The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, is an autonomous institute, which is the first IIIT established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 1997, as an initiative to foster information technology (IT) and management education in India. IIITM Gwalior is the foremost institution providing technical and managerial education in the areas of IT and management in India. The only institution of its kind in India, IIITM is at the vanguard of imparting superior quality higher education and pertinent skills. It is located in the city of Gwalior, in the northern part of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
In 1992, the Ministry of HRD setup a high powered committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. P G Reddy. The team reviewed the overall scenario in the country with regard to software education and training and recommended, setting up of Advanced Information System Institutes on the pattern of IITs and IIMs in the country and after further proceedings IIITM was established in 1997. With a financial outlay of 61.0 Crores (US $14 million) for the first five years, the institute serves as a premier institution in the field of IT and management. Over the years the institute has been providing highly respected Techno-Managers to the IT industry doing various techno-functional roles with élan. The institute was accorded the status of deemed university in the year 2001. The institute campus is spread over 160 acres (0.65 km2) amidst picturesque landscape in the foothills of the Gwalior Fort. The campus is self-contained and equipped with all the state of the art facilities necessary for the all-round development of the students’ personalities.
The Institute has established research collaborations with various Universities in USA, France, and Japan. The Institute has also developed industrial linkages with various research labs and industries. The students of the Institute are publishing their research work in various National/ International conferences and journals of repute. IIITM Gwalior recently ranked 25th by Outlook-MDRA, in a survey of Top 50 Professional Institutes in India and has got an ISO 9001:2008 certification.
