International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar

International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
Motto	Imagine, Innovate, Inspire
Type	Public technical university (Not-for-profit and self-sustaining)
Established	2006;19 years ago
Chairman	Pradeep Kumar Jena
Director	Ashish Ghosh (I/C)
Location	Bhubaneswar , Odisha , India; 20°17′42″N85°44′37″E / 20.2949°N 85.7437°E
Campus	23 acres
Website	www.iiit-bh.ac.in

Last updated January 09, 2025

International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar (IIIT-BH) is a state university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It was established in 2006 under the IIIT Act of 2004 by the Government of Odisha.

The institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the fields of Information Technology, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science. MTech and PhD programs are also available in Computer Science and Electronics and Communication. The institute is a unitary technical university recognised by the University Grants Commission (India).

The campus is located in Gothapatna, Bhubaneswar, and is spread over 23 acres of land. It houses classrooms, laboratories, a library, separate hostels for boys and girls, faculty living quarters, sports facilities, and an auditorium.

History

IIIT Bhubaneswar was initiated by the Government of Odisha and registered as a society in 2006,^[1] with the goal of providing quality technical education in the field of Information Technology. The institute started operating in September 2007^[1] with the first batch of undergraduate students.On 9th Oct 2009 Chief minister Naveen Patnaik officially inaugurated the newly constructed campus of Institute.^[2]

The institute owes its origins to the private initiative of the Government of Odisha, which recognized the need for a technical university that could provide quality education in the field of Information Technology. In 2005, the then President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, laid the foundation stone for the institute.

The institute is also recognized as a University Grants Commission (India) (UGC) recognised Unitary Technical University.

Academics

Academic programmes

The institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Undergraduate programs award BTech in information technology and areas of Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, information Technology and computer science. MTech and PhD programmes are available in computer science and electronics and communication.^[3] The institute is a University Grants Commission (India) recognised Unitary Technical University.

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References

1 2 "IIIT Bhubaneswar". www.iiit-bh.ac.in. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
↑ Patnaik, Nageshwar (9 October 2009). "Orissa CM inaugurates IIIT". The Economic Times Oct 09, 2009, 08:04 PM IST. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
↑ "Academics — IIIT Bhubaneswar". iiit-bh.ac.in. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "IIIT Bhubaneswar". www.iiit-bh.ac.in. Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[2] Patnaik, Nageshwar (9 October 2009). "Orissa CM inaugurates IIIT". The Economic Times Oct 09, 2009, 08:04 PM IST. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

[3] "Academics — IIIT Bhubaneswar". iiit-bh.ac.in. Retrieved 8 September 2011.

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v t e Universities in Odisha
Institutes of National Importance	AIIMS Bhubaneswar IIT Bhubaneswar IIM Sambalpur IISER Berhampur NIT Rourkela
Central universities	Central University of Odisha
Deemed universities	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences Siksha 'O' Anusandhan
State universities	Berhampur University Dharanidhar University Fakir Mohan University Gangadhar Meher University Maa Manikeshwari University Khallikote Unitary University Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University Odisha State Open University Rajendra University Rama Devi Women's University Ravenshaw University Sambalpur University Utkal University Vikram Dev University
State specialised	Biju Patnaik University of Technology IIIT Bhubaneswar Odisha University of Health Sciences Odisha University of Technology and Research Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University Utkal University of Culture Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology Odia University Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Madhusudan Law University National Law University Odisha
Private universities	AIPH University ASBM University Birla Global University Centurion University C. V. Raman Global University DRIEMS University GIET University NIST University Silicon University Sri Sri University XIM University
Gov. body	Department of Higher Education