The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-Hyderabad or IIIT-H) is a premier

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, founded as a non-profit public-private partnership (N-PPP), located in

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. It is the first IIIT in India under this model.

History

IIIT Hyderabad was founded in 1998 under the public-private partnership Deemed University model by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the

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and

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, with the

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supplying a grant of land and buildings. As special officer for IIIT Hyderabad and the Secretary of IT for the state government, Ajay Prakash Sawhney shaped the concept and was responsible for and overseeing the initial development of the institute. Rajeev Sangal, former director of Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi designed the syllabus and served as the first director of the institute until 10 April 2013. The institution was founded as the Indian Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad as a foundation for the 20

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under the same model, which was renamed to International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad in 2001, when it attained a status of a

. The institute celebrated its

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on 2 September 2023. The main celebrations were held from 1 to 3 September, with many earlier events throughout the previous year, including a special fire-side chat with former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandra Babu Naidu and the honouring of esteemed people associated with the history of the institute.

Academics

Admissions

Admission to undergraduate programs is based on one of five acceptance modes:

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(JEE (Main)), the institute's own Undergraduate Engineering Entrance Examination (UGEE) and interview, representing India in the International Olympiads at class XI and XII (including the

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(IOI), International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), International Biology Olympiad (IBO), International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO),

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(IMO), and International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) / Paninian Linguistics Olympiad (PLO)), Direct Admissions for Students Abroad (DASA), and lateral entry admissions to dual-degree programs through the Lateral Entry Entrance Examination (LEEE) and interview. Admissions for postgraduate studies are on the basis of the Postgraduate Entrance Exam (PGEE) conducted by IIIT Hyderabad. Admissions to the MSIT programme at this institute are based on a test conducted every year from April to May.

Rankings

The institute was ranked 74th among universities in India by the '' NIRF'' in 2024, and 47th among engineering colleges It is in the 501-600 band in the

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ranking.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Educational institutions established in 1998 International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Research institutes in Hyderabad, India 1998 establishments in Andhra Pradesh