The International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (अंतरराष्ट्रीय सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान,बैंगलोर), abbreviated to IIIT-B, is a graduate school in India. Founded in 1999, it offers M.Tech., MS (Research) and PhD programs in the field of Information Technology. In February 2005, IIIT-B was conferred Deemed University status under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act 1956. IIIT-Bangalore is promoted by the Government of Karnataka and the IT industry. IIIT-Bangalore is managed by a Governing Body with N. R. Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor of Infosys, as the Chairperson. IIIT-B was instituted on September 15, 1999 as the Indian Institute of Information Technology with its campus located at ITPL. The institute functioned at ITPL for the first four years. In August 2003, IIIT-B relocated to its present campus at Electronics City. IIIT-B was founded after taking inspiration from the other well established Institutes of National Importance (INI) in India. These INI's include the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).