IIT Indore is officially recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India.

Abdul Kalam, Homi Jehangir Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai, C.V. Raman, and Devi Ahilya.

Ex-ISRO chief, Dr K Sivan was appointed as chairman of IIT Indore’s board of governors in September 2023.

The teaching, training, and research activities of various departments of the Institute are periodically reviewed to improve facilities and maintain standards.

programs through the Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE(Adv)), which is typically taken by engineering aspirants after completion of their 10+2 schooling.

[66][67][68][69][70] IIT Indore actively participates in international projects and joint collaborations with research organizations in Japan, South Korea, the Russian Federation, Portugal, France, Germany, and USA.

[72] The institute provides instruments/facilities such as Nuclear Magnetic resonance spectrometer, CAD Tools for Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design, Single crystal X-ray diffractometer, Time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC), Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry[73] Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy, Dual ion beam sputtering deposition (DIBSD) system, Spin Coater, Optical Surface Metrology System Profiler,[74] The Sophisticated Instrumentation Center (SIC) is a national facility hosted at IIT Indore's School of Basic Science.

[75] The Students’ Gymkhana is a body of elected student representatives responsible for the efficient execution of all the club activities, festivals & activities within IIT Indore, and the organization of the annual techno-cultural event Fluxus, among any other duties assigned by the institute.

[76][77] Fluxus is the signature annual social and cultural festival of IIT Indore, held in February.

Fluxus 2019 included ‘Kavyanjali’ dedicated to Hindi and Urdu poetry and shayris with poet Rahat Indori.

Other guests including Kavi Sandeep Dwivedi, Surya Prakash Upadhyay, Rishi Dixit, Nitesh Kushwaha shared the stage with Dr. Rahat Indori.

It also included the concerts of the rock band The Local Train, the singer Amit Trivedi[81] and the Canadian EDM performer, Miss Tara.

The decade anniversary hosted an alumni meet Magnum Opus for all the IITI graduates.