSI & Embedded Systems, System On Chip, Computer Architecture. Communication Engineering: Wireless communication, 5G communication, Underwater communication, Digital Communication, Optical Communication, Photonics, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber Physical Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), Video Surveillance, Digital Video Processing, Digital Signal processing, Digital Image Processing, Neuroscience, Neural SignalProcessing, Neuro-congnition, Medical Signal and Image Processing, multimedia Economics: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Development Economics, International Economics. English: ELT (English Language Teaching), Discourse Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Translation Studies, Indian Writing in English, Gender Studies, Literary Censorship and Diaspora Studies. Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology, Language Typology, Sociolinguistics, Endangered and Lesser Known Languages Management: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior.Social Sciences: Population and Public Health, Gender and Development, Regional Development, Health Care Management, Development Discourse, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Social Networks, Education, Public Policies, Youth. Metal matrix composite, ceramic matrix nanocomposite, Thermal Spraying, Process-structure-property relationship, mechanical properties of materials, Tribological property Process-Structure-Property Relationships in Complex Multi-cationic Oxides, nanocrystals, materials chemistry, ceramics, Phase Transformations in Oxides Polymer science and technology with specialization in plastics, rubbers, polymer blends / polymer alloys, new generation nanofillers, nanocomposites, adhesion, rheology, and chemical synthesis related to polymers and nanofillers Aggregation operators, Algebraic graph theory, Algorithmic graph theory, Applied algebra for wireless communication, Coding and Information theory, Dynamical systems, Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume methods, Functional analysis, Group theory, Mathematical ecology and epidemiology, Mathematical modeling, Multi-criteria decision making, Nonlinear Optimization, Optimal control, Rings and Modules, Sequence design for wireless communication, Sobolev spaces and its application in PDEs, Theoretical and Numerical analysis of ODEs and PDEs, Topological graph theory, Topology, Uncertainty handling in decision making, Variation Inequalities. Design of Tribological Element and Lubrication, Under-water robotics, virtual reality, CAD/CAM, Fatigue and Fracture of Welded Joints, sheet metal forming, computational plasticity, molecular dynamics for deformation and damage simulation on metals, In situ analysis of Manufacturing Processes, Friction stir welding, Micro-Friction Stir Welding, Additive Friction Stir Processing, hot deformation of metallic materials, additive manufacturing, Surface Engineering and Tribology, Biomechanics, Condition monitoring, XFEM,FEM/ Meshfree Method, two-phase flows, heat transfer, Boiling, Condensation, Energy, Heat Exchangers, fluid-solid interaction, biophysical hydro/ aerodynamics, Vibrations and Rotordynamics. Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoelectronics, Spintronics Quantum Optics (Experimental) Computational Atomic and Molecular Physics Nanoscale device applications based on atomic switch technology Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: Nanomaterials, Magnetic materials, Multiferroics, Nanocomposite, Ferroelectric relaxor materials & highly correlated electron materials, Bose-Einstein Condensate (Theory), Quantum Optics (Theory) Biophotonics & Nanophotonics Applied Optics (optical signal processing, information security), Digital Holography, Ultrafast spectroscopy & Biophysics Renewable Energy Materials & Devices, EMI Shielding, Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter and Nanoscale Physics Organic Electronics

