UPDATED: July 31, 2021 13:30 IST Prof. Debabrata Das, Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore, (IIIT-B) with students on campus NO. 1: International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, Bengaluru When the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) was set up in 1999 as India’s first IT-specific academic institution, with the support of the government and the private sector, it was meant to be a class apart. Today, after completing 20+ years in technology education, IIIT-B is among the world’s top institutes of learning in this discipline. NO. 1: International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, Bengaluru When the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) was set up in 1999 as India’s first IT-specific academic institution, with the support of the government and the private sector, it was meant to be a class apart. Today, after completing 20+ years in technology education, IIIT-B is among the world’s top institutes of learning in this discipline.