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Motto | विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम् (Sanskrit) |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is Supreme of all Wealth |
Type | Public-private technical university |
Established | 21 May 2014 |
Endowment | ₹6.11 crore (US$730,000) (FY2022–23 est.)[1] |
Chairperson | Manoj Kohli |
Director | Santanu Chattopadhyay[2] |
Academic staff | 22 (2024)[1] |
Students | 548 (2024)[1] |
Undergraduates | 485 (2024)[1] |
63 (2024)[1] | |
Location | , , India 22°57′39.82″N 88°26′0.4″E / 22.9610611°N 88.433444°E |
Campus | Midsize city 50 acres (20 ha) |
Colours | Blue & Sky |
Website | iiitkalyani |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani (IIIT Kalyani) is an Indian Institute of Information Technology located at Kalyani, West Bengal and is one of the 31 IIIT'S set up by government of India. The institute was set up by the Government of India Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of West Bengal and industry partners (Coal India and Rolta) using the not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP) model, at a ratio of 50:35:15 respectively between three parties.[3] Admission to IIIT Kalyani is done on the basis of the marks obtained in JEE Main.[4] IIIT Kalyani has been attributed the status of Institute of National Importance (INI) by the cabinet in March 2017 under the IIIT Act.[5] Virendra Kumar Tewari (Director, IIT Kharagpur) was the Mentor-Director for IIIT, Kalyani and IIT Kharagpur is the mentor institute.[6]