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{{Infobox university|<br />
name = Jaypee University of Information Technology |<br />
image=juit logo.jpg |<br />
established=2002 |<br />
city=[[Waknaghat]], [[Solan district|Solan]] |<br />
state= [[Himachal Pradesh]] |<br />
country = [[India]]|<br />
undergrad=2000 |<br />
postgrad=100 |<br />
faculty=150<br />
|chancellor = [[Governor of Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
|free_label = <br />
|free = <br />
|vice_chancellor = Vinod Kumar<br />
|head_label = Pro Chancellor<br />
|head = Manoj Gaur<br />
|website={{url|http://www.juit.ac.in}}<br />
|nickname=<br />
|coor={{coord|31|0|59|N|77|4|13|E|display=inline,title|format=dms|region:IN_type:edu}}<br />
|motto = <br />
|campus=<br />
|type=[[Private university|Private]]<br />
|affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]],<ref name=recogntn /> [[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]<ref name=recogntnaicte>[http://www.juit.ac.in/ACC/aicteaccreditation.pdf Accreditation by NBA] ([[All India Council for Technical Education|AICTE]]) Retrieved on 2009-08-17.</ref><br />
|director=Samir Dev Gupta<br />
}}<br />
'''Jaypee University of Information Technology''' (also '''J. P. University of Information Technology''' and '''JUIT''') is a private university in [[Waknaghat]], [[Solan district|Solan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Jaypee University of Information Technology is recognised by the state government of Himachal Pradesh, India. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002<ref>[http://www.juit.ac.in/University/juitact.doc Act No. 14 of 2002]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Himachal Pradesh Government.</ref> vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]] dated 23 May 2002.<ref name=recogntn>[http://www.juit.ac.in/University/genesis.php Genesis and Recognition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605083048/http://www.juit.ac.in/University/genesis.php |date=5 June 2011 }} of JUIT. Retrieved on 2008-08-30.</ref> JUIT was approved by the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the University commenced academic activities from July 2002.<br />
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[[Image:JUIT Academic Block Back.jpg|left|thumb|Academic Block, JUIT]]<br />
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==Location==<br />
The university is located 4 kilometers off National Highway 22 (22&nbsp;km from Shimla) (from [[Waknaghat]]) which runs from [[Kalka]] to [[Shimla]] ([[India]]).<br />
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The campus is spread over {{convert|25|acre|m2}} on the green slopes of Waknaghat.<br />
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The nearest railway station is [[Kaithleeghat]], 4 kilometers from Waknaghat and the nearest airport is [[Shimla Airport|Shimla]].<br />
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[[Image:JUIT Entrance View.JPG|right|thumb|Academic Block, JUIT]]<br />
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==Academics==<br />
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The university offers [[Bachelor of Technology]] programmes in various fields. It also offers [[Bachelor of Pharmacy]] and [[Master of Pharmacy]] as well as various doctoral programmes. In addition to the above-mentioned programs, a dual degree program is offered, wherein a student spends four years at JUIT attending aforementioned programs and one year of the [[MBA]] program at the Jaypee Business School, [[Jaypee Institute of Information Technology]].<br />
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===Rankings===<br />
{{Infobox India university ranking<br />
| type = College<br />
| NIRF_E_2019=80<br />
}}<br />
Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked 115 and 84 among engineering colleges by the [[National Institutional Ranking Framework]] (NIRF) in 2020 and 2019 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MHRD, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)|url=https://www.nirfindia.org/2020/EngineeringRanking.html|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.nirfindia.org}}</ref><ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2019/><br />
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==Departments==<br />
The university includes the following departments:{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}<br />
* Department of Computer Science Engineering and IT<br />
* Department of Electronics and Communication Technology<br />
* Department of Civil Engineering<br />
* Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics<br />
* Department of Physics and Material Sciences<br />
* Department of Mathematics<br />
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===Department of Pharmacy===<br />
The JUIT Department of Pharmacy was approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for BPharma from 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Serial Number 132/633|url=http://www.pci.nic.in/CollegesCourses/Degreeinstitutionsonlyforconduct_2.aspx|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412162650/http://www.pci.nic.in/CollegesCourses/Degreeinstitutionsonlyforconduct_2.aspx|archive-date=12 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Serial Number 66/633; grant approval from 2008-2009 to 2011-2012 academic session for 60 admissions for the conduct of Ist, IInd, IIIrd & IVth year B.Pharm course. allow 60 admissions for 2011-2012 academic session not to make admissions from 2013-2014 academic session|url=http://www.pci.nic.in/CollegesCourses/Degreeinstitutionsonlyforconduct_1.aspx|access-date=14 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416192149/http://www.pci.nic.in/CollegesCourses/Degreeinstitutionsonlyforconduct_1.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology]].<br />
*[[Jaypee institute of information technology]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|http://www.juit.ac.in}}<br />
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{{Jaypee Group}}<br />
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{{Universities in Himachal Pradesh}}<br />
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