Information Technology and Computing Programs in the Universities of West Bengal: An Analytical Case Study

Abstract

Information and Computing is the core for development of different kind. Computing and Information Technology tools are responsible for information related activities. There are different subjects fall under the computing and IT and among these few important are include Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Information Science, Information Technology, Informatics, Information Systems etc. However only few are popular among these branch and among these Computer Science, Computer Applications and Information Technology are important one. India is a large country and there are different stakeholders of various means. As far as West Bengal is concerned it is one of the important and active state having good fame in heritage, population and education. There are different educational institutes around the state and many of them offering different level of programs and different nomenclatures in IT and Computing. Conventionally in the universities of West Bengal, one university department offers a specific subject or field. But this study is undertaken to show the differences or changes of thought in this regard. Moreover, the study highlights the degrees offered by the newer and old university as well.