IIIT Kalyani aims to excel in education and research in Information Technology and allied areas. The institute is committed to providing state-of-the-art technical education in the disciplines of Computer Science & Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering, catalyzing transmission of knowledge using the latest developments in pedagogy. While the construction work for the permanent campus (Phase -I) has been initiated, the institute is presently running from the campus at WEBEL IT Park, Kalyani, West Bengal.

For more details: www.iiitkalyani.ac.in

The academic structure of IIIT Kalyani exhibits the diversity, comprehensiveness and depth befitting an institution of its age and stature. The programs/courses offered at the Institute have the flexibility to evolve and change in response to new requirements and serve the dual purpose of building a solid foundation of knowledge while enhancing confidence, creativity and innovation among the students. A unique attribute of IIIT Kalyani's academic structure is the autonomy enjoyed by the faculty in designing and structuring their curriculum and courses. While the individual departments form the basic academic units to deliver the respective courses, some courses are offered jointly by multiple academic units and are classified as interdisciplinary courses. A favorable student-teacher ratio ensures productive, personal contact between the student and the teacher. The credit-based academic programmes of the institute offer flexibility to the students to progress at their own pace.

The Senate approved the branch change option for B. Tech programs with the following conditions:

·  Branch change option to be made available to the students based on the result of the first semester.

·  At most 5% of the number of students registered in a program may be allowed to change branches, subject to vacancy in the destination branch.

·  Vacancy in a branch will be decided based upon the number of seats available considering the total sanctioned seats in the branch.

·  Selection will be made on descending order of CGPA among all students applied for branch change within a program.

Software and Hardware Labs

Library

The institute has its own library with quality books counting to 4500. 

Hostel

Bus Service

Bus service is provided for students staying in the hostel from hostel to the institute and back.

Sports

Sports facilities are arranged in collaboration with Kalyani stadium, Kalyani.

Medical

Medical supports are given at local hospital at Kalyani. An Mou made with Rainbow specialty Hospital, Kalyani for the medical support to the needy stakeholders.

Scope of Financial Aid

Such activities on the part of the students are encouraged and supported by the Institute.

Location

Kalyani is located in the Nadia district of West Bengal, within the Kolkata metropolitan area and is the administrative headquarter of Kalyani subdivision. Situated on the banks of the river Hooghly, the city is spread over a sprawling area of 29.14 square kilometre (11.25 square mile). Kalyani being a planned town, is characterized by underground sewerage system, paved roads forming rectangular grids, tree lined avenues and community parks.

The infrastructure in Kalyani has been adequately developed to give it a rich ambience for education and industrial growth with its roads, railways, river, power supply, underground sewerage system, solid waste management, fire brigade and police administration. Other than Indian Institute of Information Technology Kalyani, the city boasts to have two universities - Kalyani University and Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. Institutes of national importance like IISER Kolkata and National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) have also got their campuses in Kalyani. The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) is also present in Kalyani and is functioning partially. In addition to the above, Kalyani is having three major hospitals and a medical college.

Air Connectivity

The nearest airport from Kalyani is Netaji Subhash Chanda Bose International Airport, Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. The road distance from Kalyani to Kolkata airport is around 45 km and the normal travel time is approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes.

There are around 80 trains running daily connecting Kalyani and Kolkata and the travel time is around 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Road Connectivity

Kalyani is well connected by road link and is easily accessible by private transport and bus service from different places. The important bus routes connecting Kalyani are : Kalyani – Kolkata,  Kalyani – Siliguri, Kalyani – Barakar (Bardhaman). Kalyani is linked with two very important National Highways via the Iswar Gupta Bridge, Delhi Road (NH 2) and Mumbai Road (NH 6).