Indian Institutes of Information Technology

Not to be confused with International Institutes of Information Technology (disambiguation) or Indian Institutes of Technology.

Indian Institutes of Information Technology
Other name
IIIT or IIITs (plural)
TypeCentrally Funded Technical Institutes
Established8 December 2014 (8 December 2014)
(via Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014)
Parent institution
Ministry of Education, Government of India
Budget₹560 crore (US$67 million)
(FY2023-24 est.)[1]
Location
26 cities in India
Websitewww.iiitcouncil.in
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Location of the 5 MOE funded IIITs (green) and 21 PPP IIITs (blue)

Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) are centrally funded technical institutes located across India. They are a group of 26 interdisciplinary technology-based-engineering research institutions in India which are focused on information technology. They are governed by the Indian Institutes of Information Technology Bill, 2014 which refers to them as Institutes of National Importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance as the country's premier institutions in the field of information technology. [2] was introduced in the Lok Sabha.[3] Five (5) Institutes of them are established, Fully funded and managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), Gov. of India.[4] The other 21 Institutions are set up on the public-private partnership (PPP) model, funded by the central government, state governments and industry partners in the ratio 50:35:15.

  1. ^ "Notes on Demands for Grants, 2023-2024" (PDF).
  2. ^ "IIIT Acts".
  3. ^ "Legislation : Loksaha" (Type "Indian Institutes of Information Technology" in the "Short Title of the Bill" field and click "Submit"). loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Department of Higher Education | Government of India, Ministry of Education". www.education.gov.in. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.