1.About University

Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are the Institutes of National Importance (INI) established to focus on Information Technology& Communication Studies. These are a group of Higher Education Institutes established by Ministry of Human Resources Development under Department of Higher Education.Demand for IT products and services has grown rapidly over the past few years. To address the challenges faced by the Indian IT industry and growth of the domestic IT market, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has set up Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT).These IIITs are best after IITs & NITs in the country. Around 23 IIIT s are established in India out which 5 are established & funded by MHRD while rest of 18 are established under Public Private Partnership (PPPs).

The IIITs established before 2010, Gwalior, Allahabad, Jabalpur & Kanchipuram were not established under any Act. In 2010 a bill was put in Parliament of India for the status of Institutes of National Importance for these 4 institutes which got approved in January 2015 & an act named Indian Institutes of Information Technology Act of 2014 was passed in 2010, the Union Cabinet approved a scheme for the setup of 20 more IIITs, based on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model. The PPP model is a financial investment model which involves gathering funds by the Central Government, State Government & Industry Partners in the ratio of 50:35:15. The main objective of establishing IIITs is to set up a model of education which can produce best-in-class human resource in IT and harness the multi-dimensional facets of IT in various domains, such as design, manufacturing, and management.

These institutes:

• Are autonomous, research-led education institutions.
• Are set up by an Act of Parliament
• Are set up to contribute significantly to the global competitiveness of key sectors of the Indian economy and industry.
• Are focused on applied research and education in IT in selected domain areas and other emerging disciplines.

2.IIIT Council

5.Accreditations & Rankings

All the IIITs are best ranked by various ranking authorities in India & abroad. These ranking authorities include NIRF, QS, QS Brics, and India today, etc. All the IIITs are accredited & operate under the guidelines of NAAC, AICTE, UGC, and AIU, etc.

1. ABV- IIITM:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management is located in Gwalior in 160 acres campus. This institute was established in 1997 but declared as Institute of National Importance (INI) in 2014. “Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences& Technology (INDEST)“Consortium was set up by MHRD to provide a collection of journals & Industrial databases to students. The Institute offers MTech, MBA, Ph.D. along with Integrated Undergraduate programs like BTech /MTech and BBA/MBA, etc. The Institute is ranked 81 by NIRF & 21 by India Today. The institute has 40 Academic staff & 900 students’ intake every year. Dr.Prof. Rajendra Sahu Serves as the Director of the institute while Shri. R P Dwivedi serves as its Registrar. The university conducts many cultural events like Aurora, Technical events like Infotsav, HIQ & Sports events like Urja & Twaran. The University admits students through the IITJEE mains Exam & JOSAA seat allotment process for undergraduate programs & Integrated MTech Programs.

2. IIITA:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad is established in 1999 by MHRD. This is a Public University located in 100 acres urban campus which is ranked 82 by NIRF, 119 by QS Brics, 301-350 range by QS Asia, and 18 by Outlook India. Prof. Dr. P. Nagabhushan serves as the current Director of the institute. IIITA is very popular for its placements out of all the IIITs. Institute has many research links with many organizations like SILP LAB, IRCB, Robotics, INDEM, Center for Cognitive Computing, and ISRO- IIITA MOU. Effervescence is the annual cultural festival of the institute. It lasts for three days and includes technology, debate, music, sports, and other activities. The University has an academic staff of 82 & has an intake of around 1600 students every year.

3. IIITDMJ:

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing Jabalpur is established in 2005 on a campus of 300 acres. The Institute is also known as Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design, and Manufacturing. The institute has Prof. Sanjeev Jain as its current Director. The students have been organizing annual festivals Tarang (Cultural Festival), Abhikalpan (Science & Technology festival), and Gusto (Sports festival) on the campus regularly ever since the inception of the Institute. The institute offers BTech, B.Design, MTech, and M. Design for students. The Institute was ranked 75 by NIRF for Engineering. Institute admits students through the JEE Mains exam & JOSAA process.

4. IIITDM Kancheepuram:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & manufacturing Kancheepuram was established in 2007 by MHRD. The institute was the first to be declared as Institute of National Importance (INI) in 2011 even before the Act was passed. The institute was ranked 151-200 by NIRF in Engineering subject. The institute celebrates its annual Cultural festival – Samatha & Technical Festival- Vashisht which attracts students from various places in India. Prof. Banshidhar Majhi serves as the current Director of the Institute. The Institute is located in a 51-acre campus on the outskirts of Chennai off the Vandalur-Kelambakkam road. The campus houses the academic block, the administrative block, lecture hall complex, and laboratory block. The university offers Undergraduate, Dual degree, Postgraduate & Doctoral programs for the students. The mode of admission for Undergraduate courses is based on the JEE (Main) and Plus-2 Normalized Score. The seat allotment to the B.Tech programs is based on All India Rank published by CBSE.

