Information Technology
Information Technology and novel data analysis is the need of today's majority of
industries, businesses, government, and any endeavor. Currently Information Technology helps a lot in various
fields and it is going to play a key role in a number of different fields that might not have been yet
realized. It was anticipated that after industry revolution, Information Technology is going to bring next
revolution. To provide engineers that can contribute in development of nation and the world through
Information Technology revolution, the Department of Information Technology was established in the year 1998
with a Bachelor's Degree Course in Information Technology.
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The Department - At a
Glance
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Updated Curriculum
The curriculum is largely comparable to that of IIITs and NITs. It is reviewed
every year for any changes due to technology advancements and thrice-a-year for subject addition / deletion,
to keep it updated based on the feedback received from the industry / experts from R&D and academic
organizations.
Practical Oriented Lab Work
Department has taken care to add significant value to the learner in an
integrated manner through lab sessions, assignments, quizzes, seminars/workshops, projects over and above
well designed theory course work.Hands-on laboratory experience is emphasised at every stage of the
programme
Industry Interactions
Regular interactions with industries and R&D institutions are encouraged. Expert
from industries are invited to conduct seminars/workshop to update our students for latest technologies used
in industry.
Research Thrust Areas
Research Thrust Areas - Faculties are gaining expertise in the latest
technologies and carry out research in various domains which have great impact.
The following are the thrust areas in which the faculty members are at presently working:
The following are the thrust areas in which the faculty members are at presently working:
- Machine Learning
- Image Processing
- Genetic Programming
- Distributed Computing
- Cloud Computing
- Natural Language Processing
- Big Data Analytics
- Internet of Things
Faculty Recognition
The department has well qualified and experienced faculty members, 3 with PhD and
the rest with ME/MTech, with average experience of 12.66 years. Faculty members actively carry out research
and participate in FDPs, STTPs and Workshops. Some faculty members are regularly invited as expert reviewers
in international conferences / journals and also have been invited to deliver expert lectures at various
places.
Social Responsibilities
As a social initiative, the Department conducts free of charge seminars,
workshops and training program for ITI and school students to educate them for computer literacy.
Industrial Training
Students get around 4 months hands on industry experience with full-time industry
internship in their final semester. This exposure helps the student to be acquainted with the corporate
culture and practices adopted by industry for software/hardware development.
Faculty Qualification Improvement
The Department encourages the faculty members to pursue higher studies. Three
faculty members have completed their Ph. D. and two faculty members are pursuing Ph.D.
Research Publications
Faculty members carry out quality research work, more than 100 papers have been
published in national as well as international journals / conferences.Click here for Detailed Research
Profile.
DDU AWS Academy
The AWS Academy at DDU is run by the Department of Information Technology. The
academy offers an AWS Cloud Foundation course which prepares the students for the AWS Cloud Practitioner
Exam. The students get access to the state-of-the-art learning material as well as AWS cloud resources for
hands-on experiments. The aim of the academy is to prepare students on AWS cloud technology which would
increase their employability and provide them with better career opportunities.
DDU-CISCO Local Academy Center
In 2011, the department started CISCO Local Academy Centre to run CCNA
Exploration course for CISCO international certification. It helps the student to obtain value added
certification for their better career. CCNA exploration course helps the students to get expertise in the
field of networking and can receive international certification from CISCO. Many students have been able to
get good jobs due to this program. 112 students were benefited by DDU-CISCO Local Academy in last five
years.
Top Recruiters
List of recruiters include software giants like Infosys, Cybage, Tech Mahindra,
Zeus Learning, CrestData, Jeavio, Argusoft, eInfochips, Infostretch, Synoverge, AimDek, WiseDA, iLink,
OpenXcel and many more.
Students’ Participation in National Level Competitions
The department helps and guides students for participation in national level
competitions such as NCAT, Hackathon, and eYantra.
The department started the student forum of Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) in DDU in March 2011. IETE is India's leading recognised professional
society devoted to the advancement of science and technology of Electronics, Telecommunication & IT. More
than 350 students registered as members of DDU-IETE student forum in last five years. More than 20
seminars/workshops were organized in last five years under DDU-IETE student forum.
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Facilities
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Facilities in the Department include:
- Five well-maintained computer laboratories with more than 170 computers
- A hardware laboratory to understand the concepts of Digital Circuits, Microprocessor and Computer Peripherals
- All computers in the laboratories have internet connectivity.
- Intranet through LINUX-based / Windows based Servers.
