Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology


Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, is a prestigious private college 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 the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.

Academics

DA-IICT began admitting students in August 2001, with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for its Bachelor of Technology program in Information and Communication Technology. Since then, it has expanded to include postgraduate courses such as Master of Technology in ICT, Master of Science in Information Technology, Master of Science in Agriculture and Rural Development, Master in Design and a Doctor of Philosophy, a Doctorate program. The duration of the bachelor's program is 4 years. The first batch of DA-IICT post-graduates passed out in 2004 and the first batch of graduates in 2005. Fees is nominal when compared to other private institutions in India.

Admission

Admission is based on Joint Entrance Examination - Main. A few seats are reserved for Non-Residential Indians and Foreign Nationals, who are admitted through the Direct Admission of Foreign Student channel.
Although in recent years NRI quota is now dismissed.

Student achievements

In 2004, three MSc students of DA-IICT challenged in the Gujarat High Court, the IIMA decision to not offer admission interviews to them citing their eligibility criteria. The judgement was passed in the favour of students and the CAT eligibility criteria were subsequently modified.