IIIT Dharwad - Indian Institute of Information Technology

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is one of the 23 IIITs of India. This premium engineering institute was established in the year 2015. This institute is known for its B. Tech. and PhD degrees of 4 and 6 years respectively. The institute is situated in Dharwad, Karnataka. It is established under the public and private partnership model. This means both the government of India along with the government of Karnataka and industry partner, has funded the college. The funding is done by MHRD and the state government, and the industry partner is Keonics. 

This is a self-sustaining institute and is established to cover the gap of skill in the IT sector faced in recent years. They offer B. Tech. in three specializations of; electronics, computer science, and data science and AI. They also offer a doctoral-level degree or PhD in computer science, electronics, mathematics, and physics. They have all the required facilities and amenities for the students ranging from fully equipped labs to hostels. They are currently running out of a temporary campus in Hubballi's IT Park. The institute is planning to shift to its permanent campus in the year 2020. The government has provided 61 acres of land for a well-structured and facilitated campus of IIIT Dharwad at Tadasinakoppa village which falls between Dharwad and Hubballi cities. 

Location 

Currently, IIIT Dharwad runs from a temporary campus in Hubballi. Whereas, they will shift to the permanent campus in Tadasinakoppa village in 2020-21. The temporary campus is in the IT park, 3rd floor. The location is in the Deshpande Nagar, Hubli Dharwad highway and is in an easy to reach location from the main junction and bus stop. The rail junction is 2.5kms away and the bus stop is 2km away from the institute. Students can easily reach the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad by bus or cab from the junction or bus stop. 

Latest news 

IIIT Dharwad has opened its online reporting portal for B.Tech admission, 2020.

The last round of online reporting, admission form filling will be held in December 2020.

CSAB has announced the 1st round list of counselling for remaining seats on 23rd November 2020.

CSAB has announced the 2nd round list of counselling for remaining seats on 27th November 2020.

Orientation program for 2020-21 sessions will start from 7th December 2020. 

Awards 

The IIIT Dharwad is awarded by the Ministry Of Human Resource And Development. 

Recognitions 

The IIIT Dharwad is recognized by the Ministry Of Human Resource And Development. 

Collaborations

Since its commencement in the year 2015, the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad has grown both academically and culturally. The students and faculties are continuously involved in various projects for institutes and student's betterment. Some of the collaboration of the institute are: 

AIWC (Australia India Water Centre)

Health and Family Welfare Service (HFWS) of the Government of Karnataka.

Clubs and committees 

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is one of the notable institutes where students from all across the country take admission to complete their bachelor's in engineering. The institute is always trying to provide its students with the best opportunities. From high-end facilities to high experience faculty to clubs and committees that will help in honing their skills. These clubs and committees are there for students to learn and exchange their knowledge with their peers.

Coding committee: The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, provides a coding club for students to participate and learn coding and various real-world applications of coding.

Cultural club: Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, has a cultural club for students to hone and better their cultural skills like dancing, music, and art. This gives the student a stage to shine in various fields other than academics.

Innovation club: Engineering is all about innovating something new that will help the world and society. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, takes this task of engineers seriously, and thus encourages their students to be part of innovation clubs. This club makes the students more innovative in their field of study and also brings their entrepreneurial traits out. 

Facilities 

Indian Institutes of Information Technology are premium institutes of India, and they are always at the forefront to provide the best of facilities and amenities to their students. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is no different in this. The new and permanent campus that is being built in Tadasinakoppa village near Hubli and Dharwad, is plush in the midst of greenery. The institute provides various facilities to its students, like: 

Classrooms: The institute has around 30 classrooms with 80 seating capacity. All the classes are well built, ventilated, and spacious. 

Laboratories: Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad will have state of the art and high tech labs for their engineering and research students. Some of the labs are microcontroller lab, microprocessor lab, analogue, and digital labs, processional communication lab, physics lab, computer lab, networking lab, etc. 

Hostels: The campus equips a 200 room boy's hostel and a 100 room girl's hostel. The hostel room is ventilated and has varying seater arrangement. The hostels also have a dining room and common rooms for entertainment and activities. 

Library: The campus has a well-built and stocked library having around 2500 books, journals, newspapers, and digital media.

Sports complex: the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad has a sports complex comprising both outdoor and indoor facilities. Students can also take advantage from the clubrooms, digital screening space ad music room for cultural committees and events. 

Auditorium: there is a large and spacious auditorium for holding various cultural and educational seminars and events. 

Medical and welfare block: in this expansive block, the students can find all the needed medical help, pharmacy, along with fitness centres and yoga rooms. There is also a salon, a shop, and an e-bank. 

IIIT Dharwad Courses offered and fee structure

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad offers two courses; a bachelor's and doctoral program.  The bachelor's program is of 4 years and has various numbers of seats allotted to each specialization. The PhD program is of 6 years and has various specializations in the field of engineering and mathematics. Both these programs have various specializations that the students will have to opt for during the admission as per their rank and seat availability.

IIIT Dharwad B. Tech. Programme

Specializations

-        Computer science and engineering

-        Electronics and communications engineering

-        Data science and artificial engineering

IIIT Dharwad Ph.D programme

Specializations:

-        Computer science and engineering

-        Electronics and communications engineering

-        Physics

-        Mathematics

IIIT Dharwad Fee structure

Indian Institute of Information Technology Admission

From the year 2015 onwards, the admission process of both the programs is held actively for students of India. The admissions of the B. Tech. programme in the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is based on the JEE mains rank and seat availability. The admissions in the PhD programme is through the selection process designed by the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad itself, which is based on the merit and entrance exam results.

