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Efficient waste-management practices are held in high priority for the campus. The waste generated at each source is segregated through the active participation of residents. A Bio-gas generator of 150 kg (330 lb) feed capacity has been installed for the digestion of biodegradable wastes. Sewage Treatment Plants have been set up to ensure that all waste-water generated in the campus gets suitably treated before discharge and reuse. Special efforts have also been put towards the identification of local flora and fauna, and in ensuring that the campus growth continues to be in harmony with them. Future plans include reuse of treated waste-water, development of plant nursery, better segregation and in-house composting.[15]

South Campus from Griffon Peak, Apr 2017

The South Campus is bordered by the Uhl River on the west, Kamand village on the north and Kahra village on the east. IIT Mandi was the first among all the new IITs to shift residential and academic facilities on the main (South) campus.[16] A Faculty and Staff Recreation Club in the South Campus was also inaugurated on 29 October 2016.[17] The master plan for the complete development of the campus is ready and intends to cater for 5000 students, 600 faculty and associated staff.

Top View of North Campus

North Campus

The North Campus is to host all the students in the long run (with the South Campus catering to the residential and research requirements of the research scholars). At present, all the undergraduate students reside in the North Campus, with some of the postgraduates students also living here.

The North Campus has the following sites :

1. Dashir : Boys Hostel
2. Beaskund : Boys Hostel
3. Chandra Taal : Boys Hostel
4. Suraj Taal : Boys Hostel
5. Gaurikund : Girls Hostel
6. Faculty Housing and Staff Quarters

1. A9 Innovation Hub: This five-storey hub-shaped building has a design & innovation lab and exhibition area on the ground and first floors. Above this is the registrar's and other administrative offices. Next is a satellite library and research labs. The top floor houses the director's office, board room, and research labs. Radiating up the valley from the hub are the A10-A13 and A11-A14 academic spines.
2. A10 : School of Management(SOM) office and the four story building which houses some of the faculty offices apart from many medium to large sized classrooms.
3. A11 : In this building mostly the labs are there .
4. A13 : The building hosts the 300 seater classroom in addition to other small to medium-sized classrooms.
5. A16 : The Central Library of the institute
6. A18 : Newly build building and mostly first year B.Tech. students' classes are held here. And most of the IC courses classes are held here .
7. A17 : This building is also for classes of core courses.

1. Pine Mess : Located near the A10 block
2. Oak Mess : Oak Mess is situated on the eastern side of the North Campus
3. S11(Alder) Mess : Catering mostly to the residents of the Dashir Hostel blocks and Situated in 3rd floor of A19 building.

1. Drongo Canteen
2. Tregopan Canteen
3. Jassi Canteen
4. Amul Parlour

Inside View of the Auditorium

C.V Raman Guest House

Holds four major complexes arranged in a circular way overlooking the park type structure :

1. The Auditorium Complex: In addition to the 800 seater auditorium, the complex has 3 small lecture halls (with a capacity of around 40–50 students) each.
2. The Sports Complex: Hosts badminton, table tennis and Squash courts along with a swimming pool and gym.
3. Guest House
4. Health Centre
5. The Academic Office
6. Gymkhana: For all technical and cultural clubs, having different rooms for different clubs.

1. Hockey ground
2. Swimming pool
3. Megastar Mini Mart
4. Squash Court
5. Basketball
6. Table Tennis
7. Badminton Court

The institute primarily consists of faculty, project associates and students divided across several schools. Currently there are five schools operational in IIT Mandi.[18]

• School of Management(SOM)
• School of Computing and Electrical Engineering
• School of Basic Sciences
• School of Engineering
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences

In keeping with its vision of serving society, IIT Mandi has started two business incubators and has a student-run E-Cell.

IIT Mandi Catalyst is the first technology business incubator (TBI) in Himachal Pradesh. It was inaugurated by Prof Ashok Jhunjhunwala on 15 May 2016.[19] IIT Mandi Catalyst offers a low-cost, high-tech, yet peaceful and picturesque destination to early-stage startups. [20] IIT Mandi Catalyst have 350+ startups including BonV, Manali Swings, UdyamWell , WithStand Fitness etc.

