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 | city        = [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh]]
 | country     = India
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+| coordinates = {{Coord|31|46|18|N|76|59|01|E|region:IN-HP_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
-| campus      = [[Urban area|Urban]]
+| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh##India
-| campus_size = {{convert|520|acre}}
+| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Himachal Pradesh##Location in India
+| module                 = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}} |zoom=13}}
+| campus      = [[Rural]]
+| campus_size = {{convert|538|acre}}
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 | website     = {{url|https://iitmandi.ac.in/}}
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-'''Indian Institute of Technology Mandi''' ('''IIT Mandi''') is a public technical and research university located in [[Kamand, Mandi district|Kamand Valley]] in [[Mandi district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]].
+The '''Indian Institute of Technology Mandi''' ('''IIT Mandi''') is one of  eight new [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) established by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD).
-Established in February 2009, first batch of 97 students were admitted in July 2009. It is one of the eight newer [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) established by the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD), Government of India under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]]<ref name=AmendmentAct>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf|title=The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010| date = 23 August 2010}}</ref> to expand the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country. Currently, IIT Mandi has grown to currently host 132 faculty, 1,655 students (enrolled in various undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes) and 1,141 alumni. Since the inception of the institute, IIT Mandi faculty have been involved in over 275 Research and Development (R&D) projects worth more than Rs. 120 crore. In the past 10 years, the institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with as many as 11 international and 12 national universities.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/iit-mandi-campus-life-why-study-at-iit-mandi-student-societies-1729698-2020-10-08 |title=Life at IIT Mandi: 7 reasons to choose the institute in the lap of the Himalayas |publisher=India Today |date=8 October 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref>
+IIT Mandi is a [[research university]] located in [[Kamand, Mandi district|Kamand Valley]], [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh|Mandi city]] in [[Mandi district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and has 132 faculties with 1,655 students enrolled at undergraduate, postgraduate and research level.  Currently, the university has 1,141 alumni.
+Since its inception the institute has been involved with more than 275 Research and Development (R&D) projects worth more than Rs. 120 crore. In the past 10 years, the institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with as many as 11 international and 12 national universities.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/iit-mandi-campus-life-why-study-at-iit-mandi-student-societies-1729698-2020-10-08 |title=Life at IIT Mandi: 7 reasons to choose the institute in the lap of the Himalayas |publisher=India Today |date=8 October 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref>
 ==History==
-IIT Mandi's permanent campus (about 14&nbsp;km from [[Mandi, India|Mandi]]) is fully functional on the left bank of the [[Uhl River]] at [[Kamand, Mandi district|Kamand]] and [[Khanahr (Salgi) village|Salgi]] villages in [[Mandi District|Mandi]] . [[Timothy A. Gonsalves]] is the founding Director (15/1/2010-30/6/2020) of IIT Mandi and [[R. C. Sawhney]] served as the first Registrar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collegekhabar.com/college/view/IIT-MANDI|title=College Khabar – Engineering Placement News, Student College Reviews, Company Reviews, College Events,Placement Papers, Student Interviews}}</ref>
+IIT Mandi's permanent campus (about 14&nbsp;km from [[Mandi, India|Mandi]]) is on the left bank of the [[Uhl River]] at [[Kamand, Mandi district|Kamand]] and [[Khanahr|Salgi]] villages.
-IIT Mandi is one of eight [[Indian Institutes of Technology]] (IITs) established by the  [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]], Government of India in 2008 under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]] which declares these eight IITs as well as the conversion of [[Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]] to IIT.<ref name=AmendmentAct/> The Act was passed in the [[Lok Sabha]] on 24 March 2011<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/148456/ls-passes-bill-provide-iit.html |title=LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU |work=deccanherald.com |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref> and by the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 30 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/Parliament-passes-IIT-bill/articleshow/12937917.cms |title=Parliament passes IIT bill |work=ThetimesofIndia.com |date=30 April 2012 |access-date=30 April 2012}}</ref>
-IIT Mandi was initially mentored by [[IIT Roorkee]], which hosted the first batch of students.
