An apex body, IIT council established by Government of India; runs Indian Institutes of Technology across India. There are seven such institutes which provide best engineering education to its candidates and are re-known the world over for its quality and research pattern. Institutes of Technology Act, 1963 enabled this apex body to make these institutes as an autonomous statutory organization independent in their own, thus making them liberal for their research work and providing quality education in the field of technical, engineering and such other aspects. The Government of India along with IIT council co-ordinates with the board of governs responsible for overall control and administration of these institutes. The IIT council is headed by the minister for Human Resource Development of Government of India.

There are seven IITs in India at present at Kanpur, Bombay, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati, Roorkee and Delhi. Government of India has proposed to open seven more IITs across India soon. Each IIT has their own Alumni Association, and their alumni have been highly signified across the world. They have gained top positions at top universities, in large corporate sector, in leading research organizations and in government and non profits organizations, serving the society.

IITs offer bachelor’s, masters and doctoral degrees in science, engineering and managements and are recognized all over the world for their quality research.