Indian Institutes of Information Technology

As of 2026, the IIIT system is divided into two governance models:

• MoE Funded: Five institutes are fully established, funded, and managed by the Ministry of Education.
• PPP Model: Twenty institutes are set up under a public–private partnership (PPP) model. The financial contribution for these institutes is shared between the central government, the respective state governments, and industry partners in a ratio of 50:35:15.

There are 31-32 IIITs. 26 - Indian Institute of Information Technology 5 - International Institute of Information Technology 1 - Indraprasta Institute of Information Technology

The "Indian" vs. "International" vs Indraprasta Distinction

There are three distinct groups of institutes using the "IIIT" acronym in India:

1. Indian Institutes of Information Technology (The Government Group): These are the 25 institutes established by the Ministry of Education (listed below).
2. International/State/Private Institutes: Renowned institutions such as IIIT Hyderabad, IIIT Bangalore, IIIT Bhubaneswar and IIIT Naya Raipur are independent and are not a part of this central government group. IIIT Delhi is also not a part of this group.
3. LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur also belongs to the family of International Institute of Information Technology based on the same N-PPP( Not For Profit Public Private Partnership) with Ministry of Human Resource Development of the state govt with industry partner same as IIIT Hyderabad and IIIT Bangalore.