Institute of Communication and Information Technology

Union Christian College Computer Centre was established in 1986 with the aim of developing interest in the field of computers and generating computer awareness among the students and staff of the college. As an extension of the College computer centre, Institute of Communication and Information Technology (ICIT) was started as an autonomous institution of the Union Christian College Management. From the humble beginnings as a computer centre with 2 teachers and 5 machines, it has grown into a full fledged institution and well equipped study centre housing 210 students, 3 full time and 9 part time teachers and 40 machines(List attached). ICIT is accredited by Dept. of Electronics, Govt of India for conducting courses and training students to appear for ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level examinations. It is also the Regional Study Centre of the School of Distance education, Mahatma Gandhi University from 1998.

This centre caters to the large community of students who are not able to get admissions to the regular stream of education. Students at the Centre are encouraged to enroll for various enrichment programs along with the study of the core subjects. The students enjoy the ambience of a regular college as well. The classes at the centre are not affected by the strikes organized by students of the regular stream. Economically backward students are allowed a fee concession after verifying  proper documents.

ICIT is managed by a 7 member Committee (Committee members list attached) that includes the Manager, Principal, Bursar, Course co-ordinators and teachers from some of the departments of the College. Manager is in charge of the overall administration, Principal deals with academic matters and the Bursar handles financial matters of ICIT.

The three year BCA course was started in 1998.  B.L.I.Sc. course was started in 2003 The three year BCom course with computer application as optional  subject was started this year taking into account the demand in the job market for commerce graduates trained in computer packages.

Courses Offered

M.G.University syllabus (Off Campus Stream)

Bachelor of Computer Applications ( BCA) *
Bachelor of Library Science (B.LiSc) *
B.Com with Computer Applications(BCom) *

DOEACC , New Delhi

‘O’ level with Post Graduate Diploma  In Computer Applications (PGDCA)
 ‘O’ level with Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA)
 DOEACC Certificate course on computer concepts (CCC)

Certificate Courses

Internet training
Operating Systems
Languages & Packages
Vacation Courses for School/College Students
Office Automation
Diploma in Hardware Maintenance

Academic Programmes

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)

This is a three year course under the Off Campus Stream ,M.G.University .

Eligibility:-Pass in Higher Secondary (Plus two) or an equivalent examination with Mathematics as one subject. Those who have not  studied Mathematics at  the plus two level  should undergo a  foundation course for 3 months.

Classes are conducted five days a week with adequate theory and lab sessions.The students are tutored by expert faculty to prepare for the University examinations and complete a mini project and a final project as part of the course.Most students pursue higher education or take up suitable placements after completing the course successfully.

Bachelor of Library Science (B LISc)

This is a  one year  course conducted under the Off campus stream,M.G.University. 

Eligibility :  A University Degree

Classes are handled by visitng faculty four days a week .The students undergo training in the College library as part of their course .Five students from the previous batch assisted the staff of Sacred Heart School , Angamaly in  classification and automising the school library.

B.Com with Computer Applications (BCom)

This is a three year course conducted under the Off campus stream,M.G.University .The first batch passes out in 2006.  

Eligibility - A pass in Higher Secondary (Plus two) or an equivalent  examination. 

‘O’ level with Post Graduate Diploma In  Computer Applications (PGDCA)

One year Course.

Eligibillity  - Any Degree

The syllabus for this course is as per that prescribed by DOEACC for ‘O’ level

Examination:The course comprises of varied topics in Information technology and also latest packages .Sufficient theory and lab sessions are provided.Most students completing this course successfully secure good placements.

Other Activities

The institute conducts seminars of technical interest and those enhancing personality development of students . Students and staff get together on special occasions like Onam , Christmas , Kerala Day  etc, the students exhibit their extra curricular talents and they enjoy the feeling of oneness.Separately ICIT Day is celebrated every year. Scholarships are given to students based on merit as well as  economic considerations.

Intiatives & Projects

The centre contributed in generating computer awareness among the college community at a time when computer literacy was gaining ground in the state.Internet training was conducted for all students of the college .The computer centre has been a forerunner of all computer related courses  started in various departments of the college .The computer centre provides consultancy to many institutions some of them being Alangad block panchayat,Vidyadhiraja school , Angamaly and many other.A training course  was conducted for school and college teachers , partnering with Intel .Apart from the courses conducted under M.G.University , the centre also conducts short term courses

in latest  software languages and packages, hardware maintenance etc. Students, employed/non employed persons  are eligible to enroll.

Future Development Plans

(i) Improving the software development wing with the help of Graduate & PG students in Computer Science & Computer Applications of U.C. College.
(ii) Converting the common computer lab into a digital library with internet facility which may be used by PG students & research scholars for reference.
(iii) Setting up an E&D (Enquiry & Documentation) Division  which answers all queries about the activities of the college and stores the documentations of all projects proposed, undertaken or implemented by the college .

Facilities

Total Area 4607.2 Sq ft
Office Area 200 Sq ft
Classrooms 3 ( Additional 3 classrooms in ICIT Annexe Building)
Computer Lab 1 (32 Machines, 2  Printers, 1 Scanner)
Library/Reading Room 1
Library Area 250 Sq ft
Total no: of Books 316
Power Room/Store Room 1

Future Proposals
Expand the total area by 2357.4 Sq ft to accomodate 3 classrooms ,staffroom and toilets at an estimated cost of Rs. 6.9 lakhs. Increase the number of PCs  in the lab to a total of 40.

Faculty List
Bachelor of Computer Application (B.C.A)

No

Name

Qualification

 Experience

1

Varghese Paul (Course Coordinator)

MCA,DHM

14 years

2

Amrutha Karthikeyan

MCA , MSc.

10 years

3

Manjula A

MSc.

-

4

Prof. P. C. Cherian

M.Sc,MPhil

Rtd. HOD Maths. ,U.C.College, Alwaye

5

Prof. J Padmanabhan

MCom.

Rtd.HOD Commerce. S.S.College, Kalady


B. Com. with Computer Application

No

Name

Qualification

Designation

1.

Prof. J Padmanabhan (Course Coordinator)

MCom.

Rtd. HOD Commerce, S.S.College, Kalady

2.

Vinaya Kumar M G

MCom.

Guest

3.

Sajitha Mony M

MSc.(Statistics)

Guest

4.

Prof. L.I.Paul Sunder

MA (English)

Rtd. Professor, U.C.College, Aluva

5.

Prof. M.T Saramma

MA (Malayalam)

Rtd. Professor, U.C.College, Aluva

6.

Prameela P S

MA (Hindi)

Guest


Bachelor of Library and Information Science ( B.L.I.Sc.)

No

Name

Qualification

Designation

1.

Cherian K George (Course Coordinator)

MLib.Sc.

Librarian, U.C.College, Aluva

2.

Bavakkutty

MLib.Sc.(Calicut University)

Guest

3.

Anoop Varma

MLISc. (Cochin University)

Guest

4.

Sebastian Joseph

MLISc. (M.G University)

Guest

5.

Padma Kumar

MLISc. (M.G University)

Guest

6.

Surendran C

MLISc. (Cochin University)

Guest


Lab Instructors

No

Name

Designation

Qualification

Computer Experience

1

Ciya Mathew

Lab Instructor

BA, Advanced Diploma in Network Centered Computing (NIIT)

4 years (Full time)

2

Remi K Pillai

B.Sc, PGDCA

4 years (Full time)













 
 

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