IIIT Bhubaneswar owes its origins to the initiative of the Government Orissa. It is a result of the desire of the Government to establish a world class institute of Information Technology in the state. The Institute has been registered as a society in 2006. The Management of the institute is in the hands of a Governing Board, consisting of representatives from the Government of Orissa, Leaders from the IT industry and eminent educationists. IIIT-Bhubaneswar will focus on quality and rigorous education, quality resource, academic infrastructure, technology and innovation. These initiatives will help IIIT-Bhubaneswar achieve pre-eminence in India and beyond. VISION Our vision is to be an unique institute imparting education, training, research, and consulting in technology and related fields to develop human resources who will lead the economy and the society in the coming decades. Mission The mission of IIIT is to be a knowledge seeking Institution of higher learning that will educate students in technology and other disciplines of scholarship. The Institute will work closely with the Industry and other users of the technology to develop and deliver technological solutions to enhance their competitive position. The Institute is committed to the entire value chain of knowledge creation, diffusion and preservation to meet the challenges of the century. The Institute will borrow best practices in education delivery systems, research and consulting practices. Leveraging technology to bring about next generation of practices will be a key to this strategy. The Institute is dedicated to creating a community of students, faculty and scholars with passion for learning, creativity, innovation in all aspects of academic pursuit. The Institute will cultivate values of Honesty and transparency, Respect for the Individual, Commitment to quality and high standards, passion for performance and sensitivity to social and ethical issues. Students 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 Institute has a rigorous screening procedure for admitting students. Hence, our students are drawn from prestigious institutes and a variety of backgrounds. Our students are completely focused on learning through the classrooms, group projects, encouraging each other, debating each other, providing each other a stable intellectual context and social network. The students have shown their zeal to learn beyond the class room and entrepreneurial streak by managing associations and event. Campus
The Institute has been allotted 23.5 acres of land in Gothpatna in the outskirts of the City. The campus construction is in full swing. The institute is expected to function in new campus from academic session 2009-10. Meanwhile, IIIT is operating from the Orissa Computer Application Center (OCAC) building in Acharya Vihar in the heart of the Bhubaneswar. The campus under construction will be a place to promote learning and knowledge sharing among students, faculty and others. The campus will have administrative buildings, class room and laboratory complex, Library Complex, student dorms, faculty quarters, recreation facilities etc. The campus will be technology enabled to promote physical as well as virtual networking. IIIT has created world class facilities at OCAC such as Class rooms, Library, Computer Labs, Internet facilities to create an ambience suitable for an Institute of higher learning. Library The The Institute has created a library of quality books and journals. The Institute has also subscribed to both Printed and the Internet versions of books and journals. In next three years the Institute is planning to build a library of about 10000 books. Labs The Institute has built state of the art computing facilities consisting of Servers, High speed networks, high end work stations and a software library. Since the technology will be a key enabler of our processes, all our business processes such as accounting and finance, Purchasing, Academic Systems, Library Systems, Helpdesk systems will be using suitable software for smooth running. IIIT has created a technology play ground where the students can explore and create technological solutions and products. Doctoral Programme The doctoral-level Ph.D. programme emphasises on building research competencies relevant to Information Technology. This programme is in the drawing board stage. Check this page regularly for information on Ph.D. programme