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{{Infobox university
|name = Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
|other_name = IIIT-D
|image = Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Logo.png
|caption =
|established = 2008 (12 years ago)
|type = [[state university (India)|State university]]
|director = Ranjan Bose
|chancellor = Lt. Governor of Delhi
|undergrad = 1203
|postgrad = 334
|doctoral = 182
|faculty = 96
|colours = {{color box|#3FADA8}}<ref>{{cite web |title=IIIT-Delhi Graphic Identity |url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/about/graphic-identity |website=IIIT-Delhi |access-date=6 August 2019 |language=en |date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
|campus = Okhla
|city = [[New Delhi]]
|country = [[India]]
|coor = {{Coord|28|32|40|N|77|16|21|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|website = {{url|http://www.iiitd.ac.in/}}
|dean=|postalcode=}}

'''Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi''' (''Iṃdraprastha Sūcanā Praudyōgikī Saṃsthān Dillī'', '''IIIT-Delhi''' or '''IIIT-D''') is a [[state university (India)|state university]] located in [[Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ITeS/Dikshit_launches_IT_institute_in_Delhi/articleshow/3361968.cms |title= Dikshit launches IT institute in Delhi|date=13 Aug 2008 |work=The Economic Times|access-date=2008-08-14}}</ref> It is research-oriented with a focus on Computer Science and allied areas. The institute began with its first batch of 60 B.Tech students in 2008. {{As of|2019}}, the approved batch intake for B.Tech is 426<ref>https://www.iiitd.ac.in/people/btech/2019</ref> and for M.Tech is 203.<ref>https://www.iiitd.ac.in/people/mtech/2019</ref>

==History==
IIIT-D started at the [[Netaji Subhas University of Technology]] ([[Netaji Subhash University of Technology|NSUT]]) campus at Sector 3, Dwarka, New Delhi. It was founded as a State University<ref>[http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pub_notice_satatadd.pdf List of State Universities approved by UGC Page 22] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331030719/http://www.ugc.ac.in/inside/pub_notice_satatadd.pdf |date=31 March 2010 }}. Department of Expenditure. Ministry of Finance. 10 October. 2007</ref> by an act of the Delhi Government (The ''IIIT Delhi Act, 2007'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iiitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/docs/about/IIIT-Delhi%20Act.pdf |title=The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007 |access-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721213703/http://www.iiitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/docs/about/IIIT-Delhi%20Act.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/New_tech_varsity_in_Delhi_by_2008_/articleshow/2588978.cms |title= New tech varsity in Delhi by 2008 |date=2 Dec 2007 |work=The Times of India|access-date=2009-08-14}}</ref> The institute began with its first batch of 60 students on 8 September 2008 from NSUT(NSIT at that time). IIIT-Delhi moved in its permanent campus in August 2012. The campus was inaugurated by [[Sheila Dikshit]], former [[Chief Minister of Delhi]], in October 2012.<ref>http://www.iiitd.ac.in/events/new-campus-inauguration</ref>
The university is accredited an ‘A’ grade by NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council), and has been accorded 12-B status by the University Grants Commission (UGC).<ref>https://www.iiitd.ac.in/about</ref>
IIIT-Delhi is an autonomous university, with the board fully authorized to take important decisions of its own volition.

==Campus==
[[File:Iiitdelhi-building.jpg|alt=IIIT-Delhi Academic Building|thumb|Academic Block|334x334px]]
IIIT Delhi operates from its campus in [[Okhla]] Phase-III, [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://iiitd.blogspot.in/2012/07/iiit-delhi-moves-into-its-own-campus-in.html |title= IIIT Delhi moves into its own campus|date=28 July 2012 |work=IIIT-D Blog|access-date=2012-07-28}}</ref> After its establishment in 2008, IIIT Delhi functioned from its transit campus in the library building at [[NSIT]] in Dwarka until July 2012. Its permanent campus, which is spread over 25 acres, became operational in August 2012.<br>
The campus consists of an academic complex, a library and information center, a dining and recreation centre, and hostels.

