Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kancheepuram (IIITDM Kancheepuram) is a public technical and research institution established in 2007 by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to pursue design and manufacturing oriented engineering education, research and to promote the competitive advantage of Indian products in global markets.

It was declared as an Institute of National Importance (INI)[2] by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in July 2011, thus becoming the first IIIT to be accorded this status.

[4] For B.Tech and Dual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech) the admission is through JoSSA/CSAB based on Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE-Main) rank.

IIITDM Kancheepuram has been placed in the band "Excellent" (Rank 11-21) among Institutes of National Importance (INI) in ARIIA 2021.

[7] Samgatha is IIITDM's inter-college cultural festival conducted every year in the month of March.