Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kurnool (IIITDMK) was announced in 2014 after receiving the assent of President of India to the Institutes of Information Technology Act, 2014, and its subsequent publication in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part- Il, Section I, on December 08, 2014. The institute was announced by Government of India to give effect to its obligation under the Andhra Pradesh reorganization act 2014. IIITDM Kurnool is fully funded by Ministry of Education.