Punjab University College of Information Technology
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 Seal of Punjab University College of Information Technology |
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| Motto | ملکی ترقی میں پیش پیش (Mulki taraqi main pesh pesh) |
| Motto in English | Leading the Nation in IT Education |
| Established | 2000 |
| Type | Public |
| President | Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar |
| Students | 5,000 (Estimate) |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Campus | Urban |
| Former names | Center for Computer Science |
| Colors | Sky blue and white |
| Nickname | PUCIT |
| Website | www.pucit.edu.pk |
Punjab University College of Information Technology (PUCIT) is a college of computer sciences and information technology at the University of the Punjab (PU) located in Lahore, Pakistan. The college is located on the university's Allama Iqbal Campus (Old Campus) in Bahawalpur house near old Anarkali.
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[edit] History
The Punjab University College of Information Technology was established with the name Center for Computer Science in 1988. It was situated in the Center for Solid State Physics on the University of the Punjab's New Campus. The first program offered was a year-long, two-semester postgraduate diploma (PGD) for which 24 students were registered. This program was offered until 2000.
In 1991 the Center for Computer Science was upgraded to the Department of Computer Science and for the first time a full-fledged two-year MSc program in computer science was offered. The first ever intake for the program was 15 students, which eventually increased to 30.
In December 2000, the Department was further upgraded to a full-fledged college under the new name of the Punjab University College of Information Technology.
[edit] Administration
- Dr Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Professor and Principal
- Dr Murtaza Yousaf, Assistant Professor
- Dr Shahzad Sarwar, Assistant Professor, Coordinator MPhil Computer Science, Coordinator MPhil Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems
- Tariq Butt, Assistant Professor, Coordinator BS Computer Science
- Muhammad Idrees, Assistant Professor, Coordinator BS Software Engineering
- Farhan Chaudhry, Assistant Professor, Coordinator BS Information Technology
- Muhammad Adeel Nisar, Assistant Professor, Coordinator MSc Information Technology
- Muhammad Hamid Chaudhry, Lecturer, Coordinator MSc Geographical Information Systems
- Syed Muhammad Jawad Nawaz, Senior Network Administrator
- Asim Rasul, Examintaion Coordinator
- Ejaz Ashraf, Project Office Coordinator
- Sheikh Tariq Saeed, Senior Librarian
- Mehwish Khurshid, Student Affairs Coordinator
- Adnan Asif, Acting Assistant Treasurer
- Muhammad Azhar, PS to Principal
- Syed Aamir Raza, Program Coordinator Officer
- Saleem Akhtar, Estate Officer
[edit] Principals
- 15 October 2000: Dr Shoaib, first principal, for three months
- 18 January 2001: Dr Majid Naeem
- 10 April 2002: Dr Javaid Sikander Mirza for five months
- 25 October 2002: Dr. M. A. Pasha
- April 2006 to present: Professor Dr. Syed Mansoor Sarwar
[edit] Academic programs
The following degree programs are offered by the College:
- BS Computer Science (BS CS) Hons.
- BS Information Technology (BS IT) Hons.
- BS Software Engineering (BS SE) Hons.
- MSc Information Technology (MSc IT) with the following final year specializations:
- Computer Science
- Software Engineering
- Information Systems
- Computer Networks
- Electronic Commerce
- MSc Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- MPhil Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (MS RSGIS)
- MPhil Computer Science (MPhil CS)
- PhD Computer Science (PhD CS)
[edit] Library
Punjab University College of Information Technology has a rich content library consisting of books from Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics, and Physics. Novels and Poetry books are also kept in the library for recreation. Library also keeps the copies of documentations of final projects and thesis written by graduating students. Higher Education Commission, Pakistan also provided digital access of large amount of digital books to students of college making electronic education easy.
[edit] Laboratories
College has four state-of-the-art computer laboratories providing students the access to internet and to fulfill the on-campus need of computers and technology. Another computer laboratory, specialized only for post-graduate students is built for students having research on innovative topics. An electronics laboratory is made for electronics and physics purposes.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] 2004
- ZABVISION - First in the All Pakistan On-spot Programming Competition[1]
- SOFTEC - Third in the 9th All Pakistan SOFTEC' 04[2] - held at NUCES, Lahore
[edit] 2007
It was the Golden Era of PUCIT when it overcome in many competitions held all over the country.
- SOFTEC[3] - First in the All Asia Programming Competition - held at NUCES, Lahore - Team (Sohaib and others)
- NASCON - First in the All Pakistan Programming Competition - held at NUCES, Islamabad - Team (Sohaib and others)
- IEEE-LUMS Coding Guru[4] - First in the coding competition - held at Lahore University of Management Sciences - Team (Sohaib and others)
- BACSAP[5] - 1st in All Pakistan Programming Competition - held at Bahria University, Islamabad - Team (Rana Afzaal Ahmad, Qasim Zeeshan and Abdul Wahab)
- BACSAP[6] - 1st in All Pakistan Electrical Project - held at Bahria University, Islamabad
[edit] 2009
- NUSTEC - 2nd in Drama Competition - held at NUST ISLAMABAD
[edit] 2010
- APEEC - 2nd in All Pakistan Electronics Exhibition and Competition 10th & 11th May - held at University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
[edit] 2011
- TECHNOFEST - 1st in All Pakistan Programming Competition - held at University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
- TECHNOFEST - 2nd in All Pakistan Programming Competition - held at University of Engineering & Technology Lahore
[edit] Others
- 1st in Intra Lahore CODE SPREE programming competition in Punjab University College of Information Technology
- 2nd in the All Pakistan NASTEC programming competition in NUST ISLABABAD
- 3rd in the All Pakistan English debating competition[7]
- A PUCIT student was selected among the top eight speakers in the "Student Convention"[8]
- A PUCIT student was selected among the top three articles writers in a National article writing competition held by The News[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pucit.edu.pk/achivements/achivements_szabist.htm
- ^ http://www.pucit.edu.pk/achivements/achivements_fast.htm
- ^ http://www.softec.org.pk/softec07/main.php
- ^ http://www.lums.edu.pk
- ^ http://www.bacsap.org/
- ^ http://www.bacsap.org/
- ^ http://www.pucit.edu.pk/achivements/achivements_debate.htm
- ^ a b http://www.pucit.edu.pk/achivements/achivements_std.htm
[edit] External links
- Punjab University College of Information Technology
- Computer Society Punjab University College of Information Technology
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