The institute is planning to construct an 18 acres research park on the campus, which will soon be the largest institute research park in India, overtaking the IIT Madras research park which has a size of 13 acres. IIT Tirupati is the IIT to have the highest gender and faculty-to-student ratio among all the IITs. thumb|223x223px|Main Gate, IITTthumb|South campus, IITT. thumb|Classroom Complex (CRC) thumb|IIT Tirupati Transit campus.