Indian Institute of Technology Mandi popularly known as IIT Mandi is an autonomous university located in Mandi, Himachal pradesh. The Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is the youngest Indian Institute of Technology established by the MHRD, Government of India in 2009. It is the only IIT nestled in the lowermost climatic zone of the serene Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh. Presently, IIT Mandi functions from transit campus at Mandi town in Himachal Pradesh. Permanent campus (about 12 km from historic town of Mandi) is under construction along Uhl River (a tributry of River Beas) at Kamand, Mandi. The institute admits students into various B.Tech. and Ph.D. (as of 2010) programs.