Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala
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Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K) is an institution that offers courses in science, technology and management. It is situtaed in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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[edit] Infrastructure
The institute is situated in the Technopark, a software park which is home to over 50 software companies from 14 countries and the TCS Training School. The Institute is presently operating from centrally air conditioned space of about 10,000 sq. ft. in the Park Centre Building and 6000 sq. ft. in the Nila Building of Technopark.
The Institute is expected to get a 15 acre campus of its own very soon in the land being acquired by Technopark. Experienced professionals from the Technopark companies and TCS Training Centre are inducted as Adjunct Faculty and help impart practical knowledge to students. The Technopark companies provide the students to work on projects during their internships and also offer job and career opportunities.
[edit] Activities and Services
- Post-Graduate education and research programs of high standards in basic and applied Science, Technology and Management related to Information at its premises.
- Academic support programs and services over the Web for colleges, universities, industry and other organizations to facilitate the creation of large numbers of IT graduates and professionals from several colleges through its educational network services
- Close tie-ups and networking with experts and faculty of premier institutions and organizations both in India and abroad.
- Advanced library, including e-library and Web based services to all subscribing colleges, teachers, institutions, industry and professionals.
- State-of-the-art multimedia authoring and content generation facilities for the development of quality e-courseware for higher education and professions.
- Affiliation portal services for faculty from leading institutions, universities and experts and related programs encouraging them to visit, interact and contribute to the development of quality multimedia e-courseware and IT facilitation of higher education.
- Promotion and hosting of an autonomous Educational Network Services enterprise with support from the IT industry. This enterprise will serve colleges, industry and services organizations through its networking and technology support for Web enhanced education.
- Business and IT Ventures incubation facilities.
- Consultancy services for various information systems related projects
- Development and implementation of various information systems and IT Enabled services for academia, industry and government agencies
[edit] Master of Science Information Technology
MS (IT) is an autonomous programme leading to Master of Science in Information Technology. It is a two-year postgraduate programme with four semesters of structured and streamlined syllabus, summer projects and an internship. The course includes foundation courses in IT, soft skills, personality and leadership development programmes, advanced courses like Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Web Technology, Artificial Intelligence etc.
[edit] Board of Directors
The Institute is driven with vision and direction by a Board of Directors constituted by the government of Kerala comprising a team of accomplished and eminent persons from academia, IT Industry , Research and Development and Administration. This ensures that the institute is established as a premier academic and research institution with speed and excellence. The team of Directors consists of:
- Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Infosys, Bangalore
- Mr. V. Ramachandran, Former Vice Chairman-Planning Board
- Prof. M.S. Ananth, Director IIT Madras
- Dr. Krishna Kumar, Director, IIM-K
- Mr. V. K. Mathews, Managing Director, IBS Software Services
- Shri. P.J.Thomas, Prinicpal Secretary- Higher Education , GoK
- Shri. K. Jose Cyriac, Principal Secretary - Finance, GoK
- Shri. P.H. Kurien, Secretary - Information Technology, GoK
- Prof.S.K. Mohan, Director, Technical Education, GoK
- Dr. Aloksheel, Secretary (Resources), Govt. of Kerala
- Dr. K.R Srivathsan, Director, IIITM-K
[edit] Past Directors
- Shri Vinod Rai, IAS (Ex Officio)
- Smt. Sudha Pillai, IAS (Ex Officio)
- Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Ex Officio)
- Dr. R. Bhaskaran
- Shri. K.P.P. Nambiar (former Chairman)
- Shri.T.K.A Nair, IAS (retd.)
- Dr. A.H. Kalro
- Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar
- Dr. V. Rajaraman
- Shri. K. Mohandas, IAS
