University School of Information and Communication Technology
 | |
Former name | University School of Information Technology |
|---|---|
| Motto |
ज्योतिर्वृणीत तमसो विजानन् (Sanskrit) |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1999 |
| Chancellor | Najeeb Jung |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Anil K. Tyagi |
| Dean | Dr. C.S. Rai |
Academic staff | 50+ |
| Students | 900+ |
| Undergraduates | 590+ |
| Postgraduates | 250+ |
| 35+ | |
| Location |
Dwarka, Delhi, India  28°35′42″N 77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°ECoordinates: 28°35′42″N 77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°E |
| Campus |
Urban 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Acronym | USICT |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | ipu.ac.in/usict/usictmain.htm |
University School of Information and Communication Technology (formerly University School of Information Technology) is a premier constituent institute of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The school offers a full-time B.Tech, M.Tech, as well as MCA programs. The admission process is through IPU-CET national level exam in which around 150000 students appear every year(more than 200,000 appeared in 2014). The institute is the first preferred choice of top rankers in IPU-CET exam.[1]
History
Founded in 1999, University School of Information Technology was established by the Government of Delhi as one of the 12 University Schools of Studies under the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
Admission
Admissions to the 4+2 year B.Tech+M.Tech (Integrated) as well as MCA(SE) program of USICT is done on the basis of merit in an All India Level Common Entrance Test (ipuCET) which is conducted by the university annually.
Industry relation
USICT has a memorandum of understanding with CISCO systems, IBM and Intel.[2] USICT is also the Cisco regional academy for northern India.
The final year students of USICT are placed with the top IT companies like Adobe, Samsung R & D, Naggaro, TCS, Vinsol, Impetus, Infogain, Intelligrape, TechMahindra.[3]
Student bodies
USIT has following student bodies:
- SAiNT
- IEEE Student Branch
- IETE Student branch
- TechSpace[4] - Technical Club of USICT
Events and festivals
InfoXpression
InfoXpression is the annual festival of the USIT. It is organized by The Students Association of Information Technology (SAInT).
Neurotrix
Neurotrix is the annual technical festival of the IEEE Student Branch.
LeThAc
LeThAc - Learn Think Act - is the annual Open Source Conclave organized by the IEEE Student Branch.
See also
References
- ↑ "University School of Information Technology". Ipu.ac.in. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ http://www.delhieducation.net/Universities/GGSIPU/Schools-Centers.aspx
- ↑ "University School of Information Technology". Ipu.ac.in. Retrieved 2010-11-18.
- ↑ "ConnectUSS - TechSpace". ConnectUSS, e-Newsletter of GGSIP University. Retrieved 2014-11-06.