Patna, or Patliputra, has been a centre of knowledge and has been seen to attract visitors and scholars from different parts of the world for a long time. Indian Institute of Technology also established one of its new centres in Patna, the IIT Patna. The institute was established in 2008 with only three departments, which have now expanded to ten.
Candidates have a better opportunity for further studies after CSE, as they'll be provided with numerous categories for admission. They can opt for an MTech or PhD in CSE for further studies at IIT Patna. For admissions, candidates should have a BTech degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and must hold a valid GATE score in CS. Candidates who are still to appear in their qualifying degree examination can also apply. IIT Patna admits students in the following categories:
Regular (full-time): For students who are to attend regular classes and receive assistantships or fellowships from the institute or any other organisation or funding agency.
Sponsored (full-time): For candidates who are sponsored by an R&D organisation, academic institution, any government organisation, or industry for doing a full-time MTech course.
Project Staff: For candidates who are already working on a sponsored project in the institute and later admitted to the MTech programme to work on a full-time or part-time basis.
Part-time: for professionally employed candidates (including the staff of the institute) who pursue the course while continuing their services.
To encourage competence in students and support them in higher studies, IIT Patna offers many scholarships and fellowships to its students. The students can also avail of scholarships provided by the state, central government, or other funding agencies and achieve their dream of higher studies at IIT Patna after CSE. Some of the scholarships are mentioned below:
Regular Indian students are provided assistantships of INR 12,400 per month with valid and qualifying GATE scores.
-Merit- cum- means scholarships: This scholarship is provided to meritorious and needy students of UG as well as PG.
Other scholarships:
-UGC Scheme Scholarships
-Central Scheme Scholarships
-State Scheme Scholarships
-Academic Excellence Awards: SKND Memorial Award, worth INR 10,000, is presented to students of the CSE department based on their outstanding overall performance along with their excellent organisational and leadership qualities.
One of the most important points of consideration for admissions is the placement opportunity. However, the placement opportunities after CSE at IIT Patna also attract students for admissions in MTech or PhD programmes, as students here have the best average CTC in CSE:
The Training and Placement Cell at IIT Patna manages all aspects of placements for the final-year students of all departments. The T&P cell handles the company registration procedures, the arrangement of tests for candidates, pre-placement, and helping the students with their final placement interview.
Companies like Accenture Japan, Adani Power, Amazon, Bajaj Auto, Capgemini, Deloitte, Flipkart, FIIT-JEE, Paytm, Samsung, TATA Digitals, Google, etc. have participated in the placement activities at IIT Patna and offered job opportunities to its students. Some of the top sectors in which the students were placed are:
Information and Technology
-Finance
Teaching and research
-E-commerce
-Core
-Semiconductor
-Consulting
Besides this, IIT Patna also provides great internship opportunities to its students, which is a boon for the engineering students.
Furthermore, IIT Patna provides many facilities to its students, which assures a better environment for studies and therefore attracts candidates to pursue higher education. Some of the facilities at the college are:
Hostel: IIT Patna accommodates two boys' hostels and one girl's hostel on its campus in an area of 28849 sq m.Each building has a balcony, window, cupboard, and other niches for each room. All the safety measures are taken care of, along with the Wi-Fi, TV, water cooler, and other basic facilities. Two common rooms, for recreational and co-curricular activities, are also available in the hostel. Married research scholars can also avail of the residential facility at the college.
For a healthy diet for a large number of students, two mess halls in the boys' hostel and one mess hall in the girls' hostel are set up that provide hygienic breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. A mess secretary is selected who decides the menu every week. Various other food joints and canteens are also available in the food court.
Gymnasium: The boys' hostel accommodates the gymnasium, which has all the basic exercise equipment like dumbbells, barbells, etc., as well as the major equipment like treadmills, exercise bikes, cables and pulleys, leg extension machines, and others. The college also organises various inter-hostel and inter-departmental competitions.
Students Gymkhana: IIT Patna actively promotes sports activities among its
