Overview
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Raichur (IIIT Raichur) is a public technical and research university located in the district of Raichur in Karnataka, India. It has been established as part of a national network of Indian Institutes of Information Technology aimed at expanding higher education in information technology and allied fields.
The institute holds the status of an Institute of National Importance and is regarded as one of the prominent technical colleges in the country. It functions as a centre for teaching and research in information technology, with a focus on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in computing and engineering disciplines.
IIIT Raichur is being set up under a public funding model, with financial contributions from the Ministry of Education, Government of India, and the Government of Karnataka. This collaborative arrangement reflects the broader pattern adopted for newer IIITs across India, where the central and state governments jointly support the establishment and development of the institution.