Jaypee University of Information Technology

Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT) is a private university in Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Established in 2002, Jaypee University of Information Technology is one of the four universities established by the Jaypee Group under their not-for-profit trust, Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan.

History
Jaypee University of Information Technology was conceived by a joint vision of the Government of Himachal Pradesh and Jaiprakash Gaur, founder of Jaypee Group, in the year 2000. Government of Himachal Pradesh provided land on lease for the establishment of the university. It was set up by Act No. 14 of 2002 vide Extraordinary Gazette notification of Government of Himachal Pradesh dated 23 May 2002. JUIT was approved by the University Grants Commission under section 2(f) of the UGC Act, the university commenced academic activities from July 2002.

Location
The university is located 3 kilometers off National Highway 22 (22 km from Shimla) (from Waknaghat) which runs from Kalka to Shimla (India).

The campus is spread over 25 acre on the green slopes of Waknaghat.

The nearest railway station is Kaithleeghat, 4 kilometers from Waknaghat and the nearest airport is Shimla.



Academics
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.

Rankings
Jaypee University of Information Technology was ranked 138 among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.

Departments
The university includes the following departments:
 * Department of Computer Science Engineering and IT
 * Department of Electronics and Communication Technology
 * Department of Civil Engineering
 * Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
 * Department of Physics and Material Sciences
 * Department of Mathematics

Department of Pharmacy
The JUIT Department of Pharmacy was approved by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) for BPharma from 2008.

Head of Department
A few distinguished members of the faculty have held the title of Head of Department in recognition of their dedication to their respective departments.