Odisha HRD

More on IIIT Bhubaneswar receiving AICTE approval

December 21st, 2007

Following is an excerpt from a New Indian Express report.

BHUBANESWAR: The upcoming International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) here has received AICTE nod to start the first batch with 25 seats.

To begin with, the institute would offer M.Tech programme in computer science.

Director Gopal Krushna Nayak said the institute would now seek BPUT’s affiliation.

Once this comes through, which he expects to happen soon, dates for admission to the new programme would be announced.

Appointment of faculty members would also be carried out soon.

The programme would focus on a host of emerging and traditional areas of computer science.

They include computer architecture and engineering, operating systems and networking, database management systems, graphics and humancomputer interaction, programming system, security, software engineering and business analysis.

IIIT Bhubaneswar aims to be a unique institute imparting education, training, research and consultation in technology and related fields to develop human resources to spur economic growth and lead society in the coming decades.

It will be modelled after IIIT Bangalore. Tech giant Infosys has already sponsored a chair at IIIT, Bhubaneswar, while other firms like TCS, Wipro and Mindtree have evinced interest to follow suit.

The State Government has provided about 24 acres for the campus at Gothapatna on the outskirts of the city and the Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa has been entrusted with the job of infrastructure development.

Till the institute comes up, classes would be conducted on the campus of Orissa Computer Application Centre (OCAC) here.

Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy is the chairman of the governing body, while other members included Prof.L.M.Patnaik of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and representatives of IT companies having development centres in the city.

The institute is expected to put the city prominently on the educational map of the country and a sought after destination for students especially from Eastern India.

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