The LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT) is a

deemed university In India, a deemed university or deemed-to-be-university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions by the Ministry of Education. According to the ministry's definition, the accreditation indicates, "an Institution of higher ...

, located in

Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. Established in 2002, the institute operates as a non-profit organization under a public-private partnership between the

Government of Rajasthan The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its districts of Rajasthan, 41 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legis ...

and the Lakshmi Niwas & Usha Mittal Foundation. In 2006, it was declared a

under the ''De-Novo'' category of the UGC Act. LNMIIT offers

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

and allied programs approved by

AICTE The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is a statutory body, and a national-level council for technical education, under the Department of Higher Education (India), Department of Higher Education. Established in November 1945 firs ...

. 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 A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

, LNMIIT was jointly set up by the state government and th
Lakshmi and Usha Mittal Foundation
as an autonomous non-profit organization. The institute wa
founded
on 14 September 2002. In the initial months, lectures were held at a temporary campus in

, 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 The chief minister of Rajasthan is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governors of states of India, governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto' ...

, Vasundhra Raje, and Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, about 10km from the Jaipur-Agra Highway and 20km from the heart of

City. The first director of the college was Vishwanath Sinha. LNMIIT became a

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 A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medici ...

(M.S.) degree (by research).

Growth and expansion

Rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the institute between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Deemed universities in Rajasthan Engineering colleges in Jaipur Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in Rajasthan