IIIT Raichur, located in the city of Raichur in Karnataka, is one of the
youngest and budding IIITs proposed by the Ministry of Education, Government
of India. The academic activity of the institute commenced in the year 2019
in August, with its first batch being admitted in Bachelor of Technology,
Computer Science and Engineering.
IIT Hyderabad, the mentor institute of IIIT Raichur oversees the functioning
of the newly established institute. The institute started functioning from
its temporary campus in Government Engineering College (GEC), Raichur from
the academic year 2020-21. GEC, Raichur has been equipped with all the
necessary arrangements to accommodate IIITR. Furthermore, the facilities at
GEC, Raichur will be extended to IIIT Raichur as well.
The permanent campus of IIIT Raichur is currently under construction and is
soon to become operational in a few years.