Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Srirangam

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Srirangam (IIITS) is one among the 20 IIIT’s proposed under Non-profit Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Model by MHRD. IIITS is an academic and research Institute fully funded by Govt. of India, Govt. of Tamil Nadu and Industry partners. Industry partners include Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS), Infosys, Ramco Systems, ELCOT, and Navitas (Take Solutions).^[1]

IIITS is now housed within the premises of Bharathidasan Institute of Technology (BIT) Campus, University College of Engineering, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli – 620 024, Tamil Nadu. The Government of Tamil Nadu has lent a support to the institute by granting 62.97 acres in Sedhurapatti Village, Srirangam taluk, Tiruchirappalli – 620 012 for setting up the permanent campus.^[2][3]

BIT Campus, Anna University,Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India where IIIT Srirangam is currently working.

IIITS is currently offering three UG courses namely, B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, B.Tech Information Technology and B.Tech Electronics and Communication Engineering from the academic year 2015-2016 with the intake of 60 students in each of the courses. The admission for UG courses is based only on JEE (Main). It also offers three PG courses namely, M.Tech Computer Science and Engineering, M.Tech Database Systems and M.Tech Software Engineering from the academic year 2013-2014 with the intake of 20 students in each of the courses. The admission for PG courses is based only on GATE and is through Centralized Counseling for M.Tech Admissions(CCMT). In IIITS, all the core theory courses are supplemented with laboratory exercises/mini projects/case studies. The curriculum is manipulated to make the students industry-ready, and is customized to suit the conditions prevailing in the industry by providing internal or external industry participation.^[4]

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