# LNM Institute of Information Technology

The LNM Institute of Information Technology (LNMIIT) is a deemed university, located in Jaipur, India.
Established in 2003, the institute operates as a non-profit organization under a public-private partnership between the Government of Rajasthan and the Lakshmi Niwas & Usha Mittal Foundation. In 2006, it was declared a Deemed University under the De-Novo category of the UGC Act.
LNMIIT offers engineering and allied programs approved by AICTE. Admission to all programs is strictly merit-based, with no provisions for capitation fees or management quotas.

## History
### Foundation & Early Years

As a deemed university, LNMIIT was jointly set up by the state government and the Lakshmi and Usha Mittal Foundation, as an autonomous non-profit organization. The institute was founded on 14th September 2002, In the initial months, lectures were held at a temporary campus in Jaipur, before the infrastructure was ready at its present campus.
In under a year, The permanent campus was inaugurated on 1 May 2005 by the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhra Raje & Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, about 10 km from the Jaipur-Agra Highway and 20 km from the heart of Jaipur City. The first Director of the college was Vishwanath Sinha.
LNMIIT became a Deemed University established under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 by notification from the commission on 29th June 2005. The initial intake was 30 students & Communication and Computer Engineering (CCE) was the first program offered by the institute.
In June 2005, the institute started a Master of Science (M.S.) degree (by research).

### Growth and Expansion

By 2006, the batch size had increased to 125 students and a Graduate program was started.
In 2008, Two new UG programs were introduced: Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) and student intake was increased to 180. The institute also added Master of Technology (M. Tech) and PhD degrees along with the creation of the Mathematics department and a Humanities & Social Science department.
In 2009, B. Tech (Honors) and a five-year Dual degree program (B. Tech + M. Tech) were introduced with all three of the disciplines the institute was offering. Along with these LNMIIT introduced Engineering Physics (EP) and Mathematics via Information Technology (MIT) courses which were 4-year B.S. or 5-year dual B.S. + M.S.
By 2012, the intake had increased to 300 students across five disciplines. Along with this the institute also introduced the counselling cell (c-cell) for the campus.
In 2013, the Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engineering (MME) discipline was established with 60 students as intake. As of March 2014, there were 63 members of faculty across all domains.
In 2015, another domain Mechanical Engineering (ME) was started in the institute. LNMIIT ranked as the third best private engineering college in the country by EDU-RAND.
In 2021, LNMIIT Founder Lakshmi Niwas Mittal approved a 7-year, 400 crore project under the name 'Mission Quantum Leap'. This project aims to expand student housing and facilitate the construction of new research centers. In the first phase of the project, the 'LNMIIT International Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Science & Applications (LICAI), a multidisciplinary center of research and development would be constructed for 200 crores.

## Rankings

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the institute between 201-300 in the engineering rankings in 2024.