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Indian Institute for Human Settlements is a national education institution committed to the equitable, sustainable and efficient transformation of Indian settlements located in the city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka. It is abbreviated as "IIHS" (Indian Institute for Human Settlements). IIHS aims to establish an independently funded and managed National University for Research and Innovation focused on the challenges and opportunities of India’s urban transition.

The prospective IIHS University aims to offer an Academic Programme that will deliver three degrees i.e. Bachelors of Urban Practice (BUP), the Masters of Urban Practice (MUP) and a PhD programme. Currently, the IIHS institutional structure is based on three major programmes including a Research Programme, Urban Practitioner's Programme, and Practice Programme.

History
The Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), a not-for-profit company, was incorporated to address the multi-dimensional and inter- disciplinary challenge of India's urbanization] so that the country can respond with wise and timely solutions. IIHS aims to establish India’s first privately funded and managed National Innovation University focussed on the challenges and opportunities of urbanisation in all its aspects. The University is intended to be a globally ranked institution at par with the celebrated Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs).

IIHS currently operates from its Bangalore City Campus in Sadashivanagar.

The main campus will be established on a 22 hectare site at Kengeri, Bangalore. It is planned to have an initial built-up area of 50,000 square metres, inclusive of student and faculty housing and related social infrastructure. Work on the planning of the campus has begun.

IIHS has also been designated a National Resource Centre (NRC) by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.