Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi

Indian Institute of Information Technology Ranchi
भारतीय सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान रांची
Other name
IIIT Ranchi, IIITR
Mottoउद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Efforts alone bring success in deeds.
TypePPP
Established2016; 8 years ago (2016)
AffiliationIIIT
ChairmanArun Jain
DirectorRajeev Srivastava[1]
VisitorPresident of India
Undergraduates270 [2]
Location
Ranchi
,
Jharkhand
,
India

23°18′58″N 85°22′26″E / 23.316°N 85.374°E / 23.316; 85.374
CampusUnder construction, ~60 acres[2][3]
NicknameIIITians, triple-I-Tians
Websitewww.iiitranchi.ac.in
Orientation session 2023

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi (IIIT Ranchi or IIITR), is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology, a group of 25 Interdisciplinary Technical Universities of higher education started by Government of India, focused on Information Technology.

Established in 2016, it mainly offers undergraduate programmes for computer science and electronics. It is an "Institute of National Importance",[4] as declared by an act of parliament.[2]

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.[2]

History

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In December 2015, the central government signed an MoU to establish three IIITs at Ranchi, Nagpur and Pune.[5] In 2016, IIIT Ranchi started under the mentorship of NIT Jamsedpur, with only 60 students in the first batch.[6] 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.[7]

In May 2023, President Murmu on her three-day Jharkhand visit attended the second convocation of IIIT Ranchi.[8] In November, PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the new campus.[9]

Campus

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At present, IIIT Ranchi is operating from its interim campuses situated in [BSNL ARTTC Campus(Khelgaon campus. Around 60 acres of land has been allotted for the permanent campus in Sanga, Kanke and the campus is under construction.[6]

Academics

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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 JEE Main rank. Seats are filled through JOSAA and the CSAB rounds.

The institute offers the following BTech programs:[2]

  • 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)

See Also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Director | IIIT Ranchi". iiitranchi.ac.in.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi". josaa.admissions.nic.in.
  3. ^ "Placement Department | IIIT Ranchi". iiitranchi.ac.in.
  4. ^ "Institutions of National Importance". Department of Higher Education | Government of India, Ministry of Education. 18.
  5. ^ "Government of India signs MoU to establish three IIITs". Deccan Chronicle. 13 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Placement Department | IIIT Ranchi". iiitranchi.ac.in.
  7. ^ "The Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-private Partnership) Act, 2017". India Code. The Schedule (p 20).
  8. ^ "President Murmu On 3-Day Visit To Jharkhand". The Times of India. 24 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Modi inaugurates IIM-R campus, lays stone for IIIT". The Times of India. 17 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257.
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