IIT - PUBLIC ENGINEERING AND RESERACH INSTITUTE AT PALAKAD

INTRODUCTION
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are autonomous public institutes of higher education,
located in India. They are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared
them as "institutions of national importance", and lays down their powers, duties, and framework
for governance etc. The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 lists sixteen institutes located at
Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkee, Bhubaneswar, Gandhinagar,
Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Mandi, Patna, Ropar and Varanasi.
In 2014, six new IITs were announced by the government. Indian Institute of Technology
Palakkad (IIT Palakkad) is an autonomous premier engineering and technology university located
in Palakkad, Kerala. It is one of the six new IITs proposed in the 2014 Union budget of India. It
started functioning from 3rd August in a temporary campus at Ahalia Integrated campus, Palakkad.
While the permanent campus would be coming up at Pudussery West in 500 acres of land. The
land acquisition for the permanent campus of the IIT is completed.
AIM
To develop sensitivity towards campus planning for tangential educational strategies while
incorporating concepts of interactivity within it.
OBJECTIVE
Understanding the ideology of the college and translating it into the built form.
To provide a creative atmosphere in which higher studies and research thrive both among the
students and the faculty.
To provide realistic and concrete ideas to institutional planning.
To provide an open and dynamic environment conducive to learning and innovative
exploration.
To understandand the design process and role of architecture in the design of educational
institution.
IMPORTANCE AND SCOPE
This is a realistic project, which have an opportunity to grow in real life in future.
Urban development
This project will help in generating the progressive forces of the nation and fulfilling its
aspirations.
This project will encourage social interactions with cultural activities to enrich the behaviour of
the campus as well as the region too.

LIMITATION
Limited to academic area. Cost estimation, construction methods, standards have not been
addressed in the project.
REQUIREMENTS
Admin area, academic area includes class rooms, workshops, library, computer labs, language
labs, school, residential accommodation for its students, faculty, administrative and supporting
staff , mess, a hospital, recreational facilities like shopping centres, food shops, a gym, a
swimming pool, play ground, indoor stadium, JEE/ GATE office, OAT, community hall and club,
auditorium, bank ,ATM counters.
METHODOLOGY
STEP 1
Literature study to the know the standards and theories
Internet study
Finding topic for special study and special study
STEP 2
Case study library and live
Framing the requirements
STEP 3
Site selection
Site analysis
STEP 4
Concept and schematic design
Initial development of thesis report
Futher development in the design
STEP 5
Detailing
presentations
CASE STUDY
IIT Madras
IIT Hyderabad

SITE
The land at Pudussery West in Palakkad which was identified to set up the IIT main campus. In
the 500 acres of land, boarded on one side by the mountains and just a few meters away from the

Coimbatore- Kanyakumari National Highway and a few kilometers from the Palakkad (Pkd) railway
junction.
REFERENCES

Union budget 2015

The Hindu newspaper - land for IIT campus
www.iitd.c.in
www.iitp.c.in

Academic zone it consists of admin block, library, 16 department block, workshop,

government hospital, stadium, OAT, central store, cafe coffee day / tata book house, industrial
consultancy and sponsored research centre, staff canteen, new sports complex.
Hostel zone - it consists of 18 hostel among three are girls hostel and 15 boys hostel,
students activity centre, students facility centre, sports complex, himalaya (Mega mess).

Residential zone guest house, central school, community hall and ladies club, creche, post
office, pump house, SBI, shopping centre and canara bank, telephone exchange, temples,
staff club
GROUND FLOOR
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security section
heritage centre

FIRST FLOOR
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registrar
internal Audit, Finance & accounts

SECOND FLOOR
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administration
Dean Administration
Conference Room

THIRD FLOOR
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Engineering unit
Stores & Purchase section
Dean Planning
Chairman Engineering unit
Conference room

FOURTH FLOOR
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Academic Section
Dean Academic courses
Dean Academic research
Conference room

FIFTH FLOOR
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Directors office
Board room
Senate hall
Conference room

Total plinth area of building 5922.60 sq m

First floor area 1063.06 sq m
Second,third, fourth and fifth floor area 878.43 sq m

TOTAL NUMBER OF FLOORS G+4

GROUND FLOOR
TWO HALLS WITH READING SPACE MILLENIUM READING HALL (MHR)
BOOKS OF GENERAL HUMANITY SCIENCE
45000 BOOKS