Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance established through Acts of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. Over the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs occupy key positions in academia and industry, both in India and abroad, and continue to make a considerable impact in all sections of the Society.

The primary objectives of IITs are as follows:

• To create an environment that encourages freedom of thought and pursuit of excellence, and inculcates the necessary vision and self-discipline to achieve excellence.
• To build a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and to prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists.
• To kindle an entrepreneurial spirit among the students.
• To prepare students to become outstanding professionals and contribute to nation-building.

At present, there are twenty three IITs located in the country.

Institute Name	Place	Abbreviation
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)	Varanasi	IIT (BHU)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai	Bhilai	IITBhilai
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	IITBBS
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	IITB
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi	New Delhi	IITD
Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)	Dhanbad	IIT (ISM)
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad	Dharwad	IITDh
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	IITGN
Indian Institute of Technology Goa	Goa	IITGoa
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati	Guwahati	IITG
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	IITH
Indian Institute of Technology Indore	Indore	IITI
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu	Jammu	IITJMU
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur	Jodhpur	IITJ
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur	Kanpur	IITK
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Kharagpur	IITKGP
Indian Institute of Technology Madras	Chennai	IITM
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi	Mandi	IITMandi
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad	Palakkad	IITPKD
Indian Institute of Technology Patna	Patna	IITP
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	IITR
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar	Ropar	IITRPR
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati	Tirupati	IITTP