Classes in IIT Patna start from today. IIT Patna is the eighth IIT of the country. Until recently, IIT Patna was registered as independent society and now gets its formal name IIT Patna. It works as extension centre of IIT Guwahati. Around 108 students took admission in this institute from different parts of the country.
At this stage, IIT Patna serves courses for three degrees– electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and computer sciences.
Presently this IIT operates its classes from Pataliputra Polytechnic Campus temporarily but will shift to its permanent address at Amhara near Bihta, 25 km away, after completion of infrastructure work, as said by professor R Sharma, faculty of Guwahati. According to him, Pataliputra Polytechnic campus is sufficient for first year student.
Professor R Sharma will teach the student for first semester.