ICT Wing of Central University of Kerala acts as the Central hub for all technical support requirements of the university. The ICT Wing maintains the Information Technology infrastructure of the University such as computer hardware and peripherals, servers, networking devices etc. The maintenance and updating of official website of the university is also vested with this department. We provide the complete web service support for the online activities such as e-learning, webinars etc. ICT Wing provides various services to Faculty members, staffs and students of the University along with the automation of existing with a view for improving productivity, reducing expenses and optimising the workloads. ICT Wing provides the requisite central facility for the growth and development of Teaching, Research and all other sections of the University.
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1. Common Computer Lab
The University is well equipped with modern computing facilities for students and researchers. The common computer lab at Brahmaputra building can occupy around 80 students at a time. Its information technology based learning solutions, multimedia experience, e-resources and high speed internet connectivity over 1Gbps are useful instruments for enlarging students overall knowledge and perspectives.
2. Facilities obtained from NKN-NMEICT
CUK is part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) Project. This prestigious project of MHRD is launched to cater to the learning needs of more than 50 crore Indians and to provide a one stop solution to all learning requirements. It visualises the launch of a national movement for content and question generation, provides digital information for faculty empowerment, boosts e-Governance, customises Open Source Tools, and facilitates content delivery through EduSAT and narrow casting of TV signals. CUK Internet connectivity is a part of this scheme and NME-ICT connection is extended to all faculty, students and office staff. Using this service, all CUK staff and students use Zimbra based open-source official email accounts. Monitoring and distribution of NMEICT is done using open-source Squid based proxy, and uses open-source SARG for report generation. Online journals, accessible through UGC-Infonet, are also made available.
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1Gbps high speed internet dedicated line – Permanent Campus at Periye.
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10 Mbps Additional NMEICT Connectivity – Padannakad Campus
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10 Mbps Additional NMEICT Connectivity – Vidyanagar Campus
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LAN Connectivity – 500 Nodes (Three locations)
3. Campus Network
Following is the status of Network in university campus:
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Presently 500 Approx. LAN points available in the campus.
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Wireless Network – 40 Access Points
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Major portion of the campus is Wi-Fi connected.
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Backup Internet Connectivity – RAILWIRE Broadband
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Closed User Group BSNL Connectivity – Offered to Employees of the University
4. CUKERALA Website
5. System Automation
Following softwares have been developed in-house and running successfully:
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File Tracking System
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CU Kerala Intranet
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Spiceworks HelpDesk System
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Google Apps Based Mail Service of Employees
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Open Source Office Solution – Libre Office
6. Security Devices
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E-Scan Antivirus server
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Fortigate Firewall 600C
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Fortigate Analyzer 200D
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Juniper Mi10 Router
7. Other Services
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Maintenance of Computer Hardware and Pheripherals
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Maintenence of Computer Networking
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RADIUS Authentication Username Password for Students and Faculty
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Central Procurment Portal Updation
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Central University Portal Updation
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Video Conferencing Room
E-Governance
The tendering process (Expression of Interest cum Request for Proposal) for Educational Resource Planning System for Central University of Kerala was completed following the Government of India Guidelines. The process includes:
- 1) Preliminary shortlisting
- 2) Technical Evaluation by Committee
- 3) Financial Evaluation based QCBS (70 percent technical – 30 percent financial score)
The process was completed successfully and order placed to M/s ITI Limited a Government of India Organization. The following modules are included in ERP system.
- Purchase, Finance and Human Resource Management System
- Student Life Cycle Management System
- Project Management System (For Managing faculty Projects)
- E-Filing System (Similar to E-Office from NICSI)
- Alumni Management
- Guest House/Staff Quarters Management/ Transportation Management
- Distance learning software
- Dispensary/Clinic/Pharmacy Management
Staff
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System Analyst i/c (Permanent) – Dr. Gnanavel Soundararajan
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Senior Technical Assistant(Permanent) - Ms Lakshmi U Menon
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Senior Technical Assistant(Contract) –
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Technical Assistant (Outsource) – Mr Sreejith V
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Technical Assistant(Project Staff) – Mr Rathin Kumar / Mr Vishal
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WiFi Site Engineer (Project Staff) - Mr Shyam Krishna Dayal
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Office Assistant(Outsource) – Mr Shyju
Reports