[7][8][9][10] The foundation stone of the IIT Patna, Bihta Campus was laid by Kapil Sibal in 2011.

[11] IIT Patna started its new session (from July 2015) in its permanent campus located at Bihta.

[17][18][19] The Department of Computer Science is evolving since the inception of IIT Patna in the year 2008 and employs researchers like Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya, Dr. Jimson Mathew, Dr. Arijit Mondal, and others.

The five-storey building also temporarily houses the laboratories in Computer Science, Physics and Chemistry for the undergraduate students.

It also has the Computer Centre of the institute with total 18 GBPS internet connections and adequate server infrastructure.

[22][23] The Block-6 houses research facilities for its faculty members in various research fields ranging from Clean fuel production, CO2 capture and storage, Pinch analysis, Microwave-assisted heating, Process modelling and simulation to Bio-resource engineering and Wastewater treatment.

[24] The science block has classrooms, faculty rooms and laboratories for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

All IITs follow the same organization structure which has President of India as visitor at the top of the hierarchy.

Admission in the institution is taken by competitive exams like Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), JAM.

Sponsored Candidates are not required to appear in GATE and are directly called for interview on applying for admission to MTech Program (if selected).

Requirements for admission into the PhD programs include a master's degree and prior academic achievement.

[49] The groundbreaking ceremony for the permanent building facility of the Incubation Centre at the IIT Patna's Bihta campus was held on 24 November 2018.The Chief Guest for the ceremony was the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi.

[50] A Class 1000 clean room (also known as ISO6 clean room), which utilizes high-efficiency particulate absorbing (HEPA) filtration system to maintain air cleanliness level of a maximum of 1,000 particles of more than 0.5 micron per cubic meter inside air, was inaugurated inside Incubation Centre on 13 September 2023 by the state information technology minister Mohd Israil Mansuri.

[53] The MoU is intended to give opportunities to BTech, MTech and PhD students and faculty from IIT Patna to go to United States, Australia, Singapore and Canada and develop their research skills and interact with people working in different areas of science and technology.

[54] The institute has set up many laboratories to conduct research in various disciplines of engineering, pure and applied sciences and humanities on campus.

The institute has received grants from various sponsoring agencies like Department of Information Technology – Govt.

of India, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Department of Science And Technology – Govt.

Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis and Badminton courts are also available near the hostel and various clubs are formed by students for managing and improving the level of sports in the campus.

[70] The Student Activity Center operates with the following societies: There are three major festivals that are organized in IIT Patna namely, Anwesha, Celesta and Infinito.

Anwesha, the annual techno-cultural fest of Indian Institute of Technology, Patna is held in the month of January–February every year.

Training and Placement Cell actively engages in developing relationship with various industrial organizations and employers.