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The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and allied areas. The institute was conferred the "Deemed University" status by Govt. of India in the year 2000. The Institute thus became empowered to have a perpetual seal and award degrees subsequent to the conduct of its own examinations.

The Institute has been conceived with the ambitious objectives of developing professional expertise and skilled manpower in Information Technology (IT) and related areas. This will enable the country to exploit efficiently emerging opportunities, and meet economic challenges being thrown up by the rapid global IT revolution, which is influencing virtually every area of development and social activity. As an apex nucleating institute in the area of IT, the establishment of IIIT-A, is a major step of Govt. of India towards strengthening the indigenous capability necessary for exploiting profitably and harnessing multi-dimensional facets of IT at all levels, and attaining expertise to enable the country to emerge as a leading player in the global arena.

Bachelor of Technology (IT and ECE)

IIITA offers a B.Tech degree in Information Technology and Electronics & Communications Engineering. Entrance to the course from year 2003 is through the all-India exam conducted by CBSE.

This course is arguably one of the best in the country in the field of information technology and electronics & communications engineering. Its greatest strength is its adaptability to the changing industry requirements. A student here is not only learning the newest technologies, but is also given ample industry exposure.

Admission Procedure:

 

Admissions to the four year B.Tech. Program in both the branches (IT & ECE) of the Institute is made through All India Entrance Examination by appropriate bodies, as decided by Govt. of India from time to time. Currently, the examination is conducted by CBSE under the name and style of AIEEE. Official Notification of this examination is given wide publicity through national dailies during September-December every year. Application forms-cum-Brochure are made available throughout the country through various Banks. The examination is scheduled usually in May the following year and held at several centers spread over the entire length and breadth of the country, including J&K and NE states.

 

Based upon the merit in the written examination, Central Counseling Board of AIEEE invites candidates for counseling at selected centers, closes to the respective home places of candidates & seats for various participating institutions are allotted, based upon individual merit.

 

At IIIT-A seats availability is as follows:

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GEN 135

SC 27

ST 14

PH 5

NRI 27

Total 208

Admissions to foreign nationals/ NRI is only admissible against these seats. For this it is mandatory to have qualified SAT-II Examination with a minimum score of 1800, apart from having completed his/ her qualifying degree from abroad

GRADUATE PROGRAMMES
1. Master of Business Administration in Information Technology
2. Master of Science in Cyber Law and Information Security
3. Master of Technology in Information Technology

Each MTech stream has 20 seats out of which 5 seats are reserved for sponsored candidates from reputed industries. All the M.Tech students (other than sponsored candidates) are admitted on the basis of GATE score and test/interview conducted by the institution. Candidates having GATE score are eligible for a monthly stipend of Rs. 5000 for maximum four semesters.

Doctoral Programme

Students may enroll in the doctoral programme directly after B.Tech or after M.Tech. The objective of the programme is to promote the development of futuristic IT applications and patentable products, ideas, technologies. The institute intends to contribute to society through these highly qualified students, who have specialized in frontier areas of Information Technology. Research and development is now the focal point of the institute and our stress is on collaborative and interdisciplinary work. We introduce students to a research environment that contains facilities comparable to the best in the world. Some of the areas of interest for the institute are as follows:

• Networking, Internet, E- commerce, E-Governance, Web based Education, Content design and delivery
• AI, Intelligent/KB systems, Knowledge management, Behavioural modeling, ITS
• Industrial Automation – Design, process, production, control, security
• Chemical structures and modeling – Chemicals, new materials, polymers, Pharmaceuticals etc.
• Bio systems - Genetic modeling, medical informatics, Nano technologies
• Modeling and informatics pertaining to economic, financial and social systems
• Eco systems, GIS, Environmental modeling, Geo systems and Geophysical systems.
• Image processing, Image restoration, Applications to art, crafts, sculpture and architecture
• Disaster management

10.Informatics and computation in Indian languages, Informatics for rural areas,
IT enabled services and IT enabled education

10. Surveillance and security for industry and defence, safety in general and in
transportation systems in particular

A substantial portion of the work will be accomplished via simulation and modeling and design and fabrication of products/applications.

Application form is available here for download.

Contact
IIIT Allahabad
Deoghat, Jhalwa
Allahabad, India 211012
Phone: 91-532-2922000
Fax: 91-532-2430006
Email: contact@iiita.ac.in