Mission
The driving force behind the 21st Century is the development of knowledge-intensive societies. It has led to establishment of new Institutes of higher learning in India. Indian Institute of Technology Indore, established in 2009, is part of the initiative that envisages India as a global knowledge and technology leader. Continuing with the tradition of the older IITs, IIT Indore aims to play an active role in propelling India on her growth-trajectory by focusing on researchbased education and innovation driven research and entrepreneurship. IIT Indore aims to achieve this mission with humanistic concerns.
Vision
Academics
- Foster an academic community that encourages independent thinking and free expression of research and innovation ideas.
- Provide up-to-date knowledge combined with extensive hands-on training using advanced and sophisticated facilities.
- Introduce new academic programmes in emerging and futuristic areas such as Data Science, Electric Vehicles, Intelligent Transport Systems, Space Engineering, and Indian Scientific Knowledge.
- Enhance the Institute's internationalisation by increasing the enrolment of international students and engaging distinguished global faculty in teaching and research.
- Expand participation of professionals from industry, defence forces, and engineering institutions in postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
- Strengthen teaching, research, and innovation through greater involvement of adjunct faculty from industry.
- Engage experts from reputed industries and international universities in curriculum design and academic development.
Research, Development, and Entrepreneurship
- Foster an academic community that encourages independent thinking and free expression of research and innovation ideas.
- Provide up-to-date knowledge combined with extensive hands-on training using advanced and sophisticated facilities.
- Introduce new academic programmes in emerging and futuristic areas such as Data Science, Electric Vehicles, Intelligent Transport Systems, Space Engineering, and Indian Scientific Knowledge.
- Enhance the Institute's internationalisation by increasing the enrolment of international students and engaging distinguished global faculty in teaching and research.
- Expand participation of professionals from industry, defence forces, and engineering institutions in postgraduate and doctoral programmes.
- Strengthen teaching, research, and innovation through greater involvement of adjunct faculty from industry.
- Engage experts from reputed industries and international universities in curriculum design and academic development.
Objectives
- Enhance the Institute’s academic, technological, and social outreach through initiatives in societal research, education, healthcare, sanitation, and rural development.
- Develop world-class research and learning facilities to serve industry, academia, and research institutions.
- Strengthen skill development and scale up research and innovation aligned with national priorities and requirements.
- Contribute to world-class technological innovation in areas such as engineering and biomedical instrumentation, defence technologies, electric vehicles, and alternative energy resources.