The admission process of the B.Tech programme

-        Those students who are interested in taking admission to the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, should apply for the JEE MAINS exam.

-        Appear in the exam and wait for the results.

-        After the result is declared, one will have their all India rank scorecard with them.

-        Now, apply and fill the counselling form of JoSAA. JoSAA holds the national level counselling rounds which completes in 6 rounds.

-        One will fill their choice of college. Those who are interested in IIIT Dharwad need to fill the college's name as a choice among others.

-        After this, the students will have to take part in the next step of JoSAA counselling of choice locking.

-        After the choice locking is done, the seat allotment and selection process take place.

-        The students will be selected based on their all India rank, their choice filling and choice locking step, number of applicants, and seats available as per the category.

-        Now the merit list of the college will be declared along with the seat matrix. The selected students will have to submit their fees along with the documents for verification.

Admission process of the Ph.D programme 

-        The admission in the Ph.D programme is through the college decided entrance exam and interview.

-        The eligible applicants with a master's degree from a recognized college in the engineering field will have to apply for the program online.

-        Go to the online portal of PhD admission of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad.

-        Fill the application form with all the required details and also attach the needed documents asked by the institutes.

-        Pay the application fee of 1500/- through the payment link.

-        Those students who have applied will have to appear in the entrance exam that is designed and held by the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad.

-        Those who qualify for the test will be called to appear in the interview process by the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad.

-        The final result and the selected student's list will be declared based on the student's academic performance, entrance exam score, and interview score.

-        Those students who appear on the merit list will have to confirm their seats by fulfilling the admission process by paying the fee and getting the documents verified. 

Scholarships 

Scholarships help the students to get financial aid and assistance throughout their educational program. The scholarships are usually given to meritorious students who have had excellent academic performance at their schools and college levels. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad is a nationally-funded college, and, therefore, the scholarship schemes are aided by the government of India and the Government of Karnataka. 

The scholarships are given to the meritorious students every year that will have to apply through the scholarship portal along with the required documents. Some of the common scholarship schemes are like, post-matric scholarship, top-class educational scholarship, prime minister's scholarship scheme, CIL scholarship scheme, etc. the students who come from economically weaker backgrounds and sections can also apply for various scholarships based on their reservation category. There is a merit cum means scholarship scheme provided by the government of India for IIIT students.

Other than these scholarship schemes, the students of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad can also apply for fee loans from the central banks across the country. This will make it easier for the students to pay the fees without financial stress. 

Cut-offs 

The B.Tech program of the institute takes admission through JEE MAINS results. The student will have to appear in the exam and then need to fill in the choice during the JoSAA counseling, and this is all India counselling for all national engineering institutes. The JoSAA counselling takes place in 8 rounds every year. But this year, the counselling took place in 6 rounds. The seats remain unfilled or vacant even after JoSAA counselling is filled and allotted by the CSAB counselling. 

Every year Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad releases their cut-off list which comprises all the specializations and all the categories. The cut off is as per the opening and closing rank of JEE MAINS. Also, the cut off list is released as per the category of GEN, OBC, SC, and ST. The seats are also reserved in every specialization for different categories. 

General category cut off list of 2020 of B.Tech

 OBC category cut off list of 2020 of B. Tech.

 SC category cut off list of 2020 of B.Tech

ST category cut off list of 2020 of B.Tech

The cut-off ranks of the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad have shown positive movement since 2019. A positive trend is when the opening rank declines as compared to the previous year. As the competition increases, the cut off rank dips down. There can be many factors affecting the overall cut off trend of a college. This can be affected by the number of students filling the college's name during the joint counselling, the number of students appearing in the JEE mains, and the difficulty level of the exam. More students appear in the exam, more will be the overall number of students applying for the same seat, and this increases the competition. Also, in the last few years, the demand for IIIT Dharwad's B. Tech. program has only increased. 

Placements 

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad provides complete assistance and guidance to the students for getting placed in some of the best companies in India and abroad. The institute has a career guidance cell which is run and managed by the faculty and students. The cell continuously helps in training the students to crack interviews, counsel them for their future plans, and invite companies for placement drives and organize drives on the campus. The cell also helps the student through seminars and workshops to hone their skills and make their industry-ready. This helps the students to appear confident during placement drive and makes them ready to face questions posed by the interviewer. 

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Dharwad, has placed many students across various niches in engineering on some of the big industrial names of India. Currently, the 2021 placement drive is ongoing. In 2020, 94 percent of the students were placed in national and multinational companies. In 2019, 100 percent of eligible students were placed with a good package. In 2020, the highest LPA is Rs. 11 lakh, and the average package is Rs. 7 lakh. Not only does the institute help their students get placed, but they also help them grab great summer internship opportunities with some big names of the industry. 

Top recruiters 

-        Samsung group

-        Deloitte

-        TCS

-        Wipro

-        ActyV

-        Maven hive

-        All go vision technologies

-        Intel

-        Greendeck

-        Infosys

-        Robert bosch

-        Mindtree

-        Bentley Motors

-        Capgemini

-        Elseem innovation

-        Govivace

-        Mercedes Benz

-        Utopia India

-        Traveloka

-        Intellect design arena