Department of Information Technology

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Department was founded in 1990 with the mission to provide ‘Degree Courses’ in the field of ‘Information Technology’ in order to create IT Professionals, thus developing hardware & software skills among students by enhancing their knowledge, awareness, self exploration and innovative approach towards application of information systems, automation and implementation of services. The vision of the Department is to provide the students best possible Teaching Environment and IT infrastructure including the facilities like well equipped labs with latest computer systems, provision of smart classes, availability of physical as well as online study material, online interactive learning, conducting academic/awareness programs and placement drives to make them excel in the science of computing technology.

The Department aims to enhance quality and effectiveness of education that inculcates skill development in students based on practical exposure by strengthening academia-industry linkages through collaboration with the reputed industries and research institutes. The Department runs Graduate, Post Graduate and Diploma courses. The Department has a team of highly competent staff (teaching and non-teaching), who are determined and dedicated to their responsibilities. The faculty of the department is well qualified and committed to their teaching duties. The primary motive is to stimulate the students to give their best and make them learn till perfection. The Department provides students with technically sound environment in a professional framework to gain knowledge, and understand the ongoing changes in the field of computing technology.

The Department assist sister concern colleges situated in different regions of Punjab by provision of hardware equipments, network facility and its maintenance. The Department also gives assistance to the allied departments such as Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Commerce, other Science/Arts Departments and Audio Visual Society. The Department, in agreement with UFV conducts Microsoft .Net classes for duration of six months.

