Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi (IIIT Ranchi or IIITR), is one of the

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, a group of 25 Interdisciplinary Technical Universities of

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started by

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, focused on

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. Established in 2016, it mainly offers undergraduate programmes for computer science and electronics. It is an " Institute of National Importance", as declared by an act of parliament. 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.

History

In December 2015, the central government signed an MoU to establish three IIITs at Ranchi,

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and

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. In 2016, IIIT Ranchi started under the mentorship of NIT Jamsedpur, with only 60 students in the first batch. In 2017, The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017 was passed that conferred the INI status on 15 IIITs including IIIT Ranchi. In May 2023, President Murmu on her three-day Jharkhand visit attended the second convocation of IIIT Ranchi. In November, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the new campus.

Campus

At present, IIIT Ranchi is operating from two interim campuses: BSNL ARTTC campus and Khelgaon(NGHC) campus. Around 60 acres of land has been allotted for the permanent campus in Sanga, Kanke and the campus is under construction. Prior 2024, it functioned from temporary campuses in JUPMI and JUT Namkum.

Academics

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

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rank. Seats are filled through JOSAA and the CSAB rounds. There is no home state quota or female-only supernumerary seats. The institute offers the following BTech programs: * Computer Science and Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering (with Specialization of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) * Electronics and Communications Engineering * Electronics and Communication Engineering (with Specialization of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things)

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