Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

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Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior


Motto	Vishwa Jeevanamritam Jnanam (Knowledge is elixir for the world)
Established	1997
Type	Higher Education, University
Director	prof. Om Vikas
Location	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban, 160 acres
Website	www.iiitm.ac.in

The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM Gwalior), is a deemed university, which was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Developement, Government of India as an initiative to foster IT and management education in India. It is located in the city of Gwalior, in the northern part of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

[edit] Overview

Established in 1997, with a financial outlay of Rs. 61.0 Crores (US $ 14 million) for the first five years, the institute serves as a premier institution in the field of IT and Management. Over the years the institute has been providing highly respected Techno-Managers to the IT industry doing various techno-functional roles with elan. The institute was accorded the status of deemed university in the year 2001. The institute campus is spread over 160 acres amidst picturesque landscape in the foothills of the Gwalior Fort. The campus is self-contained and equipped with all the state of the art facilities necessary for the all-round development of the students’ personalities.

[edit] Academics

IIITM Gwalior offers specialized undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in niche areas of IT and Management. The institute offers MBA (Master of Business Administration), MTech (Master of Technology) and Integrated Post Graduate Programs.

The institute offers the following specializations in the post-graduate programmes:

• M.Tech IT (VLSI/Software Engineering/Advanced Networks)
• MBA (IT Enabled Services/Infrastructure Management/Non-Formal sector/e-Governance)
• PhD in various areas under IT and Management.

The institute pioneered the concept of a 5-year Integrated Post Graduate Programme, which leads to a dual academic certification (Graduate and Post Graduate). After successful completion of B.Tech students opt for the Post-graduate programs on offer in the institute. The choice of degrees is as follows:
• B.Tech(IT)+ M.Tech(IT)
• B.Tech(IT)+ MBA

It also conducts frequent MDP programmes for professionals in the corporate sector, government departments and educational institutions.