International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad commonly known as IIIT Hyderabad is the first IIIT to be established in India. It was founded in 1998 as a fully residential non-profit public-private partnership (N-PPP) autonomous deemed university. The institute has large research groups in cutting-edge areas which have been proven to be of great importance for its students with multiple industry research engagements.

IIIT Hyderabad is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and has been accredited with a grade of A++ by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC). These recognitions of the institute apply to all of its course offerings and validate them in the global industry. IIIT Hyderabad offers a diverse range of specializations in the technical programs B.Tech, M.Tech, Master of Science, M.Phil., Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT), and PhD programs. Other than these traditional degree courses, the institute has come up with several part-time, dual degree, and lateral entry courses as well.

The institution has been recognized as the largest academic research group host in the country in the fields of Information Extraction (IE), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision, and Speech. One of the best offerings of IIIT Hyderabad is its uniquely designed undergraduate courses that allow students to take up research fellowships at this level of education. 

In addition to academic excellence, IIIT Hyderabad has achieved quite impressive placement stats for all of its programs. These stats boost the confidence of technical aspirants to join this institute and get placed in their dream organizations easily. The institution has also entered the online education world in collaboration with some edtechs to build IT professionals from scratch.