University Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh University

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{{Infobox University
| name = University Institute of Technology (UIT) Shimla
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| motto = योगः कर्मसु कौशलं ([[Sanskrit]])(Meaning: [[Yoga]] is the skill in action)
| established = 2000
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| faculty =
| chancellor = Bandaru Dattatreya
| vice_chancellor = Prof. Sikander Kumar<ref name="Professor Sikander Kumar 26th VC at HPU - Times of India">https://timesofindia.com/home/education/news/professor-sikander-kumar-26th-vc-at-hpu/amp_articleshow/65258915.cms</ref>
| dean =
| director = Dr PL Laudo <ref name="uit website">[http://www.uiit.ac.in www.uiit.ac.in]</ref>
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| coor = {{Coord|31.1117|77.1401|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| city = [[Shimla]]
| state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| country = [[India]]
| campus = [[Urban areas|Urban]]
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| free = UIT
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| affiliations = [[Himachal Pradesh University]]
| website = [http://www.uiit.ac.in www.uiit.ac.in]
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'''University Institute of Technology''' ('''UIT'''), Himachal Pradesh (erstwhile '''University Institute of Information Technology''' ('''UIIT'''), Himachal Pradesh) is in the [[Himachal Pradesh University]] campus at [[Summer Hill, Shimla|Summerhill]], [[Shimla]], India. It started functioning on 11 September 2000.

UIT has been producing professional leaders in the field of information technology, as well as enhancing the technological strength of the region and the country. Well known for its B.Tech in Information Technology programme throughout [[India]], the institute benefits from close collaborations with the IT industry. Moreover in 2019 UIT has started to enroll five streams named CSE, IT, ECE, EE, CE.

UIT has a great record in many field-level works, one such example being an android application created by a student of UIT to record attendance by online methods, and many other things have been done by UITians for betterment of society.

==Facilities==

===Internet facility===
The university has been provided by [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] a leased line of 50 Mbit/s (1:1) dedicated bandwidth as a part of UGC Infonet for Higher Education. UIT is a member of the Campus-Wide Optical Fibre Network on which the Internet facility is available on a 24×7 basis.

===Campus===
The campus has 14×6 Wi-Fi connectivity and banking facilities. Currently, classes are held in the new UIT Building, Silver Wood Estate, Near Police Station, Summerhill. The campus has great labs and classrooms which helps the student to learn in a great environment.

==Departmemts==
Department of Civil Engineering,
Department of Computer Science Engineering,
Department of Information Technology,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering

==Placements==
Placement of the students is of major concern to the institute. For this purpose, a full-time placement cell under a faculty member has been created to liaison among the students and prospective employers and to keep a watchful eye on the emerging trends and future needs of the industry.

The institute has a good track record of placements with students placed in companies like [[Infosys]], GlobalLogic, Sapient, [[Tata Consultancy Services]], Accenture, Cognizant, Oracle, [[Mahindra Satyam|Satyam]], [[Wipro]], [[Tech Mahindra]], [[NexTag]], Impetus, Perot systems, and [[IBM]].

==Extra-curricular==

The institute organizes events for the all-round development of the students. The biggest event is UTKARSH, a four-day inter-college festival in which colleges from in and around the state are invited to participate. The fest is conducted by Engineering Technology Students Association (ETSA) which has a president, vice president, finance secretary, cultural secretary, general secretary and joint secretary in the Governing Body. It is the only event of its kind on the campus which takes place at three venues simultaneously with 1500 to 2000 students. Other events include inter-college sports competition.

In UIT such functions like a fresher party, annual dinner are too arranged for the betterment of psychological part of students.

==Alumni==
Students from UIT work in prestigious companies like Google, Facebook, Juniper Networks, Royal Dutch Shell, Adobe, Microsoft, and Walmart Labs.

==Change of Name==
On 28 February 2020, the name of University Institute of Information Technology(UIIT) changed to University Institute of Technology(UIT) due to addition of other engineering branches.<ref>http://uiit.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Notification-UIT-Name-Change.pdf</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Himachal Pradesh University]]

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