5. IIITS:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City was established in 2013 in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh in a campus of 80 acres. This institute was established by PPP which involves MHRD, Government of India under the Partnership with AP government, and Sri City consortium. The Institute presently offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), and MS by Research, Ph.D. in ECE and CSE. The admission to IIIT is through the Central Seat allocation Board (CSAB). The students are allotted admission by CSAB based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) ranks. The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor District, and Andhra Pradesh is listed on the CSAB website under a List of participating institutes in Other Central Government / State Government Funded Technical Institutes. Prof. G. Kannabiran currently serves as the Director of the Institute. IIITS has conducted many events in collaboration with GOI- MHRD apart from its Technical fests- Techfesia & Annual Marathons etc.

6. IIITG:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Gawhathi was established in 2013 in a 70-acre urban campus under the Public-Private Partnership model which allows private Industries to partner in the establishment of IIITs. The industry partners are Tata Consultancy Services, Oil India, Srei Infrastructure Finance, Assam Electronics Development Corp (Antron), Novation, and Medhassu eSolutions. It offers B.Tech. courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science Engineering (CSE), and runs Ph.D. programs in ECE, CSE, Mathematics, and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). M.Tech. programs in CSE and ECE. Prof. Gautham Burua serves as its current Director while Mr. Ramadorai serves as the Chairman of the Board of Governors. Yuvaan is the annual technical, sports cum cultural extravaganza of IIITG.

7. IIITV:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara was established in 2013 in Gandhinagar, Vadodara in Gujarat. IIITV was set-up in the year 2013 under this scheme in partnership between the Government of India (50% Contribution), the Government of Gujarat (35% Partnership), Tata Consultancy Services (5% Partnership), Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (5% Partnership) and Gujarat Energy Research and Management (5% Partnership). IIITV has been allotted 50 acres of land for its new campus which is now under construction. The institute has Prof. Sarat K Patra as its current Director and Col.Ravi Chugh serves as the Registrar. The institute offers Undergraduate, Post Graduate & Doctoral programs which include BTech in CSE, IT & PG in Engineering, Science & Humanities etc. The standardization of education, research, and examination within the institute are looked after by the principal academic body called the Senate & Registrar of the Institute serves as the secretary of the Senate. The institute organizes many cultural events & sports events like Kreviya, Nabhyan & IIIT Inter Sports Meet, etc.

8. IIITK:

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota was established in 2013 as a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Rajasthan Government with Industries in Not for profit Public-Private Partnership (N-PPP) model. Institute has very supportive and active Industry partners namely, CAIRN India Ltd., VAKRANGI Software, GENPACT, and NEI Ltd. The institute is operating from its mentoring institute Jaipur (MNIT Jaipur) campus & the construction work of the new 100 acres campus has been started. The university has Prof. Udaykumar R Yerraganti serving as its current Director. The Institute offers undergraduate programs in BTech CSE & ECE branches for which it admits students through JOSAA / CSAB process along with their IIT JEE main scores. The institute has been accredited with A grade by NAAC & has an affiliation with AICTE.

9. IIITT :

Indian Institute of Information Technology Thiruchanapalli was established in 2013 as a Higher Education Academy & Research Institute in Thiruchanapalli, Tamilnadu. The institute was established under the non- profit Public-Private Partnership & is funded by the Government of India, Government of Tamil Nadu, and the Indian Industry partners. The Industry Partners include Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), Infosys, Ramco Systems, ELCOT, and Navitas. The permanent campus of IIITT will be established approximately 56 acres of land identified in Sethurappatti Village, Srirangam Taluk. IIITT offers two undergraduate courses. The admission to B.Tech programs is done through JEE-Mains and the JEE-Mains qualified candidates are admitted to the UG program through Centralized Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) and Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) following the reservation policy of Govt. of India. Dr. Narasimha Sarman serves as the current Director of the institute while Prof. Kumaresan serves as the Dean in charge of the Institute. Strang is the annual literary festival of the institute while institution day& many Sports events are celebrated every year.

