IIT Hyderabad was established in 2008 and teaches classical engineering disciplines, applied sciences, design and interdisciplinary areas, according to its about page, which also notes a special relationship with Japanese universities and industries. It is listed as an institution of national importance in the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961, as amended.
In the director’s message on the same page, the institute states a student strength of over 5,750 across undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programmes, 60 per cent of them postgraduate or PhD students. It reports more than 30 centres and centres of excellence, more than 580 patents filed and more than 320 startups supported through its incubators. Prof. B. S. Murty took charge as Director on 26 August 2019 and was reappointed on 20 June 2025.