Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala is one among the 20 IIITs established under the non-profit Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. It is presently functioning inside the campus of NIT Agartala until the construction of a 52-acre permanent campus in Bodhjung Nagar near Agartala is completed.^[1][2]

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Agartala

Other name	IIIT
Type	Public-Private Partnership
Established	2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Chairperson	Lt. Gen. Himalaya Singh (Retd.)
Director	Dr. Abhay Kumar
Academic staff	50
Students	Approx 300
Location	Agartala , Tripura , India 23°58′N 91°25′E
Campus	Urban
Website	iiitagartala.ac.in

History

The project to establish IIIT Agartala was approved in 2012.^[2] In 2020, the institute was granted Institute of National Importance tag.^[3] The computer science and engineering department is currently the only branch if IIIT Agartala. It is mentored by the CSE department of NIT Agartala where the faculties are in charge of conducting the course. Faculty members of the Computer Science and Engineering Branch of IIIT Agartala are

• Prof. Mrinal Kanti Deb Barma, Professor and HOD (Ph.D (Assam University),M. Tech (NIT Allahabad), B. Tech (IET, Lucknow University))
• Dr. Nirmalya Kar, Assistant Professor and UG Coordinator (PhD)
• Dr. Arijit Datta, Assistant Professor (B.Tech (NIT Agartala), M.Tech (IIT Dhanbad), Ph.D (IIT Indore), Post-Doc (IISc Bangalore))
• Dr. Parijata Majumdar, Assistant Professor (Ph.D (NIT Agartala), Postdoc internship (University of Guadalajara, Mexico))
• Dr. Sushmita Sharma, Assistant Professor (B.Tech (TIT Narsingarh), M.Tech (HIT WestBengal), Ph.D (NIT Agartala))
• Dr. Sayeda Zeenat Marshoodulla, Assistant Professor (Ph.D (NEHU Shillong))