Department of Information Technology
Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
About the Department
The Dept. of Information Technology, at the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Salt Lake, Kolkata came into existence in 1999 with a Vision “To produce Creators of Creative Technological Solutions” for the benefit of Engineering, Science and Technology and the Nation on a larger scale. It has always strived to fulfill its Mission to impart Value Based Education and promote Research and Development at the International level.
The Dept. of Information Technology has received Accreditation twice by the NBA and has since been running its programs successfully.
The Dept. of Information Technology began with its first batch of 40 students for the B.Tech Course. The student intake for the Under Graduate Course gradually increased from 40 to 60 seats in 2001 and presently admits 120.
The Department achieved another feather in its cap with the initiation of the Post Graduate Course (M.Tech) in 2011. Since its inception, the Dept. of Information Technology has been strengthening its resources and providing state of the art facilities to foster the spirit of learning and development of professional skills.
The IT Dept. makes full utilisation of its 7 Laboratories in its attempt to put into practice theoretical concepts and getting the students industry ready. It also encourages students to take up challenging projects and internships at the National and International level in order to fine-tune their technical skills.
The Dept provides opportunities for them to join various student chapters such as NEN, SPIE, and OSA etc. in addition to other extracurricular activities. It has opened avenues to promote Entrepreneurship among students and instill in them the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility. In its attempt to pursue excellence and explore greener pastures, the Dept. hosts a strong team of qualified and experienced Faculty Members who work in co-ordination with the budding engineers.
VISION OF DEPARTMENT
The department of Information Technology IEM Kolkata, strives to achieve excellence in academics, innovation, research and growth, as well as development of their students. The department is suitably-equipped and inclined to take up novel challenges in this fast-evolving era of Information Technology through research and entrepreneurial initiative, thereby creating true value of technology for society. The department of IT internationally recognized in distinctive areas of education and research, driven by a professional and technology-oriented focus, and based on a culture of innovation and excellence.
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT
To assist students to understand and enjoy seamless nature of knowledge and encourage them to apply the acquired knowledge to practical use, so that they become worthy, socially responsible good human beings sought after for their leadership qualities.
To foster creativity, innovation, and excellence through example based teaching-learning process imparted in the most simple and easily understandable way.
To continuously upgrade knowledge base of our manpower, improve infrastructure and use of latest technology/pedagogical tools, and update curriculum through periodic feedback from stakeholders to enable students to meet professional requirements and their expectations.
Message from HOD
"I invite you to explore our website and get more information about our distinguished academic programs, state of the art facilities, and dedicated faculty members. It will give you our clear intention and commitment towards excellence and quality. Thanks to the efforts of our researchers, teachers, and our students too, we persevere to play a primary role in our discipline, both nationally and internationally."
It gives me immense pride and pleasure to introduce the Department of Information Technology The Department of Information Technology was founded in 1999.
The Bachelor degree program was started in 1999. The Master degree program was started in 2011.
Currently the Master degree program run by the department is Computer Science & Business Systems. The bachelor degree program is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi. All the academic programs are periodically reviewed and updated to incorporate the latest trends in information technology driven society.
We are proud of our strong academic programs, which are based on theoretical and practical knowledge and match well with the requirements and demands of the industry. We are committed to students by offering short term courses and pre placement training classes that foster critical and analytical thinking and build the necessary skills to succeed in the industry. Sitting squarely in an Engineering Faculty, the Department of Information Technology is focused on devising innovative, correct solutions to hard problems, whilst ensuring that the solutions execute optimally with the aspiration to create patents. We regularly conduct entrepreneurship development programs which aim to train the engineering graduates in the essentials of conceiving, planning, initiating and launching an economic activity or an enterprise successfully.
Programme Educational Objectives (PEO)
PEO1: To provide students with good breadth of outcome based knowledge in mathematical, scientific, computing and basic engineering fundamentals necessary to formulate, analyze and solve hardware/software engineering problems and/or also to pursue advanced study or research.
PEO2: To educate students with proficiency in core areas of Information Technology and related engineering so as to comprehend engineering trade-offs, analyze, design, and synthesize data and technical concepts to create novel products and solutions for the real life problems
PEO3: To instill in students a sense of high professionalism, to work as part of teams on multidisciplinary projects and diverse professional environments, needed for a successful professional career and relate engineering issues to the society, global economy and to emerging technologies
PEO4: To provide our students with a learning environment consciousness of the life-long learning process, to develop effective oral and written communication skills and to introduce them to written ethical codes and guidelines, show leadership and entrepreneurship and exhibit good citizenship.
