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Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Motto	Knowledge is Leadership
Established	August 6, 2001
Type	Private
Director	S.C. Saharasbudhe
Academic staff	45
Admin. staff	70
Students	1,110
Undergraduates	960
Postgraduates	150
Doctoral students	10
Location	Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Campus	60 acres (240,000 m2)
Nickname	DA-IICT
Website	www.daiict.ac.in

Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), is a technological institute located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is named after the Gujarati entrepreneur and Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted by Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.^[1]

DA-IICT began in August 2001 with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for its Bachelor of Technology program in Information and Communication Technology. It has expanded to include postgraduate courses such as M.Des, MS(IT), MTech(ICT), MS(IT-Agriculture), along with a Doctorate program. The Bachelors programme is of four-year duration. The first batch of DA-IICT of post graduates passed out in 2004 and the first batch of graduates in 2005.

Contents [hide] 1 Admission 2 Academic programs 3 Student achievements 4 Infrastructure 5 Culture and student life 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links

[edit]Admission

Thousands of students apply every year. Due to limited seats, selection is done on the basis of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) rank. A few seats are reserved for NRI students.

[edit]Academic programs

It is the first institute in India to offer undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Information and Communication Technology.

BTech (ICT) - Bachelor of Technology in Information and Communication Technology

The B.Tech programme in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a 4-year programme starting in July or August consisting of eight semesters. Students at undergraduate level take foundation courses in Computer Science, Electronics, Communications for two years. In the third year students opt for elective courses alongside some compulsory ones. Open electives are compul