Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sonepat (IIIT, Sonepat) is an Indian Institutes of Information Technology located at Sonipat, Haryana. The academic session of IIIT Sonepat started from its temporary campus at National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra from year 2014[1] IIIT Sonepat is a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the Govt. of Haryana, with Industries in Public-Private Partnership model and has been declared as the Institutes of National Importance.[2]
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| Motto | Tejaswi Naav Dweetmastu |
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| Type | Public–private partnership |
| Established | 2014 |
| Director | M.N. Doja |
| Undergraduates | 120 |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www |
History
On 18 March 2013, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India introduced a bill in the Parliament to establish 20 new Indian Institute of Information Technology's in different parts of the country. As per the bill, MHRD established 20 new IIITs under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode partnering with respective state governments and industry partners.[3]
IIIT-S started to intake students from the academic year 2014–15, offering Computer Science and Engineering and Information technology to the incoming students, functioning in the campus of NIT Kurukshetra, with NIT Kurukshetra acting as their mentor institute.[4]
On 9 August 2017, The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017 was passed, following which IIIT-S along with other newly established IIITs, was conferred the status of an Institute of National Importance. The bill, was passed, aiming to generate highly competent manpower of global standards for the Information Technology Industry, expected to act as a major catalyst to develop new knowledge in the field of Information Technology.[5]
Admissions
The admission to IIIT is through Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA) and Central Seat allocation Board (CSAB). The students are allotted admission by JOSAA based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) ranks.
Academic programs
The Institute presently offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Information Technology (IT) with an intake of 60 students each.
Campus
IIIT Sonepat campus is under constructions. The initial classes were running in the premises and under the mentorship of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra till 2018 , after which the classes were shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Education City in the secondary campus of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
References
- PTI (24 December 2011). "IIIT Sonepat all set to set up in Haryana". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- Money Control (22 September 2020). "IIIT Sonepat , an Institute of National Importance". moneycontrol.com.
- "A new IIIT package". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- "NIT KKR Notice 2019" (PDF). 11 July 2019.
- "The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017" (PDF). Gazette of India. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.