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{{Short description|Autonomous university in Delhi, India}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
|name = Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
| name                   = Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
|other_name = IIIT-D
| other_name             = IIIT-D, IIIT Delhi
|image = Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Logo.png
| image                 = IIITD Campus 2024.jpg
|caption =
| caption               = The campus in 2024
|established = 2008 (12 years ago)
| logo                  = IIIT-Delhi Insignia.svg
|type = [[state university (India)|State university]]  
| established           = {{start date and age|2008}}
|director = Ranjan Bose
| affiliation            =
|chancellor = Lt. Governor of Delhi
| type                   = [[State university (India)|State university]]
|undergrad      = 1203
| director               = [[Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava]]
|postgrad      = 334
| chairperson            = Rajesh Srivastava
|doctoral      = 182
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|faculty = 96
| campus_type            = Urban
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| campus_size            = {{convert|25|acre}}
|campus = Okhla  
| language               = [[English language|English]]
|city = [[New Delhi]]
| address                = Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
|country = [[India]]
| city                   = [[New Delhi]]
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'''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>
'''Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi''' ('''IIIT-Delhi''') is a 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> IIIT Delhi offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=View|url=https://jacdelhi.nic.in/webinfo/File/ViewFile?FileId=14&LangId=P|access-date=2021-11-11|website=jacdelhi.nic.in}}</ref> IIITD also offers PhD degrees to students through the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities.


==History==
==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>
IIIT-D started at the [[Netaji Subhas University of Technology]] ([[Netaji Subhash University of Technology|NSUT]]) campus at Sector 3, Dwarka, 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 to its current permanent campus in August 2012. The campus was inaugurated by [[Sheila Dikshit]], former [[Chief Minister of Delhi]], in October 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iiitd.ac.in/events/new-campus-inauguration |title=Inauguration of new campus by SMT. Sheila Dikshit &#124; IIIT-Delhi |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-date=3 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503182856/http://www.iiitd.ac.in/events/new-campus-inauguration |url-status=dead }}</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>
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>{{cite web | url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/about | title=Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi }}</ref>
IIIT-Delhi is an autonomous university, with the board fully authorized to take important decisions of its own volition.
IIIT-Delhi is an autonomous university, with the board fully authorized to take important decisions of its own volition.


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[File:Iiitdelhi-building.jpg|alt=IIIT-Delhi Academic Building|thumb|Academic Block|334x334px]]
IIIT Delhi operates from its campus in [[Okhla Industrial Estate]], 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> Its campus is spread over 25 acres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FAQs {{!}} IIIT-Delhi|url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/about/faq|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.iiitd.ac.in}}</ref>
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>
[[File:Academic Block of IIITD.jpg|thumb|New Academic Block]]
The campus consists of an academic complex, a library and information center, a dining and recreation centre, and hostels.
[[File:IIITD Campus 2024.jpg|thumb|Main Building]]
The campus consists of an academic complex, a library and information center, a dining and recreation centre, and hostels.  


===Phase 2 Development===
===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>
[[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 and development|R&D]] 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 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 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>
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 ==
==Organisation and administration ==
===Leadership===
* Chairpersons of the Board of Governors
** ''[[Kiran Karnik|Mr. Kiran Karnik]]'' (2008–2024): Former President of NASSCOM, instrumental in establishing IIIT-Delhi's foundational vision.
** ''Prof. Rajesh Srivastava'' (2024-Present): Professor at IIT Roorkee, bringing academic excellence to the institute's governance.
* Directors
** ''[[Pankaj Jalote|Prof. Pankaj Jalote]]'' (2008-2018): Founding Director, played a pivotal role in shaping the institute's academic and research framework.
** ''Prof. Ranjan Bose'' (2018-2025): Formerly at IIT Delhi, focusing on advancing IIIT-Delhi's research initiatives.
** ''[[Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava|Prof Gajendra P. S. Raghava]]'' (2025-Present): Director, known for developing open source software in Bioinformatics
===Funding===
===Funding===
The land and infrastructure of IIIT-D is funded by the Government of Delhi.
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>
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 name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://iiitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/docs/ariia/ARI-U-0105.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412164626/https://iiitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/docs/ariia/ARI-U-0105.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The university reported an expenditure of Rs '58,79,45,226'(58CR) in the financial year of 2018-2019.
The university reported an expenditure of Rs '58,79,45,226'(58CR) in the financial year of 2018–2019.


