Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam (abbreviated IIIT Kottayam or IIITK) is an autonomous

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Institute located at Valavoor,

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Kottayam District Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the A ...

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. It is one of the

Indian Institute of Information Technology Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are a group of 26 interdisciplinary technology-based- engineering research institutions in India which are focused on information technology. Five of them are established, funded and managed ...

institutes established by The

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under Public-private partnership mode sponsored by Government of India, Government of Kerala and Industry partner in the investment ratio of 50:35:15. Campus view by Trendles

History

IIIT Kottayam was founded in 2015. In 2017, IIITK was declared as an

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IIIT PPP Bill 2017
IIITK started its functioning in June, 2015 in Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kerala as its temporary campus under the mentorship of NIT Calicut. In December 2016, the mentorship of IIITK has been moved to

IISER Thiruvananthapuram Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram (abbreviated as IISER Thiruvananthapuram or IISER-TVM) is an autonomous public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The institute is one of the seven IISERs esta ...

and the transit campus was shifted to Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) campus at

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. IIITK started functioning in its permanent campus which was officially inaugurated by Shri

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, Honorable Human Resource Minister on 20 February 2019 through video conferencing. The first mentor director of the institute was Sivaji Chakravorti, director of

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. After the transfer of mentorship to IISER-TVM, Prof. V. Ramakrishnan became the mentor director of IIIT Kottayam. Since March 2019
Dr. Rajiv V. Dharaskar
has been serving as the permanent director of the institute. M. Radhakrishnan is the registrar of the Institute.

Campus

The IIIT Kottayam's permanent campus is located at Valavoor, Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala. The work for development of the permanent campus is entrusted to

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, GoI. The campus is designed to be environment friendly and green with the provision for solar and wind energy. The campus is located between two cities

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. The nearest means of Transport available are as follows: * Nearest Railway station -

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(33 km from the main campus). * Airport -

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(COK) (67 km). * Nearby bus stand - Valavoor bus stand (1.3 km).

Academic

IIITK at present offers

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dual degree program and

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. courses in Computer Science & Engineering. The admission to B.Tech/M.S programs is based on the performance of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE MAINS) and HSC Examinations as per

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(CBSE) guidelines. The number of seats available for admission is decided by Academic Advisory Committee/Senate which at present is 90 for CSE branch.

Student life

Student clubs

IIITK comprises four clubs: * betaLABS - The Coding club of IIITK focuses on providing the platform for discussion and sharing of information among peers enabling students to widen the horizon of knowledge whilst sharpening their skills. Students are updated with the contemporary works of research and technology through group discussions, seminars, and other activities throughout the week. * WildBeats - The Cultural club of IIITK organizes various cultural festivals throughout the year to celebrate the diversity and integrity of the student's community. * Sportec - The sports club of IIITK encourages students to develop their sports skills and aims to bring sportsmanship among students. Organizes various sports events comprises various track & field events, indoor-outdoor games. Its also organizes the annual sportsmeet "Pradhva". * Trendles club - The social club of the IIITK aims to bring social awareness among students. Organizes various social awareness campaign such as Swachh Bharat etc. It also provides opportunities to the students to develop their photography and literary skills. Its also maintains the social platform of the institute for global outreach.

References

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Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...

Universities and colleges in Kottayam district 2015 establishments in Kerala Educational institutions established in 2015 State agencies of Kerala