+The Foundation Stone was laid on 24 February 2009<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foundation stone for IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh laid |url=http://www.goiit.com/posts/list/news-foundation-stone-for-iit-mandi-himachal-pradesh-laid-912615.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228110256/http://www.goiit.com/posts/list/news-foundation-stone-for-iit-mandi-himachal-pradesh-laid-912615.htm |archive-date=28 February 2009 |access-date=29 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Foundation Stone laid in Mandi |url=http://www.iitr.ac.in/Main/uploads/File/samvad/2009/April%20Samvaad.pdf}}</ref> and the institution was registered as a society in [[Uttarakhand]] on 20 June 2009.  The first batch of 97 students were admitted in July 2009 with classes starting in [[IIT Roorkee]], the mentoring IIT, on 27 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ravinder Makhaik |date=3 February 2009 |title=Admissions to IIT Mandi from coming session – Dhumal |url=http://hillpost.in/2009/02/admissions-to-iit-mandi-from-coming-session-himachal-cm/10420/ |work=Hill Post}}</ref>
+A transit campus at Government Post graduate College, Mandi was handed over by the Himachal Pradesh Government on 16 November 2009.<ref>[http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/history.html Institute History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002210121/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/history.html|date=2 October 2014}}. IIT Mandi Website. Retrieved on 22 August 2014.</ref>
+[[Timothy A. Gonsalves]] was the founding Director (15/1/2010-30/6/2020), with [[R. C. Sawhney]],  serving as the first Registrar.<ref>{{cite web |title=College Khabar – Engineering Placement News, Student College Reviews, Company Reviews, College Events,Placement Papers, Student Interviews |url=http://www.collegekhabar.com/college/view/IIT-MANDI |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412001038/http://www.collegekhabar.com/college/view/IIT-MANDI |archive-date=12 April 2016 |access-date=22 August 2014}}</ref>
+The institute became an IIT under [[The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011]],<ref name="AmendmentAct">{{cite web |date=23 August 2010 |title=The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2010 |url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122074603/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media///Institute%20of%20Technology%20Bill%202010.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2012 |access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref> with the intention to expand the reach and to enhance the quality of technical education in the country.  The Act was passed in the [[Lok Sabha]] on 24 March 2011<ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2011 |title=LS passes bill to provide IIT status to 8 institutes, BHU |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/148456/ls-passes-bill-provide-iit.html |access-date=9 May 2011 |work=deccanherald.com}}</ref> and by the [[Rajya Sabha]] on 30 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=30 April 2012 |title=Parliament passes IIT bill |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/careers/education/Parliament-passes-IIT-bill/articleshow/12937917.cms |access-date=30 April 2012 |work=ThetimesofIndia.com}}</ref>
+The Kamand campus ground-breaking ceremony, to mark the start of construction, was held on 12 April 2012.
 [[File:IIT Mandi South Campus under construction Dec 2012 DSC 0923e.jpg|thumb|Construction in the South Campus, Dec '12]]
-The Foundation Stone was laid on 24 February 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goiit.com/posts/list/news-foundation-stone-for-iit-mandi-himachal-pradesh-laid-912615.htm |title=Foundation stone for IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh laid |access-date=29 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228110256/http://www.goiit.com/posts/list/news-foundation-stone-for-iit-mandi-himachal-pradesh-laid-912615.htm |archive-date=28 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iitr.ac.in/Main/uploads/File/samvad/2009/April%20Samvaad.pdf |title=Foundation Stone laid in Mandi}}</ref> IIT Mandi was registered as a society in [[Uttarakhand]] on 20 June 2009. Classes started in [[IIT Roorkee]], the mentoring IIT, on 27 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hillpost.in/2009/02/admissions-to-iit-mandi-from-coming-session-himachal-cm/10420/|title=Admissions to IIT Mandi from coming session – Dhumal|author=Ravinder Makhaik|work=Hill Post}}</ref> The transit campus at Government Post graduate College, Mandi was handed over by the Himachal Pradesh Government on 16 November 2009.<ref>[http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/history.html Institute History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002210121/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/institute/history.html |date=2 October 2014 }}. IIT Mandi Website. Retrieved on 22 August 2014.</ref>
+On 25 April 2015, IIT Mandi became the first of all the new IITs to completely shift B.Tech. students to its permanent campus in Kamand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/news/articles/a5g4block.html|title=IIT Mandi News Article|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309145810/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/news/articles/a5g4block.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-On 12 April 2012, the ground-breaking ceremony was held in the Kamand campus to mark the start of construction. On 25 April 2015, IIT Mandi became the first of all the new IITs to completely shift B.Tech. students to its permanent campus in Kamand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/news/articles/a5g4block.html|title=IIT Mandi News Article}}</ref>
+==Campus==
-==Campus==
 {{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
 [[File:IIT Mandi Campus from Griffon Peak Jan 2020 D72 13785.jpg|alt=|thumb|View of IIT campus from Griffon Peak, Jan 2020. South Campus in front right, North Campus in left middle.]]
