IIIT-Hyderabad is an institute that has been set up to draw to focus the subject of information technology and its growing importance. The university was set up in the year 1998 and has since then, continued the legacy of imparting quality education to its students in the field of information technology. The institute is basically a research based institute where the focus in on the core areas of information technology such as computer science, electronics and communication and many more and the applications of these areas in our everyday lives. IIIT-Hyderabad has over time, built an impressive academic institute along with large research groups that are responsible for carrying out latest and cutting edge research in the field of information technology. The institute tries to guide its students towards finding solutions to real life industry and society related problems and issues.