IIIT Delhi coming up with 2+2 B.Tech with US University; to offer scholarship to 5% students

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi will also soon have a Franco-India centre in collaboration with French government.  

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT Delhi) will soon be starting a Dual Degree programme with a US university under which student will have the option of studying two years in India and two years at State University of New York. The institute will also soon have a Franco-India centre in collaboration with French government.  

IIIT Delhi Director, Prof. Ranjan Bose speaking to reporters said that the institute will soon be starting a PG Diploma programme in Health Care at Franco-India centre coming up at the campus. Prof Bose also said that the institute will be offering scholarship to 5 percent students on the campus, for which modalities are being finalized.

IIIT Delhi held its 12th convocation ceremony to celebrate the academic achievements of 715 brilliant graduates who successfully completed their undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs.

During the ceremony, 452 B.Tech. students specializing in various fields, including Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Design, Computer Science and Social Sciences, Computer Science and Biosciences, and Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, were honoured. Additionally, 237 M.Tech. students, including 4 dual-degree holders in Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Computational Biology, along with 26 Ph.D. recipients in Computational Biology, Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Human-Centered Design, Mathematics, and Social Sciences and Humanities, were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements.

Prof. Ranjan Bose, Director IIIT-Delhi, delivered a motivational address to the graduating students and presented the Director’s Report for the year 2022-23.  Encouraging the graduands he said, “Choose the path that excites you, challenges your intellectual capabilities, harnesses your talents, and engages your mind most productively.  What makes you unique is the spark that you carry within. Remember, the line between ‘what is possible’ and ‘not possible’ is for you to draw, not for others to define.  However, don't confuse success with excellence, which should be your primary focus.”

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