Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Thiruvananthapuram

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K) is an institution that offers courses in science, technology and management. It is situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

VISION

IIITM-K is a premier institution of excellence in Science, Technology and Management related to Information that develops professionals and leaders of high calibre imbued with values of entrepreneurship, ethics and social responsibility. IIITM-K will actively promote higher education and industry across Kerala and beyond through its IT facilitated education programs and services.

ORIGIN

The State of Kerala has excelled in the sphere of literacy and has been a guiding example and inspiration for the other states in India. The state enjoys excellent primary and secondary schooling systems that guarantee affordable education to its people. The state also enjoys many good science and arts colleges and is well known for its medical and nursing institutions. However, in the sphere of engineering and technology education, the state has somewhat lagged behind its neighbours, necessitating many local students to seek admissions in institutions outside the state.

With this background in view and the need for the state to take positive steps towards establishing leadership in the fast growing Information Technology field, a high-power committee consisting of leading figures of Industry, Academia and Government was constituted by the Government of Kerala, to initiate steps towards establishing a premier institute of Information Technology and Management. Based on the deliberations of the committee, the Government of Kerala decided to set up the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K).

The Honorable Governor of Kerala, Sri Sukhdev Singh Kang, formally inaugurated the institute on November 23, 2000. The first batch of students was admitted in the month of March 2001 for the coveted Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT) of 18 months duration. The convocation of the first batch of students was held on April 7,2003. Shri F C Kohli, a father figure for the IT industry in India, awarded the degrees to this pioneer batch of students. The leading Indian software giant, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is the creation of Sri Kohli who built the company virtually from scratch way back in 1960s when software was even not heard of.

The first batch PGDIT students were enthusiastically received by the software industries and almost all of them got excellent placements in reputed IT companies. The second and third batches of students also got excellent campus placements. The fourth batch of students were admitted in July 2004.

Programs

PGDIT/MS IT

PGDIT programme is a two-year postgraduate programme with four semesters of structured and streamlined syllabus, summer projects and an internship. The course includes foundation courses in IT, soft skills, personality and leadership development programmes, advanced courses like Embedded System, Software Engineering, Web Technology, Artificial Intelligence and so on. All the more, the students are trained to align closely with the competencies and skill-set as demanded by the industry. In addition to the extremely qualified core faculty, IIITM-K hires the services of eminent personalities from elite Institutions in India and abroad and also from Industry. The students here enjoy an excellent learning environment, with streamed lectures and the digital library accessible on the web round the clock.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Those with a B Tech Degree in any discipline or a Master's Degree in Computer Applications (MCA) with at least 60% aggregate marks in the final exam, +2 and 10th level are eligible to apply for admission to the PGDIT course. Those with a valid GATE/CAT score will get exemption from the Entrance Test; however, they will have to complete all other requirements for securing admission. Candidates who are doing the final year degree courses may also apply. However, they must clear all backlogs by the time of the interview, in case they pass the entrance test and are called for interview. Admissions are open to all Indian Nationals. However, 50% of the seats are reserved for Keralites. IIITM-K shall adopt the pattern of communal reservations being followed for other similar professional courses in Kerala for those seats reserved for candidates from Kerala.

PGDIT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Two years full time post graduate programme 3 semesters of classes with 16 courses 1 Semester internship in reputed IT industry, Research Organization or in the institute's R&D projects Summer project for two months Judicious blend of courses in both IT and Management, including orientations to Entrepreneurship and Information Systems and Software Enterprise Management.

Courses include Foundation courses in IT Management courses in IT Leadership and Self-Development Software Engineering and Design. Elective courses in important areas like Embedded System, Geographic Information Systems, E-Commerce, Web Technology and more to be added. Wide opportunities for latest skills-set updates as per the demands of Industry

QUALITY LEARNING AMBIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED LEARNING METHODOLOGIES

Concurrent Instructional and Learning support for courses Web Based Course Management System 1000+ hours of recorded streamed video-on-demand lectures Best run Digital Library Group collaboration and message board interactions Seminars, Group discussions Case studies in live projects

Board of Directors

The Institute is driven with vision and direction by a Board of Directors constituted by the government of Kerala comprising a team of accomplished and eminent persons from academia, IT Industry , Research and Development and Administration. This ensures that the institute is established as a premier academic and research institution with speed and excellence. The team of Directors consists of:

* [http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/s-gopalakrishnan.asp Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan] , Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Infosys, Bangalore
* Mr. V. Ramachandran, Former Vice Chairman-Kerala State Planning Board
* Prof. M.S. Ananth, Director IIT Madras
* Dr. Krishna Kumar, Director, IIM Kozhikode
* Mr. V. K. Mathews, Managing Director, IBS Software services
* Shri. P.J.Thomas, Prinicpal Secretary- Higher Education , GoK
* Shri. K. Jose Cyriac, Principal Secretary - Finance, GoK
* Shri. P.H. Kurien, Secretary - Information Technology, GoK
* Prof.S.K. Mohan, Director, Technical Education, GoK
* Dr. Aloksheel, Secretary (Resources), Govt. of Kerala
* Dr. K.R Srivathsan, Director, IIITM-K

Past Directors

* Shri Vinod Rai, IAS (Ex Officio)
* Smt. Sudha Pillai, IAS (Ex Officio)
* Smt. Aruna Sundararajan, IAS (Ex Officio)
* Dr. R. Bhaskaran
* Shri. K.P.P. Nambiar (former CMD, Keltron)
* Shri.T.K.A Nair, IAS (retd.)
* Dr. A.H. Kalro
* Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar
* Dr. V. Rajaraman
* Shri. K. Mohandas, IAS

External links

* http://www.iiitmk.ac.in
* http://www.iiitmk.ac.in/wiki/index.php/Main_Page