IIIT Hyderabad is located west of Hyderabad city. The area of the institute campus is 66 acres (approx. 267,000 m²). This land was allotted by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1998. Four buildings house the corporate schools and research centers. In addition to this, the academic building has the lecture halls, tutorial rooms, computer and electronics labs and offices of the administration and faculty. The building complexes are named after the mountain ranges; Nilgiri, Vindhya and Himalaya. Campus also has incubation centers, research centers, library, auditorium and an amphitheatre which hosts multiple cultural events and college festivals. The campus also hosts many companies and startups.