Indian Institute of Information Technology Vadodara (IIIT-V) is established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India under Public Private Partnership (PPP) as Institute of National Importance with a view to develop new knowledge in information technology and to provide manpower of global standards for the information technology industry and to provide for certain other matters connected with such institutions or incidental thereto. The partners in this project are Government of India, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute, Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals and Tata Consultancy Services.
The Institute was established in the year 2013. At present, IIIT-V is operating from its temporary premises at Government Engineering College (Gandhinagar) till the time its new campus is made operational at Vadodara, Gujarat. The Government of Gujarat has lent support to the Institute by providing 50 acres of land at Dumad, Vadodara and an academic Block at GEC, Gandhinagar. Student stay in hostel at Raj Labdhi Heritage Society, Koba, Gandhinagar. Institute Bus service is available.
In order to cater the all-round development of students, the IIIT Vadodara encourages students to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities. At present, the following student clubs are active: Coding club, Design club, Gaming club, Athletics club, Obscura (Photography club), Encore (music club), MOD5 (dance club), Shades (Art club), Masquarede (Drama Club), etc. In the institute, basic music instruments and sports equipment are present. Throughout the year, a number of student events like Kreiva (Institute annual cultural festival), Nabhyan (New year festival), Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat Days, Constitutional Day, Swachhata Diwas, International Day of Yoga, variety of intra-institute technical events etc are organized.
The Placement Cell of the Institute provides a platform to students and facilitates recruiters. The cell closely works with students for internship and job opportunities, and at the same time coordinates with recruiters to provide best industry-ready students.
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