===Phase 2 Development===
[[Arvind Kejriwal]], the [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] inaugurated Phase-II of the campus on 21 August 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/delhi-chief-minister-arvind-kejriwal-inaugurates-new-phase-ii-building-at-iiit-delhi-campus-1904238|title=Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates New Phase II Building At IIIT Delhi Campus|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref> New Academic Block, Lecture Hall Block, Residential (Faculty Residence) Block, Hostel Block H1, Hostel Block H2, and Sports Block are built in the campus and collectively called Phase II. The eight-storey Research&Development Block which includes 4 hundred-seater lecture halls, 58 labs, 24 discussion rooms, 7 meeting rooms, 116 faculty rooms and office spaces has been operational since August 2017. <br>
The 11-storeyed Hostel Block H1 which has 21 married accommodation facility and 197 double-seater rooms has been functional since February 2018. <br>
The Residential faculty has 12 stories with 44 flats, which are occupied since March 2018. The six-storey Lecture Hall Block with one 500-seater and two 300-seater lecture theaters, classrooms and instructions labs became functional in August 2018. <br>
The newly built sports block is equipped with various facilities such as a badminton court, a heated indoor swimming pool, table tennis tables, a gym, a yoga room, and 2 squash rooms. The institute also has a multi-purpose sports field, two tennis courts, a basketball court, and a volleyball field. The Phase II expansion of IIIT-D is estimated to enhance its student uptake from over 1,800 in 2015 to 3,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/metros/delhi/220818/iiit-delhi-phase-ii-campus-inaugurated.html|title=IIIT-Delhi Phase II campus inaugurated|date=2018-08-22|work=The Asian Age|access-date=2018-09-03}}</ref>

==Organisation and administration ==
===Funding===
The land and infrastructure of IIIT-D is funded by the Government of Delhi.
A grant of Rs 4,21,00,000 (4CR) has been earmarked for the development of the IIIT-D Innovation & Incubation Center by the Department of Science of Technology, Government of India.<ref>https://iiitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/docs/ariia/ARI-U-0105.pdf</ref>
The university reported an expenditure of Rs '58,79,45,226'(58CR) in the financial year of 2018-2019.

===Governance===
IIIT-Delhi was established by the Government of Delhi in 2008 as per the IIIT-Delhi Act. The IIIT-Delhi Act ensures administrative and academic autonomy. The General Council is the highest body overseeing the institute, and advises the [[Vice-Chancellor]]. The Chancellor of the Institute is the [[Lt. Governor]] of Delhi, who also chairs the General Council of the Institute. The Board of Governors consists of the Director, the Chairman, four experts, two government nominees and two professors. The Board decides the salaries, the number of positions and selects the four experts. The Senate and Board can start degrees/programs. The Senate is empowered to take all academic decisions. The Institute's operational head is the Director. Overall policy making and governance rests with the Board of Governors (BOG).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iiitd.ac.in/about/bog |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140518073453/http://www.iiitd.ac.in/about/bog |archive-date=18 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Departments===
IIIT-D offers an undergraduate [[B.Tech]], a postgraduate [[M.Tech]], and a [[Ph.D]] in various fields.

The institute has the following academic departments:
* Department of [[Computer science|Computer Science]] & [[Engineering]]
* Department of [[Electronics]] and [[Communications]] Engineering
* Department of [[Mathematics]]
* Department of [[Humanities]] and [[Social Sciences]]
* Department of [[Sciences]]
* Department of [[computational biology|Computational Biology]]
* Department of [[Human-Centered Design]]
The University follows a 'CS + X'<ref>{{Cite web|last=naveen15064|date=2016-06-01|title=B.Tech (CSE/ECE/CSAM/CSD/CSSS/CSB/CSAI)|url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/academics/btech|access-date=2020-07-23|website=IIIT-Delhi|language=en}}</ref> format for its Computer Science courses.
IIIT-D offers the following programs as the 'X' component:
* Engineering
* Biosciences
* Social Sciences
* Artificial Intelligence
* Applied Mathematics
* Design
The University partnered with [[Infosys]] in 2016 to establish the 'Infosys Centre For AI'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Infosys centre for AI|url=https://cai.iiitd.ac.in/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=cai.iiitd.ac.in}}</ref>

