Internet and Computing Facilities
High-speed internet facility with Wi-Fi connectivity is available for students, faculty members, and staff of BAUET. This internet facility is provided by the BAUET ICT Center which is maintained by the CSE dept. The ICT Centre was established to provide ICT services to the University as a whole. Its services range from Internet, email, Maintenance and storage facilities to the development and maintenance etc. The mission of the ICT Centre is to create and harness computing resources for the support and enhancement of academic excellence and management. A total uninterrupted dedicated bandwidth of 300 Mbps is available twenty-four hours for Bonolota Hall (female), Boral Hall (male), residence and office. There are three-time slots for internet service i.e. office time (0730-1530 hours), after office (1530-0730 hours), and holidays (Friday and Saturday). The distribution of bandwidth and timing policy is shown below. The whole campus is covered with internet facilities i.e. laboratories, libraries, classrooms, administrative offices, departmental offices, conference rooms, cafeteria, etc. with strict monitoring systems.
Table 5.19: Internet and computer facilities of BAUET
SN. | Item Description | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
1. | Bandwidth | 2 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps | 300 Mbps | 300 Mbps |
2. | No. of Computers Connected to Internet | 38 | 90 | 222 | 323 | 358 | 390 |
3. | No. of Computers for students | 27 | 77 | 185 | 286 | 319 | 366 |
4. | No. of Computers for Administration | 12 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 46 |