LNM Institute of Information Technology
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The LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT) is a deemed university, located in Jaipur, India.[1]
Established in 2002, the institute operates as a non-profit organization under a public-private partnership between the Government of Rajasthan and the Lakshmi Niwas & Usha Mittal Foundation.[2] In 2006, it was declared a deemed university under the De-Novo category of the UGC Act.[3]
LNMIIT offers engineering and allied programs approved by AICTE. Admission to all programs is strictly merit-based, with no provisions for capitation fees or management quotas.
History
Foundation and early years
As a deemed university, LNMIIT was jointly set up by the state government and the Lakshmi and Usha Mittal Foundation as an autonomous non-profit organization. The institute was founded on 14 September 2002. In the initial months, lectures were held at a temporary campus in Jaipur,[4] before the infrastructure was ready at its present campus.
In under a year, the permanent campus was inaugurated on 1 May 2005 by the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhra Raje, and Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, about 10km from the Jaipur-Agra Highway and 20km from the heart of Jaipur City. The first director of the college was Vishwanath Sinha.
LNMIIT became a deemed university established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, by notification from the commission on 29 June 2005. The initial intake was 30 students, Communication and Computer Engineering (CCE) was the first program offered by the institute.
In June 2005, the institute started a Master of Science (M.S.) degree (by research).
Growth and expansion
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| Year | Batch Size | New Programs |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 125 | Graduate Program |
| 2008 | 180 | Undergraduate- Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE), Computer Science & Engineering (CSE)
Master of Technology (M.Tech), PhD degrees, Departments of Mathematics and Humanities & Social Sciences. |
| 2009 | 180 | B. Tech (Honors), five-year Dual degree program (B. Tech + M. Tech)
Engineering Physics (EP), Mathematics via Information Technology (MIT) courses which were 4-year B.S. or 5-year dual B.S. + M.S. |
| 2012 | 300 | Councelling cell (c-cell) |
| 2013 | 300 | Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering (MME) discipline (60 students) |
| 2014 | 300 | 63 members of faculty |
| 2015 | 300 | Mechanical Engineering (ME)
LNMIIT ranked as the third best private engineering college in the country by EDU-RAND.[5]Template:Third party inline |
| 2021 | Founder approved 7-year, 400 crore project 'Mission Quantum Leap' - Expand student housing and facilitate construction of research centres.
In the first phase of the project, the 'LNMIIT International Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Applications (LICAI), a multidisciplinary center of research and development would be constructed for 200 crores.[6][7][8] |
Rankings
Template:Infobox India university rankingThe National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the institute between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.[9]
References
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External links
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