PM Modi inaugurates 2 academic complexes in IIT Delhi

The East and West Complex will host more than 20 academic units of the Institute including the School of AI, School of Public Policy, Department of Design, Department of Textile and Fibre, among others.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the newly constructed Academic Complex East and Academic Complex West at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi’s Hauz Khas campus through video conferencing on Tuesday.

This is the largest ever single-time construction activity for research and academic purposes in the history of IIT Delhi, the institute said in a statement.

The two multi-storey complexes are developed for Rs 260 crores, with a plinth area of over 60,000 square meters and have come up as an addition to the existing academic area on the campus.

“The two academic complexes that have been inaugurated today by the Hon’ble Prime Minister will strengthen the existing academic and research facilities on the campus. The Institute is known for the cutting-edge research done by faculty and students. The new research facilities in these two academic blocks will help us reaching new heights”, said Professor Rangan Banerjee, Director at IIT Delhi.

The East and West Complex will host more than 20 academic units of the Institute including the School of AI, School of Public Policy, Department of Design, Department of Textile and Fibre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Department of Mathematics, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, among others.

More than 300 research-cum-teaching labs focusing on research and development in the areas of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Advanced Materials and Devices, MedTech & Healthcare, 5G/IoT/Communication, Quantum Technologies, Electric Mobility, Biological Sciences, Healthcare and many other frontier areas of technological and scientific research will be set up in the two complexes.

The two academic complexes also have 200 faculty offices, 10 committee rooms, 13 conference rooms, and other facilities like faculty lounges and departmental library.