B.Sc. (Information Technology)

Established in: 2002

Bachelor of Science (Information Technology) program is a three year undergraduate degree course with each year having two semesters.

Total Intake

300 students

DEPARTMENT STRENGTH

The Department of Information Technology was established with the establishment of the college itself in the year 2002. The department offers B.Sc. IT and M.Sc. IT programmes with more than 1000+ students enrolled at various levels.

The department has three Student Chapters of professional bodies for organizing technical activities:

Computer Society of India
Institute of Electric & Electronic Engineers


Association for Computing
Machinery

The Department conducts various Hackathons, Technical workshops, Seminars, Guest Lectures and Industrial visits for the students as well as faculty members. The department has 8 computer laboratories with more than 250 computers equipped with high speed internet and 1 IoT and embedded systems laboratory equipped with various IoT and electronics equipment.

The Department has started with V-Shield - A technical review on various advancements in IT sectors presented by the IT faculty and students. Know More

The Department has active linkages with Industry and Institutions of repute in India and abroad. The students benefit from various internship and placement opportunities created by these linkages. The Department motivates the students to enhance their technical skills, leadership skills, sports and co-curricular activity participation and to develop their overall personality.

ABOUT OUR FACULTY

The Department of Information Technology has a wonderful mix of experienced and young enthusiastic faculty members. The faculty members have specializations in various domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Mobile Computing, Web development and many more. We have a few faculty members who have completed their PhDs and are now PhD guides. Many of our faculty members are completing their PhDs from various reputed Universities and Institutions. Many of the faculty members have published books and research papers in reputed National and International journals. Faculty Members of the department are also members Board of Studies and Syllabus committees in various institutions including University of Mumbai.

Asif Rampurawala

Vice Principal and Head of Department, B.Sc.IT asif.rampurawala@vsit.edu.in

"Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail." - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

I welcome students, parents, alumni and community members to the department of Information Technology of VSIT. Information Technology is the most powerful need of every business today. I.T facilitates many services in all process areas with innovative technologies. Our daily activities are the outcome of this automation and productive technology. The journey of Information Technology is all about new opportunities and innovations. We are proud of being part of this journey of student.

Faculty Profiles


ELIGIBILITY

  1. A candidate for being eligible for admission to the degree course of Bachelor of Science (Information Technology), shall have passed XII standard examination of the Maharashtra Board of Higher Secondary Education or it’s equivalent with Mathematic and Statistics as one of the subject and should have secured not less than 45% marks in aggregate for open category and 40% marks in aggregate in case of Reserved category candidates.
  2. Candidate who have passed Diploma (Three years after S.S.C. – Xth Std.) in Information Technology / Computer Technology / Computer Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical, Electronics and Video Engineering and Allied Branches / Mechanical and Allied Branches / Civil and Allied Branches are eligible for direct admission to the Second Year of the B.Sc. (I.T.) degree course.
(Ref: Circular No. No.UG./283 of 2007, Dated 16th June, 2007)

SIGNIFICANCE

The main objectives of the course are:
  1. To think analytically, creatively and critically in developing robust, extensible and highly maintainable technological solutions to simple and complex problems.
  2. To apply their knowledge and skills to be employed and excel in IT professional careers and/or to continue their education in IT and/or related post graduate programmes.
  3. To be capable of managing complex IT projects with consideration of the human, financial and environmental factors.
  4. To work effectively as a part of a team to achieve a common stated goal.
  5. To adhere to the highest standards of ethics, including relevant industry and organizational codes of conduct.
  6. To communicate effectively with a range of audiences both technical and non-technical.
  7. To develop an aptitude to engage in continuing professional development.

VISION AND MISSION

VISION

We aspire to be a prominent Department of Information Technology providing quality education, competencies and developing proficiencies to meet global challenges.

MISSION

  • M1: To nurture and inculcate real-world problem-solving capability amongst students.
  • M2: To provide an ambience for teaching learning and research in computing and interdisciplinary areas.
  • M3: To collaborate and engage with industry and educational institutes of eminence in India and abroad.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS