University of Delhi

Computing Centre

Presentation made at UChicago 10th March 2015 University of Delhi

 The University of Delhi is the premier university of the country  It is known for its high standards in teaching and research  University of Delhi is a role-model and path-setter for other universities in the country  The University has grown into one of the largest universities in the country  At present, there are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments, more than 75 colleges and 5 other recognised institutes  Colleges are located and spread all over the city, with more than 1.5 Lakh regular students and nearly 4 Lakh students in non-formal education program.  Two main campuses: North Campus and South Campus  South Campus was established in 1973 to facilitate access for the residents of South Delhi

IT Infrastructure at University of Delhi

 The IT Infrastructure at University of Delhi was designed keeping the following in mind:

 Highest level of availability  Robust & reliable connectivity  Highest level of scalability (specifically planned to match future demands)  Best bandwidth capacity: Currently, at North Campus, National Knowledge Network (NKN) has provided 2 Gbps capacity bandwidth with two 1Gbps links which operate in load balancing and failover mode. For South Campus, NKN has provided a single 1 Gbps capacity link.  Further, NKN is in process of upgrading the bandwidth (using DWDM) to 10Gbps capacity or more on their links.

IT Services provided at University of Delhi

 Delhi University Computer Centre (DUCC) provides the following services through NKN:  Internet  Intranet  Network Management Views  Caching Gateways  Domain Name System Servers  Video Portals  Video Streaming etc.  Using its IT Infrastructure, University of Delhi also provides the following services to its stakeholders:  Web Hosting (Main site, Online Applications, Departments and Colleges websites)  Email Services  Payment Gateway  Co-location Servers for different departments  University of Delhi plans to enhance the use of NKN by using the following additional services:  Co-location of servers  SMS gateways  LISTSERV  International Collaborations with EU-India Grid  Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD) Network Setup at University of Delhi

NORTH CAMPUS SOUTH CAMPUS NKN

CISCO Router JUNIPER M10i (7600 series) Router

UTM/Firewall

WiFi Dual Nexus Dual Nexus 7010 for failover 7010 for failover L2 Switches

VLANs North Campus MPLS Links VLAN-50

100 MBPS link to each college LI COLLEGE

VLAN-76

KALINDI COLLEGE VLAN-51 SSN COLLEGE

VLAN-62 VLAN-52

KHALSA COLLEGE

VLAN-53 KESHAV COLLEGE VLAN-54 DDU COLLEGE

BHARTI COLLEGE

6 DU NORTH CAMPUS South Campus VPN / MPLS Link

VLAN-140 VLAN-139 100 MBPS link to each college DYAL SINGH

DCA COLLEGE

VLAN-138 VLAN-132 CVS JM COLLEGE

VLAN-133 GARGI COLLEGE MAITREYI COLLEGE VLAN-137 VLAN-14 VLAN-135 4

AND COLLEGE KAMALA NEHRU COLLEGE

7 DU SOUTH CAMPUS North Campus to South Campus Point – to- Point MPLS Link

1 Gbps

NORTH SOUTH CAMPUS CAMPUS

CISCO 6509 L3 SWITCH / CISCO 6509 L3 SWITCH / NEXUS 7010 NEXUS 7010

8 Server Rooms Wi-Fi Controller at 65 Colleges of DU Wi-Fi

Lab 1 MPLS L2 Switch VPN to North/ South Campus Classroom

Server Rack UPSes

9 Role of IT Infrastructure in Governance

ICT has been revolutionizing the way education is being managed and taught today. All universities are now strengthening their IT infrastructure to enable utilizing technology for enhanced governance using:  horizontal and vertical interactions and information flows using technologies such as websites and web portals, emails, chats, etc.  better involvement and participation of students and teachers in governance  more transparency of operations  timely delivery of information and cost benefits  online applications such as admission and registration, examination results etc.  enhanced teaching-learning process through use of video conferencing, Learning Management Systems (LMS).

