Abhinava Vidyatheertha Computer Center

The Central Computing Facility of the college is named Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Computer Center and is spread across a beautifully furnished 7,500 sq. ft. area on the second floor of the College building. The Computer Center houses state-of-the-art computing facilities and is a pride of the College.

Facilities in the Computer Center

• Centralized air-cionditioning for the Computer Center and air-conditioning for the Computer Laboratories

• The Computer Center has

• 112 high-end PCs

• A seminar area with a seating capacity of 150 equipped with as many chairs with writing planks and

  • 1 high-end PC

  • Ceiling-mounted LCD projector

  • Wall-mounted retractable screen

  • White board

  • Promethean Interactive White Board - connected to the PC in the seminar area and used to capture lecture notes written on the board

• A library and reading area with convenient desks for reading

• A specially air-conditioned Server Room with 7 powerful physical servers and 7 virtual servers

• A specially air-conditioned UPS Room

• The Department Faculty Room connected to the Computer Center

• The HoD's room

• Computers for each Faculty member of the Department of Computer Science

• 11 UPS systems with a total capacity of about 100 kVa

• Printers

  • HP Laserjet printers

  • HP Photosmart printer-scanner-copier

• Xlink Kintex -7 FPGA Embedded kit.

Bharathi Theertha Computer Laboratory

A Computer Laboratory that has 81 thin client systems and connected to the Computer Center through optical fibre network.

Vidhusekhara Bharathi Computer Laboratory

A Computer Laboratory that has 50 thin client systems and connected to the Computer Center through optical fibre network.

Networking

• 50 mbps leased line from Tata Communications Ltd. gives 24-hour internet connectivity

• Optical fiber connectivity between the Center and other Computer Laboratories

• All computers on campus are connected via wired network

• 15 powerful Network Switches

• Firewall – Juniper Firewall SRX Gateway 240, a powerful firewall to protect the entire college network

• Wireless Routers for Wi-Fi connectivity

Software

• System Software

  • Microsoft Campus Agreement Program

    • Windows Operating System (server and desktops)

    • Visual Studio .NET

    • Microsoft Office

    • SQL Server (Database package)

  • Python 3.3.0 (Open Source)

  • Scilab 5.4.0 (Open Source)

  • Red Hat Linux (licensed)

  • Symantec Antivirus (licensed)

  • Apache Tomcat Web Server 5.5 (open-source)

  • BEA Weblogic Server 8.1 (open-source)

  • JDK 1.6 (open-source)

  • Eclipse 3.4 (open-source)

  • MASM 8086 microprocessor assembler (freeware)

• Application Software

  • Controller of Examinations software - "Adhyaksha" (Developed In-house)

  • Online testing and evaluation software - "Pariksha" (Developed In-house)

  • Admissions Software (Developed In-house)

  • TC Printing Software (Developed In-house)

  • Autolib for Library data access

  • CoRMS - IT and Non-IT Asset Management software

Other Salient Features

• All Departments are equipped with high-end PC connected through a wired network to the internet backbone.

• All Departments have access to printing facilities through the network.

• The Office of the Secretary, the College Office, the Office of the Controller of Examinations, the Placement Cell Office and the Extension Services Office have high-end computer systems connected to the internet backbone.

• 7 High-volume Multi-function Laserjet Printers are available in select locations like the Office of the Controller of Examinations, College Office and Office of the Secretary.