The International Institute of Information Technology(formerly Indian Institute of Information Technology), Hyderabad is an autonomous, self-supporting institution started in 1998 with seed support from the Government of AP. A major goal of IIIT is to impart a uniquely broad and interdisciplinary IT education of the highest academic quality. This is achieved through an integrated curriculum that consists of a highly diverse set of IT courses, interdisciplinary IT research projects, day-to-day interaction with industry, and preparation in entrepreneurship and personality development courses.
Mission and Charter of the institute
· To train and educate, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engineers of outstanding ability who can become leaders in the IT industry and profession.
· To carry out advanced research and development in information and software technologies and their societal, scientific, industrial and financial applications.
· To work closely with the industry leaders through their Corporate Schools and to help them in undertaking training programmes needed in the industrial and financial sectors.
Research centres aim at developing IT for specific problems provide students with opportunities for involvement in IT problem solving and innovation. Major national and international IT companies are actively involved in IIIT's academic programmes through their corporate schools on the campus. These include IBM,Signal Tree, Motorola, Oracle and Satyam.
Located in Hyderabad, the future Silicon Valley of India, the Institute combines the freedom of an academic institution with the strength of the corporate sector. It enjoys the locational advantage of being close to the HI-TEC City (a centre housing software development centres of companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Motorola, Infosys and GE Capital) and the presence of IT majors from across the globe right on the campus through their schools and research centres.

Other institutes which contribute to this knowledge highway include
· Hitech City · Hyderabad Central University ( HCU ) · CMC Research and Development Centre · Indian School of Business ( ISB ) · Infosys Campus · Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Development Banking ( JNIDB ) · Army School of Information Technology · IDRBT ( Institute for Development and Research Banking Technology )

ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
The Institute selects students for the Undergraduate Programmes through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Selections for the Postgraduate Programmes are based on an all India entrance examination conducted by IIIT in several major cities in the country in May and the application deadline is in February/March. Applications for the research programmes are considered round the year. The following is the list of programmes running in the Institute at present:

Undergraduate Programmes
· B. Tech in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
· B. Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE)
· 5-year dual-degree programmes leading to B.Tech and MS by Research in CSE/ECE.

Post-graduate Programmes
M.Tech Programmes
· M. Tech Programme in CSE.
· M. Tech in VLSI & Embedded Systems.
· M. Tech in Computer Science and Information Security.
· M . Tech in Computer Aided Structural Engineering.
· M. Tech in IT-Building Science .
· PG Programmes in BioInformatics.
· MTech in Computational Linguistics.

MS by Research
This is a research-oriented postgraduate programme. The students can take advanced courses related to their area of specialization in the first year and devote the second year entirely towards their research thesis. Exceptionally well prepared students can directly start working on their research thesis in the first year, if they have the necessary background, and complete it in one and half year.

Post-BSc dual degree programme (BTech CSE + MS by Research in Computational Natural Sciences)
This is a four year integrated course offered to meritorious Science graduates (Physics/Chemistry honors) with an aptitude for research. The programme aims at providing breadth in Computer Science along with domain specialization with an opportunity for thesis work in the final year. For admission details click here.

PhD
· Regular PhD Programme : PhD is a research programme whose centerpiece is the dissertation. The course work and the qualifiers are there to ensure the necessary breadth in the areas for the student. The semester-wise courses and the planning of PhD study is dependent on the students background. A PhD student takes the relevant courses in the first one or two semesters, depending on the background, just like a student of MS by research. After the first year, the student works on clearing the PhD qualifying exam which tests his or her breadth of knowledge in the field of study. This is followed by the P h D proposal defense where the depth of the knowledge of the student in his field of dissertation is tested. The PhD is awarded on completion of thesis followed by successful thesis defense. Research Exchange Programme allows a PhD student to spend time abroad.

· External PhD Programmes : This programme allows highly meritorious out-of-station candidates to enroll for PhD and carry out the main part of their research from their home institute. They are required to spend their first semester for course work in the institute, and again for a semester later while carrying out their research.

· Research Exchange Programme : The Institute has extremely ambitious programmes for the creation of the next generation of researchers, faculty members and innovators called the Research Exchange Programme. The candidate registers for PhD and spends even amount of time at the Institute and with a partner research group abroad. Financial support is guaranteed at both ends. He may also obtain his PhD from the partner research group abroad. The partnership has been worked out with leading research groups at CMU, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Illinois among others.

Part-time Programmes and PGSSP
Professionals in the Hyderabad area are encouraged to enroll in the PG programmes on a part-time basis. They are recommended to initially join through our PG Student Status Programme (PGSSP). PGSSP allows professionals to take individual courses of their interest without needing to enroll in a degree programme. This is suitable for professionals interested in acquiring new knowledge in chosen areas without regard to any degree. Students awarded the PGSSP status can take a maximum of two courses each semester.

If they choose, based on their performance in the courses, professionals may be formally admitted into a part-time (or full-time) degree programme. The courses taken under the PGSSP scheme will then count towards the formal degree. In case the candidate is interested in part-time research programmes (MS or PhD), they should additionally meet relevant faculty members and discuss their research plans and/or do a project with them

M. Tech/MS/PhD Programmes for foreign students

Contact
International Institute of Information Technology
Gachibowli, Hyderabad,
(A.P.), INDIA - 500 032
Phone : 91-40-2300 1967
Fax : 91-40-2300 1413

For More Information Visit http://www.iiit.net