-Having started its journey in 2009 with {{convert|510|acre}} of grassland on the banks of river [Uhl River/ Uhl] in the village Kamand of [[Himachal Pradesh]], {{convert|460|km}} away from New Delhi, the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has made impressive and rapid strides towards creating a remarkable and unique campus in the challenging yet serene Himalayan setup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/iitmandi-campus-gets-environment-goahead/787710/|title=IIT-Mandi campus gets Environment go-ahead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-09/news/29525080_1_forest-land-forest-rights-act-environment-ministry|title=Environment Ministry clears diversion of forest land for setting permanent campus of IIT Mandi|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> The campus is split up internally in two halves namely, the North Campus and the South Campus. Proper communication has been facilitated by the college for students, staffs and faculty for communication between north and south campus.
-Sports, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are also of high importance for the institute. In addition to the existing indoor badminton courts, swimming pool, table tennis hall, football and cricket fields and gymnasium, the institute is creating one of its kind pavilion, a hockey ground with kiosk, and also setting up new tennis, volleyball and basketball courts. The institute has a medical unit in the South campus and a Health Care Center with 3 Medical officers, an ENT specialist, and a Pediatrician, in the North campus. It also includes a Procedure Room, a Minor Operation Theater and [[Physiotherapy]] Center.
+Having started its journey in 2009 with {{convert|538|acre}} of grassland on the banks of the river [[Uhl River|Uhl]], {{convert|460|km}} away from New Delhi, IIT Mandi has a unique campus in the challenging yet serene Himalayan mountains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/iitmandi-campus-gets-environment-goahead/787710/|title=IIT-Mandi campus gets Environment go-ahead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-09/news/29525080_1_forest-land-forest-rights-act-environment-ministry|title=Environment Ministry clears diversion of forest land for setting permanent campus of IIT Mandi|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> The campus is split into two halves: the North and South Campus. Proper communication has been facilitated by the college for students, staffs and faculty for communication between north and south campus.
+Sports, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are also of high importance for the institute. In addition to the existing indoor badminton courts, swimming pool, table tennis hall, football and cricket fields and gymnasium, the institute has a pavilion, a hockey ground with kiosk, and tennis, volleyball and basketball courts. The institute has a medical unit in the South campus and a Health Care Center with 3 Medical officers, an ENT specialist, and a Pediatrician, in the North campus. It also includes a Procedure Room, a Minor Operation Theatre and [[Physiotherapy]] Center.
 The institute has also set up within its campus important support services, such as creches, a botanical garden with a rich diversity of local plants, children's parks, stationery shops, a campus school, canteens, cafes, banks and ATMs, for the convenience of campus residents. Library and book-nooks are also present in both North and South Campus. The auditorium is used for various occasions and programs organised at IIT Mandi.
