The center was named after the former Principal, Rev.Fr.Jerome D'Souza S.J, who was one of the members involved in framing the Constitution of India. The center was opened by Rev.Fr.K.P.Joseph S.J, former Rector, on 12th October 1998.

Information and Communication Technology(ICT) in education is very helpful in improving the quality of education and obtaining expert knowledge from any corner of the World. A society can become a knowledge society if the ICT tools and the e-Learning Technologies are effectively utilized. St.Joseph's College has established a Centre under the CPE Schemefor the effective utilization of the above technologies in the teaching and learning process so that teachers and students can develop their intellectual capabilities through Information and Communication Technologies.

Objectives

To upkeep the Internet and Intranet facilities in the campus and maintain the College Website.

To make St.Joseph's College a digital campus.

To use the ICT and e-Learning facilites in the Teaching and Learning process in order to empower teachers and students with the devices of the Information and Communication Technologies.

Salient Features of JCICT

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College Website

Multi-purpose Dynamic Website of the College www.sjctni.edu

Comprehensive Information of the College pertaining to administrators, courses, departments, staff and students, attendance, timetable, library and service organizations,Centres of Excellence, hostels, examination information, and day to day activities of the College.

Campus Networking

200 Mbps Internet Bandwidth through Optic Fibre Cable (OFC)

Modern Web Servers and Web Servicing Facilities

Secured Networks with Physical Firewall and Antivirus Software

IP based VLAN with L3 Switch

200 systems Interconnected in the campus for on line access

SONY PCS-1600/1600P(1+3 MultiConference) Video Conferencing Camera

4 x 128 Kbps ISDN line

A static IP address for IP based Video Conferencing

Facilites for e-Learning and e-Learning Technologies

On Line Learning Facilites

Digitized Information Access

40 IBM Systems with Multimedia

LCD with Drapper LUMA Pull Down Screen

Audio Video Studio

e-Learning Contents Design and Development Facilty

Envisioning an e-Learning Portal

ICT to the Neighbourhood and the Rural Masses

Reaching out ICT technologies in collaboration with the SHEPHERD Extension Department to Self Help Groups(SHGs), Panchyatiraj Leaders, NGOs, Rural Educationists, Rural School Students, Rural-based Small Scale Industrialists, Agriculturalists and Village Artisans.

Training programmes and hands on experience for using Computers and Internet

Providing exposure on ICT in the present day context

Knowledge of using Website and contacting people through e-Mail

On-Line Information about Government Websites and Government Schemes

The center is focusing its services to provide knowledge on ICT to everyone who enters into this great temple of learning and also the neighbourhood so that they can all become competent personalities in building a knowledge society in India.