Institute of Informatics and Communication

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{{Infobox university
| name = Institute of Informatics and Communication
| image_size = 200px
| established = {{start date|1997}}
| type = [[public university|Public]]
| head = [http://sanjeevsingh.org/ Dr Sanjeev Singh]
| head_label = Head of Department
| faculty =
| nickname = IIC
| country = [[India]]
| affiliations = [[University of Delhi]]
| city = [[New Delhi]]
| state = [[Delhi]]
| campus = [[University of Delhi|South Campus]]
| website = {{url|www.iic.du.ac.in}}
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'''Institute of Informatics and Communication''' ('''IIC''') is a constituent institute of the [[University of Delhi]], in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Institute of Informatics & Communication University of Delhi South Campus|url=http://iic.du.ac.in/|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref> The institute offers degree in Masters of Science ([[Informatics (academic field)|Informatics]]). The institute was established in 1997 and has an intake of 78 students. The institute provides studies in the field of informatics, which is essentially a blend of three domains: [[Computer network|networking]], [[telecommunication]] and [[software]], on three major platforms: [[Windows]], [[Linux]] and [[Macintosh]].

== Notable alumni ==

* [[Prashant Pillai (computer scientist)|Prashant Pillai]], Professor of Cyber Security and Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Enterprise at [[University of Wolverhampton]]
* Shubham Kumar, founder of [https://www.foragle.com Foragle], a learning and discovery platform dedicated to informing, inspiring, and educating global audiences; he is also a social activist and was of the 2023–2025 MSc Informatics batch.

==Events at IIC==
*Techspur is an annual one-day technical seminar at IIC organised primarily aiming at strengthening the industry-academic relationship. It comprises talks by eminent personalities from the field of [[communication]] and [[information technology]].
*REMINISCENCE:The alumni meet of IIC.
*Envisage is a national level technical festival organised annually to promote [[open source]] technical excellence. The event provides platform for students to participate from across the country. The principal aim of the fest is to facilitate the growth and exchange of knowledge and imagination among the participants of diverse educational backgrounds hailing from all over India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Envisage 11, Institute of Informatics and Communication, Technical Festival, Delhi, March 12-13 2011|url=http://www.knowafest.com/2011/03/envisage-11-institute-of-informatics.html|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IIC-UDSC A New Beginning|publisher=Star Plus|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD-XQzVA38A|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IIC-UDSC Youtube|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/IICUDSCOFFICIAL?feature=watch|accessdate=7 January 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Delhi University]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Schools of informatics]]

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