IIT Delhi: Departments
IIT Delhi has 16 academic departments spanning engineering, sciences, humanities, and design. This page provides an overview of each department with links to detailed pages.
Engineering Departments
| Department |
Website |
Key Areas
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| Applied Mechanics
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am.iitd.ac.in
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Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Biomechanics, Computational Mechanics
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| Biochemical Engineering & Biotechnology
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beb.iitd.ac.in
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Bioprocess Engineering, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Environmental Biotechnology
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| Chemical Engineering
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chemical.iitd.ac.in
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Process Engineering, Catalysis, Polymers, Environmental Engineering
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| Civil & Environmental Engineering
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civil.iitd.ac.in
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Structural Engineering, Geotechnical, Water Resources, Transportation, Environmental Engineering
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| Computer Science & Engineering
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www.cse.iitd.ac.in
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AI/ML, Systems, Theory, Networks, Computer Architecture, Databases
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| Electrical Engineering
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ee.iitd.ac.in
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Integrated Electronics & Circuits, Telecommunications, Control & Automation, Power Systems & Power Electronics, Computer Technology
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| Energy Science & Engineering
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dese.iitd.ac.in
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Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Solar Energy, Energy Policy
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| Materials Science & Engineering
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mse.iitd.ac.in
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Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Metallurgy, Ceramics, Polymers
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| Mechanical Engineering
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mech.iitd.ac.in
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Design, Manufacturing, Thermal Engineering, Industrial Engineering. Ranked 50th globally (QS 2024). Over 50 faculty members and 30+ labs.
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| Textile & Fibre Engineering
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textile.iitd.ac.in
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Polymers & Fibres, Yarn, Fabric, Nonwovens, Chemical Processing. Only department in the IIT system dedicated to textile engineering. Founded 1961.
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Science Departments
| Department |
Website |
Key Areas
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| Chemistry
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chemistry.iitd.ac.in
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Analytical Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Nanomaterials, Structural Biology, Theoretical Chemistry, NMR Methodology, X-ray Crystallography. Established 1963.
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| Mathematics
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maths.iitd.ac.in
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Number Theory, PDEs, Graph Theory, Topology, Harmonic Analysis, Optimization, Statistics, Computational Geometry, TCS. 33 faculty members. Offers BTech & Dual Degree in Mathematics and Computing (MnC).
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| Physics
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physics.iitd.ac.in
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Condensed Matter, Optics & Photonics, High Energy Physics, Astrophysics, Quantum Information
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Other Departments
| Department |
Website |
Key Areas
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| Design
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design.iitd.ac.in
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Product Design, Interaction Design, Design Research
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| Humanities & Social Sciences
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hss.iitd.ac.in
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Economics, English, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, Policy Studies
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| Management Studies (DMS)
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dms.iitd.ac.in
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MBA programme, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Strategy, IT Management
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Available Pages Per Department
Each department has the following wiki pages (where content was available):
| Department |
About |
Faculty |
Undergraduate |
Research |
News |
Contact
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| Applied Mechanics |
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✓ |
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✓
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| Biochemical Eng. |
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| Chemical Eng. |
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| Chemistry |
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✓
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| Civil Eng. |
- |
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| CSE |
- |
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| Design |
- |
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| Electrical Eng. |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓ |
✓
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| Energy Science |
✓ |
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| HSS |
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| Management Studies |
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| Materials Science |
✓ |
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| Mathematics |
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| Mechanical Eng. |
✓ |
✓ |
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| Physics |
✓ |
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| Textile Eng. |
✓ |
✓ |
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✓
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Note: Departments marked with "-" either have intranet-only websites, use a different site structure, or the content did not load during scraping. Some department sites (e.g., Civil, HSS, DMS, Design) require campus network access.
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