Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior

Infobox University
name = Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior


established = 1997
motto = Vishwa Jeevanamritam Jnanam ("Knowledge is elixir for the world")
established = 1997
type = Public, Education and Research
director = Prof. S.G. Deshmukh
postgrad = 300
Ph.D = 15
Scientists = 5
faculty = 25
city = Gwalior
state = Madhya Pradesh
country = India
campus = Urban, convert|160|acre|km2
colors = Bisque
free = IIITM
website= [http://www.iiitm.ac.in www.iiitm.ac.in] The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM Gwalior), is a deemed university, which was the first IIIT established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 1997, as an initiative to foster IT and management education in India. IIITM Gwalior is the foremost institution providing Technical and Managerial Education in the areas of Information Technology and Management, in India. The only institution of its kind in India, IIITM is at the vanguard of imparting superior quality higher education and pertinent skills. It is located in the city of Gwalior, in the northern part of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Overview

Established in 1997, with a financial outlay of Rs. 61.0 Crores (US $ 14 million) for the first five years, the institute serves as a premier institution in the field of IT and Management. Over the years the institute has been providing highly respected Techno-Managers to the IT industry doing various techno-functional roles with elan. The institute was accorded the status of deemed university in the year 2001. The institute campus is spread over convert|160|acre|km2 amidst picturesque landscape in the foothills of the Gwalior Fort.The campus is self-contained and equipped with all the state of the art facilities necessary for the all-round development of the students’ personalities.

Mission

The vision of the Institute is Global Excellence in Knowledge Economy.

IIITM is missioned at: 1. Teaching and Research with focus on emerging technologies, business process and High-Tech Solutions in Low-Tech environment.

2. Integrating Technologies and Management in cross-cultural environments.

3. Shaping Students to be Innovative, Entrepreneurial, Supportive, Assured and International.

Campus

The institute is located on a sprawling convert|160|acre|km2|sing=on campus at the foothills of Gwalior fort. It currently houses the departmental blocks, various well equipped laboratories and the student hostels. There are two hostels for boys and the third one is under construction. There is an exclusive girls hostel. The campus is being planted with a large variety of plants including those with medicinal properties. The smart campus is being totally wired using the latest technology, thus providing a wholesome learning environment to its students.

Library

The library consists of a main reference library, reading room and digital Library with all modern communication facilities which enable an environment of scholastic learning.The library has a rich collection of 12000 references and text books on wide range of topics. The library subscribes wide range journals, periodicals, and magazines in the area of IT & Management. The library also hase Video Cassettes and Video CDs which are provided to the students for having complete overview of a subject.The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has set up the "Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology" (INDEST) consortium. This provides students with a wide repository of knowledge through journals and industrial database like IEEE, EBSCO,CME,ABI/Inform complete, ACM Digital Library, IEL Online, J-Gate Engineering and technology, Proquest Science journals and Springer Verlag’s link.

Laboratory

The institute presently has laboratories required for various courses such as Physics, Electronics, and Digital Logic, Engineering Process in addition to other computer laboratories. The Institute has state-of-the-art computer facilities in the form of dedicated linux and windows labs. The current day standard IT tools used in various functional areas likes marketing research, decision support system, operational research also act as resource multipliers.

IIITM has more than 11 laboratories for various disciplines like operating systems, database systems, software engineering, CRM, Networking protocols and Multimedia. These labs are a constant hub of activities day and night. The computer laboratories have more than four hundred Pentium based computer systems from different manufacturers such as Compaq, Digital, HCL, Silicon Graphics etc. The existing 1:2 system is being upgraded to 1:1 shortly.

Residential Campus

The residential campus consists of 3 men's hostel with capacity of around 300 students each, and a women's hostel for 150 students, along with Guest houses and Staff residences for senior professors and other staff.

Hostels

IIITM is a residential institute and requires that all students stay in the campus throughout their tenure. For this purpose, hostel accommodation has been made available to all. The hostels are self-contained, having amenities such as reading rooms, facilities for indoor games like table tennis and badminton, a lounge and a dining hall with messing arrangements. Separate hostels are provided for boys and girls. All hostels provide "single occupancy rooms" furnished with the basic necessities. All the rooms in hostel are going to be connected with internet very shortly.

