University of Delhi Computing Centre Presentation made at UChicago 10 th March 2015.

University of Delhi

Computing Centre

Presentation made at UChicago 10th March 2015

The University of Delhi is the premier university of the country It is known for its high  standards in teaching and researchUniversity of Delhi is a role-model and path-setter for other

universities in the countryThe University has grown into one of the largest universities in

the countryAt present, there are 16 faculties, 86 academic departments,

more than 75   colleges  and 5  other  recognised   institutesColleges are located and spread all over the city, with more than

1.5 Lakh regular  students and nearly 4 Lakh students in non-formal education program.

Two main campuses: North Campus and South CampusSouth Campus was established in 1973 to facilitate access for

the residents of South Delhi

University of Delhi

The IT Infrastructure at University of Delhi was designed keeping the following in mind:

Highest level of availabilityRobust & reliable connectivityHighest level of scalability (specifically planned to match

future demands)Best bandwidth capacity: Currently, at North Campus,

National Knowledge Network (NKN) has provided 2 Gbps capacity bandwidth with two 1Gbps links which operate in load balancing and failover mode. For South Campus, NKN has provided a single 1 Gbps capacity link.

Further, NKN is in process of upgrading the bandwidth (using DWDM) to 10Gbps capacity or more on their links.

IT Infrastructure at University of Delhi

Delhi University Computer Centre (DUCC) provides the following services through NKN:

Internet Intranet Network Management Views Caching Gateways Domain Name System Servers Video Portals Video Streaming etc.

Using its IT Infrastructure, University of Delhi also provides the following services to its stakeholders:

Web Hosting (Main site, Online Applications, Departments and Colleges websites)

Email Services Payment Gateway Co-location Servers for different departments

University of Delhi plans to enhance the use of NKN by using the following additional services:

Co-location of servers SMS gateways LISTSERV International Collaborations with EU-India Grid Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD)

IT Services provided at University of Delhi

NKN

CISCO Router (7600 series)

UTM/Firewall

Dual Nexus 7010 for failoverL2

Switches

VLANs

NORTH CAMPUS

SOUTH CAMPUS

Network Setup at University of Delhi

WiFi

JUNIPER M10i

Router

Dual Nexus 7010 for failover

6 DU NORTH CAMPUS

LI COLLEGE

SSN COLLEGE

KESHAV COLLEGE

BHARTI COLLEGE

DDU COLLEGE

KHALSA COLLEGE

KALINDI COLLEGE

VLAN-76

VLAN-62

VLAN-54VLAN-53

VLAN-52

VLAN-51

VLAN-50

North Campus MPLS Links

100 MBPS link to each college

7 DU SOUTH CAMPUS

DYAL SINGH

JM COLLEGE

MAITREYI COLLEGE

KAMALA NEHRU COLLEGE

GARGI COLLEGE

CVS

VLAN-138

VLAN-137

VLAN-135 VLAN-144

VLAN-133

VLAN-132

VLAN-140

DCA COLLEGE

AND COLLEGE

VLAN-139

South Campus VPN / MPLS Link

100 MBPS link to each college

8

North Campus to South Campus Point – to- Point MPLS Link

NORTH CAMPUS

SOUTH CAMPUS

CISCO 6509 L3 SWITCH / NEXUS 7010

1 Gbps

CISCO 6509 L3 SWITCH / NEXUS 7010

Server Roomsat 65 Collegesof DU

9

Lab 1

Classroom

Wi-Fi

Server Rack

Wi-Fi Controller

L2 Switch

MPLS VPN to North/ South Campus

UPSes

Role of IT Infrastructure in Governance

ICT has been revolutionizing the way education is being managed and taught today. All universities are now strengthening their IT infrastructure to enable utilizing technology for enhanced governance using:horizontal and vertical interactions and information flows

using technologies such as websites and web portals, emails, chats, etc.

better involvement and participation of students and teachers in governance

more transparency of operations timely delivery of information and cost benefitsonline applications such as admission and registration,

examination results etc.enhanced teaching-learning process through use of video

conferencing, Learning Management Systems (LMS).

The Web Portal of DU

University Web Portal (http://www.du.ac.in)University Main website is hosted

University has made itself available on social networking site Facebook to interact closer with Student Community (https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofDelhi)

IT for Admissions & Exams The University is making an earnest endeavor to make most

admissions in UG & PG courses online. The following processes have been computerizedAdmission Notices Undergraduate admissions - http://

www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=ug-admissionPostgraduate admissions - http://

www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=admissionsOnline Pre-admission form - http://admission.du.ac.in/pgadm/

Examination processes are also made online for easy access by all students: Examination datesheets - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=examinationsOnline submission of Internal Assessment marks by Colleges Online Results - http://

duexam2.du.ac.in/RSLT_MJ2014_3Y/Students/List_of_Declare_RSLT.aspx

DU Web Portal for Information outreach

Events / Workshops / Conferences – http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=88&cntnt01returnid=83

Online Registration for Conferences - http://botany.du.ac.in/psb2014/

University Notifications & Circulars http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=rules-policies-3http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=guidelines-notifications

Details of various Colleges / Departments / Centres – http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=faculties-departmentshttp://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=centres-instituteshttp://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=list-of-colleges

Faculty Profiles of Department / Centres - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=anthropology

Online Alumni Registration - http://alumni.du.ac.in/factsheet/Eminent.aspx

DU e-Journalse-Journals

http://journals.du.ac.in/The Delhi University Journal of Creative

Writing http://journals.du.ac.in/creative/The Research Journal of the Humanities and

the Social Sciences http://journals.du.ac.in/humsoc/index.html

The Research Journal of Undergraduate Research and Innovationhttp://journals.du.ac.in/ugresearch/index.html

Online Registration of Foreign Students - http://fsr.du.ac.in/registration/

Research at DUResearch

Notices & Grants – http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=research

Awards - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=awards-and-distinctions

Opportunities - http://du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=research-opportunities

Libraries e-Resources –

http://crl.du.ac.in/sub.database/SUBS.E-RESOURCE.htmhttp://crl.du.ac.in/subjectportal/

Search for Books & Articles http://dulsopac.du.ac.in/Catalogue.aspxhttp://www.knimbus.com/user/auth.do

Chat with Librarian - http://crl.du.ac.in/vrs/index.htmBraille Library - http://bl.du.ac.in/

Research Facilitation through DU Computer Centre

Campus Agreements for following softwares:MATLAB

MATHEMATICA

SPSS

SIGMA PLOT

Planned GridsGARUDA, through NKN and CDAC

Areas include experimental and theoretical physics, genetics and biology

NKN and Internet2 link to New York - 100Gbps

Online Payment Gateway Services

SBI Payment Gateway Integration for following Applications (Rupees & USD) Pre-admission form for Undergraduate Admissions

Conference Registrations

Postgraduate Admission process

Faculty Positions Application Process

Central Placement Cell Registrations

Web Portal for Departments/Colleges

Web Portals for Departments and Colleges (http://web.du.ac.in)

Every department and college uses the web portal for facilitating their governance.

University provides these facilities to departments and colleges

The facilities include hosting services on both Linux(Open Source) and Windows operating systems, supporting different programming languages like php, asp, asp.net etc.

The database provisioning is also there with hosting on MySQL and MS-SQL Server

Web Portal for Faculty members

Web Portals for Faculty members (http://people.du.ac.in)

Faculty members are provided with the facility to host their own web-page, which can be used to put up research and other related academic material

University provides this facility to all faculty members of departments and colleges

The facilities include hosting services on Linux(Open Source)

The database provisioning is also there with hosting on MySQL

Email facilities

The University Email Server is accessible from website homepage by http://email.du.ac.in

Higher email quota

The new system will have Global Address Book to find any contact.

Email Groups to send the mail to a particular set of users.

Calendar Control to manage your appointments.

Anti Spam services to stop the spam emails and many more features

Email facility to all faculty members; students for better communication

IT based ERP System at School of Open Learning

School of Open Learning http://sol.du.ac.in/ Online Admissions

Online Fee Payment

Online submission of Examination Forms

Online Hall Tickets

Online Results

Print Mark-sheet / Certificate

Mobile Application

Email facility

eLearning

Institute of Life-long Learning

The Institute of Life-long Learning of the University has developed a huge quantum of e-content which are in the form of e-lessons, e-lectures, video lectures, quizzes etc. Virtual Learning Environment http://vle.du.ac.in/

Learning Management System (Moodle)

The study material in humanities and social sciences has been prepared bilingually i.e. Hindi and English

Steps have been taken to prepare materials in Punjabi and Sanskrit where required.

Thank you

University of Chicago