J.K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology
J. K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology stands as one of the most prestigious colleges of India. The Department of Electronics and Communication (well known as J. K. Institute of Applied Physics and Technology) is located in the Muir College Campus (Science Faculty) of the University of Allahabad
 Department as seen from AU ground | |
| Motto | Quot Rami Tot Arbores |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1949 |
Parent institution | University of Allahabad |
Academic affiliation | NAAC |
| Director | Prof. J.A. Ansari |
| Address | Department of Electronics & Communication, J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, Science Faculty, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211002, Uttar Pradesh, India , , , 25.4591°N 81.85202°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.jkinstitutetpc.in/ |
It is older than any of the IITs. Its foundation stone was laid by Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on April 14, 1949 and it was formally inaugurated by him on April 4, 1956. It was named as J.K. as J.K. Trust contributed for the construction of the complete building structure. It is a pioneer department in the country today for teaching and research in the discipline of electronics, communication and computer science.
The department conducts courses in the fields of Electronics & Communication and Computer Science leading up to the degrees of the bachelor of technology, master of technology and master of science. These courses have been designed to meet the current challenging demands of the nation.
The Computer Science discipline was started in the year 1986 through the DRDO project on the ‘Man Power development in the area of computer Science’. The department offers B.Sc (CS), M.Sc. (Computer Science), B.Tech. (Electronics and Communication Engineering), B.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering ), M.Tech. (Electronic and Communication Engineering) M.Tech. (Computer Science and Engineering) and Ph.D. programme in Electronics and Computer Science.
In a span of nearly 60 years, the alumni of the department have made significant mark in their fields both in India and abroad. The alumni of the department may be found holding Professor's post in U.S.A and Europe or associated with computer and communication establishments such as Philips, AlcaTel, IBM, TCS, HAL, ITI, DoT, Railways, Tech Mahindra, Bell Telephone, ST Microelectronics, IAP, MTNL, IIT, CEERI, ISRO and various DRDO labs. Some of them are entrepreneurs and are having their establishments at Singapore, US, Japan and UK. To name a few: Prof. S.N. Ghosh, a well known figure who established the institute; Prof. M.S. Bisht, who laid the foundation;Mr. S.C. Mishra, Member (Services) Telecom ministry of communication, New Delhi; Mr. Gyanesh, Scientist ‘F’ DEAL; Mr. Shivpal Singh, Scientist ‘F’ RCI; Mr. Harsh Vardhan, All India Radio;Mr. Alok Chaturvedi, Indian Railways; Mr. Bhartendu, Toranto; Prof. K.D. Dixit, Lucknow; Prof. Vijay Krishna Malviya, Allahabad; Mr. Jyotirmoy Gupta, Pune; Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Director Academics, Asian School of Media Studies, Noida; Dr. Yogeshwar Sahai, Brazil;Prof. S.P Khare, Meerut; Dr. G.S. Darbari, Allahabd; Prof. K.K. Bhutani, Director, UPTEC; Mr. D.P. Goyal, CSIO; Dr. Shamim Ahmad, Ex-VC Jamia Hamdard; Prof. S.N. Joshi,CV, Pilani; Mr. D.P. Srivastava, Director, BARC; Mr. D.R. Singh, Director, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Mr. Alok Srivastava, Director SW development Ixia creator Los Angeles, US; Yogesh Chandra, IIT-Pune; Dhananjai Agarwal, Director of a company in US; Mr. Narayan Panigrahi, Scientist ‘F’, Mr. Tataghat Verma, Director Yahoo; Mr. Ranjan Ghosh, AlcaTel Lucent; Mr. Sudhanshu Pant, CEO, m/s Mobilitas.
The department aims to achieve highest levels of excellence in technical education, training and research and to develop a new breed of competent engineers and software professionals required by the fast emerging global environment today.
History
Its foundation stone was laid by Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, on 14 April 1949 and it was formally inaugurated by him on 4 April 1956. J.K. Charitable Trust contributed for the construction of the complete building structure of the institute, hence the department's name.
Here J.K. stands for "Juggi Lal Kamla Path", so the full name is 'Juggi Lal Kamla Path Institute of Applied Physics and Technology'.
The department has a long history of collaborating with some of the country's top research institutes such as DRDO. The undergraduate course in Computer Science was started in the year 1982 and the post graduate course in Computer Science was started in the year 1986. The defense Research and Development organization (DRDO) had selected the institute as a center of Manpower development in the area of Computer Science through which the students were inducted as Scientist B in their organizations up to 1992. After 1992, M.Sc. Computer Science program has been taken over as UGC program.
Location and accessibility
J. K. Institute is centrally located in the city, inside Science faculty campus of University of Allahabad. 4 km from Allahabad Junction. J. K. institute is situated near to the historic department of mathematics university of Allahabad which was established before establishment of the university in 1887. J. K. institute has beautiful ground in its front which makes it one of the beautiful buildings of the campus. Centrally located in the city, inside Science faculty campus of University of Allahabad (25.4591 oN, 81.85202 oE).
Academic courses
The department conducts courses in the fields of Electronics & Communication and Computer Science leading up to the degrees of bachelor of technology, master of technology and master of science. These courses have been designed to meet the current challenging demands of the nation. The Department offers B.Tech. (Electronics & Communication Engineering), B.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), M.Tech. (Electronic & Communication Engineering), M.Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering), B.Sc (Computer Science), M.Sc (Computer Science), MCA and D.Phil programs in the field of Computer Science, Electronics and Communication.
Admission
The department admits Under-Graduate students through Joint Entrance Examination Main s (JEE-MAINS) conducted by National Testing Agency and CENTRAL SEAT ALLOCATION BOARD . Post-Graduate(M.Tech) admission is through GATE.
Avirbhav
‘Avirbhav: Fiesta for Renaissance’, the annual cultural and technical fest of the department, is welcomed by each and every student with immense eagerness. It is a carnival for the incredible talent dwelling in the college. The 5- day fest is inaugurated with a cause-oriented marathon followed by various sports, academic, formal and informal events that finally end in a spectacular cultural eve. The fest is autonomously organized by the students bringing in a great deal of sponsorship from several organizations. It lasts for some days and includes technology, programming, debate, dance, music, sports and other activities.