University School of Information, Communication and Technology

University School of Information, Communication and Technology

Former name	University School of Information Technology
Motto	ज्योतिर्वृणीत तमसो विजानन् (Sanskrit)
Type	Public
Established	1999 (1999)
Chancellor	Najeeb Jung
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Anil K. Tyagi
Dean	Dr. C.S. Rai
Academic staff	50+
Students	900+
Undergraduates	590+
Postgraduates	250+
Doctoral students	35+
Location	Dwarka, Delhi, India 28°35′42″N 77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°E / 28.595016; 77.018942Coordinates: 28°35′42″N 77°01′08″E / 28.595016°N 77.018942°E / 28.595016; 77.018942
Campus	Urban 60 acres (24 ha)
Acronym	USICT
Affiliations	UGC
Website	ipu.ac.in/usict/usictmain.htm

University School of Information, Communication and 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.

The students admitted in the 4+2 dual degree course have an option to quit after 4 year B.Tech.

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, Flipkart, Snapdeal.^[3]

Student bodies

USICT 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 USICT. It was organized by The Students Association of Information Technology (SAInT).This year(2016) it is being organised by TechSpace.

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.

Labs

Robotics and Automation lab
Analog electronics and communication lab
Digital Electronics lab
VLSI lab

References

↑ "University School of Information, Communication and 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.

External links

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Leadership	Chancellor: Najeeb Jung Vice-Chancellor: Anil Kumar Tyagi Dean of USIT: B.V. Ramana Reddy

Schools, centres and constituent colleges	School of Biotechnology School of Chemical Technology School of Information and Communication Technology School of Law School of Management Studies Indira Gandhi Delhi Technological University for Women

Affiliated colleges	Ambedkar Institute of Advanced Communication Technologies and Research Amity School of Engineering & Technology Awadh Centre of Education Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Engineering Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College CBP Government Engineering College Guru Premsukh Memorial College of Engineering Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology HMR Institute of Technology & Management JSS Academy of Technical Education Noida Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology New Delhi Institute of Management Northern India Engineering College PGIMER Safdarjung Hospital Vardhman Mahavir Medical College Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies

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