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Motto in English | Education, Enlightenment, Empowerment |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 2001; 25 years ago (2001) |
| Accreditation | UGC,[1]AICTE[2] |
Academic affiliation | AIU[3] |
| Chancellor | Manoj Gaur |
| Vice-Chancellor | [Late] Dr. Bodh Raj Mehta[4] |
Academic staff | 242+[5] |
| Location | ,, 28°37′47.3″N77°2′20.2″E / 28.629806°N 77.038944°E /28.629806; 77.038944 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue & navy blue |
| Website | www |
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Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) is a privatedeemed-to-be-university,[6] situated inNoida,Gautam Buddha Nagar district,Uttar Pradesh,India.
The institute was founded in 2001 byJaypee Group and commenced its operation in the start of academic year in July 2001. Initially it was affiliated to the state universityJaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat and started offering only diploma courses. By 1 November 2004, it was declared as aDeemed University byUGC.[7]
JIIT, Noida is located in the corporate and housing hub at sector-62,Noida. The sector-128 campus is an extension to the main campus.[8]It commenced operations from the start of the academic session in August 2009.
Jaiprakash Gaur was the founder chairman andchancellor of the institute followed by his son Manoj Gaur, who served as the 2ndchancellor of the institute. He was succeeded by Dr. Yajulu Medury, who is serving as the current chancellor of the institute. Dr. J. P. Gupta was the institute founder director and firstvice-chancellor. He was followed by Dr. S. C. Saxena and he is serving as the current vice-chancellor (acting) from 1 July 2011, onward. Dr. Shankar Lall Maskara was the firstDean of Academic & Research of Sector-62 campus; he was followed by Dr. Krishna Gopal.[9]
The institute has two campuses in Noida, the main campus located in sector 62, and the other located in sector 128.
Institute offers undergraduate programs leading to aBachelor of Technology degree and postgraduate program leading to aMaster of Technology degree. A five-year dual degree program and doctorate research programs are also offered.[10][11] The institute also offersBBA &MBA programs under its constituent Jaypee Business School(JBS) which offers specialization in various major and minor subjects like digital marketing, business analytics etc.[12]
All undergraduate and postgraduate programs of the institute have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation ofAICTE.[13]
In 2010, the Government of India decided to derecognise 44 universities including JIIT.[14] However, this matter is still pending. In its recent judgement theSupreme Court of India directed theUniversity Grants Commission to conduct a fresh physical verification of infrastructure and faculty strength of deemed universities, which were black-listed by the Tandon Committee. However, in early 2017, JIIT regained its deemed university status. JIIT received approval by AICTE in 2018.[15][16]
| University and College rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| NIRF (2023)[17] | 101-150 |
The university was ranked in the 101-150 band in India by theNIRF in the engineering ranking in 2023.[17]
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