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Jaypee University of Information Technology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT) is a private university in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Established in 2002, Jaypee University of Information Technology is one of the four universities established by the Jaypee Group.

History

Jaypee University of Information Technology was conceived by a joint vision of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Jaiprakash Gaur, founder of Jaypee Group, in the year 2000. Government of Himachal Pradesh provided land on lease for the establishment of the university. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002[5] vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of Government of Himachal Pradesh dated 23 May 2002.[6] JUIT was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the university commenced academic activities from July 2002.

Location

The university is located 3 kilometers off National Highway 22 (22 km from Shimla) (from Waknaghat) which runs from Kalka to Shimla (India).

The campus is spread over 25 acres (100,000 m2) on the green slopes of Waknaghat.

The nearest railway station is Kaithleeghat, 4 kilometers from Waknaghat and the nearest airport is Shimla.

Academic Block, JUIT

Academics

The university offers Bachelor of Technology programmes in various fields. It also offers Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Pharmacy as well as various doctoral programmes. In addition to the above-mentioned programs, a dual degree program is offered, wherein a student spends four years at JUIT attending aforementioned programs and one year of the MBA program at the Jaypee Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology.

Rankings


Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked in 201-300 band among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.[8]

Departments

The university includes the following departments:[citation needed]

  • Department of Computer Science Engineering and IT
  • Department of Electronics and Communication Technology
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
  • Department of Physics and Material Sciences
  • Department of Mathematics

Department of Pharmacy

The JUIT Department of Pharmacy was approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for BPharma from 2008.[9][10]

People

Faculty and staff

Head of Department

A few distinguished members of the faculty have held the title of Head of Department in recognition of their dedication to their respective departments.

Name Department Year Highest Qualification Notes
P.B. Barman Physics & Materials Science 2005 Doctor of Philosophy
Rakesh Kumar Bajaj Mathematics 2003 Doctor of Philosophy
Amit Srivastava Humanities and Social Sciences 2003 Doctor of Philosophy
  • The Mughals
    The Mughals
  • The Temple
    The Temple
  • Vasant Bhawan
    Vasant Bhawan
  • Faculty Housing
    Faculty Housing

See also

References

  1. ^ "NAAC – Certificate of accreditation" (PDF).
  2. ^ "NBA – Accreditation letter" (PDF).
  3. ^ "AIU – Membership".
  4. ^ "UGC - Consolidated Private Universities" (PDF).
  5. ^ Act No. 14 of 2002[permanent dead link], Himachal Pradesh Government.
  6. ^ Genesis and Recognition Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine of JUIT. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.
  7. ^ "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2024 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Serial Number 132/633". Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Serial Number 66/633; grant approval from 2008-2009 to 2011-2012 academic session for 60 admissions for the conduct of Ist, IInd, IIIrd & IVth year B.Pharm course. allow 60 admissions for 2011-2012 academic session not to make admissions from 2013-2014 academic session". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

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