Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR)
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Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research (SICSR) is an educational institute located in Pune
, India
. It offers postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in the fields of computer and information technology and is part of the Symbiosis Society. It was established in 1985. In 2002, SICSR became a constituent of Symbiosis International University
(SIU) as a deemed university
.It also has its own wiki for students to refer and contribute on a common platform.
(a play on the words GNU
and Unify) generally held during the second week of February. GNUnify
has featured eminent people like Richard Stallman
, Brian Behlendorf
, David Axmark
, Danese Cooper
, Robert Adkins
, Alolita Sharma, Prof. Tony Wasserman, Prof. Louis Pott, Niyam Bhushan, Sankarshan, Zahira Bohrat and Anant Narayanan.
and the finalists of Campus Rock Idols in 2007. It was also featured as the Artist of the Month in IndianRockMP3.com in February 2009.
by Erik Moeller, Deputy Director, Wikimedia foundation; Danese Cooper
, CTO, Wikimedia Foundation; and Alolita Sharma, Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation.
SICSRWiki is an initiative taken by SICSR students where students from all courses come forward to share their knowledge on this common platform. Students contribute articles on various technical and non-technical topics.
Here we also share our day to day experiences in implementing the knowledge that we gain like sharing knowledge about Moodle, HowTo setup Drupal on a MAC etc.
Vichintya 2011 - Vichintya was the eWeek organized by the Arsh team in 2011 from 5 to 9 February.
by taking various initiatives such as introducing PHP, MySQL and Linux Programming in its course syllabi since 2004—which was unheard of in the education scenario in Maharashtra at that time and providing labs equipped with OpenSUSE
and Ubuntu
.
Beginning with GNUnify
since 2003, SICSR has been put on the FOSS map.
Along with Pune Linux User Group, SICSR has been organizing Linux Awareness Program since 2004 for promoting training people in FOSS especially Linux and offers certification from SIU.
The institute is a popular meeting place for the likes of Pune Linux User Group and IndicThreads
. It has also hosted Barcamp
Pune and DrupalCamp.
Prof. Harshad Gune, a permanent faculty in SICSR, is a Board member of the Open Source Initiative
.
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It offers postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in the fields of computer and information technology and is part of the Symbiosis Society. It was established in 1985. In 2002, SICSR became a constituent of Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University is a private co-educational, multi-institutional university located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has been given official recognition by the UGC and the AICTE. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred an 'A' grade to the University...
(SIU) as a deemed university
Deemed University
Deemed university is a status of autonomy granted to high performing institutes and departments of various universities in India. This status of ‘Deemed-to-be-University’, is granted by Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the University Grants...
.It also has its own wiki for students to refer and contribute on a common platform.
Academic programmes
SICSR offers doctoral, postgraduate and undergraduate programmes:Doctoral Programmes
- Ph.DPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, Doctoral programme under SIU in computer science and information technology.
Post-graduate Programmes
- Master of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationThe Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(ITInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
) - Master of Science in Computer Applications
Under-graduate Programmes
- Bachelor of Computer ApplicationsBachelor of Computer ApplicationsBachelor of Computer Applications is an undergraduate academic degree in computer Science awarded in India after completion of three years course. B.C.A. or Bachelor of Computer Application is a course which is equivalent with B.Tech/B.E in Computer Science or Information technology. It is a...
- Bachelor of Business AdministrationBachelor of Business AdministrationThe Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
(ITInformation technologyInformation technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
)
GNUnify
SICSR hosts the open-source gathering GNUnifyGNUnify
GNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs held by the Pune Linux User Group and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research in Pune, India...
(a play on the words GNU
GNU
GNU is a Unix-like computer operating system developed by the GNU project, ultimately aiming to be a "complete Unix-compatible software system"...
and Unify) generally held during the second week of February. GNUnify
GNUnify
GNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs held by the Pune Linux User Group and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research in Pune, India...
has featured eminent people like Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman , often shortened to rms,"'Richard Stallman' is just my mundane name; you can call me 'rms'"|last= Stallman|first= Richard|date= N.D.|work=Richard Stallman's homepage...
, Brian Behlendorf
Brian Behlendorf
Brian Behlendorf is a technologist, computer programmer, and an important figure in the open-source software movement. He was a primary developer of the Apache Web server, the most popular web server software on the Internet, and a founding member of the Apache Group, which later became the Apache...
, David Axmark
David Axmark
David Axmark is one of the founders of MySQL AB and a developer of the free database server, MySQL. He has been involved with MySQL development from its beginning along with the fellow co-founder Michael Widenius....
, Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper is an American programmer, computer scientist, and an advocate of open source software.- Career :"Open source allows people with a confluence of interesting ideas and an intellectual courage to really synthesize amazing newness...
