Indian Institute Of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad

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Located in IIIT Hyderabad annouces Admission to DASA Programs, Located in Hyderabad, the future Silicon Valley of India, Indian Institute of Information Technology combines the freedom of an academic institution with the strength of the corporate sector. IIIT is an autonomous, self-supporting institution started in 1998 with seed support from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the participation of major national and international IT companies. IIIT has been operational since 1998. We invite you to take a tour through these pages and find out for yourself what makes IIIT the premier IT Institute of India and definitely the most talked about place in the IT education circles. IIIT, Hyderabad is an autonomous, self-supporting institution started in 1998 with seed support from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. A major goal of IIIT is to impart a uniquely broad and interdisciplinary IT education of the highest academic quality. This is achieved through an integrated curriculum that consists of a highly diverse set of IT courses, interdisciplinary IT research projects, day-to-day interaction with industry, preparation in entrepreneurship and personality development courses. Research centres aim at developing IT for specific problems provide students with opportunities for involvement in IT problem solving and innovation. Major national and international IT companies are actively involved in IIIT's academic programmes through their corporate schools on the campus. These include IBM, Metamor, Motorola, Oracle and Satyam. Located in Hyderabad, the future Silicon Valley of India, the Institute combines the freedom of an academic institution with the strength of the corporate sector. It enjoys the locational advantage of being close to the HI-TEC City (a centre housing software development centres of companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Motorola, Infosys and GE Capital) and the presence of IT majors from across the globe right on the campus through their schools and research centres. Hyderabad combines spectacular growth in Information Technology with the charm of a high quality of life. The Institute has a campus of 62 acres abutting the institutional area of the Hyderabad Central University and about 3 kms. from the HI-TEC City. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Development Banking (JNIDB) and the CMC Research and Development Centre are located very close to IIIT. The Indian School of Business, a prestigious business/management institution, is being established by prominent Indian business houses in a campus adjacent to the IIIT campus. The Institute is at a distance of about 16 kms from Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station (also known as the Nampally Station) and about 18 kms from Secunderabad Railway Station. Bus service is available from several important locations to IIIT. To get to the campus, buses and autorickshaws and taxis ply regularly., The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) is an autonomous university founded in 1998. It was set up as a not-for-proft public private partnership (NPPP) and is the frst IIIT to be set up (under this model) in India. The Government of Andhra Pradesh lent support to the institute by grant of land and buildings. A Governing Council consisting of eminent people from academia, industry and government presides over the governance of the institution., IIIT-H was set up as a research university focused on the core areas of Information Technology, such as Computer Science, Electronics and Communications, and their applications in other domains. The institute evolved strong research programmes in a host of areas, with computation or IT providing the connecting thread, and with an emphasis on the development of technology and applications, which can be transferred for use to industry and society. This required carrying out basic research that can be used to solve real life problems. As a result, a synergistic relationship has come to exist at the Institute between basic and applied research. Faculty carries out a number of academic industrial projects, and a few companies have been incubated based on the research done at the Institute., IIIT-H is organized as research centres and labs, instead of the conventional departments, to facilitate inter-disciplinary research and a seamless fow of knowledge within the Institute. Faculty assigned to the centers and labs conduct research, as well as academic programs, which are owned by the Institute, and not by individual research centers., The Institute combines pioneering research with top class education. An innovative curriculum allows the student fexibility in selecting courses and projects. Students, even at the undergraduate level, get to participate in ongoing research and technology development - an opportunity unprecedented in India. As a result, a vibrant undergraduate programme co-exists with a strong postgraduate programme., Recognizing that the goal of education is to develop a broad and humanistic outlook among students (and beyond), the Institute runs a unique human values programme at the undergraduate level. Regular faculty conducts the programme. Also, elements of the programme are made available to IIIT-H’s postgraduate students, faculty and students at other universities and colleges, and any interested individual or organization., In sum, the Institute offers students a unique environment that promotes culture, sports, societal contributions, art, self-governance and human values., India Institute of Information Technology, Gachibowli,, Hyderabad 500 032, Andhra Pradesh,, INDIA, Fax : +91-40-6653 1413. Use Google Maps for turn-by-turn driving directions to the campus.