===Governance===
=== 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>
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 [[Lieutenant 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=Governance of IIIT-Delhi &#124; IIIT-Delhi |access-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140518073453/http://www.iiitd.ac.in/about/bog |archive-date=18 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Departments===
==Academics==
IIIT-D offers an undergraduate [[B.Tech]], a postgraduate [[M.Tech]], and a [[Ph.D]] in various fields.
===Admission===
The B.Tech. admissions to various programs of IIIT-D are done through [https://jacdelhi.nic.in/WebInfo/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P Joint Admission Counselling Delhi] (JAC Delhi) together with [[Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women]], [[Delhi Technological University]], [[Netaji Subhash University of Technology]] and [[Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Admission Counselling Delhi 2021|url=https://jacdelhi.nic.in/WebInfo/Page/Page?PageId=1&LangId=P|access-date=28 June 2017|publisher=Joint Admission Counselling Delhi}}</ref> on the basis of JEE Main rank.


The institute has the following academic departments:
B.Tech. admission to Computer Science and Design (CSD) program can also be done through IIIT-D's direct admission process using [[UCEED]] rank. Some seats of the CSD program are reserved for direct admission process using the [[UCEED]] rank as of 2021.<ref name="iiitd_2021_csd-csss">{{Cite web|title=B.Tech. (CSD) & B.Tech. (CSSS) Admissions through IIITD Admissions Process 2021 {{!}} IIIT-Delhi|url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/admission/btech/2021/csd-csss|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.iiitd.ac.in}}</ref>
* 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==
B.Tech. admission to Computer Science and Social Sciences (CSSS) program can also be done on the basis of class XII marks (with Mathematics being a mandatory subject in class XII).<ref>{{Cite web|title=B.Tech. in Computer Science and Social Sciences {{!}} IIIT-Delhi|url=https://www.iiitd.ac.in/academics/btech/csss|access-date=2021-11-11|website=www.iiitd.ac.in}}</ref> Some seats of the CSSS program are reserved for direct admission using this process as of 2021.<ref name="iiitd_2021_csd-csss"/>
===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.
Candidates availing direct admission to the CSD & CSSS programs must be from [[Delhi|NCT of Delhi]].


===Rankings===
===Rankings===
{{Infobox India university ranking
{{Infobox India university ranking
| THE_W_2021 = 601–800
| QS_A_2023 = 351–400
| NIRF_E_2020 = 56
| THE_W_2023 = 601–800
| QS_BRICS_2019 = 192
| THES_A_2022 = 177
}}
| THES_E_2022 = 188
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/>
|NIRF_E_2024=85}}
 
Internationally, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 351–400 in Asia on the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2023.<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2023" /> It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'' of 2023,<ref name=Rankings_THE_W_2023/> 177 in Asia in 2022<ref name=Rankings_THES_A_2022/> and 188 among emerging economies.<ref name=Rankings_THES_E_2022/>


In India, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 56 among engineering institutes by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>
In India, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 85 among engineering institutes by [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NIRF Ranking 2024 |url=https://www.nirfindia.org/nirfpdfcdn/2024/pdf/Report/IR2024_Report.pdf}}</ref>


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>
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===
===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>
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>
 
=== Faculty ===
IIIT-D has 88 regular faculty members and 16 visiting faculty members.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIIT Delhi Annual Report 2020-2021|url=https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/files/uploads/5461e47fe521c53191c3b860858ed4a69a03b47aFBP23162779.pdf}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 
All regular faculty members have a Ph.D. Degree from reputed universities across the globe. 55% of the faculty members have done their Ph.D. Degree from abroad.
 
Out of the 104 faculty members, 79 are male and 25 are female.
 
The CSE & ECE departments alone have approximately 50% of the working faculty strength.


