Hope Foundation and Research Centre - International Institute of Information Technology, Pune (I²IT)

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Hope Foundation and Research Centre - International Institute of Information Technology (I²IT), Pune
Motto in English	Innovation and Leadership
Type	Engineering Institute
Established	2003
Founder	Shri. P. P. Chhabria[1]
Accreditation	NAAC[2]NBA[3]
Academic affiliation	Savitribai Phule Pune University AICTE[4]
President	Aruna M Katara[5]
Principal	Dr. Vaishali V. Patil[6]
Registrar	Mr. Dinesh Joje[7]
Academic staff	78[8]
Students	776[8]
Undergraduates	776[8]
Postgraduates	0[8]
Doctoral students	0[8]
Address	P-14, Rajiv Gandhi, Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune, Maharashtra 411057 , Pune , India 18°35′06″N73°44′07″E / 18.5849554°N 73.7351462°E /18.5849554; 73.7351462
Campus	10 acres (4.0 ha)[1]
Language	English
Website	www.isquareit.edu.in

TheHope Foundation and Research Centre - International Institute of Information Technology, Pune (I²IT, pronounced as I Square IT, Pune), is a private institute located at Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, inPune,Maharashtra,India. The institute is affiliated toSavitribai Phule Pune University formerly known asUniversity of Pune and is approved byAll India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, and is recognized byDirectorate of Technical Education (DTE),Govt. of Maharashtra (Institute code – 6754). The institute offers four-year degree program in engineering in three domains: computer science, information technology, and electronics & telecommunication.

In the late 1990s, to control the outflux of graduates as well as to reduce if not crush the brain drain to US and European countries, Mr. P. P. Chhabria, then the president of MCCI (A). Shri P P Chhabria sought advice from scientists like Padma Bhushan,Dr. R. A. Mashelkar and Padma ShriDr Vijay P Bhatkar, who have been closely associated with this institute over the years. On 28 May 2003, Bharat RatnaDr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, visited I²IT and dedicated this institute to the service of the nation.

Programs offered are as follows:

• B.E. in Computer Engineering^[9]
• B.E. in Information Technology^[9]
• B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication^[9]

Several facilities are offered on campus:

• Cafeteria
• Central Computing Facility
• Hostel Facility
• Library Facility
• Sports and Recreational Facilities

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