Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

{{Short description|Private university in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India}}

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| president = Tina Ambani

| director = Dr. Tathagata Bandyopadhyay

| city = Gandhinagar

| state = Gujarat

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Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU), formerly and widely known as Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), is a private self-financed university located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It is named after Reliance Group founder Dhirubhai Ambani. It is run by the Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation and is promoted by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.{{cite web |url=http://www.relianceadagroup.com/ada/index.html |title=Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Group - Quicklinks |publisher=Relianceadagroup.com |access-date=2010-12-31 |archive-date=6 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706214436/http://www.relianceadagroup.com/ada/index.html |url-status=dead }}

History

DA-IICT began admitting students in August 2001, with an intake of 240 undergraduate students for its Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) program in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Over the years, it expanded to include postgraduate courses such as Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in ICT, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Data Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Technology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Agriculture and Rural Development, Master in Design (M.Des.), and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program. The duration of the bachelor's program was four years. The first batch of DA-IICT postgraduates graduated in 2004, and the first batch of undergraduates graduated in 2005.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

In 2004, three M.Sc. (IT) students from DA-IICT challenged IIM Ahmedabad's decision to deny them admission interviews, citing the institute's eligibility criteria based on AIU and AICTE affiliation. The case was brought in the Gujarat High Court, which ruled in favor of the students. Following the judgment, the CAT eligibility criteria were subsequently modified.{{cite web|author=TNN|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/High-Court-rules-against-CAT-stipulation/articleshow/1079893.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023224413/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-04-16/ahmedabad/27853985_1_cat-group-iim-ahmedabad-cat-bulletin |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-10-23 |title=High Court rules against CAT stipulation |date=2005-04-16 |work=The Times of India|access-date=2010-12-31}}

In 2023, the institute ranked first in the IIRF Ranking 2023 for private universities.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-25 |title=IIRF Ranking 2023: JNU tops the list of Central Universities in India |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/iirf-ranking-2023-jnu-tops-the-list-of-central-universities-in-india/articleshow/100501611.cms |access-date=2023-05-25 |issn=0971-8257}}

= Renaming and Expansion =

In March 2024, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed a bill to rename the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT) to Dhirubhai Ambani University (DAU). This change was part of a broader effort to align the institution with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasizes multidisciplinary education and research. The renaming reflects the university's expanded scope, moving beyond its original focus on information and communication technology (ICT) to include a wide range of disciplines.{{Cite news|url=https://deshgujarat.com/2024/03/01/gujarat-assembly-approves-renaming-of-daiict-as-dhirubhai-ambani-university/|title=Gujarat Assembly approves renaming of DAIICT as Dhirubhai Ambani University|date=1 March 2024|access-date=26 January 2025|work=DeshGujarat}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/daiict-renamed-dau-ahmedabad-bill-passed-to-change-the-name-of-the-institute/articleshow/108124120.cms|work=Times of India|date=1 March 2024|access-date=26 January 2025|title=DAIICT now renamed DAU}}

Student achievements

Student teams won the TI DSP Design Competition in 2005, 2006 and 2007.{{Cite web|title=Presentation of Winning Entry in TI India 2005 Design Contest: "OmniBook" by Deepak Jagdish and Rahul Sawhney of DA-IICT|url=http://tii.developerconference.ext.ti.com/symposium.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150451/http://tii.developerconference.ext.ti.com/symposium.html|archive-date=3 March 2009}}
Teams of four students each won the Microsoft Imagine cup for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.ciol.com/da-iict-wins-microsoft-imagine-cup-national-finals/|title=DA-IICT wins Microsoft Imagine Cup national finalsÂ Â - CIOL|date=24 April 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/05/07/stories/2007050700960200.htm |title=Microsoft Cup Finalists |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=2007-05-07 |access-date=2010-12-31}}{{cite web |url=http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=18743 |title=Microsoft Imagine Cup India 2007 |publisher=Efytimes.com |access-date=2010-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516231520/http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=18743 |archive-date=16 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}
Two of its teams were winners at the Microsoft, High Performance Computing Scholars Program 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/india/hpcacad/ |title=Microsoft Scholar Vs Scholar 2008 |publisher=Microsoft.com |access-date=2010-12-31}}
Two students won Google Women Engineering Award in year 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.google.co.in/jobs/womeninengineering/2010/award.html |title=Google India Women in Engineering Award |access-date=2010-12-31}}{{cite web|url=http://www.google.co.in/jobs/womeninengineering/2010/award2009.html |title=Google India Women in Engineering Award |access-date=2010-12-31}}
Team of 4 students won the Unlimited Potential Multipoint Education Award of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, World Finals.{{Cite web|title = Microsoft Announces Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Winners|url = http://news.microsoft.com/2009/07/07/microsoft-announces-imagine-cup-2009-worldwide-winners/|website = News Center|access-date = 2016-01-19|language = en-US}} The same team stood third in the National Finals in the Software Design category of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009, India Finals.
A student won Innovate4Women Award of the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010{{cite web |author=witlia |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/icindia/archive/2010/04/30/innovate4women-awards.aspx |title=Innovate4Women Awards |publisher=Blogs.msdn.com |date=2010-04-30 |access-date=2010-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106132033/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/icindia/archive/2010/04/30/innovate4women-awards.aspx |archive-date=2011-01-06 }} and one of its team were National Finalist in Microsoft Imagine Cup India.{{cite web |author=witlia |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/icindia/archive/2010/04/05/mmlia-results.aspx |title=MMLIA Preliminary Results - Imagine Cup India - Site Home - MSDN Blogs |publisher=Blogs.msdn.com |date=2010-04-05 |access-date=2010-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406192111/http://blogs.msdn.com/icindia/archive/2010/04/05/mmlia-results.aspx |archive-date=2010-04-06 }}
17 students selected for Google Summer of Code, 2012, the highest number in India and third highest in the world.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Team of 4 students stood third at the National Finals for "Samsung USID Design Challenge", 2012 for their app "Location Alarm".{{cite web|url=http://www.usidfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=237&Itemid=1282|title=Link to the source|website=www.usidfoundation.org|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922202434/http://www.usidfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=237&Itemid=1282|archive-date=22 September 2013|url-status=dead}}
Team DA-Developers represented DA-IICT at the Imagine Cup 2013 National Finals and stood third in India for Imagine Cup World Citizenship contest with their app "Read For Blind".{{cite web|author=witlia |url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/special-videos/microsoft-imagine-cup-a-sneek-peek_856076-1.html |title=Imagine Cup 2013 |publisher=MoneyControl.com |date=2013-04-23 |access-date=2013-04-23}}
17 students from DA-IICT selected for the prestigious Google Summer Of Code, 2013.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
Team of 2 students from DA-IICT won the GNLU Debate 2016 in the Novice category.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
DAIICT was ranked 11th in the world for student developers among universities in year 2016 by HackerRank.{{Cite web|title=Solve Unique Stars|url=https://www.hackerrank.com/contests/university-codesprint/leaderboard/school|access-date=2020-08-08|website=HackerRank|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2016-12-07|title=Which Universities Have the Best Student Developers?|url=https://blog.hackerrank.com/which-universities-have-the-best-student-developers/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=HackerRank Blog|language=en-US}}