Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing,
Kurnool (IIITDMK) was announced in 2014 after receiving the assent of President
of India to the Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014, and its
subsequent publication in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part- Il,
Section I, on December 08, 2014. The institute was announced by Government of
India to give effect to its obligation under the Andhra Pradesh reorganization
act 2014. IIITDM Kurnool is fully funded by Ministry of Education. IIITDM Kurnool launched its
academic program with the support of its mentor Institute, IIITDM Kancheepuram
(Tamil Nadu), on August 2015 from the Kancheepuram campus. Consequent upon the
approval of parliament, IIITDM Kurnool was accorded the status of Institute of
National Importance by making an amendment in the IIIT act 2014 on August 03,
2017. In 2015 the Andhra Pradesh government allocated an area of 151 acres for
the establishment of a permanent campus in Kurnool.
The IIITDM Kurnool campus is located far away from
the bustling life of metropolis in the mineral-rich mountain trails of
Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The place offers a perfect environment to
nurture a peaceful state of mind required to carry out research and other
student activities. The campus is situated atop a hill the oversees the Kurnool
city. The strong winds blowing over the Tungabhadra river makes the overall
experience at the campus similar to that offered by a hill station. The
beautiful mountain and valley offer a scenic view of sunrise and sunset.
The campus is located alongside the Rayalaseema
Express Highway (NH 40) at a paltry distance of 20 kilometers from Kurnool
Airport. The institute Started functioning at its permanent campus at Kurnool
from July 2018. Currently, the construction of hostel and mess is underway so
the boys are provided accommodation at Narayanamma hostel and girls are staying
at the hostel in G. Pulla Reddy Engineering college at a distance of 8 K.M. and
4 K.M. respectively from the permanent campus. It is expected that within a few
years the Institute would be able to put in place an excellent infrastructure
required to house a strong student community and world-class faculty,
state-of-the-art laboratories and sports amenities in the permanent campus.
Currently, the Institute offers admissions to B. Tech program in the branches
of Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Mechanical
Engineering.