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 ==== Residential Complexes ====
+# ManiMahesh : Boys Hostel
 # Prashar : Boys Hostel
 # Nako : Boys Hostel
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 # Cedar Mess : is situated at the center of the campus
 # Maple Mess : is situated in the southern part of the campus, catering to the students of the hostels nearby
+# D3 Mess : is situated in the South Campus
+# S11(Alder) Mess : is situated in North campus of IIT Mandi
+# Pine Mess : is situated in centre of the North campus of IIT Mandi
+# Oak Mess : is situated in the North campus of IIT Mandi
 ==== Eateries ====
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 # Sports Complex
 # Hockey Ground
+# Table Tennis and Badminton Court
+# Basketball
+# Volleyball Court
+# Lawn Tennis Court
+# Kabaddi Ground
 === ''The North Campus'' ===
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 ==== Residential Complexes ====
+# Dashir : Boys Hostel
 # Beaskund : Boys Hostel
-# Dashir : Boys Hostel
+# Chandra Taal : Boys Hostel
+# Suraj Taal : Boys Hostel
 # Gaurikund : Girls Hostel
 # Faculty Housing and Staff Quarters
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 # 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.
 # A10 : The four story building which houses some of the faculty offices apart from many medium to large sized classrooms.
+# A11 : In this building mostly the labs are there .
 # A13 : The building hosts the 300 seater classroom in addition to other small to medium-sized classrooms.
 # A16 : The Central Library of the institute
+# 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 .
+# A17 : This building is also for classes of core courses.
 ==== Student dining halls ====
 # Pine Mess : Located near the A10 block
-# Oak Mess : Catering mostly to the residents of the Dashir Hostel blocks, the Oak Mess is situated on the eastern side of the North Campus
+# Oak Mess : Oak Mess is situated on the eastern side of the North Campus
+# S11(Alder) Mess : Catering mostly to the residents of the Dashir Hostel blocks and Situated in 3rd floor of A19 building.
 ==== Eateries ====
-# Sunrise Canteen
+# Drongo Canteen
+# Tregopan Canteen
 # Jassi Canteen
 # Amul Parlour
-# One Bite Cafe[[File:Auditorium IIT Mandi.jpg|thumb|Inside View of the Auditorium]]
+[[File:Auditorium IIT Mandi.jpg|thumb|Inside View of the Auditorium]]
 ==== Village Square area ====
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 # 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.
-# The Sports Complex : Hosts [[badminton]], [[table tennis]] and [[Ssquash (sport)|Ssquash]] courts along with a swimming pool and gym.
+# The Sports Complex : Hosts [[badminton]], [[table tennis]] and [[Squash (sport)|Squash]] courts along with a swimming pool and gym.
 # Guest House
 # Health Centre
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 # Swimming pool
 # Megastar Mini Mart
+# Squash Court
+# Basketball
+# Table Tennis
+# Badminton Court
 ==Organisation and administration==
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 IIT Mandi Catalyst is the first technology business incubator (TBI) in [[Himachal Pradesh]].  It was inaugurated by Prof [[Ashok Jhunjhunwala]] on 15 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/iit-to-focus-on-industrial-research-356622|title=IIT to focus on industrial research|work=The Tribune|date=29 January 2017|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
 IIT Mandi Catalyst offers a low-cost, high-tech, yet peaceful and picturesque destination to early-stage [[startups]].
-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iitmandicatalyst.in/|title=IIT Mandi Catalyst|publisher=IIT Mandi Catalyst|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iitmandicatalyst.in/|title=IIT Mandi Catalyst|publisher=IIT Mandi Catalyst|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref> IIT Mandi Catalyst have 350+ startups including [https://bonvaero.com/ BonV], Manali Swings, [https://www.udyamwell.com UdyamWell] , [https://www.withstandfitness.com/ WithStand Fitness]  etc.
