IIIT is the generic name for several Institutes of Information Technology in India, each a mini university in itself. Many of these institutions have been subsequently renamed to better identify their affiliations and goals. The IIITs were conceived to be forerunners in the information technology education sector, at a time when India was going through a phase of unprecedented boom in the software industry (Years 1998 - 2000). The course curriculum at these institutes is at par with similar offerings at computer science departments of Indian Institute of Technologies IIT. Due to the competitive nature of the admission at these institutions, only a selected few make it to these universities. Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... Starting in the 1980s, application software has been sold in mass-produced packages through retailers The software industry comprises of businesses involved in the development, maintenance and publication of computer software. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... IIT is an initialism which may refer to: A number of institutes of technology, including: Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago Indian Institutes of Technology, a group of 7 autonomous institutes Indiana Institute of Technology, known primarily as Indiana Tech, in Fort Wayne Institute for Information Technology, a research institute...

IIIT, Hyderabad the first among the IIITs and pioneer among these institutes is established by government of Andhra Pradesh during the tenure of IT savvy chief minister Chandra Babu Naidu. It offers a world class education and was rated among the top 10 T-schools in India. Under the lines of IIIT Hyderabad other IIITs have been established, some by Ministry of HRD(Govt. of India)and some by different state governments.

IIIT Allahabad, which was started by Ministry of Human Resource Development (Govt. of India) provides an outstanding and highly rated educational experience with state-of-the-art infrastructure. IIIT-A is also rated among top 10 Engineering Schools in India The Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT-A) was established in 1999, as a center of excellence in Information Technology and Computer Science by Government of India. ...

IIIT Bangalore, IIITM-Gwalior, IIITM-K, IIIT Calcutta are the other institutes offering diverse courses and graduating brilliant engineers every year. IIIT Calcutta estd in 2001 by Govt of West Bengal has been renamed to SIT(School of Information Technology) and has been made the Information Technology Department of WBUT(West Bengal University of Technology-Kolkata) in the year 2004. The West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT) is a State University located in the suburban satellite township of Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal. ...

List of IIIT in India (Chronological Order)

• International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H)
• International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore (IIIT-B)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, ALLAHABAD (IIIT-A)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior
• Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Calcutta(Currently Known as SIT, IT Dept, WBUT-Kolkata)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K)
• IIIT-DM - Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (IIIT-DM)
• International institute of information technology pune(iiit. pune )web site :isquareit.ac.in.