Reliance Institute to take off this year

Yet one more corporate plunges into education. The Reliance Group-backed Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) is all set to open for admission this academic year.

DA-IICT will offer a wide range of educational, training and research programs in information and communication technology at certificate, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It will also offer continuing education programs for working executives and practicing professionals.

The institute, promoted by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation, is located at Gandhinagar, near Infocity, a fast growing information technology park. The institute is near the domestic and international airports and about 25 kms from the city of Ahmedabad. From this academic year, the Institute will launch its four-year program in information and communication technology. Other programs like postgraduate program in information and communication technology, postgraduate program in information technology and certificate courses and management development programs in information and communication technology will be announced later.

The four-year program in information and communication technology is designed to include cutting-edge areas of study in information technology, communication technology, multimedia and infocom business. Admission is expected to be done through an entrance examination. Candidates who have completed or expected to complete by June 2001, 10+2 years of schooling with physics, chemistry and mathematics, are eligible to appear in the entrance examination. On successful completion of the four-year program the institute will award its own graduate diploma in information and communication technology. The content of the four-year program is at par with any B.E/B.Tech program.

DA-IICT is aimed at providing unique learning opportunities to students. Its contemporary course design and curriculum will encompass information technology, communication technology, multimedia and infocom. It will have innovative educational and instructional methods and an inter-disciplinary pedagogic approach, an experienced and dedicated faculty, state-of-the-art learning resources, student-centric academic and operational philosophy, and a strong career-orientation. The Institute will network with leading educational institutions worldwide as well as with the industry. The campus will be fully equipped with modern facilities.