Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

About Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad or IITH) is a public technical university located in Kandi near the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana.

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad or IITH) is a public technical university located in Kandi near the Sangareddy district in the Indian state of Telangana. As with all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), IIT Hyderabad is an Institute of National Importance. IIT Hyderabad was established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India under the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011. The Act was passed in the Lok Sabha on 24 March 2011 and by the Rajya Sabha on 30 April 2012. It was set up in technical and financial assistance from Government of Japan. IIT Hyderabad began functioning on 18 August 2008 from a temporary campus in Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited, with Prof. U. B. Desai as the founding director. In July 2015, it moved to its ~600-acre permanent campus at Kandi, Sangareddy. At present, Prof B S Murty is the Director of IIT Hyderabad. It is close to the outer ring road and located on NH-65.