International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore – 2021

The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT Bangalore) was established in 1999 as a deemed university at the International Tech Park campus in Bangalore Karnataka with a vision to contribute to the IT world by focusing on education and research, entrepreneurship, and innovation. It is a registered not-for-profit society funded jointly by the Government of Karnataka and the IT industry, and its Founding Director is Prof. Sadagopan. Since its inception, IIIT Bangalore, with its unique model of education, research, and industry interaction, has gained a considerable reputation in academic as well as corporate circles. It works in partnership with the corporate sector while retaining the freedom of an academic institution, therefore, it is inspired by other renowned institutions, and it also strives to excel in an academic culture on par with the best international institutions.

In this analysis, we are going to check out all the details about the institute’s students’ stats, faculty, courses offered, graduation outcomes & placements, median salary & top recruiters, infrastructures, and fees structures. All the details are authentic since we got these from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) where IIIT Bangalore gave its reports.

Courses Offered at IIIT Bangalore

IIIT Bangalore offers just 4 courses in postgraduate programs in engineering science & technology.

Students Intake at IIIT Bangalore

Students Intake
IIIT Bangalore admitted 180 students to PG courses and 120 students to integrated PG courses in 2021 and also in 2020, and 120 students to integrated PG courses in 2019.
Faculty
IIIT Bangalore has 63 distinguished professors at its faculty, of whom 88.89% are Ph.D. holders, and the faculty-to-student ratio is 1:13, that is, one professor is available for every 13 students.

IIIT Bangalore Annual Expenditures

Capital Expenditure

IIIT Bangalore spent Rs. 5.5 crores as capital expenditure in 2021, of which 21.57% spent on procuring books, journals, and e-resources for the library, merely 6.56% spent on buying new equipment and software for quality research, and a whopping 71.87% of its fund spent on the creation of capital assets and other expenditures. In 2020, the capital expenditure was Rs. 8 crores and it was around Rs. 5.7 crores in 2019.

Operational Expenditure

IIIT Bangalore spent over Rs. 32 crores in 2021 as operational expenditure, of which a considerable 63.87% of its funds spent on paying salaries to professors and supporting staff, a modest 34.26% of its funds spent on maintaining academic infrastructures, and the remaining 1.87% spent on conducting Seminars, Conferences, and Workshops. Spending as an operational expenditure was Rs. 28 crores in 2020 and Rs. 27 crores in 2019.

IIIT Bangalore Research Details

Patents Details

As IIIT Bangalore has a good faculty and a better infrastructure, it filed 5 patent applications in 2021 and got 2 patents, filed 4 and got 1 patent in 2020, and filed 2 and got 1 patent in 2019.

Sponsored Projects

As IIIT Bangalore has many distinguished professors and research scholars at its faculty, many big companies are willing to sponsor this institution, and therefore, it received Rs. 64 crores through the 99 sponsored research projects from 79 companies in 2021. In 2020 and 2019, it received Rs. 54 crores and Rs. 12 crores through 74 and 67 sponsored research projects from 62 and 49 companies, respectively.

Consultancy Projects

IIIT Bangalore received Rs. 35 lakhs through 9 consultancy projects from the same number of 9 companies in 2021, and it received Rs. 34 and 51 lakhs through 8 and 9 consultancy projects from the same number of 8 and 9 companies in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

IIIT Bangalore Graduations & Placements

PG Graduations & Placements
In PG programs, 99.37% of students graduated, of whom 97.48% got placements at top companies and none was selected for higher studies in 2021, 99.38% of students graduated, of whom 98.75% got placements, and none was selected for higher studies in 2020, and all of the students graduated, of whom 99.42% got placements and 1 was selected for higher studies in 2019.
Integrated PG Graduations & Placements
In integrated PG programs, 87.14% of students graduated, of whom 89.09% got the placement, and 5 students were selected for higher studies in 2021. In 2020, 96.72% of students graduated, of whom 91.84% got the placement and 10 students were selected for higher studies, and 98.24% of the students graduated, of whom all got the placements and the remaining 11 were selected for higher studies in 2019.
PhD Research Programmes
In the Ph.D. research program, 79 students have been pursuing research studies till 2021, of whom 7 students each graduated in 2021 and also in 2020, and 4 students graduated in 2019.
Median Salary & Top Recruiters
Median Salary of PG Graduates: Rs. 24.2 LPA in 2021, Rs. 17.4 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 14.1 LPA in 2019.

