The Department of Information Technology (renaming the Department of Computer & Information Technology in June 2012) under the Faculty of Technology, GU has been established to facilitate a state-of-the-art infrastructure for different Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Research programs in the field of Computer and Information Technologies.

Vision:
The vision of the Department of Information Technology, Gauhati University is to establish a structured seat of learning for inclusive, adaptive, futuristic, and need-oriented studies and research in the domain-specific as well as interdisciplinary areas of Information Technology. To achieve the vision, the department is engaged in creating and nurturing an ecosystem for the systematic study of Information Technology, with embedded learning of science, humanities, and skills, thereby promoting a generation of worthy human and knowledge resources.
 

Mission:
1. To impart different programs of studies at UG, PG, and research levels, with a contemporary and up-to-date curriculum, fulfilling the need of a vast pool of local aspiring students.
2. To facilitate hands-on training facilities through a formal schedule as well as an open and unrestricted environment for acquiring and enhancing knowledge and skills on competent technologies.
3. To adopt regular evaluations of the curriculum and the course content, and to take measures for required revisions for implantations.
4. To create opportunities for add-on knowledge and skills, for enhancing competencies of students, through regular activities of academic and industry interaction.
5. To encourage solution and industry-oriented semester-long projects, for creating a pool of employable human resources on completion of their programs.
6. To encourage output-oriented research on region-specific problems and requirements, as well as contemporary and state-of-the-art universal problems, including interdisciplinary areas.
 

Head of The Department: Prof. Shikhar Kumar Sarma (sks@gauhati.ac.in)