Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (Iṃdraprastha Sūcanā Praudyōgikī Saṃsthān Dillī, IIIT-Delhi or IIIT-D) is an autonomous State University located in Delhi, India. It is a research-oriented institute with a focus on Computer Science and allied areas. IIIT delhi offers B.Tech,M.Tech and Ph.D degrees.
History
IIIT-D started at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) campus at Sector 3, Dwarka, New Delhi. It was founded as a State University by an act of the Delhi Government (The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007) in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi. The institute began with its first batch of 60 students on 8 September 2008 from NSUT (NSIT at that time). IIIT-Delhi moved to its current permanent campus in August 2012. The campus was inaugurated by Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi, in October 2012. The university is accredited an ‘A’ grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), and has been accorded 12-B status by the University Grants Commission (UGC). IIIT-Delhi is an autonomous university, with the board fully authorized to take important decisions of its own volition.
Campus
IIIT Delhi operates from its campus in Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi. Its campus is spread over 25 acres.
The campus consists of an academic complex, a library and information center, a dining and recreation centre, and hostels.
Phase 2 Development
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated Phase-II of the campus on 21 August 2018. New Academic Block, Lecture Hall Block, Residential (Faculty Residence) Block, Hostel Block H1, Hostel Block H2, and Sports Block are built in the campus and collectively called Phase II. The eight-storey R&D Block which includes 4 hundred-seater lecture halls, 58 labs, 24 discussion rooms, 7 meeting rooms, 116 faculty rooms and office spaces has been operational since August 2017. The 11-storeyed Hostel Block H1 which has 21 married accommodation facility and 197 double-seater rooms has been functional since February 2018. The Residential faculty has 12 stories with 44 flats, which are occupied since March 2018. The six-storey Lecture Hall Block with one 500-seater and two 300-seater lecture theaters, classrooms and instructions labs became functional in August 2018. The newly built sports block is equipped with various facilities such as a badminton court, a heated indoor swimming pool, table tennis tables, a gym, a yoga room, and 2 squash rooms. The institute also has a multi-purpose sports field, two tennis courts, a basketball court, and a volleyball field. The Phase II expansion of IIIT-D is estimated to enhance its student uptake from over 1,800 in 2015 to 3,000.
Organisation and administration
Funding
The land and infrastructure of IIIT-D is funded by the Government of Delhi. A grant of Rs 4,21,00,000 (4CR) has been earmarked for the development of the IIIT-D Innovation & Incubation Center by the Department of Science of Technology, Government of India. The university reported an expenditure of Rs '58,79,45,226'(58CR) in the financial year of 2018-2019.
Governance
IIIT-Delhi was established by the Government of Delhi in 2008 as per the IIIT-Delhi Act. The IIIT-Delhi Act ensures administrative and academic autonomy. The general council is the highest body overseeing the institute, and advises the vice-chancellor. The chancellor of the institute is the lieutenant governor of Delhi, who also chairs the general council of the institute. The board of governors consists of the director, the chairman, four experts, two government nominees and two professors. The board decides the salaries, the number of positions and selects the four experts. The Senate and board can start degrees/programs. The Senate is empowered to take all academic decisions. The institute's operational head is the director. Overall policy making and governance rests with the board of governors (BOG).
B.Tech. programs
The institute has the following B.Tech programs: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Computer Science and Design Computer Science and Biosciences Computer Science and Social Sciences Electronics and Communications Engineering Electronics and VLSI Engineering