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International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad

Coordinates: 17°26′44″N 78°20′59″E / 17.4456°N 78.3497°E / 17.4456; 78.3497
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International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
TypeDeemed University
Established1998; 26 years ago (1998)
AffiliationUGC, NAAC,[1] AICTE[2]
ChairmanAshok Jhunjhunwala [3]
DirectorP. J. Narayanan[4]
Academic staff
130 [5]
Students1,909[5]
Undergraduates1,350[5]
Postgraduates391[5]
168[5]
Location, ,
India

17°26′44″N 78°20′59″E / 17.4456°N 78.3497°E / 17.4456; 78.3497
CampusUrban; 66 acres (270,000 m2)
LanguageEnglish
Colors  Dark Cerulean
NicknameIIITians, Hyderabad-IIITians
MascotJagruti – The Banyan Tree[6]
Websitewww.iiit.ac.in

The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) is a deemed university, founded as a non-profit public-private partnership (N-PPP), located in Hyderabad, India. It is the first IIIT in India under this model.[7]

History

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IIIT Hyderabad was founded in 1998 under the public-private partnership Deemed University model by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh and NASSCOM,[8] with the state government supplying a grant of land and buildings.[9] As special officer for IIIT Hyderabad and the Secretary of IT for the state government, Ajay Prakash Sawhney shaped the concept and was responsible for and overseeing the initial development of the institute.[10][11] Rajeev Sangal, former director of Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi designed the syllabus and served as the first director of the institute until 10 April 2013.[12]

The institution was founded as the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad as a foundation for the 20 Indian Institutes of Information Technology under the same model, which was renamed to International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in 2001, when it attained a status of a deemed university.[13]

The institute celebrated its Silver Jubilee on 2 September 2023. The main celebrations were held from 1 to 3 September, with many earlier events throughout the previous year, including a special fire-side chat with former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandra Babu Naidu and the honouring of esteemed people associated with the history of the institute.[14]

Academics

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Admissions

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IIITH Boys Hostel
IIITH Boys Hostel

Admission to undergraduate programs is based on one of five acceptance modes: Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE (Main)), the institute's own Undergraduate Engineering Entrance Examination (UGEE) and interview, representing India in the International Olympiads at class XI and XII (including the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), International Biology Olympiad (IBO), International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO), International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), and International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) / Paninian Linguistics Olympiad (PLO)), Direct Admissions for Students Abroad (DASA), and lateral entry admissions to dual-degree programs through the Lateral Entry Entrance Examination (LEEE) and interview.[15]

Admissions for postgraduate studies are on the basis of the Postgraduate Entrance Exam (PGEE) conducted by IIIT Hyderabad. Admissions to the MSIT programme at this institute are based on a test conducted every year from April to May.[16]

Rankings

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University and college rankings
General – international
Times (World) (2023)[17]501-600
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2023)[18]101–150
NIRF (Universities) (2023)[19]84
Engineering – India
NIRF (2023)[20]55
NIRF (2024)[21]47


The institute was ranked 84th among universities in India by the NIRF in 2023,[19] 55th among engineering colleges[20] And in the 101–150 band overall.[18] It is in the 501-600 band in the Times Higher Education ranking.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "NAAC Study Report | IIIT Hyderabad". www.iiit.ac.in.
  2. ^ "AICTE Approvals | IIIT Hyderabad". www.iiit.ac.in.
  3. ^ IIIT-H Governing Council
  4. ^ NAAC IIIT-H Report
  5. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). Ministry of Education.
  6. ^ "Jagruti and Navjeevan".
  7. ^ Today, Telangana (2 September 2023). "New Chairman appointed as IIIT-H celebrates Silver Jubilee". Telangana Today. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "At a Glance". www.iiit.ac.in. IIIT Hyderabad. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ "NAAC report". February 2018.
  10. ^ Field, Tom (27 December 2000). "The Learning Channel". ITworld.
  11. ^ "Interview with Rajeev Sangal". Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Brief Bio=Data of Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)" (PDF). IIT BHU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Operational Model". Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. ^ Mustafa, Gulam (22 August 2023). "Naidu to take part in Hyd IIIT Silver Jubilee celebrations tomorrow". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Undergraduate Admissions". International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.
  16. ^ "Postgraduate Admissions-International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad". International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.
  17. ^ a b "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education. 2022.
  18. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  20. ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
  21. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
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