Lab Building, DAIICT

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, usually abbreviated to DAIICT, is an educational institution situated in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is named after the Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Image File history File links JCBC_DAIICT.jpg‎ www. ... Image File history File links JCBC_DAIICT.jpg‎ www. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Gandhinagar   (Gujarati: ગાંધીનગર, Hindi: गाँधीनगर) is the capital of Gujarat State, India. ... This article is for the Indian state. ... For the computer game previously called Entrepreneur, see The Corporate Machine. ... Reliance Industries Limited is Indias largest private sector company with a turnover of 744 billion rupees (US$16. ... Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani (28 December 1932, - 6 July 2002), better known as Dhirubhai Ambani (Gujarati: ધીરૂભાઈ), was an Indian business tycoon and founder of Reliance Industries Limited. ...

DAIICT was established in 2001. Initially the institute offered only a Bachelor of Technology program in ICT (Information and Communication Technology), but it has been expanded to include postgraduate courses as M.Des.,MS(IT), MTech(ICT), MS(IT-Agriculture), along with a Doctorate program. The Bachelors programme is of four year duration and the Masters program span two years. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The first batch of DAIICT of post graduates passed out in 2004. The first batch of graduates (students of the Bachelor program) graduated in 2005.

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Education

It is the first institute in India to offer Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate degrees in the field of Information and Communication Technology.

BTech (ICT) - Bachelor of Technology in Information & Communication Technology

The B.Tech programme is a 4-year long programme starting typically in the month of August consisting of 8 semesters. Students at undergraduate level have to go through basic foundation courses in computer science, electronics, communications for 2 years. Third year hence, students opt for elective courses alongside some compulsory ones. Open electives which aim at broadening horizons of understanding are also offered and are compulsory for all students. At the end of each year undergraduate students have to go through summer internship which helps them hone various skills.

• Summer I : Rural Internship
• Summer II : Industrial Internship
• Summer III: Research Internship
• Final Semester: B.Tech Project

MTech (ICT) - Master of Technology in Information & Communication Technology

The MTech (ICT) program at DA-IICT is a full time 2 years program open to graduates in ICT, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical Engineering, Electronics & Instrumentation, IT or equivalent OR MSc degree in Physics, Electronics, Mathematics or Statistics. The M.Tech (ICT) program has been specially designed to meet the increasing need for professionals who would be able to respond to the convergence between computers and communication. It is meant for students who wish to build a professional career oriented towards research and development, working at the cutting edge of technology in the area of Information and Communication Technology.

MS (IT) - Master of Science in Information Technology

The MS(IT) program at DA-IICT is a full time 2 years program open to graduates in any discipline. The applicants however must have at least two courses of Mathematics or Statistics in their undergraduate curriculum and must have completed at least one course on computer programming. This program aims at producing software developers to meet the ever-changing requirements of the global IT industry. Subjects under this program deals with Communications, Programming Paradigms, Algorithms, Network Programming, Software Engineering. At the end of the first year, the students undergo summer internship and during the last six months of the course, students go in for industrial training.

MS (IT-Agri) - Master of Science in Information Technology in Agriculture

The MS(IT-Agri) program at DA-IICT is a full time 2 years program open to graduates in agricultural sciences, engineering and allied fields. The program is specifically designed to meet the professional needs of applying and using effectively Information Technology in agricultural and rural development and agri-business. The course aims to develop professionals who can develop, implement and manage technology enabled information systems for agricultural and rural development and agribusiness as also apply IT for agricultural, agro-processing and farming operations.

M Des - Masters in Design (Multimedia Design)

The M.Des program at DA-IICT is a full time 2 years program open to graduates in any discipline. The program seeks to respond to the growing need to design information products and services in such a way that they become meaningful links to related knowledge bases.

The study program aims to develop in students technological proficiency along with the cultural and creative sensibility required for successful communication of ideas and information within specific social contexts. This program grooms a unique creative individual who would be capable of using digital technology, (among others) to integrate various channels, forms and media of communication in a culturally sensitive manner that is crucial for meeting the challenges of the modern world.

Students with such a degree will find places in the media, in the entertainment industry, in Government and non-Government organizations as well as academic and research institutions, information publication and production houses, corporate consultancy sectors and publicity outfits. Students trained in this program would also be in a unique position to contribute to the growing future of e-education and infotainment both within and outside India.

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy

The Ph.D program at DA-IICT is conventionally a 3 to 5 years program. The doctoral program leading towards the award of the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) provides the students an opportunity to train for independent research as a preparation for a career in academia or in R&D establishments. The program comprises both course and research work. The amount of coursework one has to undergo depends on the candidate's past background and the research one is engaged in. The research work to be undertaken for Ph.D must include original contribution to the knowledge reserve culminating in a thesis to be submitted for the doctoral degree.

Placements

The first B.Tech. batch have been placed in prestigious companies of India such as Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Infocomm, Persistent Systems,MindTree, Infosys, Cadence, SUN Microsystems, ARM and Hewlett-Packard and the institute has been able to achieve 100 % placements in the first batch itself. Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS Limited) is an Indian information technology, consulting, services and business-process outsourcing organization which commenced operations in 1968. ... Reliance Infocomm is an Indian telecommunications company, and is the brainchild of Mukesh Ambani, CMD, Reliance Industries. ... Persistent Systems Pvt. ... MindTree Consulting Limited is an international IT consulting company that was started in 1999 by 10 industry professionals who came from Cambridge Technology Partners, Lucent Technologies and Wipro. ... Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: INFY) is an information technology (IT) company founded in Pune, India in 1981 by N. R. Narayana Murthy. ... Look up Cadence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Cadence has the following meanings. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... In anatomy, an arm is one of the upper limbs of a two-legged animal. ... The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ), commonly known as HP, is a very large, global company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. ...

Culture and Student Life

The University fosters into students an urge for practical utilization of their skills by encouraging extra curricular activities like identifying and solving rural and urban problems, organisation of national level events and workshops, social service, stage and street plays, critical appreciation of films, learning foreign languages, appreciating cultural events organised by SPICMACAY and the like. The student government of DA-IICT aims to take care of the interests of the student body of DA-IICT. The college celebrates an annual multi-faceted festival, Synapse

Comittees

The following committees function in DA-IICT as on November 2006, as a part of the student government,

• The Academic Committee
• The Cultural Committee
• The Annual Fest Committee
• The Sports Committee
• The Hostel Management Committee
• The Placement Committee

Student Clubs

The following clubs function in DA-IICT as on July 2006,

• The Aryans (the Hackers' hangout)
• The Film club (a film lovers club)
• The Press Club (the online magazine of the campus)
• Prayas (an attempt to help the underpriviliged)
• Sambhav (an attempt to understand our society and rights)
• The French Club (encourage learning of french language)
• The DLUG (the DA-IICT Linux user group)
• The Programming Club (a club for the coding geeks on campus)
• The Theatre Club (a place for stage and street plays)
• Forward Forum (socio-political organisation in the campus)

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External links

• Official Site
• VLSI Research group website
• M.Des. (Master in Design) Official Site
• Placement - Website of DA-IICT Student Placement Cell
• Synapse - Techno-Cultural Megafest (Annual)
• Synapse @ Wikipedia)
• Magnet - DAIICT Networking Research Group Website
• IEEE - IEEE Student Branch Website
• Embedded and Sensor Networks Research Group website