DA-IICT ADDENDUM NAAC SELF STUDY & EVALUATIVE REPORTS MARCH 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS DA-IICT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SECTION B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 PROFILE OF THE UNIVERSITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 CRITERION I: CURRICULAR ASPECTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CRITERION II - TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION ----------------------------------------------------------- 14 CRITERION III: RESEARCH, CONSULTANCY AND EXTENSION ------------------------------------------------------ 18 CRITERION IV - INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES: ------------------------------------------------ 46 CRITERION V: STUDENT SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION ------------------------------------------------------------ 54 CRITERION VI: GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ----------------------------------------------- 66 CRITERION VII: INNOVATIONS AND -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 BEST PRACTICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78 DECLARATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 APPENDIX – 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80 APPENDIX – 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94 APPENDIX – 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98 APPENDIX - 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 102 APPENDIX - 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 118 NAAC EVALUATIVE REPORT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 126 Acronyms AC Academic Council ACM Association for Computing Machinery AMCAT Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test AP Academic Programs ARD Agriculture and Rural Development B&G Boys and Girls BITS Birla Institute of Technology and Science BOG Board of Governors BOS Board of Studies BTech Bachelor of Technology BTP BTech Project CAT Common Admission Test CBCS Choice Based Credit System CBSE Central Board of Secondary Education CD Communication Design CEED Common Entrance Examination for Design CEP Continuing Education Programme CMC Cafeteria Management Committee CPI Cumulative Performance Index CRMS Campus Resource Management System CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSO Civil Society Organizations CSR Corporate Social Responsibility CTI Cost to Institute CUDA Computer Unified Device Architecture DAC Disciplinary Action Committee DCEI DA-IICT Centre for Entrepreneurship and Incubation Dean (AP) Dean (Academic Programs) DLUG DA-IICT Linux Users Group DO Dissolved Oxygen DSRS Digital Depository of Scholarly Resources DST Department of Science and Technology DTG DAIICT Theatre Group EHC Electronics Hobby Club/Centre ERP Enterprise Resource Planning FC Finance Committee FIRE Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation FN Foreign Nationals GATE Graduate Admission Test in Engineering GERMI Gujarat Energy Resource Management Institute GIS Geographic Information System GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test GPS Global Positioning System GPU Graphics Processing Units GRC Greivance Redressal Committee GRE Graduate Record Examination GSFC Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus HMC Hostel Management Committee HoR Hall of Residence HP Hewlett Packard HPC High Performance Computing HR Human Resources ICCR Indian Council for Cultural Relations ICISS International Conference on Information Systems Security ICPC International Collegiate Programming Contest ICT Information Communication Technology ICT-ARD Information & Communication Technology in Agriculture & Rural Development IEEE Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IET Institution of Engineering & Technology IGAC Internal Quality Assurance Committee IIM Indian Institute of Management IISc Indian Institute of Science IIT Indian Institute of Technology IIT GN Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar IITD Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi IITK Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur INS-Valsura Indian Naval Ship Valsura IoT Internet of Things IQAC Internal Quality Assurance Cell ISA International Student Advisor ISC International Students Cell ISEP InstitutSupérieurD’électronique de Paris ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation IT Information Technology JEE Joint Entrance Examination KVPY Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana LAN Local Area Network LDPE Low Density Polyethylene LNMIT LNM Institute of Information Technology MDes Master of Design MDes(CD) Master of Design in Communication Design MHRD Ministry of Human Resouce Development MOOC Massive Open Online Courses MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSc Master of Science MTech Master of Technology NCR National Capital Region NDVI Normalised Difference Vegetation Index NIF National Innovation Foundation NIFT National Institute of Fashion Technology NKN National Knowledge Network NMEICT National Mission on Education through ICT N-PPP Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership NPTEL National Programme on Technology and Enhanced Learning NR Non Resident NRI Non-Resident Indian OBC Other Backward Category OPACS Online Public Access Catalogue OS Operating System PDPU Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University PEO Programme Educational Objectives PEO Program Educational Objective PG Post Graduate PGC Post Graduate Committee PhD Doctor of Philosophy PO Program Outcome R&D Research and Development RA Research Assistant RC Resource Centre R-Com Reliance Communications RF Radio Frequency RFID Radio Frequency Identification RKSS-VTH Ramakrishna Seva Sadan - Vivekananda Tribal Hospital RO Reverse Osmosis RPC Research Progress Committee SAC Student Activity Centre SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test SBG Student Body Government SC Scheduled Caste SEGS Students Evaluation and Grading System SGVP Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam SMS Short Messenger Service SPC Students’ Placement Cell SPI Semester Performance Index SSH Secure Shell ST Schedule Tribe STP Sewage Treatment Plant SVIT SardarVallabhbhai Institute of Technology TA Teaching Assistant TCS Tata Consultancy Services TENSYMP IEEE Region 10 Symposium TGMC The Great Mind Challenge TIFR Tata Institute of Fundamental Research TLE Teaching-Learning-Evaluation TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language UG Under Graduate UGC Under Graduate Committee / University Grants Commission VI Visually Impaired VLSI Very Large Scale Integration VPN Virtual Private Network WiSSAP Winter School on Speech and Audio Processing YES Youth Empowerment and Skills 1 SECTION B PREPARATION OF SELF-STUDY REPORT Profile of the University 1. Name and Address of the University: Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Name: Communication Technology (DA-IICT) Near Indroda Circle, Address: Gandhinagar City: Pin: 382007 State: Gujarat Website: www.daiict.ac.in 2. For Communication Telephon e with Designation Name Mobile Fax Email STD Code 079- 9328120826 30520010 Director Dr. Nagaraj R. 30510572 [email protected] 079- Registrar Shri Soman Nair 9327043613 30520010 [email protected] 30510586 Steering Committee / 079- 9327043619 30520010 [email protected] IQAC Dr. Suman Mitra 30510648 Co- ordinator 3. Status of the University : State Private University Any other (please specify) 4. Type of University : Unitary 5. Source of funding : Self-financing Any other (please specify) 6. a. Date of establishment of the university : 06/08/2001 b. Prior to the establishment of the university, was it a/an DA-IICT has been a University since its inception. 2 7. Date of recognition as a university by UGC or any other national agency: Under Section Day Month Year Remarks i. 2 f of UGC 30 11 2004 Appendix – 1 ii. 12 B of UGC Under Process Appendix - 2 iii. 3 of UGC NA iv. Any other (AIU) 14 11 2009 Appendix - 3 8. Has the university been recognized a. By UGC as a University with Potential for Excellence? Yes No b. For its performance by any other governmental agency? Yes No 9. Does the university have off-campus centres? Yes No 10. Does the university have off-shore campuses? Yes No 11. Location of the campus and area: Campus area Area Location Built up area in in sq. mts acres Main campus area Urban 50 60,000 Other campuses in the Not Applicable country Campuses abroad Not Applicable 12. Provide information on the following: In case of multi-campus University, please provide campus-wise information. • Auditorium/seminar complex with infrastructural facilities : Yes • Sports facilities playground : Yes (Cricket, Foot Ball, Volley Ball, Basket Ball, Indoor ∗ Badminton courts ) swimming pool gymnasium : Gymnasium Any other (please specify) : Cafeteria,