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{{Infobox university
|name = Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur
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|type = Public
|established = 2017
|director =Prof. Arvind Choubey
|undergrad = 300+
|postgrad =
|free_label = Acronym
|free = IIIT Bhagalpur
|city = [[Bhagalpur]]
|state = [[Bihar]]
|country = [[India]]
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'''Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur''' (abbreviated '''IIIT Bhagalpur''') is one of the [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIIT) in [[Bhagalpur]], [[Bihar]]. The institute started functioning from July 2017 in a 50-acres campus at [[Bhagalpur College of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170802/jsp/bihar/story_165033.jsp|title=Tech-cradle cheer for state IIIT project stuck for years over land to be set up on Bhagalpur Engineering College campus}}</ref> It is being mentored by [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati]] (IITG).

==History==
The [[Government of India]] decided to establish new IIITs in different states in 2010,<ref name="toi">{{cite news|title=Indian Institute of Information Technology unit soon at Bhagalpur college|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/iiit-unit-soon-at-bhagalpur-college/articleshow/57502235.cms|access-date=9 June 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 March 2017|location=Patna}}</ref> and National Screening Committee (NSC), in its second meeting on 14 March 2012, asked the [[Government of Bihar]] for a detailed project report (DPR).<ref name="hindustan">{{cite news|title=भागलपुर में खुलेगा बिहार का पहला ट्रिपल आईटी|url=http://www.livehindustan.com/news/bihar/article1-bihars-first-iiit-will-be-opened-in-bhagalpur-563702.html|access-date=9 June 2017|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=21 September 2016|location=Bhagalpur|language=hi|trans-title=Bihar's first IIIT will open in Bhagalpur}}</ref> After multiple rounds of inspection, the state government send a DPR mentioning Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation (Beltron) and Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam (BRPNN) as the industry partners.<ref name="hindustan"/> The NSC rejected BRPNN as an industry partner since it is not an IT agency.<ref name="hindustan"/> The state government's Department of Science & Technology started a bidding process in March 2011 in order to get a private company to be the industry partner; however no bidder turned up.<ref name="toi"/> The proposal for IIIT Bhagalpur was passed by the NSC on 2 September 2016.

IIIT Bhagalpur has been set up on a [[Public–private partnership]] (PPP) basis. Fifty percent of the stakes are held by [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (MHRD), whereas thirty-five percent is held by the state government; the rest is held by industry partner Beltron.<ref name="toi"/> [[Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati]] (IITG) has declared as IIIT Bhagalpur's mentor institute.<ref name="josaa">{{cite web|title=Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur|url=http://josaa.nic.in/SeatInfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=322|website=josaa.nic.in|publisher=Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2017|access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref> Pinakeswar Mahanta (director, NIT Arunachal Pradesh), the Dean Faculty Affairs at IITG was the director of IIIT Bhagalapur.Then after Dr. Saurabh Basu (retired), the dean of Outreach Education Program at IIT Guwahati was the director and now the permanent director has been selected and his name is Professor Arvind Choubey<ref name="ht"/>

===Emblem===
The logo of the institute is designed by Mohijeet Das a designer graduated from Department of Design, IIT Guwahati. The logo takes inspiration from different artifacts closely related to Bhagalpur such as the vikaramshila Mahavidyalaya, bhagalpuri saree to name a few.<ref>https://www.behance.net/gallery/56708179/IIIT-Bhagalpur-Logo-Design-(official)</ref>

==Campus==
The campus for IIIT Bhagalpur will be set up on {{convert|50|acre}} of land in [[Bhagalpur College of Engineering]] (BCE),<ref name="toi"/> and an initial budget of {{INRConvert|128.53|c}} was allocated for the construction of the IIIT.<ref name="hindustan"/> The construction of the campus is expected to take two to three years, and meanwhile the institute will function from its temporary campus at BCE.<ref name="ht">{{cite news|last1=Biswas|first1=Avijit|title=IIIT-Bhagalpur to become functional from August; IIT-Guwahati to mentor|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iiit-bhagalpur-to-become-functional-from-august-iit-guwahati-to-mentor/story-iBxaVOrmjFdxL0HLijkrjO.html|access-date=23 June 2017|work=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=21 June 2017|location=Bhagalpur}}</ref> The IIIT building will be resistant to earthquakes and floods.<ref name="hindustan"/> The state government had initially identified {{convert|100|acre}} of land in [[Chandi, Bihar|Chandi block]], [[Nalanda district]], but could not go ahead with the land acquisition due to protests from land owners.<ref name="toi"/>

===Temporary Campus===


Currently the academic operations are running in a temporary building. Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE) had provided the buildings to IIIT Bhagalpur in its campus.Its new campus inauguration is already completed, it will be ready soon in coming years.

==Academics==
IIIT Bhagalpur offers three B.Tech courses in [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]], [[Computer Science Engineering]] and [[Mechatronics]] with an intake capacity of 66 students in computer science engineering 66 in electronics and communication engineering and 33 in mechantronics.<ref name="josaa"/>

==Student life==
The Dining and Recreation center which is also called CAC (Common Activity Center) of the institute contains a student mess and facilities for extra co-curricular activities, such as a music room and a gymnasium.

===Student council===
Student Council is a main elected student body that supervises all clubs and festivals. It has a budget which the council distributes to various clubs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=i|first1=DG IIIT|title=Google Developer Student Club at IIIT-Bhagalpur|url=https://dgiiit.github.io/|access-date=23 June 2019|date=20 June 2019|location=Bhagalpur}}</ref> Students can form new clubs, based on interests, after formal permission of the student council. The Student Senate is an elected student’s body, which focuses on academic many issues like hostels and mess Committee governance are a main part of the units.

===Student Clubs===
To enhance extra-curricular activities and skills, different clubs have been formed. Student's Council is divided into 3 parts, i.e. Cultural Society, Sports Society, and Technical Society. Technical Society includes 04 different clubs i.e. AI/ML Club, Coding Club, Robotics Club, and Web Development Club. Cultural Society includes 07 different clubs i.e. Art and Craft, Dance Club, Dramatics Club, Literature Club, Music and Singing Club, Photography Club, and Quiz Club. Sports include Badminton, Volleyball, Cricket, and Athletics.

==Notable people==

===Faculty===

===Alumni===

==References==
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