Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), is an Institute of National Importance,^[3] located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.^[4]

Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy

Motto	vidyā praśasyatē lokaiḥ (Sanskrit)
Motto in English	Knowledge is extolled by everyone
Type	Public
Established	2016; 9 years ago (2016)
President	Paritosh K. Banik
Director	Shalivahan[1]
Location	Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh , India 17.82639°N 83.08609°E / 17.82639; 83.08609
Campus	Rural, 201.8 acres (81.7 ha) [2]
Website	iipe.ac.in

It is a domain-specific Institute at par with IITs and IIMs, established by the Government of India under the aegis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG).^[5]

HPCL, IOCL, ONGC, GAIL, and OIL, supports IIPE.

Campus

The Institute is presently operating its academic activities from its transit campus in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. It has been allocated 201.8 acres (81.7 ha) of land in Vangali Village, Sabbavaram Mandal, in Anakapalli District for the construction of its permanent campus.^[6]

The Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi conducted ground breaking ceremony of the Campus on March 2, 2024.^[7]

The campus is expected to be completed by July 2025, with classes projected to commence there in July-August 2025.

Academics

IIPE accepts students for undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including:

• B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, with admission based on JEE (Advanced) rankings.
• M.Sc. in Applied Geology (Admission Through JAM).
• Web-Based M Tech in Data Science & Machine Learning for working Professionals
• Ph.D. in various disciplines.

The institute's curriculum is designed to align with industry requirements.

Departments

The Institute has several departments:

• Department of Petroleum Engineering and Earth Sciences
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Department of Humanities and Sciences

Collaborations

IIPE has established collaborations with both National and International Institutions to enhance academic and research activities.

National Collaborations

• IIPE has partnered with institutions such as IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, and IIT Hyderabad to facilitate academic and research collaborations.
• The institute has also worked with the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research and the Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization to conduct research in energy-related fields and safety standards.
• Andhra University has provided infrastructure support to IIPE until its permanent campus is established.

International Collaborations

IIPE has signed agreements with international universities to promote academic exchanges and joint research initiatives.

• University of Houston (USA) for research collaborations, Stony Brook University (USA) for faculty and student exchange programs, and Ufa State Petroleum Technological University (Russia) for joint projects.
• University of Bergen (Norway), Kyung Hee University (South Korea), and Sharif University of Technology (Iran), focusing on research and faculty exchange in energy and environmental studies.

See also

• Institutes of National Importance