The world-class infrastructure created on the Institute’s hundred-acre campus provides an ambience conducive to stimulating learning. The architecture, the classrooms, the library, the computing facilities, research centres, all blend to provide a holistic learning environment.
A state-of-the-art computer network with more than 2000 nodes connects all the members of the Institute community with each other. This network has fibre optics backbone with one or more fibre segments reaching every building on the campus.
There are more than 90 high end manageable network switches which handle the internal data traffic. Every workplace on the campus including student rooms in dormitories, faculty offices, classrooms, management development centre, computer lab, FPM lab, and administrative offices has network connectivity. Using long range ethernet technology, faculty /staff residences have been also provided network connectivity to the Institute's Intranet. The Institute has put a wireless layer (wi-fi) on top of this highly dense network with high level of security using username password based authentication. A Firewall is also placed to provide higher security. A storage server with VPN based access and username password based authentication is also in place for accessing data outside the campus which is currently for professors.
The campus network is supported by a large server farm with more than 30 high speed servers, running on a wide variety of platforms. Many servers on this network make use of Linux and open source software for providing the necessary services. For every workgroup (faculty, students, staff, MDC participants, etc.), there is a set of dedicated servers which provide a core layer of services like Internet access, and file/print services. The E-mail facility is managed through Google which provides us web based email client, built in chat facility, Google docs, Google apps, Google sites and few other facilities as well. The main web server (http://www.iimahd.ernet.in) carries information on IIMA. Another web server (http://stdwww.iimahd.ernet.in) provides facilities for individual students to host their home pages. Every student dormitory has a high speed shared network printer with web based print billing software. There is a wide variety of software packages available to the students and faculty for their academic and research work. These packages include several language processors, statistical, math programming, simulation, project management, CASE, and ERP packages.
Every student and faculty member has a high end networked personal computer or laptop at his or her disposal. The Institute's network is linked to the Internet via a set of dedicated leased lines enabling round-the-clock Internet connectivity on the campus. All the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from whom the Institute has procured Internet bandwidth have installed fibre optics link from the campus to their hub. This ensures very high quality of bandwidth to the Internet. The Institute has 45 MBPS bandwidth to the Internet. It is technologically equipped to increase it up to 100 MBPS as and when the need for more bandwidth arises. In addition we also have a dedicated line of 10 MBPS. Every classroom is equipped with a projector, a PC, and a DVD player. Many of the classrooms are also equipped for ISDN based video conferencing capability. A special room is also available in the computer centre where on-line computer based training can be imparted. The recently revamped IIMA website includes payment gateway and offers access to a large repository of IIMA case studies and research reports.
