About IIIT Bhagalpur
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur (IIIT Bhagalpur) is one of the IIITs set up by MHRD, Govt of India in PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP(PPP) mode. It started functioning from the academic year 2017.
Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the southern banks of the river Ganges in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the 3rd largest city of Bihar and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as Silk City, it is a major educational, commercial, and political centre, and listed for development under the Smart City program, a joint venture between Government and industry. The Gangetic plains surrounding the city are very fertile. The river is home to the Gangetic dolphin and the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is established near the town. The ancient Vikramshila university, established in 9th century, was intended to complement the world class universities at Nalanda and Takshila. It lasted for four centuries before being destroyed during an attack by Bakhtiyar Khilji of the Delhi Sultanate.
Indian Institute of Information Technology Bhagalpur is a joint venture of Govt. of India (50%), Govt. of Bihar (35%) and BELTRON(15%). The Institute started its first academic session from 1st August 2017. Bhagalpur College of Engineering (BCE) had provided the buildings to IIIT Bhagalpur in its campus. They were renovated and logistics were provided by IIIT Bhagalpur. The institute is fully residential and has separate hostels for boys and girls with proper security arrangements and other facilities.
Govt of Bihar has provided 50 acres of land to IIIT Bhagalpur carved out of BCE Bhagalpur campus on the banks of river Ganga. The institute has taken possession of the land and construction of the state of the art Permanent campus is ongoing and expected to be completed soon..
The institute started with B. Tech programmes in two branches namely Computer Science Engineering (60 seats) and Electronics and Communication Engineering (60 seats) in 2017. From 2018, a new branch namely Mechatronics Engineering (30 seats) is being started. The admission of the students is held through JEE MAINS organised by JOSAA/CSAB. 73 students, from various parts of India, were admitted in the first batch in 2017 against the planned intake of 120.
The institute arranges invited talks by experts within and across the disciplines. Apart from the academics, the institute provides for sports, music and cultural facilities to ensure overall development of the students. NSS (National Service Scheme) activities are included in the curriculum to strengthen students’ obligation towards public service.
Vision and Mission
VISION: Value Creation, Innovative Ideas & Transformational Leadership
To create technocrat by providing high quality education, research by inculcating technical skills so that they can play pivotal role in transforming the world and serving the community.
MISSION
I. Enhance the Student Learning Environment
The Institute will improve learning for its diverse group of students by emphasing upon effective traditional teachning methods, innovative pedagogy and active learning through research experiences, internships, service learning, and learning communities. We will accomplish this by promoting teamwork, academic rigor, learning assessment, information literacy, ethics and problem solving skills.
II. Resource Development
The IIIT Institute will seek to generate sufficient resources to support our strategic planning priorities. Resources will be increased from a combination of centre and state funds, student tuition, private support, grants and contracts, continuing education iniatitives, and funds for services provided to the industry and region. The successful acquisition of resources combined with innovative approach to reduce costs will ensure the required fund to support key priorities.
III. Commitment to Student Transformation
The Institute will aggressively focus on the excellent performance of students and their transformation by focussing on data driven and research-based projects and strategies.
IV. Developing our Campus Community
The ability of the Institute to achieve its aspiration is dependent upon its ability to recruit and retain a pool of highly qualified and diverse set of faculty, staff and administrators. An emphasis will be placed on defining, supporting and assessing the entire institute as an inclusive and transformative learning community characterized by a strong commitment to innovation.
V. Engagement with the Region and Outreach activities
IIIT will duly recogise and ensure to commit to engage with region and community
- To improve education, healthcare, agriculture, promote awareness and skill development.
- To develop industry clusters to improve the regional economy growth and development.
- To empower social networks to improve neighbourhood and communities.