Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology - [IIITD], New Delhi

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (aka. IIIT-Delhi or IIIT-D) was created as a State University by an act of Delhi Government (The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007) empowering it to do research and development, and grant degrees. In a relatively short time, it has earned an excellent reputation in India and abroad for being a center of quality education and research in IT and interdisciplinary areas. Established in 2008, the institute has grown to be recognized as one of the most promising young institutions for education and research in India.

Governed by the able leadership of a distinguished Board of Governors and equipped with highly qualified and accomplished faculty members, the institute has, in a short span of time, established a strong research culture, focused research groups, and innovative education programs. The institute is accredited ‘A’ grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) and has been accorded 12-B status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The institute has its permanent campus in Okhla with start of the art infrastructure and modern facilities. IIIT-Delhi currently has six departments (Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Computational Biology, Human Centered Design, Social Science and Humanities, and Mathematics); five Research Centres (Infosys Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Centre for Computational Biology, Centre for Design and New Media sponsored by TCS, Centre for Technology and Policing, and Cybersecurity Education and Research Centre); 60+ regular and 20+visiting faculty members, all Ph.D. from world’s best institutes. The Institute is moving forward as a community and is firmly on the path to, sustainability and transformation, and thus becoming a globally respected and recognized institution. The management is committed to achieving certain goals to create an environment wherein intellectually capable, innovative and entrepreneurial professionals are nurtured and trained to work unceasingly to serve the nation and society. The early days of this institute were chronicled by the founding Director, Prof. Pankaj Jalote in his blog here. See below for a list of all the major events of the institute so far.

 

Mission and Vision

The mission of IIIT-Delhi is to be a global centre of excellence in Information Technology education, training and research. Its twin aims are:

  1. To carry out advanced research and development in information and software technologies, and in leveraging IT in specific domain areas.
  2. To train and educate, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engineers of outstanding ability who can become innovators and new product creators.

The vision of the Institute is to be a world-class research-led institution of higher education in IT and allied areas which

  1. Is globally respected for research and education
  2. Offers thriving UG and PG programs
  3. Is socially relevant, industry facing, and globally connected

It aims to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in specified domain areas of IT. Towards this end it plans to organize itself as a conglomerate of R&D Centers, some of which would be in partnership with different companies and global organizations. All centers will also be engaged in teaching and thesis guidance. These centers, with various labs, will be the hub of activity, with active contribution from faculty and students—BTech, MTech and PhD.

 

Academics

IIIT-Delhi is a research-led institute with degree programs at the Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels. The Academics at IIITD is organized around 6 departments as listed below

 

 

Programs

IIIT-Delhi is currently offering following programs:

  1. B.Tech is offered in the following disciplines
    Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (CSAM), Computer Science and Design (CSD), Computer Science and Social Science (CSSS), Computer Science and Biosciences (CSB), Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence(CSAI)
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  2. M.Tech is offered in the following disciplines
    CSE with specialiastion - Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Information Security, Mobile Computing
    ECE with Specialisation - Communication & Signal Processing, VLSI & Embedded Systems, Computational Biology
    Computational Biology
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  3. Ph.D. is offered in the following disciplines
    Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computational Biology, Mathematics, Social Sciences & Humanities, Human Centered Design
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In addition to above, IIIT-Delhi also has an option to obtain Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) in CSE and ECE. This is not a separate program, and only B.Tech students in their final year can avail of this option.

 

Establishment Year
2008
University Name
State University
Courses
BE/B.Tech
College Status
Recognized
Permission Date
2008
Address
Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi Okhla Industrial Estate,Phase III (Near Govind Puri Metro Station) New Delhi, India - 110020
Website
https://www.iiitd.ac.in

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