The institute is located adjacent to Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology in Knowledge Park II area of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 March 2019,[1] the institute aims "to provide archaeological opportunities to all and to play a major role in furthering the understanding of archaeological and historical past of the Indian subcontinent, and to remain in the forefront of international research in archaeological sciences ...".
[2] The physical infrastructure of the institute, built at an estimated cost of ₹289 crore, includes a campus spread over 25 acres of land, a 3-star green building equipped with all latest technologies, an auditorium with seating capacity of 1000 people, an open air theatre and an Archaeological Museum.
[3][4] The Institute offers a two-year Post Graduate Diploma in Archaeology (PGDA).
The programme includes courses on applications of science in archaeology, art and iconography, epigraphy, numismatics, museology, etc.