University Institute of Technology (UIT) (previously known as UIIT) is located on the campus of Himachal Pradesh University at Summer Hill, Shimla. This institute started functioning on 11th September 2000 through the orders of the Executive Council of Himachal Pradesh University after approval from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Initially, it was started with a batch of 60 students for B. Tech. (Information Technology) whereas B. Tech. (Computer Science Engineering) has eve