10. IIITU:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Una, was established in 2014 on a temporary campus in NIT, Hamirpur & in 2019 the institute was shifted to its own IIIT’s campus in Salah, Una. IIIT Una is a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, with Industries in Public-Private Partnership model. The industry partners include H.P. Power Corporation and H.P. Power Transmission Corporation. The institute offers undergraduate programs in BTech CSE, ECE & IT branches for which it admits students through JOSAA and Central Seat allocation Board (CSAB). The students are allotted admission by JOSAA based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) ranks. Prof. S. Selva Kumar serves as the current Director while Prof. Surinder Singh serves as the current Registrar of the Institute. The Institute has a student intake of around 500 students/ year.

11. IIIT Sonepat:

Indian Institute of Information technology, Sonepat is among the 18 IIITs established by MHRD through the Public-Private Partnership model in 2014 in the state of Haryana. The academic session of IIIT Sonepat started from its mentor Institute National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra campus from the year 2014. The institute was declared as Institute of National Importance in 2015 by the Parliament of India Act. The institute has been granted a permanent campus of 50 acres in Kilorad by Haryana Government’s Technical Education Department. The Institute offers Undergraduate programs in BTech CSE & IT branches for which it admits students through the JEE Mains exam score & CSAB/ JOSAA seat allocation process. Dr. MM Doja serves as the current Director of the Institute.

12. IIIT Kalyani:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani was established in 2014 under Not for Profit Public-Private Partnership (N-PPP) model with Government of India MHRD, Government of West Bengal & industry partners (Coal India & Rolta). The institute was granted a 50 acre land for the establishment of the institute by the Government of West Bengal in which a permanent campus is being constructed. At present, the institute conducts its operations on the temporary campus at Webel IT Park, Kalyani.IIIT Kalyani has been attributed to the status of the Institute of National Importance (INI) by the cabinet in March 2017. Prof. V K Tiwari serves as the Mentor Director while Prof. Sambunath Datta serves as the Registrar of the institute. The institute offers Undergraduate & Ph.D. programs for students which include BTech (CSE) & Ph.D. in Engineering, Science & Humanities. Admission to BTech CSE is offered to students through their JEE Mains exam score & their JOSAA seat allocation process.

13. IIIT Lucknow:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow was established in 2015 through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model by the Government of India MHRD, Government of Uttar Pradesh & Industry partners which include U. P. Electronics Corporation. The institute was operating from IIIT Allahabad for the academic Session 2015-2016. Dr. Arun Mohan Sherry serves currently as the Director of the Institute. The institute offers Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Ph.D. courses in IT & Computer Science branches. The institute grants admission to the students who have cleared their IITJEE Mains exam & appeared for the JOASS seat allocation process.

14. IIIT DWD:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Dharwad was established under the Non- Profit Public-Private Partnership (N- PPP) model by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD India). The institute’s PPP model includes the Government of India, Government of Karnataka, and Industry Partner – KEONICS. The institute was established in 2015 & was conducting its operations from a temporary commercial campus in IT Park in Hubbali, Dharwad, and Karnataka. A new structure for the IIITDWD is proposed to be built in 61.06 acres of land at Tadasinakoppa near Dharwad. The Institute offers Undergraduate programs in BTech in CSE & ECE for which it admits students through their scores in JEE Mains Exam & CSAB Seat Allocation process.  Prof. Kavi Mahesh serves as the Director while Prof. S. Basava Rajappa serves as the Registrar of the institute.

15. IIITDM Kurnool:

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing was established as a technical education institute in the field of Information Technology established by MHRD, Government of India in 2015. The institute started functioning at its permanent campus of in Kurnool. This institute was established as a part of government obligation under the Andhra Pradesh Recognition Act of 2014 & was granted the Institute of National Importance (INI) by Indian Institute of Information Technology Act of 2017. IIIT Kurnool was granted 190 acres of land by the Government of India where the institute established its permanent campus. The institute admits 500 students every year. DVLN Somayajulu serves as the Director of the institute while Prof. H A Ranganath serves as its Chairman. The institute offers undergraduate courses in BTech CSE, ECE Mechanical & Sciences. SOLAS is the Techno- Cultural festival conducted every year which attracts many industries & other IIIT students.