COURSES OFFERED
Courses Offered Duration Seats Academic Qualification Mode of admission
M.Sc. (Information Technology) 2 years (Semester System) 40 A person who has passed one of the following examinations (i) B.C.A. /B.E./B.Tech. in Computer Science, Information Technology from the PU or (ii) B.C.A./ B.Sc. (Hons) in Computer Science, Mathematics and computing (iii) B.Voc (Software Development), B.Voc (Hardware and Networking) & B.Voc (Multimedia (Graphics & Animation) Course (iV) Any other graduation with Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Applications and Mathematics from University recognized by PU. Admission based on Merit
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications 1 year 30*2 (i) Bachelor’s degree of Panjab University under 10+2+3 system of examination with at least 50% marks in any discipline. OR (ii) B.E. / B.Tech. and (iii) Must have Mathematics as main subject upto 10+2 level (iv) B.Voc(Software Development), B.Voc(Hardware and Networking) and B.Voc Multimedia(Graphics & Animation) Admission based on Merit.
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 3 years 40*3 i) 10 +2 in any discipline with at least 50% marks and passed Mathematics as one of the subject at Matric level or ii) Any other examination with 50 % marks, recognized by the Syndicate as equivalent to (i) iii) 10 % weightage each subject who has done +2 with Math, Stat, Computer Science, computer Application, Information Technology. iv) 20% weightage in total to those students who studied (Mathematics/statistics) & (Computer Science, Computer Application, Information Technology or Information system)at +2 level be given. Admission based on Merit.
B.Voc. (Hardware and Networking) under Kaushal Kendra Scheme) * 3 years 50 +2 examination (any stream) Admission based on Merit.
*The programme provides an option of multiple exit points at the end of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years.
Add-On Courses
  • Introduction to Computer Science
  • Computer H/W & Maintenance
  • Information technology
  • Animation & Graphics
Inter disciplinary courses
  • B.A/B.Sc. with Computer Applications – 3YEARS
  • B.A/B.Sc. with Information Technology – 3YEARS
  • B.A/B.Sc. with Computer Science – 3YEARS
Faculty
Teaching Staff
Name & Email No. of Publications No. of Books Oral / poster presentation Conferences / seminar Attended Workshop Attended Refresher Orientation courses attended / FDP / STTP Area of Specialization
Dr. (Capt.) Virender Singh
MCA, M.Phil., Ph.D virender@ggdsd.ac.in
23 5 4 14 10 Linux , Web Development, Simulation,E-Learning,Software Engineering
Dr. Rina
MCA, M.Phil., Ph.D
rina@ ggdsd.ac.in
11 3 (Chapters edited book) 14 23 11 Oracle, E-commerce,Data Mining
Dr. Naveen Dalal
MCA,Ph.D
naveen.dalal@ggdsd.ac.in
5 1 Chapter 2 10 10 Artificial Intelligence
Ms. Monika Sethi
MCA, M.Phil. ,PGDHRM
monika.sethi@ggdsd.ac.in
6 2 (Chapter in Book) 3 9 6 Cloud Computing
Dr. Pooja Mohan
MCA, M.Phil, Ph.D.
pooja.mohan@ggdsd.ac.in
16 8 (Chapter in Book) 10 30 14 RDBMS,LINUX,JAVA, Wireless sensor Network Security
Dr. Paramjit Singh Waraich
M.Tech, Ph.D
param.waraich@ggdsd.ac.in
5 1 Chapter 3 7 3 Adhoc-Networks
Dr. Shailja Agnihotri
MCA, Ph.D
shailja@ ggdsd.ac.in
6 3 3 14 5 WSN, Routing, Internet of things
Dr. Himani Mittal
MCA, GATE, Ph.D.
himani.mittal@ggdsd.ac.in
13 5 6 26 12 Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design and Analysis
Ms. Shruti
M.E. GATE, (Pursuing Ph.D)
shruti@ggdsd.ac.in
7 1(Chapter in Edited book) 3 15 2 Distributed Computing, networking
Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur
M.Sc.(IT) MCA, MPhil,(Pursuing Ph.D)
kawalpreet@ggdsd.ac.in
3 1 (Chapter) 5 21 12 IoT,Computer Networks and Oracle
Dr. Archana Goyal
M.Sc(CS) MCA, M.Phil.,Ph.D
archana.goyal@ggdsd.ac.in
8 4 30 3 Natural Language Processing and Programming Languages
Dr. Manu Sehgal
M.Sc.(IT), M.Phil. Ph.D
manu.sehgal@ggdsd.ac.in
11 4 21 3 Unix,Linux and Data Mining
Dr. Garima Srivastava
M.Sc.(CS), Ph.D.
garima.srivastava@ggdsd.ac.in
8 4 15 3 Computer Architecture and Machine Learning Applications
Mr. Abhay Singh
MCA
abhay.singh@ggdsd.ac.in
2 6 1 DBMS, Web Applications, Oracle
Ms. Jyoti Maini
M.Sc.(CS), M.Tech(IT)
jyoti.maini@ggdsd.ac.in
1 3 16 3 Programming Languages, Data Structures, DBMS, Numerical Methods
Ms. Osheen
MCA, Pursuing Ph.D
osheensharma12@gmail.com
5 3 2 1 Web Development (HTML, PHP, CMS)
Ms. Shweta Sharma
MSc(CS),M.Tech(IT)
shweta.shrama@ggdsd.ac.in
4 6 1 Programming Languages, Data Structure, DBMS
Dr. Sheetal
MSc(IT),Ph.D
sheetal.sharma1@ggdsd.ac.in
4 9 5 Programming Languages, Data Structure, Recommender Systems
Technical Staff
Name Qualification Designaiton Area of Specialization
Mr. Shamim A. Khan Msc(IT), PGDCA, RHCE, MCSE,CCNA Technical Assistant Networks, Windows Server/UNIX
Mr. Sumant Dutta Msc (IT), MCSA Technical Assistant Network
Mr. Manish K. Kashyap DCA, PGC(IBM) Technical Assistant Networks, Windows Server
Mr. Ashok Kumar +2 Lab Attendant
Mr. Ajay B.A. Lab Attendant
List of Ongoing/Completed Research Projects By the Faculty
Name of the PI/ Co-PI Title of the Project Duration Funding Agency Cost
Dr. (Lt.) Virender Singh Simulation based Learning Approach to Software Engineering and Management 03 year ( 2009-2012) UGC- New Delhi 9.5 Lakh
Dr. (Lt.) Virender Singh Cyber Space threat and security Management 02 year ( 2008-2010) UGC- New Delhi 82,500
Mrs. Monika Sethi Reusability of Component and Composition (with spl. ref. to software engineering) 02 year (2011-2013) UGC- New Delhi 2 Lakh
Infrastructure
Physical Infrastructure
  • SMART CLASS ROOMS WITH ICT FACILITY
    • Classrooms and Laboratories are installed with interactive projectors and white marker boards with internet facility.
    • The computer to student ratio is 1:1
    • Software development environments are MS-DOS, LINUX, MS Windows, ORACLE etc.
  • SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
    • o The Campus is monitored by 95 IP-based High Resolution CCTV cameras. The control and management of Surveillance System is with IT department.
    • Helpful in enforcement of discipline.
  • CENTRALIZED AIR CONDITION SYSTEM
    • Entire department has fully centralized air conditioned system
  • INTERNET FACILITY
    • Gigabit network with FIBRE OPTICS BACKBONE cable allowing data rates in Gbps. It links all buildings of the Campus to the Department .
    • Free Wi-Fi access for the whole campus
    • High end core Switching and Routing capabilities through Cisco manageable Switches behind firewalls
 
