University Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh University
| Motto | Eyes of Knowledge Seeth |
|---|---|
| Established | 2000 |
| Chancellor | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Sikander Kumar[1] |
| Director | Prof. (Dr.) P. L. Sharma [2] |
| Location |
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India 31°06′42″N 77°08′24″E / 31.1117°N 77.1401°ECoordinates: 31°06′42″N 77°08′24″E / 31.1117°N 77.1401°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acronym | UIIT |
| Affiliations | Himachal Pradesh University |
| Website | www.uiit.ac.in |
University Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh (UIIT) is in the Himachal Pradesh University campus at Summerhill, Shimla. It started functioning on 11 September 2000.
UIIT has been producing professional leaders in the field of information technology, as well as enhancing technological strength of the region and the country. Well known for its B.Tech in Information Technology programme throughout India, the institute benefits from close collaborations with the IT industry.
Facilities
Internet facility
The university has been provided by University Grants Commission a leased line of 50 Mbit/s (1:1) dedicated bandwidth as a part of UGC infonet for Higher Education. UIIT is a member of the Campus Wide Optical Fibre Network on which Internet facility is available on 22×6 basis.
Campus
The campus has 14×6 Wi-Fi connectivity and no banking facilities. Currently the classes are being held in the new UIIT Building, Silver Wood Estate, Near Police Station, Summerhill.
Placements
Placement of the students is of major concern to the institute. For this purpose, a full-time placement cell under a faculty member has been created to liaison among the students and prospective employers and to keep a watchful eye on the emerging trends and future needs of the industry.
The institute has a good track record of placements with students placed in companies like Infosys, GlobalLogic, Sapient, Accenture,Cognizant, Oracle, Satyam, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, NexTag, Impetus, Perot systems, IBM etc.
Extra-Curricular
The institute organizes events for the all-round development of the students. Among all the biggest event is UTKARSH which is a four-day inter-college festival in which colleges from in and around the state are invited to participate. The fest is conducted by Engineering Technology Students Association (ETSA) which has a president, vice president, finance secretary, cultural secretary, general secretary and joint secretary in the Governing Body. It is the only event of its kind on the campus which takes place at three venues simultaneously with 1500 to 2000 students. Other events include inter-college sports competition.
Alumni
Students from UIIT are working in prestigious companies like Google, Facebook, Juniper Networks, Royal Dutch Shell, Adobe, Microsoft, Walmart Labs etc.