Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi (IIIT Ranchi or IIITR), is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology, a group of 25 Interdisciplinary Technical Universities of higher education started by Government of India, focused on Information Technology. It is an "Institute of National Importance",[1] declared by an act of parliament.[2]
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| Motto | उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि (Sanskrit) |
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| Type | Public–Private Partnership |
| Established | 2016 |
Academic affiliations | Institute of National Importance |
| Chairman | Arun Jain |
| Director | Prof. Vishnu Priye |
| Visitor | President of India |
| Location | , , 23.316°N 85.374°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | IIITians, triple-I-Tians |
| Website | www |
It is operated on a PPP model and funded by Government of India (50%), Government of Jharkhand (35%) and Industry Partners (15%) namely CIL, TCS and Tata Tech.[2]
It started under the mentorship of NIT Jamsedpur in 2016.[3] At present, IIIT Ranchi is operating from its interim campuses situated in Namkum (JUT campus), Khelgaon and Jupmi. Around 60 acres of land has been allotted for the permanent campus in Sanga, Kanke and the campus is under construction.[4]
It offers BTech, MTech and PhD programmes in Computer Science and ECE.
Admissions to undergraduate programs are done along with the IITs, NITs & IIITs on the basis of the JEE Main rank. Seats are filled through JOSAA and the CSAB rounds.
In May 2023, President Droupadi Murmu on her three-day Jharkhand visit attended the second convocation of IIIT Ranchi. [5]
References
- "Institutions of National Importance". Department of Higher Education | Government of India, Ministry of Education. 18.
- "Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi". josaa.admissions.nic.in.
- "Government of India signs MoU to establish three IIITs".
- "Placement Department | IIIT Ranchi". iiitranchi.ac.in.
- "President Murmu On 3-Day Visit To Jharkhand". The Times of India.