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Information Technology

Information Technology discipline was started in 2000-01 Along with the technical enhancement the department also
in the Government Engineering College, Aurangabad. focuses on cultural development of students and
Department of Information Technology got established improvement in the qualities like sportsmanship through the
from academic year 2002-03. Starting aim was to departmental events like Art Mela and ITSA Week. Our
implement the UG programme in Information Technology students have also participated in the Purushottam
with intake capacity of 60. Karandak and Firodiya.

We expect the students to seek knowledge and utilise it for
Our faculties are involved in the research on current trends
the betterment of the nation and support the digitisation of
like data mining, cloud computing and remote sensing. The
India. The students from the department are working
research in all these areas is the need of an hour to
towards the goal by showing active participation in
contribute to the latest services provided by the IT sector.
competitions like Smart India Hackathon organised by
Government of India .
In India and abroad IT industry is growing very rapidly.
Thus IT has a huge demand of technical manpower. Non
This year IT department has seen the maximum
IT students also get attracted to IT as it provides the
placements in college. 49 students are selected in TCS, 1 in
prospects for high salary. The goal of our students is to
Principal Global Services and 1 in Ixight. 55 students have
excel technically to beat these growing challenges.
appeared in GATE 2018. Three teams of our department
were selected in SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2017.
- Mrs. Chitra Gaikwad
Head IT

The applications of Information Technology have In the technical event of our college ‘WINGS’, we
been introduced in variety of disciplines benefitting organized five major events which were immensely
and simplifying the human life at large. Keeping this popular and recorded the maximum number of
in mind, we work with a vision to develop Information participants. Also we have the departmental
Technology professionals through quality education. technical, cultural and sports event named under
Our department focuses on four key areas being ‘ITSA WEEK’. This includes outdoor and indoor
excellence in academics, inculcation of Research sports, cultural activities like dancing, singing, poem
aptitude, overall personality development and recitation, etc. and technical competitions.
awareness of Social and Ethical concerns. Our With all these activities going on, our department has
Department has well established state of the art kept its consistency in impressive academic results and
computer laboratories and class rooms equipped with good numbers of placements. This has given the
modern teaching aids and computing facilities. Information Technology Department a remarkable
Our department has a legacy of numerous events. recognition. As a student representative I always feel
On the Independence Day the ‘Art-Mela’, a colourful proud to see my department doing well and I will
event which is a free for all drawing competition, is always strive for betterment and success of our
conducted. This event always sets new records of department.
participation. It shows the artistic form of all students
and teachers of our college irrespective of the - Yash Sahare
departments. GS IT

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