, Robert Adkins
Robert Adkins
Robert Adkins , often misspelled ‘Atkins’ in the ‘Nonconformists' Memorial’, was one of the most notable of the two thousand ejected ministers of 1662.-Biography:...
, Alolita Sharma, Prof. Tony Wasserman, Prof. Louis Pott, Niyam Bhushan, Sankarshan, Zahira Bohrat and Anant Narayanan.
SDRC
SICSR Development and Research Centre(SDRC) is a student-driven activity in SICSR wherein students voluntarily develop, implement and maintain software for internal usage in SICSR as well as in other Symbiosis institutes. SDRC also supports all kind of IT infrastructure maintenance and upgradation activities in the college.Unify
Unify is the annual cultural fest of SICSR since wherein the college plays host to various street drama, rock band, software programming, singing, mad ads competitions.Band
The SICSR student band Prosody consisting of Sumit Agarwal (Bass Guitar), Andre Fernandez(Lead Vocals), Cariappa Prasad (Hindi Vocals), Kirti Pathania (Lead Guitars), Abhay Sudhakaran (Rhythm Guitar/Vocals) and Angad Pathania (Drums) was the winning band on Mantra at Mood Indigo (culfest)Mood Indigo
"Mood Indigo" is a jazz composition and song, with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard with lyrics by Irving Mills.-Disputed authorship:In a 1987 interview, Mitchell Parish claimed to have written the lyrics:...
and the finalists of Campus Rock Idols in 2007. It was also featured as the Artist of the Month in IndianRockMP3.com in February 2009.
SICSRWIKI
This wiki was officially inaugurated on December 13, 2010 at Symbiosis International UniversitySymbiosis International University
Symbiosis International University is a private co-educational, multi-institutional university located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It has been given official recognition by the UGC and the AICTE. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has conferred an 'A' grade to the University...
by Erik Moeller, Deputy Director, Wikimedia foundation; Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper
Danese Cooper is an American programmer, computer scientist, and an advocate of open source software.- Career :"Open source allows people with a confluence of interesting ideas and an intellectual courage to really synthesize amazing newness...
, CTO, Wikimedia Foundation; and Alolita Sharma, Engineering Programs Manager, Wikimedia Foundation.
SICSRWiki is an initiative taken by SICSR students where students from all courses come forward to share their knowledge on this common platform. Students contribute articles on various technical and non-technical topics.
Here we also share our day to day experiences in implementing the knowledge that we gain like sharing knowledge about Moodle, HowTo setup Drupal on a MAC etc.
Arsh
Arsh is the eCell of SICSR under National Entrepreneur Network, consisting of a well-organized Core Committee and carrying various activities all around the year.Vichintya 2011 - Vichintya was the eWeek organized by the Arsh team in 2011 from 5 to 9 February.
SICSR and the FOSS movement
SICSR has been one of the local pioneers in the Open source movementOpen source movement
The open source movement is a broad-reaching movement of individuals who feel that software should be produced altruistically. Open source software is made available for anybody to use or modify, as its source code is made available. The software use is subject only to the stipulation that any...
by taking various initiatives such as introducing PHP, MySQL and Linux Programming in its course syllabi since 2004—which was unheard of in the education scenario in Maharashtra at that time and providing labs equipped with OpenSUSE
OpenSUSE
openSUSE is a general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project and sponsored by SUSE...
and Ubuntu
Ubuntu (operating system)
Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution and distributed as free and open source software. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu...
.
Beginning with GNUnify
GNUnify
GNUnify is an annual gathering consisting of workshops, talks, seminars and BOFs held by the Pune Linux User Group and the Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research in Pune, India...
since 2003, SICSR has been put on the FOSS map.
Along with Pune Linux User Group, SICSR has been organizing Linux Awareness Program since 2004 for promoting training people in FOSS especially Linux and offers certification from SIU.
The institute is a popular meeting place for the likes of Pune Linux User Group and IndicThreads
IndicThreads
IndicThreads is a magazine on Java Technology. IndicThreads.com was launched in 2004 and carries news, interviews and articles about various topics in the Java technology space. IndicThreads is run by Rightrix Solutions. The annual IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology is held in Pune,...
. It has also hosted Barcamp
BarCamp
BarCamp is an international network of user-generated conferences . They are open, participatory workshop-events, the content of which is provided by participants. The first BarCamps focused on early-stage web applications, and were related to open source technologies, social protocols, and open...
Pune and DrupalCamp.
Prof. Harshad Gune, a permanent faculty in SICSR, is a Board member of the Open Source Initiative
Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting open source software.The organization was founded in February 1998, by Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond, prompted by Netscape Communications Corporation publishing the source code for its flagship Netscape Communicator product...
.