Enabling Women of Kamand (EWOK)

Enabling Women of Kamand (EWOK) is an innovative programme started by IIT Mandi in May 2016. [21] It focuses on imparting skills training to rural women to enable them to start village-scale businesses. EWOK has partnered with women from the four panchayats of Kamand, Kataula, Katindhi and Navlaya in Mandi district. [22]

The E-Cell is a student-run club that provides exposure to entrepreneurship to IIT Mandi students. [23]

Currently(2022–2023), IIT Mandi offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs in six disciplines namely:[25]

• Civil engineering
• Computer science and engineering
• Data science and engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Engineering physics
• Mechanical engineering
• Mathematics and Computing
• Bachelor of Technology in Microelectronics & VLSI
• Bachelor of Technology in General Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• BS in Chemical Sciences

The institute also offers a dual-degree program (B.Tech. – M.Tech.) in the following discipline :

• Bio-engineering

Like all the other IITs, admissions to these programs are done on the basis of merit list of JEE-Advanced, the second phase examination of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which is an all India engineering entrance examination.[26]

The Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, has successfully achieved the target of female enrollment in undergraduate courses by admitting 20.22 percent female students to B.Tech. program for the Academic Year 2019–20. This stands favorably with the target of 17 percent set by the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Apex Board Committee for 2019–20.[27] A total of 262 students were admitted to IIT Mandi this year in B.Tech. courses, out of which 53 are girls and 209 are boys as compared to 38 girls and 158 boys last year. A total of 103 students have been admitted this year in the M.Sc. courses, of which 36 are girls and 67 are boys.[28] For the Academic Year 2020-2021 a total of 330 students have been admitted in B.Tech. Courses out of which 68 are girls and 262 are boys which gives a 20.61 percent female ratio in B.Tech. this year.[29]

Data regarding the number of women taking admission:

IIT Mandi also offers postgraduate programs like M.Tech., M.Tech. (by Research), M.Sc., and M.A under various departments. Currently, IIT Mandi offers M.S. program in the field of basic sciences, M.Tech. (by Research) program in the field of engineering, M.A program in Development Studies, M.Sc. program in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and M.Tech. program in CSE, CSP, VLSI, Energy Systems, Materials, Fluid and Thermal, Structural Engineering, and Biotechnology.[30] For any candidate to be eligible for admission, he/she must have a bachelor's degree in Engineering / Technology or master's degree in appropriate Sciences with a valid score in GATE or equivalent national level examination or GRE in appropriate discipline.[31] Shortlisted candidates are called for a personal interview and based on which admission is offered.

School of Management, IIT Mandi offers Master of Business Administration MBA in Data science and Artificial Intelligence. This course was started in the year 2022.To be eligible for the admission process, the candidate either have a valid CAT score or have studied with good academic grades from top 100 NIRF colleges or Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs). All applicants must have studied mathematics at +2 level (or equivalent)

IIT Mandi also offers Ph.D. programs in the field of engineering and basic sciences. To be eligible for admission process, the candidate must have a master's degree in sciences with a good academic record and a valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR NET/ Master's degree in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record/ B.Tech. degree of any IIT with a minimum of CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale or with a valid GATE Score or B.Tech. / B.E degree of any recognized University in India with a minimum CGPA of 8.0 on a 10.0 point scale or equivalent with valid GATE score.[32]

IIT Mandi has strategic partnerships with prominent universities worldwide, including members of the TU9 consortium in Germany, institutions in Norway, Japan, the United States of America, and France. These collaborations facilitate long-term research engagements between IIT Mandi's faculty and their counterparts at institutions such as TU9 in Germany, NTNU in Norway, Kyushu University in Japan, and Missouri S&T in the USA. In addition to research collaborations, these partnerships also foster academic cooperation, including student exchange programs and joint degree initiatives.[33]

IIT Mandi has a collaboration program with many foreign universities. Students from WPI, United States come at IIT Mandi to work with IIT Mandi students on 'Interdisciplinary Socio-technical Practicum (ISTP)'. Through the ISTP, students explore the various issues/problems of society, and they propose technology-based solutions for these, and evaluate the proposed solutions from social, technical, economical, environmental and other aspects.[34]

It was ranked 20th among engineering colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2022.[35] It was ranked 12th among 23 IITs according to NIRF 2022.

The Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC) has a focus on the environment and on agriculture particularly for traditional farmers who are engaged in the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, saffron and medicinal plants in this region. The Centre for Design & Fabrication of Electronic Devices (C4DFED) is an institute facility for multidisciplinary research of electronic device design and fabrication. The centre has Class 100, Class 1000 & Class 10000 laboratories where high-end sophisticated electronic device design, fabrication and characterisation tools worth Rs. 50 crore are installed.

HTC trek in the snow at Kandi Pass, Jan '20

The Student Gymkhana is the student self-governance body. It invites student participation and acts as a bridge between the students and the faculty. It helps in the overall smooth functioning of all student-related activities. It also assists the students in participating in various student exchange programs and internships. Student activities at IIT Mandi are grouped into six different societies namely, Academic, Cultural, Literary, Research, Sports and Technical. Additional activities are grouped in General Affairs under the General Secretary.[38]

The Technical Society includes KamandPrompt (The Programming Club), STAC (The Astronomy Club), Robotronics (The Robotics and Electronics Club), Nirman Club, Yantrik club and E-Cell. Cultural Society includes Art Geeks (Art club), Music club, UDC (Dance club), Dramatics club, Designauts (Design Club), ShutterBugs (The Photography Club), and Perception (The Videography Club).

The Literary Society includes debate, quizzing and writing club of the college. Literary Society also publishes a yearly student's magazine by the name of Vivaan.

The Sports Society has a sports council which coordinates all the sports activities for Football, Cricket, Badminton, Lawn Tennis, Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Athletics, and Chess at Kamand Campus.

The Research Society includes IIT Mandi Research Club (IITMRC).

General Affairs includes the Hiking and Trekking Club (HTC).

During their first year, all under-graduate students are required to take part in one of three extra-curricular activities. These are the Sports Society, the National Service Scheme and the Hiking and Trekking Club.[39]

Xpecto is the science and technology festival of Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, which has been ramped up to include the most electrifying events, prompting great discoveries, as well as enthralling brainstorming and grand prizes. Each Technical Club will host some exciting events that will highlight and award participants' greatest ideas and breakthroughs.

Exodia is the annual technical cum cultural fest of IIT Mandi. It is a three-day long event held towards the start of March. Started in 2012 by a bunch of enthusiast IITians, it is a student-run non-profit organization that caters primarily to the youth. Exodia '12 and Exodia '13 were set in the transit campus of IIT Mandi. Exodia'14 and Exodia'15 were set on the permanent campus.

Rann-Neeti is the Annual Inter College Sports Fest of IIT Mandi organised by Student Gymkhana of IIT Mandi. It is a three-day long event held every year in the month of September in which college from states all over the nation participate.

AstraX is the annual inter-college Astronomy meet of IIT Mandi organized by its Space Technology and Astronomy Cell. AstraX observes keynote talks by eminent international and national astrophysicists and astronomers, engaging workshops on space technology and a plethora of interesting events.[40] Students from IITs, IISERs, NITs and many other colleges across India participate in this Astro technical Fiesta.

Ruvaan is the annual inter-college Literary Fest of IIT Mandi. It is jointly organized by Writing Club, Drama Club, Debating Club, and Quizzing Club (Literary Society). The first edition of Ruvaan Fest was conducted as a 3-day event from 28 February 2020 to 1 March 2020. This 3-day event is full of a plethora of interesting events including but not limited to Debates, Poetry-Slams, M.U.N., Drama, Quizzes, Movie Screenings, and Poet Conference. Students from colleges across the nation participate in this Literary Fest.

FrostHack is an open hackathon organized by the student community of IIT Mandi with the goal of solving societal problems by collective collaboration among students using tech.[41]