Jaypee University of Information Technology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (also J. P. University of Information Technology and JUIT) is a private university in Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Jaypee University of Information Technology
TypePrivate
Established2002
ChancellorGovernor of Himachal Pradesh
Vice-ChancellorVinod Kumar
DirectorSamir Dev Gupta
Pro ChancellorManoj Gaur
Academic staff
150
Undergraduates2000
Postgraduates100
Location, ,
31°0′59″N 77°4′13″E
AffiliationsUGC,[1] AICTE[2]
Websitewww.juit.ac.in

History

Jaypee University of Information Technology is recognised by the state government of Himachal Pradesh, India. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002[3] vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of Government of Himachal Pradesh dated 23 May 2002.[1] JUIT was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the University commenced academic activities from July 2002.

Academic Block, JUIT

Location

The university is located 4 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

College rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2019)[4]80

Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked 115 and 84 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2020 and 2019 respectively.[5][4]

Departments

The university includes the following departments:

  • 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.[6][7]

See also

References

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