Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi
state public university in South, Delhi, India
The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) is a state university located in Delhi, India. IIIT Delhi offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees. IIITD also offers PhD degrees to students through the Department of Social Sciences and Humanities.
History
IIIT-D started at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) campus at Sector 3, Dwarka, Delhi. It was founded as a State University by an act of the Delhi Government (The IIIT Delhi Act, 2007) in 2008, with seed support from the Government of NCT of Delhi. 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.
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).
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