Research Capability and Focus Area

Process system engineering, Process design and optimization, Process Integration, Energy management, Pinch Analysis, Renewable energy integration for process applications, Scheduling and optimization of batch processes, Sustainable engineering of resources, Modeling and simulation, Transport phenomena, Electrochemical energy storage, fuel cells and batteries, solar cells, Modeling and simulation, Waste Water Treatment Technology, Microwave Assisted Material/Biomaterial Processing, Renewable energy sources and their applications, Catalysis, Nanocatalyst synthesis, characterization and application, Gasification/ Pyrolysis, Chemical Reaction Engineering and Reactor Design, Heat Transfer, Process intensification andpurification technology, etc.Molecular Modelling and Simulation, Statistical Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Dynamic and Interfacial Properties of Complex fluids, Development of Novel Materials like super-hydrophobic, superoleophobic, anti-fouling, anti-icing surfaces etc.; Self-Assembled Monolayer in application of chemical sensor, Thermo-physical properties of actinides compounds in application of nuclear fuel.Bioprocess and Biochemical Engineering, Fermentation Technology, Bioenergy, Algal Technologies and Nanotechnology for biofuel/bioremediation, Value Added Nutritional Products from fruit processing waste, supercritical fluid/CO2 extraction.Nano catalysis engineering for clean energy applications (particularly forreactions such as NH3 production (use of Fixed bed reactor with online gas chromatograph), photocatalytic CO2 reduction to fuel,pre-/post-combustion CO2capture), Investigation of Gas-Solid reaction at micro/nanoscale withaid of in situ spectroscopy,Catalysis for clean energyapplication (such as hydrogen storage), Solid-gas based reactions at bulk and nanoscale, and any other important specialization in chemical engineering. Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrate Chemistry, Gas Phase Molecular Spectroscopy, Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry: Reaction dynamics and Spectroscopy,Theory and Molecular Simulation of Liquid. Biochemistry, Biophysical Chemistry Bioorganic Chemistry, DNA Nanotechnology, Coordination driven self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry, Polymer chemistry (synthesis/characterization and applications). Green Polymer Synthesis, Polymer Bioconjugates and Nanomaterials, Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Solid state and Materials Chemistry. Environmental Engineering – Water and Wastewater Treatment, Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Automated Waste Sorting, Water Treatment, Environmental Application and Implication of Nanoparticles; In-situ groundwater remediation, Colloid transport; Geotechnical Engineering –Ground improvement, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and geo-environmental engineering; Rail track geotechnology; Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering (HWRE); Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering. Online Algorithms, Complex Networks, Social Networks, Theoretical Computer Science. CAD for VLSI, Real Time Embedded Systems, Algorithms, Deep Learning Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning Applications, Information Extraction, Web mining and Text mining. Peer-to-Peer Systems, Online Social Networks, Complex Networks, Distributed Systems Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Big Data Analytics Formal Methods, Abstract Interpretation, Programming Languages, Static Analysis and Verification, Databases. Security & Privacy and Database Systems Lightweight Cryptography, Computer Security, Network Security, Cloud computing Security, Secure Quantum Communication Machine Learning, Multi objective Optimization, Text Mining, Bioinformatics, Soft Computing Fault tolerant Computing, Secure systems, Ubiquitous Computing and Embedded Engineering, IoT analytics, Deep Learning Systems. Image Processing, Medical Imaging, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision Social Network, Mobile Social Computing, Human Computer Interaction Application mapping strategy (algorithm, machine learning) onto the multicore architecture, Self-Healing Software or Automated Program Repair, Test (algorithm, machine learning) strategy of muticore systems, Multicore Architecture for Big Data and Graph Analytics and Computer Architecture. Electrical Engineering: Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, Renewal Energy Integration, Smart Grid and Energy Storage, control system, Underwater target tracking, statistical signal processing, networked control system. Electronics Engineering: Microelectronics, Optoelectronics, Devices Modeling and Simulations, Analog & Mixed Signal systems, RF IC Design, Low Power Circuits and Systems, and Security for Embedded Systems. VLSI & Embedded Systems, System On Chip, Computer Architecture. Communication Engineering: Wireless communication, 5G communication, Underwater communication, Digital Communication, Optical Communication, Photonics, Wireless Sensor Networks, Cyber Physical Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), Video Surveillance, Digital Video Processing, Digital Signal processing, Digital Image Processing, Neuroscience, Neural SignalProcessing, Neuro-congnition, Medical Signal and Image Processing, multimedia Economics: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Development Economics, International Economics. English: ELT (English Language Teaching), Discourse Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Translation Studies, Indian Writing in English, Gender Studies, Literary Censorship and Diaspora Studies. Linguistics: Phonetics and Phonology, Language Typology, Sociolinguistics, Endangered and Lesser Known Languages Management: Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior.Social Sciences: Population and Public Health, Gender and Development, Regional Development, Health Care Management, Development Discourse, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Social Networks, Education, Public Policies, Youth. Metal matrix composite, ceramic matrix nanocomposite, Thermal Spraying, Process-structure-property relationship, mechanical properties of materials, Tribological property Process-Structure-Property Relationships in Complex Multi-cationic Oxides, nanocrystals, materials chemistry, ceramics, Phase Transformations in Oxides Polymer science and technology with specialization in plastics, rubbers, polymer blends / polymer alloys, new generation nanofillers, nanocomposites, adhesion, rheology, and chemical synthesis related to polymers and nanofillers Aggregation operators, Algebraic graph theory, Algorithmic graph theory, Applied algebra for wireless communication, Coding and Information theory, Dynamical systems, Finite Difference, Finite Element and Finite Volume methods, Functional analysis, Group theory, Mathematical ecology and epidemiology, Mathematical modeling, Multi-criteria decision making, Nonlinear Optimization, Optimal control, Rings and Modules, Sequence design for wireless communication, Sobolev spaces and its application in PDEs, Theoretical and Numerical analysis of ODEs and PDEs, Topological graph theory, Topology, Uncertainty handling in decision making, Variation Inequalities. Design of Tribological Element and Lubrication, Under-water robotics, virtual reality, CAD/CAM, Fatigue and Fracture of Welded Joints, sheet metal forming, computational plasticity, molecular dynamics for deformation and damage simulation on metals, In situ analysis of Manufacturing Processes, Friction stir welding, Micro-Friction Stir Welding, Additive Friction Stir Processing, hot deformation of metallic materials, additive manufacturing, Surface Engineering and Tribology, Biomechanics, Condition monitoring, XFEM,FEM/ Meshfree Method, two-phase flows, heat transfer, Boiling, Condensation, Energy, Heat Exchangers, fluid-solid interaction, biophysical hydro/ aerodynamics, Vibrations and Rotordynamics. Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoelectronics, Spintronics Quantum Optics (Experimental) Computational Atomic and Molecular Physics Nanoscale device applications based on atomic switch technology Experimental Condensed Matter Physics: Nanomaterials, Magnetic materials, Multiferroics, Nanocomposite, Ferroelectric relaxor materials & highly correlated electron materials, Bose-Einstein Condensate (Theory), Quantum Optics (Theory) Biophotonics & Nanophotonics Applied Optics (optical signal processing, information security), Digital Holography, Ultrafast spectroscopy & Biophysics Renewable Energy Materials & Devices, EMI Shielding, Ferroelectrics & Dielectrics Experimental Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter and Nanoscale Physics Organic Electronics

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