Jaypee University of Information Technology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT) is a private university in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Established in 2002, Jaypee University of Information Technology is one of the four universities established by the Jaypee Group.

Jaypee University of Information Technology

Jaypee Sūcnā Praudyogikī Viśvavidyālay
Motto	विद्या तत्त्व ज्योतिस्मः (Sanskrit)
Type	Private university
Established	May 2002; 23 years ago (2002-05)
Founder	Jaiprakash Gaur
Accreditation	NAAC[1] NBA[2]
Affiliation	AIU[3] AICTE UGC[4]
Chairperson	Manoj Gaur
Chancellor	Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma
Dean	Ashok Kumar Gupta
Registrar	Rakesh Bassi
Academic staff	150
Undergraduates	2000
Postgraduates	100
Location	Solan , Himachal Pradesh
Campus	Suburban, 25 acres
Newsletter	Hilly Ramblings
Colours	Navy blue and Sky blue;
Website	www.juit.ac.in

History

Jaypee University of Information Technology was conceived by a joint vision of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Jaiprakash Gaur, founder of Jaypee Group, in the year 2000. Government of Himachal Pradesh provided land on lease for the establishment of the university. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002^[5] vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of Government of Himachal Pradesh dated 23 May 2002.^[6] JUIT was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the university commenced academic activities from July 2002.

Location

The university is located 3 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 (2024)[7]	201-300

Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked in 201-300 band among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024.^[8]

Departments

The university includes the following departments:^{[citation needed]}

• 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.^[9][10]

People

Faculty and staff

Head of Department

A few distinguished members of the faculty have held the title of Head of Department in recognition of their dedication to their respective departments.

Name	Department	Year	Highest Qualification	Notes
P.B. Barman	Physics & Materials Science	2005	Doctor of Philosophy
Rakesh Kumar Bajaj	Mathematics	2003	Doctor of Philosophy
Amit Srivastava	Humanities and Social Sciences	2003	Doctor of Philosophy

Gallery

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  The Mughals
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  The Temple
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  Vasant Bhawan
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  Faculty Housing

See also

• Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology.
• Jaypee institute of information technology.