The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan

Directorate of IT

IT has become an inherent and indispensable component of teaching, research, and campus life. Realizing the importance of Information & Technology. Directorate of IT has been established under the direct supervision of the Vice Chancellor. The head of Directorate of IT is Director IT who is responsible and Incharge of all the IT matters of five campuses including three campuses at Bahawalpur and two sub campuses at Rahim Yar khan and Bahawalnagar.

Scope of Functions

1. Directorate of IT is formulating strategic planning and management of IT across the University, including all infrastructure, user support services and core enterprise applications.
2. It provides technology solutions for better education management, thereby leveraging IT for efficient management of academic problems.
3. Provides a spectrum of campus-wide services, including academic technology support, administrative computing services, networking, information security, data centre operations, systems management, applications services, including user support, training and outreach.
4. To ensure that arrangements are in place for the provision of essential, accurate, up to date information about the Departments.
5. Reviews and advises on purchases of all hardware, software, and automation-related services.
6. Reports on the status and progress of automation projects and operations, and makes recommendations for modifications of automation systems as needed.
7. Provision of computers, laptops, printers, multimedia and other IT related latest equipment to management, faculty and scholars.
8. Develops and manages IT budgets. Hires and manages IT staff, determine is capital improvements.

Activities of IT Directorate

Projects and initiatives under the supervision of Deputy Director IT:

i. Campus Management solution (CMS)
The HEC has initiated a project named as Campus Management Solution to make universities world class center of education, research and development. This Project automates majority of task that are required for proper functioning of the university. Deputy Director IT (Project Director CMS) and his C.M.S team are working with Techlogix team to execute the project under the kind supervision of Worthy Vice Chancellor. The project has been completed and some of the main modules have already been implemented.

ii.Networking
A. Provision and installation of networking to more faculties and Departments.
B. High speed internet provided to main campus and sub campuses of Rahim Yar khan and Bahawalnager.
C. Bandwidth increased up to 14 Mbps from 2 Mbps for more then 4000 nodes.
D. Wireless Networking is being done in different locations.
E. Managing the delivery of information technology services including web, email, network storage, software and hardware updates and backup and recovery services.

iii. Computer Labs
Directorate of IT has 25 computer labs equipped with latest PC's multimedia and internet facility. All Labs are fully furnished and air-conditioned. Basic aim of these Labs is to carry out Research across a broad range of subjects and facilitate the students with Modern IT related equipment.

iv. Outsourcing Project (IUB I.T Help Desk Support)
In order to provide reliable IT infrastructure IUB in collaboration with Global Business Systems has established helpdesk Support for the University. Establishment of IT helpdesk Support Services has helped University & its employees to;

i. Focus on core areas of their responsibility.
ii. Improvement of IT related work environment.
iii. Increased output through minimizing the down time of any systems at the university.
iv. 100% availability of IT infrastructure at each campus of the University.

Role of IT Helpdesk in IUB
Global Business System is successfully providing its services to the university in various fields;

· Maintenance of university IT infrastructure which includes hardware & software both.
· Consultancy services in procuring IT hardware.
· Networking support for LAN & Internet.

Operations & Inventory management
GBS after being affiliated with the university has proved itself for providing prompt & timely services in keeping the IT infrastructure of the University 100% operational.

Staff Members Directorate of IT


Aurang Zeb Deputy Director IT and Project Director (CMS)		Zulfiqar Saeed System Engineer


Akmal Shahbaz Programmer (On Study Leave)		Haroon Akhtar Web Master and Consultant CMS


Muneeb Fasih Ansari Assistant Director IT		Jawad Network Administrator


Shahzad Rafiq Assistant Network Administrator & Coordinator CMS		Syed Kashif Hussain Kazmi Assistant Network Administrator & Consultant CMS


Abdul Waheed Khan Assistant Network Administrator & Coordinator CMS		Abdul Muqsit Muhammad Khan Lodhi Assistant Network Administrator & Coordinator CMS


M. Javed Assistant Network Administrator & Consultant CMS		Ijaz Hussain Assistant Network Administrator & Consultant CMS / HMS


Khalid Sharif Assistant Network Administrator (Bahawalnagar) & Coordinator CMS


Abdul Azeem Qureshi System Operator and Consultant CMS		M. Shoaib Munir Videocon Engineer


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