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{{Infobox university
| name = IIIT Guwahati
| image = Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati Logo.svg
| type = [[Public-Private Partnership]]
| city = [[Guwahati]]
| state = [[Assam]]
| country = [[India]]
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2013}}
| academic_affiliations = [[Institute of National Importance]]
| coor = {{coord|26.0813094|91.5619965|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| director = Gautam Barua<ref>{{cite web|title=Director|url=http://www.iitg.ernet.in/gb/}}</ref>
| chairman = [[Subramaniam Ramadorai]]<ref>{{cite web|title=IIITG Administration|url=http://iiitg.ac.in/administration.php}}</ref>
| undergrad =
| campus = Urban, {{convert|70|acre|km2|adj=on}}
| colours = {{color box|navy}} Blue
| faculty =
| website = http://www.iiitg.ac.in/
| free_label =
| free =
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'''Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati''' ('''IIIT G''') is one of the [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]] (IIIT) located in [[Guwahati]] in the state of [[Assam]] in [[India]]. It was set up by the [[MHRD]], [[Government of India]] in [[public–private partnership#India|public-private partnership]] (PPP) mode. It was declared as an [[Institute of National Importance]] under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology
(Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017.<ref>http://iiitg.ac.in/about_iiitg.php</ref>

== History ==
On 18 March 2013, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India introduced a bill in the Parliament to establish 20 new Indian Institute of Information Technology's in different parts of the Country. As per the bill, MHRD will establish the 20 new IIITs under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode partnering with respective state governments and industry partners.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Bill in Lok Sabha to set up 20 more IIITs|url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/bill-in-lok-sabha-to-set-up-20-more-iiits/article4521942.ece|website = The Hindu Business Line|access-date = 2016-01-19}}</ref> The industry partners are [[Tata Consultancy Services]], [[Oil India]], Srei Infrastructure Finance, Assam Electronics Development Corp (Amtron), [[Novatium]] and Medhassu eSolutions.<ref>[http://www.iiitg.ac.in/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=MOU_IIITG_signed.pdf MoU for setting up IIIT G under PPP mode]</ref>

=== Foundation ===

IIIT Guwahati was set up in 2013. The foundation stone for the present campus of IIIT Guwahati at Santola village of Bongora was unveiled in the presence of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri [[Narendra Modi]].
IIITG started operations in August 2013 in temporary premises within the [[Assam Textile Institute]] campus at [[Ambari]], [[Guwahati]].
<ref>{{Cite web|title = PM unveils plaque for the foundation stone of campus for IIIT Guwahati|url = http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/pm-unveils-plaque-for-foundation-stone-of-campus-for-iiit-guwahati-116011900834_1.html|access-date = 2016-01-19}}</ref>

== Academics ==

IIITG offers [[B.Tech]] degree in Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiitg.ac.in/Undergraduate.html|title=IIITG-Undergraduate Programmes|last=|first=|date=|publisher=|work=iiitg.ac.in|accessdate=22 Sep 2015}}</ref> Admission to all undergraduate programmes are on the basis of the All India Rank (AIR) in the [[Joint Entrance Examination (Main)]] (JEE- Main).
From 2015 onwards students enrolled in the research Doctoral Programme (awarding a [[Ph.D]]) after either completing a B.Tech degree or an M.Tech one.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://iiitg.ac.in/phd.html |title= IIITG-Doctoral Programmes |work= iiitg.ac.in |accessdate= 7 Feb 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150207011404/http://iiitg.ac.in/phd.html |archive-date= 7 February 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
IIIT Guwahati has also started an MTech Programme for CSE and ECE graduates from 2018.

IIIT Guwahati houses the following departments:
* Department of Computer Science and Engineering
* Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
* Department of Mathematics
* Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (English, Linguistics, Economics and Political Science)

== Campus ==

The Institute shifted to its permanent campus on July 2, 2018. The campus is located on a 67-acre plot, 4 km from [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]], on the National Highway. A 9200 sqm Academic-cum-Administration building houses all the Institute’s activities.

== Placement ==

Placement cell provides a platform for the final year students to get job offers and also looks after the internships for the pre-final year students. The first batch completed its programme in May 2017, which consists mainly of two Department ECE and CSE of B.Tech program.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

==Annual festivals==

Yuvaan is the annual technical, sports cum cultural extravaganza of IIITG.<ref>http://www.iiitg.ac.in/yuvaan2k18/index.php#about</ref>

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[[Category: Indian Institutes of Information Technology|Guwahati]]
[[Category: Universities and colleges in Guwahati]]
[[Category: Educational institutions established in 2013]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category: Engineering colleges in Assam]]

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