Jaypee University of Information Technology (also J. P. University of Information Technology and JUIT) is a private university in

Waknaghat Waknaghat is a small town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh which falls on the way to Shimla, India from Kalka, India. It is located on National Highway 22. Waknaghat is around from Shimla and from Solan. Other nearb ...

Solan Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of . The city is situated between Chandigarh (joint capi ...

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History

Jaypee University of Information Technology is recognised by the state government of Himachal Pradesh, India. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002 vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of

Government of Himachal Pradesh The Government of Himachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive branch, led by th ...

dated 23 May 2002.Genesis and Recognition
of JUIT. Retrieved on 2008-08-30. JUIT was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the University commenced academic activities from July 2002.

Location

The university is located 4 kilometers off National Highway 22 (22 km from Shimla) (from

) which runs from

Kalka Kalka is a town in the Panchkula district of Haryana, India. It is near Panchkula city. The name of the town is derived from the Hindu goddess Kali. It is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas and is a gateway to the neighbouring state ...

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India. After independence, the ...

(

). The campus is spread over on the green slopes of Waknaghat. The nearest railway station is Kaithleeghat, 4 kilometers from Waknaghat and the nearest airport is

Academics

The university offers Bachelor of Technology programmes in various fields. It also offers

Bachelor of Pharmacy A Bachelor of Pharmacy (abbreviated B Pharm or PharmB or BS Pharm) is a graduate academic degree in the field of pharmacy. In many countries, this degree is a prerequisite for registration to practice as a pharmacist. Since both PharmB and Phar ...

and

Master of Pharmacy The Master of Sciences of Pharmacy (MPharm) is the standard master's degree program in Pharmacy. It is the oldest honorable Diploma (Degree) authorized from the European Faculties of Pharmacy as it takes five years to complete. It is based on a c ...

as well as various doctoral programmes. In addition to the above-mentioned programs, a dual degree program is offered, wherein a student spends four years at JUIT attending aforementioned programs and one year of the

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

program at the Jaypee Business School, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology.

Rankings

Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked 115 and 84 among engineering colleges by the

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(NIRF) in 2020 and 2019 respectively.

Departments

The university includes the following departments: * Department of Computer Science Engineering and IT * Department of Electronics and Communication Technology * Department of Civil Engineering * Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics * Department of Physics and Material Sciences * Department of Mathematics

Department of Pharmacy

The JUIT Department of Pharmacy was approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for BPharma from 2008.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaypee University of Information Technology Universities in Himachal Pradesh All India Council for Technical Education Information technology institutes Jaypee Group Engineering colleges in Himachal Pradesh Education in Solan district Educational institutions established in 2002 2002 establishments in Himachal Pradesh