Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow (IIIT Lucknow) mentored by IIIT Allahabad is one of the 20 IIITs being set up by the Central Government in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The institute operates from its permanent campus which is set up in 50 acres of land at in Chak Ganjaria Region, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow.It currently offers all the amenities , academic and non - academic to its students that can help them flourish and serve the nation with all their apprehension in the various fields of technology. The admission is made through central counselling of candidates who qualify in JEE (Mains). The Institute is being set up with the financial contributions of MHRD, Govt. of India, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, and U. P. Electronics Corporation Ltd. as industry partners. The mission of IIIT Lucknow is to be a unique and world class nucleating “Apex Center of Excellence” in the area of Information Technology so as to enhance India’s technological strength in Information Technology. IIIT seeks to derive its strength from a linkage with sound Indian traditions of centuries past, and sets out to create knowledge - based resources in regional languages.