Median Salary of Integrated PG Graduates: Rs. 24.2 LPA in 2021, Rs. 17.4 LPA in 2020, and Rs. 14.1 LPA in 2019.
The top recruiters of the IIIT Bangalore are Apple, Analog Devices, Amazon, Adobe, AppDynamics, Cisco, Big Basket, IIRS, VE, Givaudan, Cogoport, etc.

Students Diversity at IIIT Bangalore

At IIIT Bangalore, 848 students are currently pursuing their degrees, of whom 83.14% are boys and 16.86% are girls, merely 75 students are from within the state, a huge number of 764 students are from outside of the state, and the remaining 9 students are from the foreign countries.

Facilities on IIIT Bangalore Campus

IIIT Bangalore has a lot of facilities that are available for students. It has hostels, labs, libraries, sports complexes, cafeterias, gyms, an auditorium, banks and ATMs, lifts/ramps, etc.

Annual Festivals at IIIT Bangalore

IIIT Bangalore celebrates cultural activities around the year for students to showcase their skills in a lecture or music, prove their mettle in debates, have a flair for creative writing, demonstrate their dancing finesse, prove their buff photography skills, and master the art of stage performances. It hosts a range of events largely organized and run by academic departments and students, the events provide multiple ways to connect. TEDx talks, hackathons, cultural events, sports events, research showcase events, and art competitions are just a few of them to shape the social and intellectual fabric of the students. Besides this, the startup ecosystem and competitions are held in February to induce the interest of the students and make them stalwarts in startups. Moreover, distinguished guests from India and the world participate and share their expertise and experience with students.

YAMINI is a popular annual event where an overnight series of concerts featuring the luminaries of the Indian classical music and dance forms are organized.

Accessibility

IIIT Bangalore is in Bangalore, Karnataka, the capital city of Karnataka which is connected by road, rail, and air all over India and the world. Bangalore Railway Station is at a distance of 23.4 km away and Kempegowda International Airport is at a distance of around 55.3 km away from the institution are available to reach this institution. Therefore, students from India and the world can commute to this institution.

How to Get Admission at IIIT Bangalore

For PG courses: Candidates need to take the GATE exam and admission is based on the GATE scores/ranks obtained by candidates.

For Integrated PG courses: Candidates who passed the +2 exam or any equivalent exam recognized by the state or central board can take the JEE Main exam. Selection is based solely on the candidates’ JEE Main scores/ranks.

Fee Structure at IIIT Bangalore

Students need to pay Rs. 6.4 lakhs as overall fees for integrated PG courses at IIIT Bangalore, however, the saving grace is they can get a good salary of Rs. 24.2 LPA at top companies, so they get back this amount within a year.

IIIT Bangalore Scores by NIRF

Teaching, Learning, and Resources: IIIT Bangalore has a good faculty and good infrastructure for doing innovative research. Therefore, it scored 58.9%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Research and Professional Practice: IIIT Bangalore has many distinguished professors and research scholars and also got patents for innovative research, however, it scored 10.89%, which accounts to 30% of overall NIRF scores.
Graduate Outcome: As IIIT Bangalore has a conducive atmosphere for study, many students graduated at the minimum stipulated time, so for this good performance it scored 63.64%, which accounts to 20% of overall NIRF scores.
Outreach and Inclusivity: IIIT Bangalore has students from every section and every part of India as well as the world, so it scored 60.93%, which accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

Perception: IIIT Bangalore has a good faculty, good infrastructures, and a conducive atmosphere, and its graduation outcomes and placements at top companies are also good, however, it has not yet gotten much popularity like first-generation IITs and NITs, therefore it scored 18.8%, which is accounts to 10% of overall NIRF scores.

IIIT Bangalore got 41.64% as an overall NIRF score and ranked at number 76.

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