International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar was established by the Government of Odisha in 2006. The institute has been registered as a society in Nov 2006 and is designed to be a premier institute of Information Technology and related areas. The Institute has been converted into a unitary university by the Government of Odisha on 20th Jan 2014.
There is misconception that IIIT Bhubaneswar is an Institute promoted in PPP mode by the Government. The Institute is fully owned by the Government of Odisha. The Information Technology Department is the controlling Department. The Government provides funds for the infrastructure creation. However, the Institute has to earn its Revenue Expenditure. The Institute enjoys academic, financial and administrative autonomy by the powers invested through the IIIT Bhubaneswar act. IIIT aspires to be a national Institute in line with its Peer Institutes.
The Governance structure of the Institute is modelled after those of the IITs. The Governor of the state is the Chancellor of the Institute. The Board of Governors has members from Odisha Legislative Assembly, Government of Odisha, Leaders from the IT industry and Eminent educationists. Currently, the Chairman of the Institute is the Chief Secretary of the Government of Odisha. The Director is the Executive Head of the Institute. The Director is assisted by the Registrar, the Deans, the Controller of examinations and the Comptroller of finance in day-to-day management of the Institute. The Institute has its focus on quality and rigorous education, quality resource, academic infrastructure, technology and innovation. These initiatives have helped IIIT-Bhubaneswar achieve pre-eminence in India and beyond.
IIIT Bhubaneswar offers an extraordinary environment for its students. Staff, faculty and students share an intimate relationship. The diversity and rich mix of experience, background and culture, coupled with shared traits of talent and high aspiration, produces an inspirational vitality and enriches learning inside and outside the classroom.
High degree of interaction among the faculty, students and corporate visitors is a way of life. Life at IIIT, Bhubaneswar is competitive, co-operative, friendly, helpful, impressive and stimulating. As members of this community, students forge deep and lasting friendships during their stay here. The quality of life as well as learning is enhanced in the company of such energetic, ambitious, interesting and committed people. The students have shown their zeal to learn beyond the class room and entrepreneurial streak by managing associations and events such as techno cultural fest Advaita.
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