GLS Institute of Computer Technology
This institute is housed in a spacious building having modern interiors that pleases the visitors as well as students. It has well equipped computer laboratories, comfortable classrooms, separate faculty rooms, seminar-cum-conference room for placement activities and other amenities. The library is also housed in the same premises for easy access by the students. The serene and congenial environment encourages the students to stay at the campus longer for preparation of assignments, laboratory work and further reading in the library. The All India Council of Technical Education and Gujarat University have approved this institute as Post Graduate center for conducting the MCA and MBA courses under self-financing scheme.
Vision
The vision of the parent trust – Gujarat Law Society is, “To be a world class education provider in both academic and professional disciplines in a manner that is nationally entrenched, regionally recognized and globally relevant.”
Adhering to the above vision, the institute has crafted its own vision as follows:
» To develop GLS (Shailesh R. Parikh) Institute of Computer Technology to be a leading player in the country.
» To make it a premier class institution of academic excellence through integration of innovative teaching and learning, advancement of the knowledge base and research.
» To prepare IT and Management professionals who will provide exemplary services to improve the lives of individual and society.
Mission
Give a man wealth, he might squander it. But give him education and it will not only enrich his own life but it will also make him more conscious towards his duties to the society.
In essence, education leads to knowledge; in turn knowledge leads to achievement and achievement leads to fulfillment. Institute believes that the word 'EDUCATION' means, Enlightenment, Dedication, Understanding, Character, Action, Thought, Integrity, Originality and Nationhood.
The mission of the institute is as follows:
» To impart excellent quality education and training, enlighten the career path of the students and develop good human being for nation building.
» To prepare outstanding IT professionals, entrepreneurs and scholars.
Pedagogy
A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to students at FCAIT, GLSU. Lectures, presentations, seminars and practical project work are commonly used to develop conceptual, analytical and decision making skills of the students, and to prepare the students to face the challenges of the organizational environment. An attempt is made to assess the students' performance through a continuous system of tests, quizzes, mid-term and semester-end examination to ensure highest academic standards as well as practical orientation.
Live Projects
Though classroom learning is given emphasis at FCAIT, GLSU, students are required to undertake a number of practical projects in the different courses of the programme for which the information gathered from business/industry is analyzed and presented in the form of reports.
Capstone Project
Every student in the final semester of the programme is required to undertake a live full time project assignment in the industry. A student chooses a topic on which primary data is gathered and analyzed in order to prepare a working system, for which he/she is supposed to work in the industry for 6 months. At the end of the duration a project report for the same is prepared that is evaluated by a panel of experts.
