Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology explained

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Motto:Knowledge is Leadership
Type:Private
President:Anil Ambani
Director:K. S. Dasgupta
City:Gandhinagar
State:Gujarat
Other Name:DA-IICT
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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), is a private self-financed university/institute located 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 the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.[1] The Institute ranked first in IIRF Ranking 2023 for private universities.[2]

Academics

DA-IICT began admitting students in August 2001, with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for its Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) program in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Since then, it has expanded to include postgraduate courses such as Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in ICT, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Data Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Agriculture and Rural Development, Master in Design (M. Des.) and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), a Doctorate program. The duration of the bachelor's program is 4 years. The first batch of DA-IICT post-graduates graduated in 2004 and the first batch of graduates in 2005. Fees are nominal when compared to other private institutions in India.

The Institute is also equipped with a state of the art Resource Centre with a rich and diverse collection of more than 31020 books, 11230 e-books, 5674 e-journals, 78 print journals, 10 databases, 663 theses, and 3913 audio visual material in the ICT, social science and humanities. It serves as a creative and innovative partner in supporting the teaching, learning, scholarship and research activities of the Institute.

Admission

Admission is based on Joint Entrance Examination - Main as well as gujarat state exam through ACPC. A few seats are reserved for Non-Residential Indians (NRIs) and Foreign Nationals (FNs), who are admitted through the Direct Admission of Foreign Student (DAFS) channel.

Student achievements

In 2004, three MSc (IT) students of DA-IICT challenged in the Gujarat High Court, the IIMA decision to not offer admission interviews to them citing their eligibility criteria (AIU or AICTE affiliation was needed at that time). The judgement was passed in the favor of students and the CAT eligibility criteria were subsequently modified.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Group - Quicklinks . Relianceadagroup.com . 2010-12-31 . 6 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706214436/http://www.relianceadagroup.com/ada/index.html . dead .
  2. News: 2023-05-25 . IIRF Ranking 2023: JNU tops the list of Central Universities in India . The Times of India . 2023-05-25 . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: Solve Unique Stars. 2020-08-08. HackerRank. en.
  4. Web site: 2016-12-07. Which Universities Have the Best Student Developers?. 2020-08-08. HackerRank Blog. en-US.
  5. Web site: witlia . Imagine Cup 2013 . MoneyControl.com . 2013-04-23 . 2013-04-23.
  6. Web site: Link to the source. www.usidfoundation.org. 21 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202434/http://www.usidfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=237&Itemid=1282. 22 September 2013. dead.
  7. Web site: witlia . Innovate4Women Awards . Blogs.msdn.com . 2010-04-30 . 2010-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106132033/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/icindia/archive/2010/04/30/innovate4women-awards.aspx . 2011-01-06 .
  8. Web site: witlia . MMLIA Preliminary Results - Imagine Cup India - Site Home - MSDN Blogs . Blogs.msdn.com . 2010-04-05 . 2010-12-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100406192111/http://blogs.msdn.com/icindia/archive/2010/04/05/mmlia-results.aspx . 2010-04-06 .
  9. Web site: Microsoft Announces Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Winners. News Center. 2016-01-19. en-US.
  10. Web site: Google India Women in Engineering Award . 2010-12-31.
  11. Web site: Google India Women in Engineering Award . 2010-12-31.
  12. Web site: Microsoft Scholar Vs Scholar 2008 . Microsoft.com . 2010-12-31.
  13. Web site: DA-IICT wins Microsoft Imagine Cup national finals  - CIOL. 24 April 2006.
  14. Web site: Microsoft Cup Finalists . Thehindubusinessline.com . 2007-05-07 . 2010-12-31.
  15. Web site: Microsoft Imagine Cup India 2007 . Efytimes.com . 2010-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070516231520/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=18743 . 16 May 2007 . dead .
  16. Presentation of Winning Entry in TI India 2005 Design Contest: "OmniBook" by Deepak Jagdish and Rahul Sawhney of DA-IICT http://tii.developerconference.ext.ti.com/symposium.html
  17. Web site: TNN. High Court rules against CAT stipulation . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224413/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-04-16/ahmedabad/27853985_1_cat-group-iim-ahmedabad-cat-bulletin . dead . 2012-10-23 . 2005-04-16 . The Times of India. 2010-12-31.

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