INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SURAT

IIIT Surat is one of the twenty Indian Institutes of Information Technology established by India's Ministry of Human Resource Development on a not-for-profit public-private partnership basis, jointly funded by the Gujarat state government and industry partners Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers & Chemicals, Gujarat Gas, and Gujarat Informatics. It was conferred the status of Institute of National Importance on February 5, 2020. The institute currently operates from temporary premises at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), which mentors it until its own campus is completed. B.Tech courses in Electronics & Communication Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering began at the SVNIT campus in July 2017. A new academic facility has been developed on land allotted by the Gujarat government at Kamrej in Surat district, with additional facilities planned. The curriculum is designed to reflect current industry standards, including topics like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing, with electives in later years for specialization. Admission is through the JEE Mains entrance exam, with counseling and seat allotment conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).