The Web Portal of DU

 University Web Portal (http://www.du.ac.in)  University Main website is hosted  University has made itself available on social networking site Facebook to interact closer with Student Community (https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofDelhi)

IT for Admissions & Exams

 The University is making an earnest endeavor to make most admissions in UG & PG courses online. The following processes have been computerized  Admission Notices  Undergraduate admissions - http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=ug- admission  Postgraduate admissions - http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=admissions  Online Pre-admission form - http://admission.du.ac.in/pgadm/

 Examination processes are also made online for easy access by all students: Examination datesheets - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=examinations  Online submission of Internal Assessment marks by Colleges  Online Results - http://duexam2.du.ac.in/RSLT_MJ2014_3Y/Students/List_of_Declare_RSLT.as px

DU Web Portal for Information outreach

 Events / Workshops / Conferences – http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01ar ticleid=88&cntnt01returnid=83  Online Registration for Conferences - http://botany.du.ac.in/psb2014/  University Notifications & Circulars  http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=rules-policies-3  http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=guidelines-notifications  Details of various Colleges / Departments / Centres –  http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=faculties-departments  http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=centres-institutes  http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges  Faculty Profiles of Department / Centres - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=anthropology  Online Alumni Registration - http://alumni.du.ac.in/factsheet/Eminent.aspx

DU e-Journals

 e-Journals  http://journals.du.ac.in/  The Delhi University Journal of Creative Writing http://journals.du.ac.in/creative/  The Research Journal of the Humanities and the Social Sciences http://journals.du.ac.in/humsoc/index.html  The Research Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovation http://journals.du.ac.in/ugresearch/index.html

 Online Registration of Foreign Students - http://fsr.du.ac.in/registration/ Research at DU  Research  Notices & Grants – http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=research  Awards - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=awards-and-distinctions  Opportunities - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=research- opportunities  Libraries  e-Resources –  http://crl.du.ac.in/sub.database/SUBS.E-RESOURCE.htm  http://crl.du.ac.in/subjectportal/  Search for Books & Articles  http://dulsopac.du.ac.in/Catalogue.aspx  http://www.knimbus.com/user/auth.do  Chat with Librarian - http://crl.du.ac.in/vrs/index.htm  Braille Library - http://bl.du.ac.in/

Research Facilitation through DU Computer Centre

 Campus Agreements for following softwares:  MATLAB  MATHEMATICA  SPSS  SIGMA PLOT  Planned Grids  GARUDA, through NKN and CDAC  Areas include experimental and theoretical physics, genetics and biology  NKN and Internet2 link to New York - 100Gbps

Online Payment Gateway Services

 SBI Payment Gateway Integration for following Applications (Rupees & USD)  Pre-admission form for Undergraduate Admissions  Conference Registrations  Postgraduate Admission process  Faculty Positions Application Process  Central Placement Cell Registrations

Web Portal for Departments/Colleges

 Web Portals for Departments and Colleges (http://web.du.ac.in)  Every department and college uses the web portal for facilitating their governance.  University provides these facilities to departments and colleges  The facilities include hosting services on both Linux(Open Source) and Windows operating systems, supporting different programming languages like php, asp, asp.net etc.  The database provisioning is also there with hosting on MySQL and MS-SQL Server

Web Portal for Faculty members

 Web Portals for Faculty members (http://people.du.ac.in)  Faculty members are provided with the facility to host their own web-page, which can be used to put up research and other related academic material  University provides this facility to all faculty members of departments and colleges  The facilities include hosting services on Linux(Open Source)  The database provisioning is also there with hosting on MySQL

Email facilities

 The University Email Server is accessible from website homepage by http://email.du.ac.in  Higher email quota  The new system will have Global Address Book to find any contact.  Email Groups to send the mail to a particular set of users.  Calendar Control to manage your appointments.  Anti Spam services to stop the spam emails and many more features  Email facility to all faculty members; students for better communication

IT based ERP System at School of Open Learning

 School of Open Learning http://sol.du.ac.in/  Online Admissions  Online Fee Payment  Online submission of Examination Forms  Online Hall Tickets  Online Results  Print Mark-sheet / Certificate  Mobile Application  Email facility  eLearning

Institute of Life-long Learning

 The Institute of Life-long Learning of the University has developed a huge quantum of e-content which are in the form of e-lessons, e-lectures, video lectures, quizzes etc.

 Virtual Learning Environment http://vle.du.ac.in/  Learning Management System (Moodle)  The study material in humanities and social sciences has been prepared bilingually i.e. Hindi and English  Steps have been taken to prepare materials in Punjabi and Sanskrit where required.

Thank you

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