Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur
 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2017 |
| Director | Dr. Saurabh basu |
| Mentor Institute | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati |
| Location |
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India 25°15′19″N 87°02′34″E / 25.2553°N 87.0428°ECoordinates: 25°15′19″N 87°02′34″E / 25.2553°N 87.0428°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | IIIT-Bhagalpur |
| Website | http://iiitbh.ac.in/ |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur (abbreviated IIIT Bhagalpur) is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) in Bhagalpur, Bihar. The institute started functioning from July 2017 in a 50-acres campus at Bhagalpur College of Engineering.[1] It is being mentored by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG).
Establishment
The Government of India decided to establish new IIITs in different states in 2010,[2] and National Screening Committee (NSC), in its second meeting on 14 March 2012, asked the Government of Bihar for a detailed project report (DPR).[3] After multiple rounds of inspection, the state government send a DPR mentioning Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (Beltron) and Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam (BRPNN) as the industry partners.[3] The NSC rejected BRPNN as an industry partner since it is not an IT agency.[3] The state government's Department of Science & Technology started a bidding process in March 2011 in order to get a private company to be the industry partner; however no bidder turned up.[2] The proposal for IIIT Bhagalpur was passed by the NSC on 2 September 2016.[3] Super 30 founder Anand Kumar welcomed the decision, saying, "The coming up of the IIIT in Bihar will help the state, as there has been a shortage of nationally acclaimed institutions."[4]
IIIT Bhagalpur has been set up on a Public–private partnership (PPP) basis. Fifty percent of the stakes are held by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), whereas thirty-five percent is held by the state government; the rest is held by industry partner Beltron.[2] Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) has declared as IIIT Bhagalpur's mentor institute.[5] Pinakeswar Mahanta(retired), the head of Mechanical Engineering department at IITG was the director of IIIT Bhagalapur. Now Dr. Saurabh Basu[6]
Courses
IIIT Bhagalpur offers three B.Tech courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science Engineering and Mechatronics with an intake capacity of 60 students in computer science engineering 60 in electronics and commuication engineering and 30 in mechantronics.[5]
Campus
The campus for IIIT Bhagalpur will be set up on 50 acres (20 ha) of land in Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE),[2] and an initial budget of ₹128.53 crore (US$18 million) was allocated for the construction of the IIIT.[3] The construction of the campus is expected to take two to three years, and meanwhile the institute will function from its temporary campus at BCE.[6] The IIIT building will be resistant to earthquakes and floods.[3] The state government had initially identified 100 acres (40 ha) of land in Chandi block, Nalanda district, but could not go ahead with the land acquisition due to protests from land owners.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tech-cradle cheer for state IIIT project stuck for years over land to be set up on Bhagalpur Engineering College campus".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Indian Institute of Information Technology unit soon at Bhagalpur college". The Times of India. Patna. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "भागलपुर में खुलेगा बिहार का पहला ट्रिपल आईटी" [Bihar's first IIIT will open in Bhagalpur]. Hindustan (in Hindi). Bhagalpur. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "More room for education". The Telegraph. Patna. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur". josaa.nic.in. Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- 1 2 Biswas, Avijit (21 June 2017). "IIIT-Bhagalpur to become functional from August; IIT-Guwahati to mentor". The Hindustan Times. Bhagalpur. Retrieved 23 June 2017.