Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram
Motto | Learning By Doing |
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Type | Public |
Established | 2007 |
Chairman | Dr. Sridhar Vembu |
Director | Prof. M.V. Kartikeyan[1] |
Location | , , India 12.8378745°N 80.1370940°E |
Campus | 51 acres (21 ha) |
Website | www |
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram, also IIITD&M Kancheepuram) is a public institution established in 2007 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to pursue design and manufacturing oriented engineering education, research and to promote the competitive advantage of Indian products in global markets. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance (INI)[2] by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in July 2011, thus becoming the first IIIT to be accorded this status. Later in 2014, IIIT Bill 2014[3] was passed by the Parliament on 1 December 2014, thus granting the status of Institutes of National Importance upon the 5 MHRD funded IIITs including IIITDM Kancheepuram. Previously IIITDM Kancheepuram was mentoring IIITDM Kurnool in its new campus in Chennai.[4]
Academics
Academic programmes
The institute offers Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)[5] and Dual degrees (B.Tech and M.Tech) in several technological fields such as Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering , Mechanical Engineering and Smart Manufacturing. Admission to the undergraduate programs is based on All India Rank (AIR) in Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE-Main). Admission to foreigners is through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA).[6]
The institute also offers M.Des and M.Tech (PG) programs as well as Ph.D programs. Admissions to M.Tech is through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) and M.Des is through CEED.
Rankings
University and college rankings | |
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2022)[7] | 184 |
NIRF (2023)[8] | 101–150 |
IIITDM Kancheepuram has been placed in the band "Excellent" (Rank 11-21) among Institutes of National Importance (INI) in ARIIA 2021.[9] It has ranked 8 in [1] NIRF innovation rankings 2023.
IIITDM Kancheepuram was ranked in the band 101-150 among engineering colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework in 2023.[7]
Student life
Cultural festivals
Samgatha
Samgatha is IIITDM's inter-college cultural festival conducted every year in the month of March. It derives its name from the Sanskrit word "Samgatha"(सऽगथा) which means "Confluence". The fest consists of around 40 events.[10]
Vashisht
Vashisht is IIITDM's inter-college technical festival conducted every year in the month of October. The fest originally was part of the techno-cultural fest "Samgatha". The first iteration of this fest was conducted in 2019. [citation needed]
Student Bodies
SSG
SSG (acronym for Social Service Group) is institute sponsored social service group which undertakes numerous social and environmental initiatives. Ranging from eye checkup and blood donation camps to conducting cleanliness drive in zoos and beaches, SSG conducts more than 15 large scale volunteered programs in and around the college campus.[11] It's the largest volunteer organization in the institute.
References
- ^ "Director & Registrar". Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram Ordinance, 2011" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ http://164.100.24.219/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/PassedLoksabha/98C_2014_LS_Eng.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "IIIT Kancheepuram to mentor Andhra Pradesh counterpart". 28 June 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Undergraduate Programs". iiitdm.ac.in. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Undergraduate Admissions". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2023 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 5 June 2023.
- ^ Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements, MoE (ARIIA)
- ^ "Events | IIITDM Kancheepuram". www.iiitdm.ac.in. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "SSG | IIITDM Kancheepuram". www.iiitdm.ac.in. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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