Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City is an educational institute of national importance located in Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, India[1] set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, under the partnership with Andhra Pradesh Government and Sri City consortium. The IIIT campus at Sri City is spread over 80 acres (32 ha).[2] The institute is run by the Board of Governors of the IIIT Society. The Board of Governors include representatives of MHRD, GoAP, and Industry Partners as well as eminent people from academia, industry, and civil society.

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City
TypePublic–private partnership
Established2013
DirectorG. Kannabiran
Location
Sri City, Tirupati district
,
Andhra Pradesh
,
India

44.112°N 87.913°W / 44.112; -87.913
CampusUrban
Websitewww.iiits.ac.in

It was heavily criticised for the quality of education that it provides[3]

History

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Sricity started its first batch in 2013 with IIIT Hyderabad as the mentor institute.[4]

Location

Indian Institute of Information Technology – Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh is situated in Sri City which is a planned integrated business city located 55 km (34 mi) north of Chennai on NH 5 along the border of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Tamil Nadu (TN) states of India. Much of Sri City area is in Tirupati district. The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), India's satellite/rocket launching center is located at Sriharikota, on the eastern side of Pulicat Lake which separates Sri City and the satellite launching station. Sri City is the largest industrial park in South India spread over 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land in close proximity to Chennai.[5]

Academic programs

The institute presently offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), PhD in ECE and CSE. Its MS by Research program was replaced with M.Tech in 2019 to generate more revenue.

Admissions

The admission to IIIT is through Central Seat allocation Board (CSAB). The students are allotted admission by CSAB based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) ranks. The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh is listed in the CSAB website under List of participating institutes in Other Central Government / State Government Funded Technical Institutes.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Official Website".
  3. "Should I go for IIIT Sri City? It has bad reviews and rankings, but students of IIIT Sri City say that it's good?". Quora. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. "IIIT Bill in Parliament (Hindustan Times Newspaper)". Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.
  5. "Sri City-Integrated Business City".
  6. "Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) - 2013 - List of Participating Institutes".
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