The Computer Centre is housed in a spacious 7500 sq. ft., air conditioned centrally located designed building and is equipped with the state-of-the-art computing resources to cater the needs of the academics as well as administrative activities of the Institute. The IT infrastructure at IIM L Lucknow Computer Centre includes High-end Servers, High-end desktops, redundant fiber optics backbone-campus-wide network connecting devices on heterogeneous platforms with several servers. The network provides accessibility to more than 2000 end devices to serve the needs and the various requirements of the institute.
The hardware resources of the Institute include Servers/ Desktops (from Core-i5 to Xeon processors, 4 to 64 GB RAM, 512 GB to 2 TB Storage) and high-speed printers. The software resources include a wide variety of Academic software along with Microsoft Campus agreement.
All students are provided an email account and sufficient storage space on joining the Institute and round the clock access to the wired/ wireless network and secured Internet with a high speed leased line from PowerGrid Corporation Limited and NKN (National Knowledge Network).
Network/ Internet Specifications
- Authentication based secured access to the Internet (Login/ Password required to access Internet)
- Leased Line of 4 + 1 Gbps (Fast Internet speed) on Fiber backbone
- 100 Mbps P2P Link between Noida and Lucknow Campus (Noida campus is connected to IIM Lucknow)
- Dedicated Leased Line of 1.2 Gbps for Noida Campus
- Cisco Next Generation Firewall & F5 Web Application Firewall for Network Security (enhanced security to secure network)
- Redundant core network infrastructure comprises Firewalls, Core Switches, Distribution switches, fiber network paths
- VPN connection (on demand to access IIML network from outside campus)
- Entire campus is covered with approximately 2000 network nodes (Enabling access to wired/ wireless network throughout the campus)
- Approximately 69 Switches (L2 and L3), 995 Access Points and Fiber backbone consists Campus Network
The Computer Center houses hardware of the following specifications
- IBM Blade Servers
- Dell, IBM, HCL, HP High-end Servers
- High-End AIO Computers in LAB (24 x 7) – Total 76
- Desktop facility at User's Locations (Approximately 400 Nos.)
- High-speed Network/ Desktop Laser Printers (Colored, B&W, Duplex, Scanning), etc.
| Name of the Software | Version | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amos | 30 | Windows | Structural Equation Modeling |
| Atlas.ti | 7 | Windows/Mac | Qualitative Data Analysis |
| Eviews | 14 | Windows | Econometrics analysis, forecasting |
| GAMS | 24.8.5 | Windows | General Algebraic Modeling System |
| G-Suite | Enterprise/Education Edition | Web/App | Google Workspace |
| Lisrel | 8.7 | Windows | Structural Equation Modeling software |
| Kaspersky Endpoint Security | 12.5.0 | Windows | Antivirus Software |
| MatLab | 2024b | Windows/Mac/Linux | Technical computing Language |
| Mathematica | 14.2 | Windows/Mac/Linux | Modern Technical Computing Systems |
| Microsoft Volume Licensing Software | Windows/Mac/Linux | Open Value Subscription Education Solution | |
| Minitab | 17 | Windows | Statistical Package |
| Overleaf | Standard | Web | Collaborative LaTex editor |
| Papercut-NG | 13.4 | Windows | Printing Accounting Software |
| Qualtrics- designXM | - | Web | Advanced Marketing Research Software |
| SAS with E-miner & Text Miner | 9.4 | Windows | Statistical Analytic System |
| SmartPLS | 4.1.1.1 | Windows/Mac | Partial least squares - Structural Equation Modelling |
| SPSS | 29 | Windows/Mac | Statistical Package |
| Stata/MP | 18 | Windows | Data Analysis & Statistical Software |
| Simul8 | 25.0 | Windows | Simulation Software |
| Tally Prime | 5.1 | Windows | Accounting Software Package |
| Turnitin Anti-plagiarism Web Tool | Windows/Mac/Linux | Anti-plagiarism Web Tool | |
| UCINET | 6 | Windows | Social Network Analysis Program |
| Zoom | Education Version | Web/App | Online Education Platform |
The various operating systems available for students are
- LINUX
- Windows 8 / 10 / 11
- Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022 Server
Services Specifications
- Microsoft Campus Agreement (Providing genuine license for Microsoft products like Windows OS, MS Office, MS Office 365, Anti-Virus, etc.)
- IIM Lucknow Website hosting (www.iiml.ac.in)
- Email services with limited pooled Storage (username@iiml.ac.in)
- ERP – Oracle PeopleSoft – Finance, HR, Purchase & Store etc.
- Active Directory-based User Administration with roaming profile user accounts.
- Network based Printing (24 x 7) Service. (Automated accounting of chargeable printing service)
- Statistical Software like SAS, SPSS, Minitab, etc.
- Turnitin (Anti-Plagiarism Software), MATLAB, SmartPLS, Qualtrics, Mathematica, Simul8, EViews etc.
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus (Server/ Client)
- Students Service Portals like Claroline, Blondie, Etrigan etc. (Managed by Students)
- Web based Software Library (Licensed/ Free Software shared to install remotely) for Lucknow and Noida Users
- An inspection and configuration level Hardware support for student’s and employee’s personal Computers/ Laptop etc.
- Computer Centre is under the surveillance of CCTV camera with recording facility (limited period)
- Facilitating Video Conferencing/ online classes using Zoom, Microsoft Team, Google Meet etc.
- Dedicated Video Conferencing setup (FB-I, FB-II, Board Room, Library and Noida Campus)
For further details, please contact :
Chairperson, CAC
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Prof. V.S. Prakash Attili INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Prabandh Nagar, IIM Road
LUCKNOW – 226 013(91-0522) 2734101, 2734111-20, 6696001
6696007
FAX : (91-0522) 2734025 , 2734005chairmancac[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in
Manager Computing Services
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Mr. Vijay Prakash Kaushalyayan INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Prabandh Nagar, IIM Road
LUCKNOW – 226 013(91-0522) 2734101, 2734111-20, 6696001
6696957
FAX : (91-0522) 2734025 , 2734005cc[at]iiml[dot]ac[dot]in