Sri City : – Hon’ble Vice President of India Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu will address the first convocation of the Indian Institute of Information Technology-Sri City (IIITS), on Tuesday, 23rd April 2019 at its campus.

Giving the programme details Dr. G. Kannabiran, Director, IIITS said that Hon’ble Vice President has kindly consented to be the chief guest of the ceremony and agreed to deliver the convocation address. Mr. Srinivasa Raju, Chairman, Sri City & Member of Board of Governors of IIITS will will preside over the ceremony. Other Members of Board of Governors, including Mr. Ravindra Sannareddy, Founder Managing Director, Sri City will also attend the convocation ceremony. During the convocation, altogether 135 students will receive degrees, that includes 105 under graduates, 29 Honours degrees and one MS degree, said Dr. G. Kannabiran.

IIITS was established in 2013 on public and private partnership (PPP) mode by the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) and Government of Andhra Pradesh with Sri City as industrial partner. It has grown to be one of the top institutes among its peers   based on various programmes and initiatives. The institute offers UG programmes in two disciplines – Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). It also offers MS and PhD programmes in both disciplines.

IIITS admitted about 270 students in 2018 as per the sanctioned strength, and its total strength now is 750 students. About 40 percent of the students are from other States of India including the northern States. IIITS admits students through JEE Main exam and follows Government of India norms for admissions. Recently, IIITS has opened admission to students from abroad through Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) and Study in India programmes of Government of India.

Location wise IIITS is very unique, as it is located in a large and modern industrial city comprising of several MNCs and domestic industries. No other institute could have such an advantage. While other IIITs in PPP mode have one or two Industry Partners to support the institute, IIITS has access to more than 100 companies, facilitated by Sri City, the industrial partner of the institute.