==Academics==
===Admission===
The B.Tech admissions to various programs of IIIT-D are done through Joint Admission Counselling (JAC - DELHI) together with [[Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women]], [[Delhi Technological University]] and [[Netaji Subhash University of Technology]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Admission Counselling Delhi 2017|url=http://jacdelhi.nic.in/publicinfo/public/home.aspx|publisher=Joint Admission Counselling Delhi|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> and through IIIT-D's direct admission process using UCEED rank (only some seats in CSD) and class XII marks (only for some seats in CSSS).
Admissions of foreign nationals/OCIs/POIs/NRIs is done through DASA or directly through the IIIT-D process.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://iiitd.ac.in/admission|title=Admission|last=naveen15064|date=2016-02-26|work=IIIT-Delhi|access-date=2018-06-26|language=en}}</ref>

For M.Tech admissions, both [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] score and B.Tech CGPA/percentage are considered for shortlisting purposes. Final merit list is obtained after a coding test and interview of shortlisted students at IIIT-Delhi campus.

===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
| THE_W_2021 = 601–800
| NIRF_E_2020 = 56
| QS_BRICS_2019 = 192
}}
Internationally, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 192 among universities in the [[BRICS]] nations by the [[QS World University Rankings]] of 2019.<ref name=Rankings_QS_BRICS_2019/>

In India, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 56 among engineering institutes by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>

IIITD was ranked 14th among engineering institutions in India in 2020 by [[India Today]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=An|first=Shelly|date=June 28, 2020|title=Tech Central|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/best-colleges/story/20200706-tech-central-1693116-2020-06-28|access-date=2020-06-28|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

===Library===
The Library and Information Center of the Institute is housed in a separate building and is automated with the help of [[RFID]] Technology with EM security. The library is on the first floor and has a large collection of print and electronic media in areas including [[Computer Science]], [[Electronics]] and [[Communications]], [[Mathematics]] and [[Statistics]], [[Humanities]] and [[Sciences]]. A common study area for students is on the ground floor and several labs are on the upper floors. As of 2019, the library contains 10000+ books, 10000+ Ebooks and 700+ Kindles. There is also a reading room facility open 24 hours per day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi catalog|url=http://library.iiitd.edu.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-about.pl|access-date=2020-07-23|website=library.iiitd.edu.in}}</ref>

==Student life==
The Dining and Recreation centre of the institute contains a students' mess, which is spread over two floors, a cafeteria and facilities for extra co-curricular activities, such as a dance room, music room and a gymnasium.

===Student council===
Student Council is a main elected student's body which supervises all clubs and festivals. It has a budget which the council distributes to various clubs. Students can form new clubs, based on interests, after formal permission of the student council.<ref name="iiitd.ac.in">{{Cite web |url=http://www.iiitd.ac.in/facilities/students |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20150216054551/http://www.iiitd.ac.in/facilities/students |archive-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name="iiitd.ac.in"/> {{clarify|date=May 2015}}

===Student festivals===
IIIT-D holds two annual [[culfest|festivals]], a technical festival called Esya and a cultural one called Odyssey.

IIIT Delhi's Odyssey is the cultural fest of the university. Odyssey was first held at the institute's permanent campus in 2014. <ref>{{cite web |title=Odyssey- A Fantasy Saga |url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/webstory/odyssey18 |website=IIIT-Delhi |access-date=1 September 2019 |language=en |date=19 February 2018}}</ref> It was culminated with over 45 events and a footfall of 25,000+ in the month of January 2020. Past performers of the fest include [[Jubin Nautiyal]], [[Prateek Kuhad]], [[Gajendra Verma]], [[Harrdy Sandhu|Hardy Sandhu]], [[The Local Train]], [[Euphoria (Indian band)|Euphoria]], [[Zakir Khan (comedian)|Zakir Khan]] and [[Bhuvan Bam]].{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

Esya is a two-day festival which was first held at the institute's transit campus on 3–4 September 2011. ESYA is IIIT Delhi’s annual tech fest. ESYA provides coders and tech enthusiasts a platform to showcase their ideas and build upon them. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iiitd.ac.in/spotlight/esya2011 |title=ESYA | IIIT-Delhi |work=iiitd.ac.in |access-date=1 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416182109/https://www.iiitd.ac.in/spotlight/esya2011 |archive-date=2016-04-16}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iiitd.ac.in}}

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