- LCD Projectors for audio-visual teaching aid
- Authentic software like Oracle 10g Standard Edition, Microsoft Visual Studio,2012 Ultimate, Microsoft SQL, MS Visio, Ubuntu, latest Window servers, latest Windows OS etc. Department regularly subscribe to Microsoft Imagine Premium software for latest updation in Microsoft products.
- Interconnectivity through LINUX-based / Windows based Servers
- Embedded System Design Tools: Rabbit RLM 3750 development kit with colour touch screen kit, serial to Ethernet application kit, protected operating system development kit, embedded web application kit, GPRS/GSM application kit, and keil PK51 professional development kit including MCB51 and MCB517AC evaluation boards
- Four Robotics kits to learn and apply the concepts of Robotics using embedded systems and microcontroller programming.
- IoT Development Kits
- GPUs for Experimentations in Deep Learning
Well maintained 5 computer software/hardware
laboratories, which remain available to the students round-the-clock on need basis:
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Faculty Members
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The faculty members are experts in their respective fields of Information Technology.
The esteemed faculty includes:
Dr. Vipul K. Dabhi
Professor & Head,
PhD,M.E(CE)
Experience: 23 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4762472408
vipuldabhi.it@ddu.ac.in
Dr. Harshadkumar B. Prajapati
Associate Professor
PhD,M.E(CE)
Experience: 22 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4763471451
prajapatihb.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Nikita Desai
Associate Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.E(CE)
Experience: 22 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4764491141
nikitadesai.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Zankhana V. Dabhi
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech.(IT)
Experience: 17 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4764682616
zankhana.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Ravindra A. Vyas
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech(IT)
Experience: 16 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4765053455
ravi.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Yogendra L. Patel
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing),M.Tech(CE)
Experience: 16 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4765211749
yogendra.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Brijesha P. Kothari
Assistant Professor
M.Tech.(IT)
Experience: 15 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4765844629
brijesha.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Sandeep R. Suthar
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech.(IT)
Experience: 16 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4766388616
sandeepsuthar.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Tanvi Meet Dhruv
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech(IT)
Experience: 12 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4766017745
tanvigoswami.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Archana N Vyas
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech(IT)
Experience: 16 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4766487761
anvyas.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Deepak C Vegda
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech(IT)
Experience: 10 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4767837793
deepakvegda.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Sunil K. Vithlani
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing),M.E(CE)
Experience: 10 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4766699100
sunilvithlani.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Viranchi N Patel
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.Tech(CE)
Experience: 7 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-4763842608
viranchipatel.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Viral H. Shah
Assistant Professor
M.Tech(CE)
Experience: 5 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-10547322211
viralshah.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Kunal J. Sahitya
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing),M.E (IT)
Experience: 3 Year
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-10547322224
kunalsahitya.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Anand K. Patel
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing),M.E (CE)
Experience: 9 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43371871705
anandpatel.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Fatema Vhora
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing),M.Tech(CE)
Experience: 12 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-11301243626
fatemavhora.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Shweta Jambukia
Assistant Professor
M.Tech(IT)
Experience: 4 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43371740143
shwetajambukia.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Reshma I. Lakhani
Assistant Professor
M.Tech(CE)
Experience: 17 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43371817939
reshmalakhani.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Pooja R. Makawana
Assistant Professor
PhD(Pursuing), M.E(IT)
Experience: 7 Years
AICTE Faculty ID: 1-43371871401
poojamakawana.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Nilamba Vala
Assistant Professor
M.Tech
Experience: 3 Year
nilambavala.it@ddu.ac.in
Prof. Prapti G. Trivedi
Assistant Professor
M.E(CE)
Experience: 2 Year
praptitrivedi.it@ddu.ac.in
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Board of Studies
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The Department is governed by a Board of Studies which includes
Dr. Vipul Dabhi (Chairman, BoS)
Professor & Head, IT Dept., DDU
Dr. Harshadkumar B. Prajapati
Associate Professor, IT Dept., DDU
Prof. Nikita Desai
Associate Professor, IT Dept., DDU
Mr. Gopesh Sanghvi (External Expert)
Founder & Technical Director, Samyak Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad
Mr. Dilip Bagrecha (External Expert)
Partner and Co-founder, Wishtree Technologies, Ahmedabad
Mr. Bhavesh Shah (External Expert)
Cloud Practice Lead, Intuitive Cloud, Ahmedabad
Prof. Ravindra Vyas
Assistant Professor, IT Dept., DDU
Prof. Zankhana Dabhi
Assistant Professor, IT Dept., DDU
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Programmes
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| B.Tech. in Information Technology
Syllabus - batch 2017-2021 Syllabus - admission 2021 |
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