4.3.1 Institution has an IT policy

Response:

The institute has well-structured IT facilities with 280Mbps bandwidth for 24x7 connectivity. The institution has wired and 15 Wi-Fi hotspot at prominent locations -wireless connectivity for use of students and faculty members across the campus including the hostel. Adequate budget is alloted for carrying and maintenance of the IT Infrastructure.

A separate Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) team with in-house staff is constituted to take care of the IT & related needs of the campus such as Hardware & Networking, Email solutions, Software solutions, etc.

IT Infrastructure and Internet Facilities:

  • 280Mbps of dedicated 1:1 leased line internet connectivity from AIRTEL.

  • MAC-binded ‘Wi-Fi’ provision at selective in-campus hubs and hostels.

  • Desktops (1206) from various brands with latest configuration for students’ usage.

  • Compatible branded Higher-end servers to meet the IT-specific tasks like file, database, virus and backup management.

  • Healthy connected ‘CAMPUS-LAN’ via Optical Fibre acting as backbone and CATx cabling throughout the  campus for anywhere data access with structured cabling.

  • Piracy-free IT environment through proper licensing of software. Tailored ‘Microsoft Campus Agreement (MCSA)’ to utilize the latest Microsoft products.

  • A separate ‘Open-source Lab’ to extend open-source migration.

  • ‘Language Lab’ with audio-video gadgets and state of the art communication teaching-learning tools.

  • A dedicated helpdesk of 6 member technicians to address the computing and network issues.

  • Internet Accessibility: laboratories, class rooms, library, department, administrative  area & seminar/AV halls.

Wi-Fi Availability:

  • Classrooms, laboratories, department offices, hostels and library are connected through 802.11 a/b/g/n protocol

  • IT Security Model: Secured IT infrastructure through SOPHOS XG firewall to prevent unauthorized access with user privileges. Three-way Wi-Fi protection via IP restriction, MAC-binding & WPA/WPA2 password encryption.

  • The campus network and its active components are administered, maintained and controlled by ITES.

  • ITES operates the campus network such that service levels are maintained as required by the Institute departments, and hostels served by the campus network within the constraints of operational best practices.

  • Information and network security is provided through firewalls to manage misuse of IT services provided.

  • The mail services inside the college are configured to block spams and malicious attachments.

  • Backup procedures have been established and carried out on the college servers to handle risk of information loss. Separate ‘Data centre’ has been provided for IT service management.

  • Security updates are carried out regularly.

  • The system administrators’ team monitors attacks on the network/systems.

  • The websites with unsecured contents are blocked to prevent the risk of access to untrusted websites.

Allotted Budget for updating its IT facilities: 

S. No

Academic Year

Allotted Amount( in Lakhs)

1

2021-22

20.00

2

2020-21

15.00

3

2019-20

10.50

4

2018-19

25.00

5

2017-18

31.70