==Student life==
== 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===
=== Cultural and non-academic activities ===
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===
=== E-Summit ===
IIIT-D holds two annual [[culfest|festivals]], a technical festival called Esya and a cultural one called Odyssey.  
The Institute Organises its annual Entprepreneurial Summit by E-Cell IIIT Delhi, aiming to foster Entrepreneurial culture at IIIT Delhi.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Edition
!Notable Speakers
|-
|2025
|[https://www.linkedin.com/in/meeta-rajivlochan-276a109b Meeta R. Lochan], [[Meenakshi Lekhi]], D.C Pandey, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeep-jain-/ Sandeep Jain], Haseeb Khan, Kaustubh Agarwal, etc.
|-
|2024
|Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Ayush Mehra, Ishan Sharma, Nitin Vijay(NV sir)
|-
|2023
|Ashneer Grover, Nischay Malhan(Triggered Insaan)
|}
There were many more Notable Speakers and impactful events organised, keep yourself updated with [https://www.instagram.com/esummit_iiitd/ E-Summit IIIT Delhi Instagram] and [https://www.instagram.com/ecell_iiitd/ E-Cell IIIT Delhi Instagram].


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}}
=== Odyssey ===
The institute organises its annual cultural fest Odyssey.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Edition
!Notable Performers
|-
|2024
|KRSNA, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
|-
|2023
|Samay Raina, Van Moon, Salim–Sulaiman, Bhoomi Trivedi, Akhil,  
|}


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 &#124; 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>
=== Esya ===
Esya is the annual technical fest of the college.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.iiitd.ac.in}}
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Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
The campus in 2024
Other name
IIIT-D, IIIT Delhi
TypeState university
Established2008; 18 years ago (2008)
ChairpersonRajesh Srivastava
DirectorGajendra Pal Singh Raghava
Address
Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III
,
New Delhi
,
110020
,
India

28°32′40″N 77°16′21″E / 28.54444°N 77.27250°E / 28.54444; 77.27250
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Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) is a state university located in Delhi, India.[1] IIIT Delhi offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees.[2] IIITD also offers PhD degrees to students through the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities.

History[edit | edit source]

IIIT-D started at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) campus at Sector 3, Dwarka, Delhi. It was founded as a State University[3] by an act of the Delhi Government (The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007)[4] in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi.[5] The institute began with its first batch of 60 students on 8 September 2008 from NSUT (NSIT at that time). IIIT-Delhi moved to its current permanent campus in August 2012. The campus was inaugurated by Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi, in October 2012.[6] 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).[7] IIIT-Delhi is an autonomous university, with the board fully authorized to take important decisions of its own volition.

Campus[edit | edit source]

IIIT Delhi operates from its campus in Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase III, New Delhi.[8] Its campus is spread over 25 acres.[9]

New Academic Block
Main Building

The campus consists of an academic complex, a library and information center, a dining and recreation centre, and hostels.

Phase 2 Development[edit | edit source]

Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi inaugurated Phase-II of the campus on 21 August 2018.[10] 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 R&D 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.
The 11-storeyed Hostel Block H1 which has 21 married accommodation facility and 197 double-seater rooms has been functional since February 2018.
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.
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.[11]

Organisation and administration[edit | edit source]

Leadership[edit | edit source]

  • Chairpersons of the Board of Governors
    • Mr. Kiran Karnik (2008–2024): Former President of NASSCOM, instrumental in establishing IIIT-Delhi's foundational vision.
    • Prof. Rajesh Srivastava (2024-Present): Professor at IIT Roorkee, bringing academic excellence to the institute's governance.
  • Directors
    • Prof. Pankaj Jalote (2008-2018): Founding Director, played a pivotal role in shaping the institute's academic and research framework.
    • Prof. Ranjan Bose (2018-2025): Formerly at IIT Delhi, focusing on advancing IIIT-Delhi's research initiatives.
    • Prof Gajendra P. S. Raghava (2025-Present): Director, known for developing open source software in Bioinformatics

Funding[edit | edit source]

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.[12] The university reported an expenditure of Rs '58,79,45,226'(58CR) in the financial year of 2018–2019.

Governance[edit | edit source]

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 Lieutenant 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).[13]

Academics[edit | edit source]

Admission[edit | edit source]

The B.Tech. admissions to various programs of IIIT-D are done through Joint Admission Counselling Delhi (JAC Delhi) together with Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women, Delhi Technological University, Netaji Subhash University of Technology and Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University[14] on the basis of JEE Main rank.

