The IRIS Journey

2013

Inception

Prof KV Gangadharan conceptualises a digital platform for NITK along with his student Hardik Patel.

2014

Born of Necessity

Akshay Revankar, a second semester student, needs to launch a complaint with the hostel office. The tedious process and the lack of an online portal for complaints irks him. He begins to develop a hostel complaint system.

2015

The Right Team

Prof. KV Gangadharan and Hardik Patel come across Akshay's work and invite him to work with the team. The team commences work on developing an academic module.

2016

Testing the Waters

Mechanical Department shifts its course pre-registration onto IRIS. IRIS faces it's first real-word test.

2016

Why do we fail?

Mechanical Department and Computer Science Department have course registration on IRIS. The team encounters its first hurdle when the server crashes during course registration.

2017

More Ammo

System serves upgraded from 8GB to 64GB 32 Core Systems.

2017

A home away from home

The Admissions Module is launched on IRIS, where applicants of various programmes become students of NITK. Moodle, an open-source Learning Management System is now integrated with IRIS.

2018

Responsibilities gallore

Hostel Allotment and all Fee Payments are now handled solely by IRIS.

2018

Mapping the pulse of college

Career Development Centre is now integrated with IRIS, enabling placement activities at the click of a button. The Calendar and Events (CEMS) module is also launched, bringing everything happening in the college at your fingertips.

2019

Branching Out

The NITK Website is revamped by the IRIS team with a fresh UI and set of features.

2020

The New Normal

While the rest of the world was adjusting to the "New Normal", IRIS became the backbone of NITK's flipped classrooms, integrating Microsoft Teams and Big Blue Button in just a week.

2021

Before we fly, we must ‘Flutter’!

IRIS launches a cross-platform app built with Flutter on the Playstore. First release focused on Courses, Placements and No Dues!

2022

Queues are History

With the revamped hostel dashboard, IRIS enables students to choose their own rooms and messes through the clicks of a few buttons. Students bid farewell to long, never-ending queues.

2023

Accessibilty for all

IRIS launches its iOS app, ensuring accessibility and convenience for all.