Computer Technology Centre (CTC), a centralized computing facility, provides world-class computing, network and educational technology support for the academic and research community of Karunya University. The academic computing resources include high-end IBM PureFlex System, Blade servers, Rack servers, Workstations and Personal Computers. Green computing is practiced by server consolidation and desktop virtualization using VMware products.

A separate Storage Area Network has been commissioned by the centre for data storage. CTC is well-equipped with licensed software for academic and administrative needs. We encourage the use of free and open source software.

Karunya University has one of the largest academic computer networks in India. A state-of-the art campus network with 10 Gbps fiber optic backbone connects all the university and residence buildings. Internet connectivity is available 24x7 through multiple service providers via Internet leased lines.

The centre supports teaching and learning process through “Karunya Courses”, a Learning Management System, which has a wide range of learner-centric tools. In addition, CTC maintains a knowledge repository in the Intranet, which has educational contents like MIT Open Courseware, NPTEL courses, etc. The university is also connected to the National Knowledge Network for knowledge sharing and research collaboration.

CTC provides e-mail and collaboration services through Google Apps for all the students, staff members and alumni.  Live webcast of university events and ceremonies is also done by the centre. Karunya students are employed part-time by the centre under the “Earn While You Learn” scheme, for software development, web designing, content creation, data analytics and machine learning projects.

Our Services

Lab Facilities

24

Labs

HP, Lenovo and DELL

Personal Computers

350

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LCD Projectors

Smartboard

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Servers and Storage

43

Servers

(IBM Pureflex System, HP and DELL Rack Servers)

27 TB

Storage Area Network

IBM Storwize v7000

Storage Appliance

Nexenta and FreeNAS

Storage Appliances

Desktops and Laptops in Campus

HP, Dell, Lenovo and Wipro

Personal Computers

Apple, HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer, Sony and Chromebook Laptops

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Green Computing

Server Virtualization – Server Consolidation

57 Virtual Servers

9 Physical machines

Desktop Virtualization - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

450 Thin Clients

10 Physical Servers

Software and Applications

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Internet and Network Connectivity

200 Mbps

Leased Line Connectivity

1 Gbps

National Knowledge Network Connectivity

17.593 km

Fiber Optic Cables

Stats

1.28 Tbps

Extreme X8 Core Switch Capacity

700+

Access Points

7000

Nodes

8000+

Users

Educational Technology

Karunya Courses

Learning Management System

MIT OCW and NPTEL

in Intranet Repository

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Email and Collaboration

GSuite for Education

Workplace by Facebook

Open Source Software

Earn While You Learn

Part-time job for students at CTC

Web Developer

Programmer

Web Designer / UX Designer

Graphics Designer

Photographer / Videographer

Video and Audio Editor

Growth Hacker

Data Analyst

System Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer

Mobile App Developer

Network Engineer

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IT Training Facility

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Staff Members