 ====Enabling Women of Kamand (EWOK)====
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 === Undergraduate programs ===
-Currently(2019–2020), IIT Mandi offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs in six disciplines namely:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/admissions/ug_adms.html|title=Undergraduate Admissions<< IIT Mandi}}</ref>
+Currently(2022–2023), IIT Mandi offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) programs in six disciplines namely:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/admissions/ug_adms.html|title=Undergraduate Admissions<< IIT Mandi|access-date=29 October 2012|archive-date=18 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718014557/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/admissions/ug_adms.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * [[Civil engineering]]
 * [[Computer science and engineering]]
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 * [[Engineering physics]]
 * [[Mechanical engineering]]
+* Mathematics and Computing
+* Bachelor of Technology in [[Microelectronics]] & [[VLSI]]
+* Bachelor of Technology in General Engineering
+* [[Materials science|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
+* [[Bio-engineering]]
 Like all the other [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IITs]], admissions to these programs are done on the basis of merit list of [[Joint Entrance Examination#JEE Advanced|JEE-Advanced]], the second phase examination of [[Joint Entrance Examination]] (JEE), which is an all India engineering entrance examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/middle-path-the-way-out-of-iit-exam-stalemate/1/202749.html|title=Middle path the way out of IIT exam stalemate}}</ref>
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 | 2020 || 68
+|-
+| 2021 || 64
 |}
 === Postgraduate programs ===
-IIT Mandi also offers postgraduate programs like M.A, M.S.(by Research), M.Sc., and M.Tech. under various departments. Currently, IIT Mandi offers M.S. program in fields of basic sciences and engineering, M.A program in Development Studies, M.Sc. program in Chemistry and M.Tech. in Energy Materials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/news/articles/new_programs.html|title=Two new programs}}</ref> 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 [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] or equivalent national level examination or [[Graduate Record Examination|GRE]] in appropriate discipline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/admissions/ms_phd_admiss.html|title=Call for M.S. /Ph.D. Programs}}</ref> Shortlisted candidates are called for a personal interview and based on which admission is offered.
+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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iitmandi.ac.in/academics/programs.php}}</ref> 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 [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] or equivalent national level examination or [[Graduate Record Examination|GRE]] in appropriate discipline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/admissions/ms_phd_admiss.html|title=Call for M.S. /Ph.D. Programs}}</ref> Shortlisted candidates are called for a personal interview and based on which admission is offered.
 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/research-in-iits/article6325958.ece|title=Research in IITs|author=B.S. Warrier|work=The Hindu|date=17 August 2014}}</ref>
 ===Strategic partnerships===
-====TU9, Germany====
+====TUM, Germany====
 ====WPI, United States====
-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.<ref>http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/istp/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/istp/ |title=ISTP |access-date=13 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092654/http://www.iitmandi.ac.in/istp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 === Ranking ===
 {{Infobox India university ranking
 | type = College
-| NIRF_E_2020=31
+| NIRF_E_2022=20
 }}
-It was ranked 31st among engineering colleges in India by the ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' in 2020.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2020"/>
+It was ranked 20th among engineering colleges in India by the ''[[National Institutional Ranking Framework]]'' in 2022.<ref name="Rankings_NIRF_E_2022"/>
+It was ranked 12th among 23 IITs according to NIRF 2022.
 ==Research==
 IIT Mandi nurtures an interdisciplinary research environment that develops innovative technologies for widespread use. Driven by the need of the region and the nation, the thrust areas have been identified and organised.
+Recently the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has made a significant breakthrough in the development of metal oxide layers for use in advanced architecture silicon solar cells.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/iit-mandi-researchers-develop-affordable-way-to-produce-metal-oxide-layers-for-solar-cells/articleshow/99443061.cms |title=IIT Mandi researchers develop affordable way to produce metal oxide layers for solar cells |date=12 April 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=[[Times Of India]] }}</ref>
+Researchers from the institute also developed a new algorithm using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML) that could improve the accuracy of prediction for natural hazards.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/iit-mandi-scientists-develop-algorithm-to-improve-landslide-prediction-accuracy-101676968834443.html |title=IIT Mandi scientists develop algorithm to improve landslide prediction accuracy|date=21 February 2023 |access-date=17 July 2023 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
 ===Research centers===
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 ==Student life==
-===Student Gymkhana and societies===
+===Student Gymkhana and Societies===
 [[File:Hikers Snow Kandi IIT Mandi Himachal Jan20 D72 13625.jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{Cite book|last=IIT Mandi|first=Student Gymkhana|url=http://students.iitmandi.ac.in/files/StudentConstitution.pdf|title=Student Constitution|publisher=IIT Mandi|year=2013}}</ref>
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 ==== Exodia ====
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 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.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
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