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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur

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IIIT Bhagalpur is an Indian Institute of Information Technology established in public-private partnership mode that began academic operations in 2017.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur (IIIT Bhagalpur) is one of the IIITs set up by MHRD, Govt of India in public-private partnership (PPP) mode, and it started functioning from the academic year 2017. It is a joint venture of Govt. of India (50%), Govt. of Bihar (35%) and BELTRON (15%). The institute began its first academic session on 1st August 2017 with B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. It is described as an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. Its permanent campus is in Sabour, on land provided by the Govt of Bihar, and the institute is now fully functional from that campus.

History

IIIT Bhagalpur is one of the IIITs set up by MHRD, Govt of India in public-private partnership (PPP) mode, and it started functioning from the academic year 2017. It is a joint venture of Govt. of India (50%), Govt. of Bihar (35%) and BELTRON (15%). The institute started its first academic session from 1st August 2017, beginning with B.Tech programmes in Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering. Govt of Bihar provided 50 acres of land to IIIT Bhagalpur carved out of the BCE Bhagalpur campus on the banks of the river Ganga; the institute took possession of the land and construction of Phase-1 of its new building/campus was completed in 2024. The institute is now fully functional from its permanent campus in Sabour. IIIT Bhagalpur was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 20th February 2024 through online mode.

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An Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, focused on computer science and information technology research and education.

  • B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering

  • B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering

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