International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
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International Institute of Information Technology Bhubaneswar is an information technology
higher education
institute located in Bhubaneswar
, Orissa
, India
. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Orissa
. It is affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology
(BPUT).
and various areas of computer science
and electronics
. M.Tech and Ph.D.
programmes are available in computer science. The instituted is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology
(BPUT), which provides the degrees, but IIIT-BH is autonomous in academic aspects.
Admissions to undergraduate programmes is through Orissa Joint Entrance Examination
(OJEE). Admissions to M.Tech programmes are conducted by IIIT Bhubaneswar itself.
. It houses classrooms, laboratories, library, hostel, faculty living quarters, sports facilities and an auditorium.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
institute located in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was established in 2006 by the Government of Orissa
Government of Orissa
The Government of Orissa also known as the State Government of Orissa, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Orissa and its 30 districts...
. It is affiliated with Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
The Biju Patnaik University of Technology was created by an act of the Orissa state legislature in November 2002. Almost all the engineering, pharmacy, architecture and most of the colleges offering MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Pharma degree programmes are either constituent or affiliated colleges of BPUT...
(BPUT).
History
IIIT Bhubaneswar was initiated by the Government of Orissa and registered as a society in 2006. It started operating in September 2007.Academics
The Institute offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Undergraduate programs award B.Tech in information technologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and various areas of computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
. M.Tech and Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
programmes are available in computer science. The instituted is affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
The Biju Patnaik University of Technology was created by an act of the Orissa state legislature in November 2002. Almost all the engineering, pharmacy, architecture and most of the colleges offering MBA, MCA, M.Tech, M.Pharma degree programmes are either constituent or affiliated colleges of BPUT...
(BPUT), which provides the degrees, but IIIT-BH is autonomous in academic aspects.
Admissions to undergraduate programmes is through Orissa Joint Entrance Examination
Orissa Joint Entrance Examination
Orissa Joint Entrance Examination is a state-government controlled centralised test for admission to many private and governmental medical, engineering & management institutions in Orissa...
(OJEE). Admissions to M.Tech programmes are conducted by IIIT Bhubaneswar itself.
Campus
The 23 acres (9.3 ha) campus in Gothapatna in the outskirts of BhubaneswarBhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
. It houses classrooms, laboratories, library, hostel, faculty living quarters, sports facilities and an auditorium.