Sports Facilities

Sports facilities at IIITM are very encouraging. The Institute is equipped with 3 Badminton Courts, 2 Lawn Tennis Courts, 4 Table Tennis tables, 1 Basket Ball Court, 2 Snooker Tables, 1 Football and 1 Cricket Ground. The institute also provide a state-of-the art Gym for both boys and girls separately.

The present Residential infrastructure is good enough to cater its needs for many years to come.

Academics

Academic Programmes

IIITM Gwalior offers specialized undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in niche areas of IT and Management. The institute offers MBA (Master of Business Administration), MTech (Master of Technology) and Integrated Post Graduate Programs.

The institute offers the following specializations in the post-graduate programmes:

* M.Tech IT (VLSI/Software Engineering/Advanced Networks)
* MBA (IT Enabled Services/Infrastructure Management/Non-Formal sector/e-Governance)
* PhD in various areas under IT and Management.

The institute pioneered the concept of a 5-year Integrated Post Graduate Programme, which leads to a dual academic certification (Graduate and Post Graduate). After successful completion of B.Tech students opt for the Post-graduate programs on offer in the institute. The choice of degrees is as follows:

* B.Tech(IT)+ M.Tech(IT)
* B.Tech(IT)+ MBA

It also conducts frequent MDP programmes for professionals in the corporate sector, government departments and educational institutions.

Research and Development Activities

The Institute has created a vision "Global Excellence in Knowledge Economy" and is evolving research and teaching programs which focus on emerging technologies for rendering high tech solutions. Core research areas for IT and Management disciplines have been identified to focus on research, application and user segments. For IT areas, the thrust areas identified are: Software Engineering, Network & Information Security, Human Centered Computing, Mobile Computing & Embedded System Design and for Management, th

Life at IIITM

Events

Aurora

" [http://aurora.iiitm.ac.in Aurora] ", is the annual cultural festival celebrates the spirit of teamwork and excellence. The three-day extravaganza is marked with a rich assortment of events designed to capture the essence of the new generation’s enthusiasm and vigor. The major events which add lustre to the fest are Personality Contest, Fashion Parade, Kavi Sammelan, Antakshari, dancing, singing competitions and many more.

Infotsav

" [http://infotsav.iiitm.ac.in Infotsav] " is the annual Technology and Management Festival of institute. It celebrates the spirit of the institute, embarked by its fight for creativity, excellence and being leader. The festival witnesses big corporate names as sponsors and big institutes as participants, ranging from IITK,IITB, NITIE, IITD etc. The excellence has always been rewarded, and the witness is huge prize money that is at stake every year. Infotsav'06 had a special feature of organizing "e-Governors Summit'06: Citizen Centric PPP Approach".

Abhigyan

" [http://abhigyan.iiitm.ac.in Abhigyan] " is the National level paper presentation contest held by the IETE students' Forum at IIITM Gwalior. The contest is a pulpit where research and innovations of students are competed against others. This event witnesses huge participations from about 100 engineering and management institutes across India.

Parichay

"Parichay" is the freshers' welcome party organized by the college. It is a festival to make the freshers feel at home, and to bring out their hidden talents.

External links

* [http://www.iiitm.ac.in/ IIITM Gwalior Official Website]
* [http://mail.iiitm.ac.in/ IIITM Gwalior Webmail]
* [http://alumni.iiitm.ac.in/ IIITM Gwalior Alumni Website]
* [http://infotsav.iiitm.ac.in Infotsav (Annual Technology and Management Festival)]
* [http://aurora.iiitm.ac.in/ Aurora (Annual Cultural Festival)]
* [http://twaran.iiitm.ac.in/ TWARAN (Inter IIIT Sports Meet)]
* [http://www.hcilondon.net/studying-in-india/iitm-gwalior.html/ HCI London]
* [http://iiitm.blogspot.com Blog]
* [http://docs.google.com/TeamPresent?docid=dc7zj6wd_16wtz5hpdm&skipauth=true Placement Brochure]