International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore

The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (abbreviated IIIT Bangalore or IIITB) is a university in the de-novo category recognized under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act. The university was established in 1999 jointly by the Government of Karnataka and the information technology industry. It offers Integrated MTech, MTech, MSc (Digital Society), M.S. (Research) and PhD programs in the field of information technology.

International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
Motto in English
Knowledge is Supreme
TypeDeemed University
EstablishedJuly 1999
ChairmanKris Gopalakrishnan
DirectorS. Sadagopan
Academic staff
67[1]
Students874[1]
Undergraduates477[1]
Postgraduates324[1]
73[1]
Location
Electronics City, Bangalore
,
Karnataka
,
India

12°50′41″N 77°39′47″E
CampusUrban
9 acres (0.036 km2)
LanguageEnglish
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC,[2] AICTE[3]
Websitewww.iiitb.ac.in

The university is promoted by the Government of Karnataka and functions in the public-private partnership model. IIITB is managed by a Governing Body with Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder, Infosys Ltd., as the chairperson. IIIT Bangalore is also regarded as one of the best institutes for IT in India[4]

History

The university was established on 15 September 1999 as the Indian Institute of Information Technology, with its campus at International Tech Park.[5] It functioned at that location for four years, and relocated to its present campus in Electronics City in August 2003.

Location

Electronics City is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks and houses major electronics and information technology corporations including Infosys, Wipro, Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, General Electric, and Flextronics.

Administration

The university is a not-for-profit society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. It is governed by a board with S. Gopalakrishnan, co-founder, Infosys as chairman. Other members of the board include Dr Ajay Kumar, IAS, Defence Secretary, Government of India, ISN Prasad, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Prof AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean, School of Information, UC Berkeley and Prof S. Sadagopan, the founder director. Other members of the governing Body can be viewed at https://www.iiitb.ac.in/governing-body

Academics

The university offers Integrated MTech [Dual Degree (Btech+Mtech)], Master of Technology (MTech), Master of Science by Research, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and MSc(Digital Society) degrees with various specializations. It also offers post-graduate diploma and certificate programs in various specializations.[6][7][8]

Admission
  • Admission to Integrated MTech (iMtech) is via JEE Main (NTA Ranking). In 2019, for iMTech (CSE) the NTA All India Rank cut off was 8718 and for iMTech (ECE) the NTA All India Rank cut off was 10972.
  • The minimum qualification for Integrated MTech is Plus Two (or equivalent). Admissions to the flagship MTech program is solely on the basis of performance at the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
  • The minimum qualification for MTech, M.S. and PhD programs is a four-year bachelor's degree in Engineering. Admission for M.S. and PhD program is done by an online exam followed by personal interview.
  • The minimum qualification for MSc (Digital Society) is an undergraduate degree (of at least three years duration) in any discipline (including arts, science, commerce, design, management, law, engineering etc.) with a first division/class from a recognized University.

Rankings
College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[9]62

International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore was ranked 62 amongst engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[10] Education World has ranked IIIT Bangalore 22 in Education World India Government university rankings 2020-21. https://www.educationworld.in/ew-india-higher-education-rankings-2020-21-top-300-universities/

Student life

Student hostels

IIIT Bangalore is a fully residential campus. Most students reside in the student hostels, and are encouraged to do so to fully engage in the extra-curricular activities and academic routine. The campus has 3 hostels in total. Lilavati, the women's hostel, has around 260 single occupancy private rooms, while Bhaskara and Visveshwaya are the Men's hostel blocks which have a total of 754 single occupancy private rooms and 76 triple occupancy rooms. The common mess and canteen are located at the ground floor of Bhaskara hostel and is shared by all the students.

Student fests

Infin8 is the annual cultural festival of IIIT Bangalore. First held in 2015, it is a three-day fest which is typically help in January. The fest consists of carnivals, concerts and band performances, competitive gaming arena, singing and dance competitions, League of Fanatics, which is an intense trivia contest and various other cultural activities.

Spandan is the annual intra sports festival of IIIT Bangalore, primarily organised for the alumni to revisit the campus and compete with the current students. The three-day event receives active participation from the administrative staff and faculty members as well.

Umang is the annual inter sports festival of IIIT Bangalore. The three-day fest attracts students from various colleges in Bangalore.

Alumni

As of August 2019, 3007 alumni have graduated from the institute.[11]

References
  1. "NIRF 2020" (PDF). IIIT Bangalore.
  2. NAAC Certificate
  3. Copies of AICTE Approvals (LOA and EOA of subsequent years)obtained since Inception of Institution
  4. Governing Body of IIIT Bangalore
  5. Industrial Relations
  6. "IIITB-UpGrad partner to launch a Software Engineering course". The Economic Times. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "Want To Update Your Software Skills? IIIT-Bengaluru Starts 11-Month Course". NDTV. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. Continuing Professional Program
  9. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 11 June 2020.
  10. "NIRF best engineering colleges 2020". NIRF India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  11. "IIIT-Bangalore Alumni". iiitb.ac.in. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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