About IIIT Pune

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune (abbreviated IIITP), is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology, a group of institutes of Higher education in India focused on Information Technology.It is established by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India and few industry partners as Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP) Institution ^[1]. Government College of Engineering, Pune (COEP) was the mentor Institute for Indian Institute of Information Technology Pune (IIITP).

The IIITP is located in Pune, Maharashtra, and it started its academic sessions from July 2016. The Institute is operating from the temporary campus of KJEI’s Trinity Academy of Engineering at the scenic foothills of Bopdev Ghat, Yewalewadi, Pisoli, Pune. For the academic year 2018-19, it offered two courses in Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) they are, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) and Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE). For A.Y 2019-20, the institute has intake capacity of 150 students for CSE and 75 students for ECE. From A.Y 2019-20, the Institute has started Masters of Technology (M.Tech) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes. M.Tech programmes are designed to impart students with latest aspects technology through introductory and advanced level courses, followed by the research within their field of specialization. The Institute offers M.Tech. programmes through its department of CSE with specializations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and department of ECE with specializations in Internet of Things (IoT). M.Tech. programmes are two years structured programmes with credit components from one year of course work and one year of project/thesis.

Ph.D programme is aimed at assisting students acquiring proficiency in their chosen area of research. The academic programme leading to the Ph.D. degree is broad-based and involves a course credit requirement and a research thesis submission. The Institute encourages research in interdisciplinary areas through a system of joint supervision and interdepartmental group activities.