Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam

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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam.png
MottoGenerating knowledge for tomorrow
Type Public–private partnership
Established2015;9 years ago (2015)
DirectorDr. Rajiv V. Dharaskar [1]
Location
Kottayam
,
Kerala
,
India

9°45′17″N76°39′00″E / 9.754833°N 76.650099°E / 9.754833; 76.650099
CampusSuburban (53.5 acres)
Website www.iiitkottayam.ac.in

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam (abbreviated IIIT Kottayam or IIITK) is an autonomous engineering Institute located at Valavoor, Palai, Kottayam District, Kerala. [2] It is one of the Indian Institute of Information Technology institutes established by The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India under Public-private partnership mode sponsored by Government of India, Government of Kerala and Industry partner in the investment ratio of 50:35:15. [3]

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Campus of IIIT Kottayam at Valavoor, Kerala. Campus view by Trendles.jpg
Campus of IIIT Kottayam at Valavoor, Kerala.

History

IIIT Kottayam was founded in 2015. In 2017, IIITK was declared as an Institute of National Importance by IIIT PPP Bill 2017. [2]

IIITK started its functioning in June, 2015 in Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kerala as its temporary campus under the mentorship of NIT Calicut. In December 2016, the mentorship of IIITK has been moved to IISER Thiruvananthapuram and the transit campus was shifted to Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) campus at Thiruvananthapuram. [4] IIITK started functioning in its permanent campus which was officially inaugurated by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Honorable Human Resource Minister on 20 February 2019 through video conferencing. [5]

The first mentor director of the institute was Sivaji Chakravorti, director of NIT Calicut. [4] After the transfer of mentorship to IISER-TVM, Prof. V. Ramakrishnan became the mentor director of IIIT Kottayam. From March 2019 to October 2024, Dr. Rajiv V. Dharaskar served as the permanent director of the institute. In October 2024 Dr. Prasad Krishna, director of NIT Calicut, took additional charge as Director of the Institute. [6] M. Radhakrishnan is the registrar of the Institute.

Campus

The IIIT Kottayam's permanent campus is located at Valavoor, Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala. [2] The work for development of the permanent campus is entrusted to CPWD, GoI. [4] The campus is designed to be environment friendly and green with the provision for solar and wind energy.

The campus is located between two cities Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. The nearest means of Transport available are as follows:

Academic

IIITK at present offers B.Tech - M.S dual degree program and Ph.D. courses in Computer Science & Engineering. [3]

The admission to B.Tech/M.S programs is based on the performance of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE MAINS) and HSC Examinations as per Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) guidelines. [2] The number of seats available for admission is decided by Academic Advisory Committee/Senate which at present is 90 for CSE branch. [2]

Student life

Student clubs

IIITK comprises four clubs:

See also

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