Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat
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| Motto | Knowledge and Hard Work are always revered |
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| Type | Institute of National Importance |
| Established | 2017 |
| Director | Rajeev Shorey |
| Location | , , 21°09′52″N 72°47′07″E / 21.164583°N 72.785239°E |
| Website | www.iiitsurat.ac.in |
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The Indian Institute of Information Technology Surat (IIIT Surat) is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology established by MHRD in PPP mode located in Surat, Gujarat.The Institute has been conferred as Institute of National Importance (INI) on Feb 5, 2020. IIIT Surat is operating from its temporary premises at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT). The institute is mentored by SVNIT for an initial period of 2–3 years till the construction of the new campus.[1] The IIIT Surat is built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model, jointly funded by the state government and industry partners Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers & Chemicals, Gujarat Gas and Gujarat Informatics.[2]
To address the challenges faced by the Indian IT Industry & growth of the domestic IT Market, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India has established twenty Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), on a not-for-profit Public Private Partnership basis. As a part of this, IIIT-Surat was planned and started with initial mentoring by SVNIT, Surat till the new campus of IIIT is ready in Surat. A memorandum of understanding and a memorandum of association have been signed between the President of India, the Governor of the State of Gujarat and Industry partners namely; Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation (GNFC), Gujarat Informatics Limited (GIL) and Gujarat Gas Limited (GAL). After a series of meetings at MHRD, Directorate of Technical Education (Gujarat State) and SVNIT, Surat planned various academic activities. The State Government has requested Collector of Surat to allocate 50 acres of land in Surat, which is in progress. B.Tech. courses in Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering began in SVNIT campus from July, 2017.[citation needed]