Program Outcomes (PO):
Engineering Graduates will be able to:
Engineering knowledge: An ability to apply knowledge of computing, mathematics including discrete mathematics, probability, statistics, science and engineering fundamentals appropriate to the discipline.
Problem analysis: An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to organize, analyze and interpret data to produce meaningful conclusions and recommendations.
Design/development of solutions: An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computer-based system, process, component, or program to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
Conduct investigations of complex problems: An ability to analyze, identify, formulate and solve hardware and software based computing problems accounting for the interaction between hardware and software appropriate to its solution using current techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools.
The engineer and society: An ability to analyze the local and global impact of computing on individuals, organizations, and society.
Communication: Knowledge of contemporary issues in the social sciences and the humanities using computational tools.
Ethics: An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities.
Individual and team work: An ability to function effectively individually and on teams, including diverse and multidisciplinary areas, to accomplish a common goal.
Modern tool usage: An ability to propose original ideas and solutions, culminating into a modern, easy to use tool, by a larger section of the society with longevity through effective communication in speech and in writing, including documentation of hardware and software systems to customers/users or peers.
Life-long learning: An ability to recognize the importance of professional development by pursuing postgraduate studies or face competitive examinations that offer challenging and rewarding careers in computing globally.
Project management and finance: An ability to apply engineering and management knowledge and techniques to estimate time and resources needed to complete a technical project.
Environment and sustainability: An ability to have an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset to apply knowledge of engineering and management to one’s own surrounding environments.
Program Specific Outcomes (PSO)
1. PSO1: An ability to analyse problem, design algorithm, identify and define the computing requirements appropriate to its solution and implement them in the field of Algorithms, Database, Networking, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Security and Blockchain and many other cutting edge fields of study of computer based systems of varying complexity.
2. PSO2: Anticipate the changing direction of information technology and evaluate and communicate the likely utility of new technologies to an individual or organization for performing tasks related to Research, Training and Management to meet desired needs.
3. PSO3: Ability to develop and effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment.
Explore Our Department
CAMPUS
All round excellence in management and engineering discipline is attained only by close interaction with the allied industries. To facilitate close interaction of modern industries, as well as to draw upon the vast academic & professional resources of a vibrant industrial sector.
PLACEMENT
The educational group has strong placement cell. Four placement officers under the chairmanship of the Institute’s director work as placement cell. Very effective Campus Interview is a regular feature of the institute.
FACULTY
The educational group believes that combination of good teachers and good students is the basic and most important aspect of achieving academic excellence. It is strength of our faculty consisting of professors from renowned institutes such as IIT Kharagpur and IIM Kolkata. We have academicians, professionals as well as dignitaries of the business world. The educational group is a true realm of the finest faculty members who has the spirit and standards to bring the best out of its students.
DIGITAL LIBRARY
A beautiful & modern library well updated books, journals & multimedia learning aids, provides the student an opportunities to keep themselves well versed with all engineering & management related information. IEM group has excellent library with over 1,50,000 books, journals, magazines & e-journals for complementing the academic endeavors.
NAAC Accreditation
The Dept. of Information Technology, at the Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM), Salt Lake, Kolkata came into existence in 1999 with a Vision “To produce Creators of Creative Technological Solutions” for the benefit of Engineering, Science and Technology and the Nation on a larger scale. It has always strived to fulfill its Mission to impart Value Based Education and promote Research and Development at the International level. The Dept. of Information Technology has received Accreditation twice by the NBA and has since been running its programs successfully.
The Dept. of Information Technology began with its first batch of 40 students for the B.Tech Course. The student intake for the Under Graduate Course gradually increased from 40 to 60 seats in 2001 and presently admits 120. The Department achieved another feather in its cap with the initiation of the Post Graduate Course (M.Tech) in 2011. Since its inception, the Dept. of Information Technology has been strengthening its resources and providing state of the art facilities to foster the spirit of learning and development of professional skills.
The IT Dept. makes full utilisation of its 7 Laboratories in its attempt to put into practice theoretical concepts and getting the students industry ready. It also encourages students to take up challenging projects and internships at the National and International level in order to fine-tune their technical skills. The Dept provides opportunities for them to join various student chapters such as NEN, SPIE, and OSA etc. in addition to other extracurricular activities. It has opened avenues to promote Entrepreneurship among students and instill in them the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility. In its attempt to pursue excellence and explore greener pastures, the Dept. hosts a strong team of qualified and experienced Faculty Members who work in co-ordination with the budding engineers.