Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara

Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara

Motto	Progress and Service
Type	Public–private partnership
Established	2013
Director	Prof. Sarat Kumar Patra
Undergraduates	571
Postgraduates	21
Doctoral students	11
Location	Gandhinagar , Gujarat , India 23°14′15″N 72°38′52″E / 23.237560°N 72.647781°E / 23.237560; 72.647781Coordinates: 23°14′15″N 72°38′52″E / 23.237560°N 72.647781°E / 23.237560; 72.647781
Website	www. iiitvadodara.ac.in

Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara (IIITV) is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology established by the MHRD, Government of India under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017.^[1] It was granted the status of Institute of National Importance under the Act.^[2]

History[]

In the year 2010, the Government of India, MHRD had announced the scheme to set-up twenty IIITs under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The scheme envisages the establishment of autonomous, not for profit, self-sustaining, research-led educational institutes which will contribute significantly to the global competitiveness in the key sectors of the Indian economy and industry. These institutes are expected to focus on applied research and education in applied IT in selected domain areas.

IIITV was set-up in the year 2013 under this scheme in partnership between the Government of India (50% Contribution), the Government of Gujarat (35% Partnership), Tata Consultancy Services (5% Partnership), Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (5% Partnership) and Gujarat Energy Research and Management (5% Partnership). The institute was initially registered as a society and charitable trust with the Registrar of societies at Vadodara under Societies Registration Act 1860 and Bombay Public trust Act, 1950.^[3] The first convocation of IIITV was held on 3 November 2018 in which 150 undergraduate students of graduating years 2017 and 2018 were conferred their B.Tech. degrees from 2017 and 2018 batches. Mr. KPS Harish Krupo and Ms. Ayyar Meghna Parameswaran receive the Chairperson's Gold Medal for scholastic performance for graduating years 2017 and 2018, respectively.

Campus[]

The institute is currently operating from the Government Engineering College Campus, Sector 28, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

IIITV has been allotted 50 acres of land in Knowledge City near Dumad, Vadodara, Gujarat by the Government of Gujarat. The institute's activities will move to Vadodara following the campus development. Till such time the institute will keep functioning from the temporary location in Gandhinagar.^{[citation needed]}

Administration[]

The institute is governed by the Board of Governors with Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Former MD & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd as chairperson. Other eminent members of the board include Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, IAS, Additional Secretary, MHRD, Government of India, Ms. Anju Sharma, IAS, Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Government of Gujarat, Mr. Ajoyendra Mukherjee, EVP and Head, Global Human Resources, TCS, Mr. S.K. Bajpai, Vice President (Finance) GSFC, Prof. Sudhir K. Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar, Prof. Pankaj Jalote, Distinguished Professor & former Director IIIT Delhi, Prof. S.R. Gandhi, Director, SVNIT Surat, Prof. S. K. Patra, Director IIITV, and two faculty members from IIITV.

Prof. Sarat K. Patra is the Director of the Institute. The Director is the principal executive officer of the institute.

Academics[]

Academic programmes[]

IIITV offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in CSE and IT branches. The institute also offers Master of Technology (M.Tech.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Engineering, Science and Humanities. The standardization of education, research, and examination within the institute are looked after by the principal academic body called the Senate. The eminent members of the Senate include Dr. Surendra Prasad, former Director, IIT Delhi, Dr. Pandu Rangan, IIT Madras, Dr. Sivakumar, IIT Bombay, Dr. K. Kesavasamy, TCS along with all the Deans, Head of the Departments. The Registrar of the institute is the secretary.

Admission[]

Admission to the B.Tech. program is made through Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), following the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE Main) examination conducted by National Testing Agency^[4] under MHRD, Government of India. The minimum qualification for B.Tech. is 10+2 (or equivalent). Admissions for foreign nationals/PIOs/NRIs are conducted through DASA scheme.^[5]

Admissions to the M.Tech. program is made through the Centralized Counselling for M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan./M.Des. admissions (CCMT).^[6] The minimum qualification for M.Tech. is B.Tech. in an approved discipline.

Admissions to the Ph.D. program is made through institute-level written exam followed by a personal interview for the candidates qualifying the written exam.^[7] The Ph.D. admissions are conducted two times a year in the months of June and December. The procedures for admission is initiated in the months of April and October, respectively.

Placements[]

The institute provides placement services to its students through the placement cell headed by a Prof-in-charge and placement officer. At the time of reporting, the AY 2018-19 placement has been 96.5% (B.Tech. CSE with 98% and IT with 96.5%).^[8]

The placement of the institute reported in 2019-20 has been 100%(for B.Tech. CSE and IT both).^[9]

Achievements[]

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has invested $1 million (about Rs 7.5 crore) in Gurugram-based Hapramp^[10]—a startup working on technologies like block-chain and social media which was founded in 2018 by 5 students of Indian Institute of Information Technology , Vadodara.^[11] Hapramp co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Shubhendra Vikram has studied from IIITV.

References[]

External links[]

• IIIT Vadodara website