by tn singhindian institute of technology patna iitpatna is one of the second generation iits established on august 6 2008 which has scaled new heights in various fields its permanent campus at bihta near patna has welldeveloped infrastructure though there are new challenges and opportunities alsoin line with the latest environmental concerns the iitp campus follows zero waste disposal concept it has taken care of wastewater treatment and reuses it for gardening the library functions 24x7 for students and faculty and the computer centre creates an ecosystem for a better learning environment in the campusthis pursuit of excellence was reflected in the fact that in the recently released india rankings 2021 by nirf moe iit patna was ranked 21in the list of top 100 engineering institutions of the countryat iit patna each department uses computational and software techniques in teaching and research practical courses were taught through simulation to the ug and pg students during the covid19 pandemic academic programmesiit patna offers btech programme in computer science and engineering and electronics engineering mechanical engineering civil and infrastructure engineering chemical science and technology metallurgical and materials engineering ai and data science and bs in mathematics and computing the institute offers mtech programs in civil infrastructure engineering communication system engineering computer science engineering materials science engineering mathematics computing mechanical engineering mechatronics the newlylaunched mtech programmes are mtech in power and control and mtech in ai the institute also offers phd programmes in cbe cee cse ee me mme chemistry mathematics physics and hssin line with new education policy nep 2020 the indian institute of technology patna has launched three new degree programmes at the undergraduate ug level last year these are btech in artificial intelligence and data science btech in engineering physics and bachelor of science in mathematics and computing the bs in mathematics and computing is designed to cater to the present needs in technology and build a strong foundation of the subject in the initial semesters to apply more and more analytical tools the curriculum includes many elective courses from science engineering and humanities disciplines that allow considerable flexibility and academic freedom as well as good human valuethe btech programme in ai and data science will equip students to handle large volumes of data and develop aifocused algorithmsin addition to technology business incubator tbi and technology innovation hub tih in iit patna there are several notable research centres or research facilitiescampus placementthe iitp witnessed record placements for the 2022 graduating batch marked by the highest number of offers highest domestic packages highest average package etc the recruitment processes were organized in virtual mode the institute witnessed over 50 new recruiters in the current 202122 placement session which recorded a 44 jump in job offers over the previous yearthe institute is working in tandem with bihar government to give impetus to growth efforts recently it signed mous with the state government for developing the centre of excellence in selected polytechnic colleges of bihar and for setting