International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore

The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (abbreviated IIIT Bangalore or IIITB) is a technical and research university in Bangalore, India. The Institute is a registered not-for-profit society funded jointly by the Government of Karnataka and the IT industry under a public-private partnership model.[4] IIITB is managed by a Governing Body with Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder, Infosys Ltd., as the chairperson.[5]

International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Motto in English	Knowledge is Supreme
Type	Public–private partnership
Established	July 1999
Chairman	Kris Gopalakrishnan
Director	S. Sadagopan
Academic staff	54[1]
Students	772[1]
Undergraduates	412[1]
Postgraduates	252[1]
Doctoral students	74[1]
Location	Electronic City, Bangalore , Karnataka , India 12°50′41″N 77°39′47″E
Campus	Urban 9 acres (0.036 km^2)
Language	English
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC,[2] AICTE[3]
Website	www.iiitb.ac.in

History

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

Location

The present campus is located in Electronic City, 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, Defense Secretary, Government of India, ISN Prasad, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, Prof. Anna Lee Saxenian, Dean, School of Information, University of California at Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and Prof S. Sadagopan, 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]

Rankings

International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore is ranked among the top 10 technical universities in india as per India Today, August 2020 edition. IIIT-B ranked among the top 10 technical universities in India . List of India's best universities by India Today

College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2020)[9]	62
Engineering – India
India Today (2020)[10]	10

International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore was ranked 62 amongst engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020.[11]

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.[12] 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 held in January.[13] 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.[13] 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 2020, 3289 alumni have graduated from the institute.[14]

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. "About us The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore". www.iiitb.ac.in. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
5. "Governing Body of IIIT Bangalore". www.iiitb.ac.in. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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 Education. 11 June 2020.
10. "Best ENGINEERING Colleges 2020: List of Top ENGINEERING Colleges 2020 in India". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
11. "NIRF best engineering colleges 2020". NIRF India. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
12. "Residential Life at IIIT Bangalore". www.iiitb.ac.in. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
13. "Events and Festivals at IIIT Bangalore". www.iiitb.ac.in. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
14. "IIIT-Bangalore Alumni". iiitb.ac.in. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.