Type Public Language English Founded 2014 | Established 2014 Website www.iiitu.ac.in | |
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Location Una, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India | ||
Indian Institute of Information Technology Una (IIIT, Una) is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology located at Una, Himachal Pradesh. The academic session of IIIT Una started from its temporary campus at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur from year 2014. IIIT Una is a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, the Govt. of Himachal Pradesh, with Industries in Public-Private Partnership model.
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History
On 18 March 2013, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India introduced a bill in the Parliament to establish 20 new Indian Institute of Information Technology's in different parts of the Country. As per the bill, MHRD will establish the 20 new IIITs under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode partnering with respective state governments and industry partners. The new IIITs are envisaged to be Institutes of National Importance. Aimed at generating highly competent manpower of global standards for the Information Technology Industry, the institutes are also expected to act as major catalyst to develop new knowledge in the field of Information Technology.
Indian Institute of Information Technology – Una, Himachal Pradesh is amongst 20 new IIITs approved by MHRD and started to intake students from 2014.
Admissions
The admission to IIIT is through Central Seat allocation Board (CSAB). The students are allotted admission by CSAB based on their Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) ranks. The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una, Himachal Pradesh is listed in the CSAB website under List of participating institutes in Other Central Government / State Government Funded Technical Institutes.
Academic Programs
The Institute presently offers B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE).