Department of Computer Science at CHRIST Bangalore

Department of Computer Science at CHRIST Bangalore

Before seeing the facts of Department of Computer Science at CHRIST, Bangalore, let us take a glimpse of CHRIST.

CHRIST (Deemed to be University) was born out of the educational vision of St Kuriakose Elias Chavara, an educationalist and social reformer of the nineteenth century in South India. He founded the first Catholic indigenous congregation, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI), in 1831 which administers CHRIST (Deemed to be University).

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The department offers programs such as Bachelor of Technology, Master of Technology, and Doctor of Philosophy in the areas of Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology. The department boasts a rich knowledge pool of faculty who are well trained in various fields like Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Cryptography, Data mining, BIG DATA, Digital Image Processing, Cloud computing, etc. The department also has a wide variety of labs such as the open source lab , Machine learning lab , CISCO Networking Lab which are specifically for students research and lab curriculum.
To ensure that students are up-to-date with trends and changes, the department periodically conducts workshops on the latest technology like Internet of Things, Cloud computing, and Machine learning for the students. The main goal is to prepare students for a career in industry or research in universities.

 

Established in 1969 as Christ College, it undertook path-breaking initiatives in Indian higher education with the introduction of innovative and modern curricula, insistence on academic discipline, imparting of Holistic Education and adoption of global higher education practices with the support of creative and dedicated staff. The University Grants Commission (UGC) of India conferred Autonomy to Christ College in 2004 and identified it as an Institution with Potential for Excellence in 2006. In 2008 under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India, declared the institution a Deemed to be University, in the name and style of Christ University. One of the first institutions in India to be accredited in 1998 by the NAAC, and subsequently in 2004 and 2016, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) has the top grade ‘A’ in the 4-point scale.

The multi-disciplinary University which focuses on teaching research and service offers Bachelors to Doctoral programmes in humanities, social sciences, science, commerce, management, engineering, education, and law to over 25000 students. The campus is a living example for the harmonious multiculturalism with students from all the states of India and around 60 different countries. CHRIST (Deemed to be University) publishes six peer-reviewed research journals and has published more than 300 books in Kannada and English. A promoter of sports, music and literary activities, it is a nurturing ground for creative excellence.

Welcome Message from HoD CHRIST Department of computer Science

Welcome to the Department of Computer Science at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. We started our journey in the year of 1990. Over the last two decades, focussing on our mission to develop IT professionals with ethical and human values; we have grownup our expertise and competence in the core Computer Science curriculum and research.

We offer undergraduate programmes, postgraduate programmes and the PhD degree in Computer Science. The Department has always endeavoured towards attuning students with the required technical and soft skills, to adapt to the rapid development in the field of IT and research. The primary focus of our curriculum is to impart technical know-how to students, promote problem-solving skills, ignite their research aptitude and trigger the interest in innovation of new technologies. The course contents are periodically updated for introducing new scientific and technological developments. We proffer a good number of certificate courses and training programmes periodically for providing a wide spectrum of options to the students to pursue their interest. Students are encouraged to undertake various research projects, internships, fests and competitions.

Our department maintains active research clusters for carrying out collaborative and interdisciplinary research. Several faculty members serve on the editorial boards and act as reviewers of national and international journals. We regularly organize national and international symposia and conferences. The PhD scholars of the department often conduct webinars and technical talks under the umbrella of the ACM student chapter to be at par with the latest research updates.

Thank you for visiting us.

Dr Joy Paulose
hod.computerscience@christuniversity.in