IIT Patna

Indian Institute of Technology Patna (abbreviated IIT Patna or IITP) is one of the 23 IITs, located at Bihta near Patna, Bihar (India).^[3] It is recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.^[4] It is one of the second generation IITs established by an Act of the Indian Parliament on 6 August 2008.^[5]

The permanent campus of IIT Patna is located at Bihta which is approximately 30 km west of Patna and has been fully operational since 2015.^[6]

IIT Patna's campus is located at Amhara, Bihta, 35 km from Patna at a 501 acres (203 ha) site.^{[7][8][9][10]} The foundation stone of the IIT Patna, Bihta Campus was laid by Kapil Sibal in 2011.^[11] IIT Patna started its new session (from July 2015) in its permanent campus located at Bihta. The campus at Bihta was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 July 2015.^{[12][13][14][15][16]} Earlier, the institute was operating from a temporary 10 acres (4.0 ha) complex in Pataliputra colony, Patna, in buildings which have been renovated and were previously used by the Naveen Government Polytechnic {NEW GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC PATNA -13}.

Internationally, IIT Patna was ranked 351–400 in Asia in the QS Asia University Rankings of 2023. It was ranked 801 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023.

IIT Patna was ranked 19 among Engineering Colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2025 and 36 overall.^[48]

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