Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad (IIITDWD) is an Institute of National Importance set up under a non-profit, Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model by the

Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) The Ministry of Education ( MoE; formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development from 1985 to 2020) is a ministry of the Government of India, responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education. The Ministry is further ...

. It is an academic and research institute partially funded by the

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, the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

and industry partner KEONICS.

Organisation and administration

IIIT Dharwad is an autonomous institution headed by a chairperson with a board of governors, and a senate. IIIT Dharwad is a self-sustaining PPP Institute where all running expenses including salaries are met by the tuition and other fees paid by students.

Academics

Programmes

IIIT Dharwad offers

Bachelor of Technology A Bachelor of Technology (Latin ''Baccalaureus Technologiae'', commonly abbreviated as B.Tech. or BTech; with honours as B.Tech. (Hons.)) is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after the completion of a three to five-year program of studi ...

(B.Tech) and doctoral programs in following academic disciplines:

Admissions

Admissions to undergraduate programs are made through

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counselling process on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in JEE-Main. Admissions for doctoral programs are made through a screening test followed by an interview

Campus

The institute started functioning in 2015 in a temporary campus at IT Park in

Hubli Hubli, officially known as Hubballi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. The twin cities Hubli–Dharwad form the second largest city in the state by area and population and the largest city in North Karnataka. Hubli is in Dharwad distr ...

, and Prime Minister

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laid the foundation stone for the construction of permanent campus buildings at Tadasinakoppa village near

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

in February 2019. As of November 2021, construction of permanent campus for IIIT Dharwad is completed and academic operations have begun. The permanent campus of IIIT Dharwad is spread across 60 acre with academic block comprising 30 classrooms. Hostels for students are also constructed.

References

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Educational institutions established in 2015 2015 establishments in Karnataka