16. IIIT Kottayam:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam was established as an autonomous Engineering Institute at Valavoor, Palai, Kottayam district, Kerala in 2015. The Institute was established under Public Private Partnership which includes MHRD, Government of Kerala & Industry partners. IIIT Kottayam was founded in 2015. In 2017, IIITK was declared as an Institute of National Importance by IIIT PPP Bill 2017. IIITK started its functioning in June 2015 in Amal Jyothi Engineering College, Kerala as its temporary campus under the mentorship of NIT Calicut. The permanent campus was established in 53.6 acres in semi-urban Kottayam. The institution offers B.Tech  / MS, Executive M.Tech (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) for working professionals from the IT industry, Ph.D. courses in various engineering streams. It offers specialized courses covering all major research domains of computer science and engineering: Data science, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Parallel Computing, HPC, Programming languages, Bioinformatics, and so forth, as part of the 4 years B.Tech program. In addition, it offers Ph.D programs in CSE, ECE, and Mathematics.  The admission into BTech programs is allowed through IITJEE Mains exam & JOSAA scores. Dr. Rajiv V.Dharaskar serves as the Director of the Institute while Shri M Radha Krishnan serves as the Registrar of the institute.

17. IIIT Manipur:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur was established in 2015 under the Non-profit Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model by Ministry of Human Resource Development (India). IIITM is an academic and research Institute fully funded by the Government of India, Government of Manipur, and Industry partner Manipur IT SEZ Project Development Company. The institute operates from a temporary campus in Mantriphukri, Imphal & was shifted to permanent campus in Manipur. Prof. Amarendra Kumar Das serves as the current Director & Shri R Subrahmanyan serves as the Chairman of the board. The institute offers an undergraduate program in CSE, ECE, Humanities and Basic Sciences. The institute offers admission into undergraduate programs through the IITJEE Mains exam & JOSAA seat availability process.

18. IIIT Nagpur:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur was established in 2016 under Public Private Partnership which includes MHRD (50 % Stakes), Government of Maharashtra (35% stakes) and the rest Industry Partners Tata Consultancy Services & ADCC Infocad. Dr. O. G. Kakde serves as the current Director of the Institute While Shri Kailash N. Dakhle serves as the Registrar of the institute. Abhivyakthi is the annual Cultural Festival conducted by the Institute & Tantrafiesta is the National Level Technical festival conducted by IIITN. The Institute offers Undergraduate, Post Graduate & PhD. Programs for students in CSE & ECE branches. The admission into undergraduate programs is provided through IITJEE mains scores & JOSAA seat allocation process.

19. IIITP:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Pune was established in 2016 by MHRD under Not for profit Public Private Partnership (PPP) model which involves MHRD, Government of Maharashtra & Industry partners Rolta & Hubtoen Limited. The Institute is operating from the temporary campus of KJEI’s Trinity Academy of Engineering at the scenic foothills of Bopdev Ghat, Yewalewadi, Pisoli, Pune. The institute was granted a 100 acres campus at Nanoli Tarf Chakan. IIIT Pune offers two courses – B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), and B.Tech Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) with an intake capacity of 150 students in CSE and 75 students in ECE (as of 2019-20). The admission in B. Tech programs is through the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Apart from Undergraduate courses the institute also offers MTech & Ph.D. programs for the students. The institute has a student’s intake of around 500 per year. Dr. Anupam Shukla serves as the current Director while Dr. S N Sapali serves as the current Registrar of the institute.

20. IIIT Ranchi:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Ranchi was established in 2016 by MHRD under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model which involves an investment of Government of India, Government of Jharkhand along with Industry partners – Central Coalfield Limited (CCL- 5%), Tata Consultancy Services (TCS- 5%) and Tata Technologies (5%). It is an Autonomous Institute & is declared as Institute of National Importance (INI) by an Act of Parliament. The institute is currently operating from its interim campus situated in Rachi while its 67 acres permanent campus at Kanke, Ranchi is still under construction. IIIT Ranchi grants admission to the various courses of BTech, MTech, and Ph.D. The courses available under the BTech program are Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering. The institute offers an MTech course in Machine Learning and Data Science, and Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering Admissions to undergraduate programs are done along with the IITs, NITs & IIITs on the basis of the All India Rank in the highly competitive exam (JEE- Main). Seats are filled through Joint Seat Allocation Authority, JOSAA. Dr. Vishnu Priya serves as the current Director of the institute.

