11 years later, Vadodara IIIT still operating in Gandhinagar

Established in 2013, the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)’s Vadodara campus is yet to commence operations in 2024. The institute is currently  operating at Gandhinagar government college for the last 11 Years.

IIITs are one of the key institutions in India offering engineering education along with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs). 

There are 23 IITs, 31 NITs, and 26 IIITs across the country, and IIIT Vadodara is one of them. However, despite being established in 2013, IIIT Vadodara has yet to have its own campus in Vadodara.

When IIIT Vadodara was established, no land had been allotted for it in the city. As a result, the institute started functioning from the Government Engineering College campus in Gandhinagar. The primary focus of the institute is education in information technology, with courses in Computer Science and Information Technology, as well as M Tech and Ph D programs.

The Gujarat government initially planned to allocate land for the institute in Padra but later changed its decision and allocated 62 acres in Dumad.

However, the campus is still not operational due to slow progress in construction. Sources indicate that work on the Dumad campus has begun, but it is expected to take another two years before the campus in Vadodara is ready. Meanwhile, attempts to contact officials for further information via the contact numbers listed on the IIIT website were unsuccessful.

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