Total Number of Laboratories 8
Total Number of Classrooms 3
Laptops 6
Total Number of computers 335
Projectors 10
Laptops 6
Configuration of computers core i7 core i5 core i3 Pentium Core 2 Duo Intel i3 2~8 GB RAM, 500 GB ~ 1 TB HDD, Windows 7/8 Machines
Servers HP Workstations (HPXW4600/ Z200) (02) IBM Server X3400 (02) Natra Spark T41 Unix [Oracle Sun Solaris] Server (01) Nebero Server NAS Server Xeon Server X3400M3 & Apple iMAC Server (02)
Firewall Fire Wall for internal network security (Sonicwall Security System)
Backup UPS 20 KVA UPS 10 KVA
Physical Infrastructure- Software
ANSI C/C++ ORACLE
Corel Graphics Suite Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Flash Macromedia Studio Max
Adobe Photoshop RED HAT LINUX
UNDER MICROSOFT CLOUD AGREEMENT
Microsoft Windows OS 7/8 /10 Visual Studio VC++
Visual Studio VB Microsoft Office
ERP SOLUTION
TCSiON (from 2014 onwards) Campus Analyzer(before 2014 )
INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIONS
Name of Company Year of MoU Scope of Interaction
Tata Consultancy Services 2015 Automation Solutions
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Mohali Panjab 2015 Industrial tie up for Practical Training
Shikhar Infotel 2015 Industrial tie up for Practical Training
Ek Omkar Infotech 2015 Industrial tie up for Practical Training
Galactic Infotech Solutions Pvt Ltd. 2015 Industrial tie up for Practical Training
Microsoft Corporation India Pvt.LTD Gurgaon 2013 Industrial tie up
Shalimar Infotech Pvt Ltd. 2006 Campus Analyser
FACULTY AWARDS
Name Award Details
Dr. Virender Singh Award of Excellence for outstanding contribution to the ‘The Pre Service & In Service Teacher Education Program’, State Council of Educational Research & Training, U.T. Chandigarh
Name of the Event Date
Workshop on Meanstack Technology 11 Sep, 2021
Webinar on Machine Learning 11 Oct, 2021
Webinar on Blockchain Technology 12 Oct, 2021
National Seminar on Recent Trends in Information Technology 25 Mar, 2022
Name of the Event Date
Webinar on Career Counselling 03 June, 2021
Name of the Event Date
Seminar on Android IOS 14 Nov, 2019
Lecture Series on Gamification, Machine Learning and IoT Security 25-26 May, 2020
Name of the Event Date
Workshop on Android 11 Sept, 2018
Name of the Event Date
Workshop on Skill Enhancement and Talent Acquisition 17 Feb, 2018
Name of the Event Date
Hands-on Workshop in Cloud Computing with A2IT for M.Sc.(IT) students. 5th November,2016
Industrial Visit of Students to Sebiz Infotech, Mohali and NetSmart, IT Park in year 2016. 9th November,2016
Workshop on Networking for B.Voc. And BCA students. 11th November,2016
Name of the Event Date
Workshop on PHP/WORDPRESS 18th -19th September 2015
Hands-on Workshop in association with NIELIT (National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, GOV. of India) 4th November, 2015
Placement Drive 19th November, 2015
Name of the Event Date
National Seminar on Emerging Trends in IT: challenges and Strategies 31st January, 2014
Personality Development Programme on “Management Through Self-Management” 10th September 2014
Fresher’s Party “RUBAROO” Celebrated 17th September 2014
Jaipur Tour 1st – 4th Nov. 2014
Computing Trends Nov 2014, Lecture Series
Name of the Event Date
Workshop on Android Software 12-13 Sept, 2013
Educational Trip 13th – 20th Oct 2013
Lecture Series 12 Nov, 2013
Name of the Event Date
Lecture Series on Software Engineering Sept,2011
Extension / Outreach Activities
  • NCC is headed by the HOD of Department of IT.
  • Red Ribbon Club run by Faculty of IT.
  • Adoption of Village- “NayaGaon” by College.
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