B.Tech. admission to Computer Science and Design (CSD) program can also be done through IIIT-D's direct admission process using UCEED rank. Some seats of the CSD program are reserved for direct admission process using the UCEED rank as of 2021.[15]

B.Tech. admission to Computer Science and Social Sciences (CSSS) program can also be done on the basis of class XII marks (with Mathematics being a mandatory subject in class XII).[16] Some seats of the CSSS program are reserved for direct admission using this process as of 2021.[15]

Candidates availing direct admission to the CSD & CSSS programs must be from NCT of Delhi.

Rankings[edit | edit source]

University rankings

Internationally, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 351–400 in Asia on the QS World University Rankings of 2023.[17] It was ranked 601–800 in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings of 2023,[18] 177 in Asia in 2022[19] and 188 among emerging economies.[20]

In India, IIIT-Delhi was ranked 85 among engineering institutes by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023.[21]

IIITD was ranked 14th among engineering institutions in India in 2020 by India Today.[22]

Library[edit | edit source]

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.[23]

Faculty[edit | edit source]

IIIT-D has 88 regular faculty members and 16 visiting faculty members.[24]

All regular faculty members have a Ph.D. Degree from reputed universities across the globe. 55% of the faculty members have done their Ph.D. Degree from abroad.

Out of the 104 faculty members, 79 are male and 25 are female.

The CSE & ECE departments alone have approximately 50% of the working faculty strength.

Student Life[edit | edit source]

Cultural and non-academic activities[edit | edit source]

E-Summit[edit | edit source]

The Institute Organises its annual Entprepreneurial Summit by E-Cell IIIT Delhi, aiming to foster Entrepreneurial culture at IIIT Delhi.

Edition Notable Speakers
2025 Meeta R. Lochan, Meenakshi Lekhi, D.C Pandey, Sandeep Jain, Haseeb Khan, Kaustubh Agarwal, etc.
2024 Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Ayush Mehra, Ishan Sharma, Nitin Vijay(NV sir)
2023 Ashneer Grover, Nischay Malhan(Triggered Insaan)

There were many more Notable Speakers and impactful events organised, keep yourself updated with E-Summit IIIT Delhi Instagram and E-Cell IIIT Delhi Instagram.

Odyssey[edit | edit source]

The institute organises its annual cultural fest Odyssey.

Edition Notable Performers
2024 KRSNA, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
2023 Samay Raina, Van Moon, Salim–Sulaiman, Bhoomi Trivedi, Akhil,

Esya[edit | edit source]

Esya is the annual technical fest of the college.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Dikshit launches IT institute in Delhi". The Economic Times. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "View". jacdelhi.nic.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ↑ List of State Universities approved by UGC Page 22 Archived 31 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Department of Expenditure. Ministry of Finance. 10 October. 2007
  4. ↑ "The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "New tech varsity in Delhi by 2008". The Times of India. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "Inauguration of new campus by SMT. Sheila Dikshit | IIIT-Delhi". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi".
  8. ↑ "IIIT Delhi moves into its own campus". IIIT-D Blog. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "FAQs | IIIT-Delhi". www.iiitd.ac.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates New Phase II Building At IIIT Delhi Campus". NDTV.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "IIIT-Delhi Phase II campus inaugurated". The Asian Age. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Governance of IIIT-Delhi | IIIT-Delhi". Retrieved 22 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Joint Admission Counselling Delhi 2021". Joint Admission Counselling Delhi. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "B.Tech. (CSD) & B.Tech. (CSSS) Admissions through IIITD Admissions Process 2021 | IIIT-Delhi". www.iiitd.ac.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "B.Tech. in Computer Science and Social Sciences | IIIT-Delhi". www.iiitd.ac.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  17. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_QS_A_2023
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_THE_W_2023
  19. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_THES_A_2022
  20. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_THES_E_2022
  21. ↑ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  22. ↑ An, Shelly (28 June 2020). "Tech Central". India Today. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  23. ↑ "Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi catalog". library.iiitd.edu.in. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  24. ↑ "IIIT Delhi Annual Report 2020-2021" (PDF).[permanent dead link]

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