The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology. The institute was conferred the "Deemed University" status by Govt. of India in the year 2000. The Institute thus became empowered to have 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.
The syllabi and courseware are designed to be flexible and wide-ranging, incorporating the cutting edge as well as ensuring a firm grasp of core fundamentals. A modular course design, along with several opportunities for industry training, gives students the freedom to tailor their learning experience. The grading system is broadly based on the pattern of other IITs.
Education here is an enriching experience in more ways than one. With regular sporting, cultural and other extracurricular activities an IIITian has opportunities to develop multiple facets of his personality and achieve excellence in varied fields.
Collaborations with industry: An Indo-Russian Center of Biotechnology specializing in bioinformatics is operational, and an Indo-US facility for a Universal Digital Library is being set up. A videoconferencing facility for networking with leading institutions in India as well as abroad is also in the works.
The campus-based Gyan Vani regularly broadcasts educational programming.

History
The Prime Minister of India constituted a National Task Force on IT and Software Development in 1998. The purpose of this committee was to make specific recommendations for the establishment of IT institutions that would produce a skilled IT workforce. The vision was to bring India to the frontier of the field of information technology.

The Ministry of Human Resources Development through its order of 1st July 1998 constituted the Rame Gowda Committee. This expert committee was to submit a project report regarding the feasibility and logistics of setting up a National Institute of Excellence in Information Technology with Allied Sciences. This Institute would carry out pioneering research and development with an emphasis on industry linkages and networking at national and international levels.

This Expert Committee met a number of times and discussed the vision and scope of the institute against the backdrop of technological innovations, particularly in the field of Information Technology. Accordingly, the decision was taken that it was an opportune moment for India to exploit and harness IT at all levels, from grass-root applications to top-notch software development.

The national task force on IT had suggested a wide spectrum of recommendations spanning from wired-village concepts to $50-billion software development programs within 6-8 years. To achieve this target, there was an urgent need for massive manpower generation. Towards this end, the Task Force had called for a number of front-ranking IT centers of excellence, of which the first was to be established in Allahabad.

The Expert Committee then proposed the profile of an institute with all the relevant details with regard to location, funding and governance. It also came up with a budget of Rs. 41.70 crores for the establishment of an institute at Allahabad. It was the hope of the members of the Committee that the setting up of this institute would usher in an era of establishment of such centers across the country. Furthermore, this institute was expected to emerge as a national center of excellence in IT along with like sciences and technologies.

For financial and administrative approval, these recommendations were placed before the Expenditure and Finance Committee at its meeting on the 30th of December, 1999.

Mission
The mission of IIIT, Allahabad is to be a unique and world class nucleating "Apex Center of Excellence" in the area of Information Technology and Allied Sciences, so as to enhance India's Technological strength in IT and for become a pace-setting institution for other similar institutes to be established in the future. IIIT seeks to derive its strength from a linkage with sound Indian traditions of centuries past, and sets out to create knowledge-based resources in regional languages.

Charter
To train and educate, at certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engineers of outstanding ability, who may become leaders in the IT industry and profession.

To carry out advanced research and development in leading edge technology areas in computer Hardware & Software, which can be useful on a comparatively long term basis.

To develop and promote national and international linkages by way of adjunct faculty, partnership in research, student exchange, credit transfer and joint degrees.

Academics
Under Graduate Programme

The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIITA) offers 4 year degree programme i.e. B.Tech. in Information Technology.

Admission to B.Tech. programme is on the basis of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi.
• Post-Graduate Programmes
1. M.Tech. (Intelligent Systems)
2. M.Tech. (Wireless Communication & Computing)
3. M.Tech. (Bio Informatics)
4. M.Tech. (Software Engineering)

Admission to the listed above four programmes, is made on the basis of Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) jointly conducted by IITs and IISc Bangalore. For more details on GATE, Click Here.
Master of Science in Cyber Law and Information Security

Admission Procedure
· The minimum eligibility criteria for admission into this programme is BE/ B.Tech/ Post Graduation / LLB or equivalent.
· The IIIT Allahabad scrutinizes the candidates on the basis of marks obtained in the qualifying examination.
· Candidates who find place in first merit list require writing a Written Test conducted by IIIT Allahabad for the purpose.
· On the basis of Written Test the candidates are called for Interview.
· The weightage for Written Test and Interview is 60% and 40%, respectively.
For more details about Master of Science in Cyber Law and Information Security, Click Here.

Master of Business Administration in Information Technology (MBA-IT)

The admission to MBA IT programme of IIIT Allahabad is made on the basis of
· Score in Common Admission Test (CAT),
· IT Aptitude Test,
· Group Discussion, and
· Interview.

• Doctoral Programme

Research and Development is on the main focus of IIIT Allahabad and hence the institute offers the doctoral programme in different areas of Information Technology.

The admission to Doctoral Programme is open to both B.Tech. and M.Tech. degree holders. The programme is meant for conducting valuable research in the field of IT and adding the IT know-how to other disciplines vis-à-vis to conduct meaningful and marketable research for benefit of industrial and civil society.

The institute conducts research in the following areas-
1. Networking, Internet, E- commerce, E-Governance, Web based Education, Content design and delivery
2. AI, Intelligent/KB systems, Knowledge management, Behavioural modeling, ITS
3. Industrial Automation - Design, process, production, control, security
4. Chemical structures and modeling - Chemicals, new materials, polymers, Pharmaceuticals etc.
5. Bio systems - Genetic modeling, medical informatics, Nano technologies
6. Modeling and informatics pertaining to economic, financial and social systems
7. Eco systems, GIS, Environmental modeling, Geo systems and Geophysical systems.
8. Image processing, Image restoration, Applications to art, crafts, sculpture and architecture
9. Disaster management
10. Informatics and computation in Indian languages, Informatics for rural areas, IT enabled services and IT enabled education
11. 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.

• The IIIT Allahabad also awards Doctor of Philosophy in Humanities / Sciences / Engineering.

Placements
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIITA) assists its students in hunting jobs and hence invites the industry entrepreneurs and HR managers for picking up manpower. All the students who receive training at IIIT Allahabad get placement assistance of dedicated Placement Cell for the purpose.

The placement process generally begins in the second / third week of July. The placement cell provides all the facilities to visiting companies for conducting recruitment process. A student who clear placement test can join prospective employer after passing in final examination for which he / she is admitted to the institute.

A number of national and international companies have visited IIIT Allahabad in the past years for conducting interview for recruiting manpower particularly in the field of information technology and allied disciplines.

Contacts
Address :-

IIIT Allahabad
Deoghat, Jhalwa
Allahabad, India 211012

Phone: 91-532-2922000
Fax: 91-532-2430006
Email: contact@iiita.ac.in
Fro More Information Visit : http://www.iiita.ac.in