21. IIIT Surat:

Indian Institute of Information Technology was established in 2017 in Surat, Gujarat. The institute was established under Public Private Partnership by MHRD funded by the Government of India, Government of Gujarat and Industry Partners Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Corporation (GNFC), Gujarat Gas Limited (GAL) and Gujarat Informatics Limited (GIL). IIIT Surat is conducting its current operations from its temporary campus at Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT) which is the Mentor Institute of IIIT Surat. State Government has requested Collector of Surat to allocate 50 acres of land in Surat and is in progress. B. Tech. courses in Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering have begun in SVNIT campus from July 2017. The institute offers admission into Undergraduate courses through the IITJEE Mains exam Score & JOSAA seat allocation process. Dr. J S Bhatt serves as the current Director while Shri B J Savani serves as the current Registrar of the institute.

22. IIIT Bhopal:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhopal was established in 2017 by MHRD under Not for Profit Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model which involves the Government of India, Government of Madhya Pradesh & Industry Partners. The Institute is currently functioning from a temporary campus – Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology while 50 acres of land was identified for setting up a permanent campus. Prof. Nagendra Singh Raghuvanshi is the current Director of the institute. The institute is committed to getting itself recognized as a leader in Information Technology related science and engineering. It wishes to establish a firm foundation for education and research with a high-quality faculty base and having the vision to be the fountainhead of new ideas and innovations in technology and science. IIIT Bhopal offers undergraduate programs in BTech ECE, CSE & IT branches. The institute offers admission to these programs through the IITJEE Mains exam score & JOSAA / CSAB seat allocation process.

23. IIIT Bhagalpur:

Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur was established in 2017 by MHRD under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model which includes the Government of India MHRD, Government of Bihar & Industry partner Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (Beltron).

Currently, academic operations are running in a temporary building. Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE) had provided the buildings to IIIT Bhagalpur on its campus. The government of Bihar has allotted around 50 acres of land for the construction of a permanent campus for IIIT Bhagalpur. The institute offers undergraduate programs in BTech CSE, ECE & Mechatronics branches for which it admits students through their IITJEE Mains exam scores & JOSAA seat allocation process. All the faculties of the institute are highly qualified. All of them have PhDs from reputed institutes like IIT and NIT. Prof. Aravind Choubey serves as the current Director of the institute.

In 2020 Prime Minister Lead Union Cabinet has been approved to set up new IIIT in Agartala, Tripura alongside 4 new IIIT under PPP mode

8.Fee Payment

All the candidates registering for JOSAA has to pay Seat acceptance fee through e- challan / through SBI Net Banking

9.Important Documents for JoSAA Process

• Provisional seat allotment letter
• Class XII performance
• Undertaking by the candidate
• Proof of seat acceptance fee payment by online net banking of State Bank of India (SBI), debit cards issued ONLY by SBI and E-Challan by SBI
• Original Admit card of JEE Advanced
• Date of birth proof [Class X marks sheet]
• Class XII (or equivalent) board marks sheet. If available, pass certificate
• Medical certificate
• Category certificate (OBC-NCL/SC/ST), if applicable
• The OBC-NCL certificate should be dated on or after April 1. The certificate should clearly mention that the candidate belongs to non-creamy layer and the caste of the candidate must be in the state-wide central list of OBCs
• Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable.
• Passport of the candidate and parents (for foreign nationals), OCI certificate or PIO card, if applicable
• DS certificate (if applicable)
• Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment.
• Two passport size photographs identical to the one uploaded during JEE (Main/ Advanced) registration

10.IIT JEE Mains exam:

IIT JEE Mains exam rank is the prerequisite for admission into Undergraduate courses in IIITs. The information about the exam & its fee structure is already explained in another article in our website. https://iitprep.abhyaas.in/wp/jee-mains-jee-advance/

11.JOSAA:

Joint Seat Allocation Authority is an agency established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to manage and regulate the admission to 107 tertiary institutes administered by the national government of India. The process starts only after a candidate is qualified in IITJEE Mains exam with a Rank that is acceptable by institutes.

12.JOSAA Process:

Step 1 – Registration

Step 2 – Filling and Locking of Choices

Step 3 – Seat Allotment and Rank List Announcement

Step 4 – Availability of Allotment Letter and Payment of Seat Acceptance Fee

Step 5 – Reporting at Reporting Centre

Step 6 – Reporting at Allotted Institutes

13.Fee Structure

The Fee structure of the IIITs is almost 7- 10 lakhs for the complete UG course which includes Tuition fee, Hostel fee & onetime admission fee.

 Application link:

Candidates can apply through the JoSAA choice filling form / by applying through respective IIIT website link.

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