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HISTORY
This
Computer Centre was established in the College of Engineering,
Guindy in the year 1963, first of its kind in the Southern Region
with an IBM 1620 computer system. This was serving for the academic
community in the entire region for a long time. After the formation
of the university, this became the university Computer Centre.
In the year 1984, the old IBM 1620 was replaced by IBM 360/44
computer system, which was rendered surplus at VSSC, Thumba.
This was done under a MOU with the UGC. During the Centenary
celebrations of Ramanujan, the great mathematician, the centre
was named as Ramanujan Computing Centre, to honour the mathematical
genius.
The FERE building which housed the computer centre was occupied
by the University office and also the IBM 360/44 has served
its life and the card based system became obsolete. Then the
centre was moved to the present location, which was partly occupied
by the Institute of Remote Sensing.
More
number of PC based systems were added to the centre and the
activities and services have expanded, demanding more space.
Additional space behind the AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM was
occupied by RCC as RCC Annex. Even now, the space is insufficient
and a new building was requested. Now a building is in progress
enclosing the RCC Annex so as to have a better control.
CONSULTANCY
AND INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION
Ramanujan
Computing Centre has been engaged in consultancy projects for
the development of software.
RCC
has also signed MOUs with Software Development Oraganisations
like Pallavan Transport Consultancy Service Ltd., for collaborative
work in software Development.
FACILITIES
ISC
based HP-9000 Unix server along with a host of Pentium based
servers for SCO Unix, NT server, Novel servers, and SUN ULTRA
SPARC E450 server with Solaris and Linux based Internet servers
are in operation in the annex to Ramanujan Computing Centre.
In addition to the above, a Silicon Graphics Challenge server
and the Autocad server of AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM is also
connected to the Ramanujan Computing Centre’s network to
provide enhanced facility to the students. One hundred and fifty
nodes are in the network of RCC through which simultaneously
150 users at RCC can access any of the servers in addition to
other users from their department through Campus Network.
Since all the machines in the Ramanujan Computing Centre and
its Annex are connected in a switched fibre optic campus computer
network, one can access any resource sitting at a node anywhere
in the campus. A variety of software is also made available
to the students.
Campus
Network
With
the cooperation and funds diverted by the various departments
from their own sanction and with the funds provided by the UGC,
AICTE and the university, the Ramanujan Computing Centre could
successfully connect all departments with switched fibre optic
campus network.
The campus computer network was completely planned and executed
by the Ramanujan Computing Centre choosing from the various
options available and commissioned it. The successful operation
of the system is monitored and maintained by the Ramanujan Computing
Centre.
The
Internet
The
Ramanujan Computing Centre again, proposed, planned and commissioned
a 64 Kbps radio link with VSNL , making the Internet facility
fully available to all the departments.Now additionally a 2
Mbps line has been leased from DOT and acquired additional band
width of 512 Kbps from VSNL for the Internet. The maincampus
is linked to MIT campus through a 2 Mbps leased line.
SERVICES
PROVIDED BY RCC
Teaching Work
All
the faculty members of Ramanujan Computing Centre offer courses
regularly in Computer Science and Engg. subjects to the students
of the School of Computer Science and Engineering, School
of Electrical and Electronics, School of Electronics and Communication
and Dept.of Management Studies. A PG Diploma Course in Operations
Research was planned designed and conducted by the Ramanujan
Computing Centre for nearly two decades, which has now been
transferred to the Department of Management Studies.
Laboratory
Classes
Computer
Programming Practice has been made a compulsory course for
the first year Engineering students. The staff of the Ramanujan
ComputingCentre are engaged in teaching and conducting laboratory
classes to the UG students, which are conducted all the five
days both in the forenoons and afternoons and to the part-time
B.E. students in the evenings.
Training
on Current topics
It
has been the practice of the Ramanujan Computing Centre that
whenever a new facility is installed or a new software is purchased
and put on the system, a familiarization course and a training
programme used to be conducted for the faculty and students
to impart new knowledge.
Training
for non-teaching and administrative staff
Periodic
trainings are given to batches of non-teaching supporting andadministrative
staff for acquiring skills in the use of computers.
QIP
Programme
Ramanujan
Computing Centre has been recognized as the nodal QIP centre
by the AICTE for training the MCA teachers working in AICTE
approved institutions to acquire higher qualifications leading
to M.E and Ph.D degrees. RCC also conducts short courses in
new subjects for the teachers and workshops for modernising
the curriculum.
Summer
and Winter School
Ramanujan
Computing Centre has conducted a large number of Summer and
Winter Schools supported by UGC, ISTE and AICTE .
Candidates
have been admitted to M.E. Courses and Ph.D. programmes since
1999.
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