▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Raj ya ▁Sab ha ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁I IT ▁J od h pur ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Government ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁although ▁the ▁formal ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁I IT ▁Kan pur ▁ment oring ▁I IT ▁J od h pur ▁. ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁academic ▁session ▁of ▁I IT ▁J od h pur ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁I IT ▁Kan pur ▁campus , ▁with ▁ 1 0 9 ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science ▁Engineering , ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁was ▁san ction ed ▁as ▁an ▁I IT ▁for ▁Raj as than , ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁J od h pur ▁in ▁specific . ▁It ▁was ▁after ▁considering ▁various ▁cities , ▁including ▁A j mer , ▁B ikan er , ▁Ja ip ur , ▁J od h pur , ▁K ota ▁and ▁U da ip ur ▁that ▁the ▁Prof . ▁V ij ay ▁Sh ank ar ▁V y as ▁led ▁committee ▁suggested ▁J od h pur ▁as ▁the ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁I IT ▁in ▁Raj as than . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁M HR D ▁granted ▁final ▁appro val ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁inst itute ▁at ▁J od h pur .