4.3.1 Institutional IT facilities and Interne
The institution’s IT policy design constitutes the use of IT resources for both academic and administrative works. A committed and supportive ICT team with programmers and networking professionals handle and maintain technical-related issues. The IT facilities have undergone significant upgrades over the past few years.
LAN
- Structured network cabling is in place to manage the network
- The campus networked through LAN and the internet is 1GBPS
- The Institution has gigabit switches with 1 GBPS
- All the computer labs are equipped with 100/1000 switches
- All access points support 100+ concurrent users with 2G/5G bandwidth
- Wi-Fi Connectivity is through access points from a centralized access controller
- Wi-Fi speeds of 300-400 Mbps available at each access point
Wi-Fi
- The Wi-Fi is updated to 1000Mbps in the year 2022-23
- 40Mbps leased line upgraded to 100Mbps entirely for the Examination branch.
- Wi-Fi connectivity includes a 40 Mbps leased line from ACT exclusively for IQAC and Administration offices.
- To reach out to more users additional Wi-Fi access points have been installed. Old cables replaced with Fibre optic cables as per need.
Cyber Security
- Cyber Security of campus is enabled via antivirus software through a central server.
- Software upgrades and installation of new software are executed to cater to the requirements of new programs and research.
- Firewall mechanism is provided for departments and faculty to raise service requests for troubleshooting any device-related issues.
Upgrades in Management Information System
- Management information system is integral to the functioning of the institution.
- It is a central data repository capable of collecting, organizing, analyzing, and protecting data.
- Contains the details of the modules of faculty, Administrative Staff, Support & Auxiliary Staff, Student data, Circulars and Publications.
- In the Academic year 2022-23, two new menu options were added to the existing MIS- patents and awards
The Learning Management System (SALMS) Module provides the following functionality
- Ann’s Learning Management System (LMS) app is a comprehensive and efficient platform to manage and post educational content.
- Helps students, instructors facilitating access to course materials like notes, PPTs, assignments, reading materials, uploading videos and other e – contents
- Enables faculty to create, organize, assess coursework, track student progress and provide feedback.
- Assist administrative tasks and improves the learning experience
Students can access the following features through the College App
- Attendance
- Download grade card
- Payment of fee
- Receive reading materials, assignments, and grades.
- Provide feedback to the faculty
- Timetable
- Events
- College Website
Other Upgrades in the IT facilities
- The college website is easily accessible to the students through their mobile devices as an Android App.
- The Version 2 College App was released in 2023 available on Android
- 3 Apps – 1 student, 1 faculty, and 1 placement
- The Alumni Mobile App and Portal to connect with Alumni
- Zoom account from 2020 for online classes, Webinars, Competitions, Meetings and Gsuite account for official communications