Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology

Motto	Knowledge is Power
Type	Private
Established	1980
Principal	Dr. C K Subbaraya
Administrative staff	102
Location	Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India 13°20′28.9″N 75°47′48.4″E / 13.341361°N 75.796778°ECoordinates: 13°20′28.9″N 75°47′48.4″E / 13.341361°N 75.796778°E
Campus	57 acres (0.2 km^2)
Website	aitckm.in

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology, Admin Block

Side view of Department of Information Science and Engineering and Admin Block, AIT

Electronics and Electrical, Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Block of AIT college

BGS-1, Civil engineerig & Mechanical Engineering block in AIT, Chikkamagaluru

Bird's eye view of BGS-1 and Admin block of AIT, CHikkamagaluru

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (AIT) is an engineering college in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 1980 by Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math. The college was initially affiliated during inception to the University of Mysore; in 1991 the college was re-affiliated to Kuvempu University when that university came into existence. It is currently affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. The principal of the college is Dr. C K Subbaraya; it is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.

Location

AIT is in Jyothinagar, an extension of Chikkamagaluru town, and is about 4 kilometers from the center of town on Kadur Road. Chikkamagaluru, known as the Coffee District of India, is in Karnataka, 250 kilometers from Bangalore.

Motto

The motto of the college is 'Prosperity through Technology'.

Academics

Undergraduate courses

• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Environmental science and Engineering
• Information Science and Engineering
• Industrial Production Engineering

Postgraduate courses

• Civil
• Mechanical
• Electronics and Communication
• Computer Science

Management courses

• BBM (Bachelor of Business Management)
• MBA (Master of Business Administration)

Adichunchanagiri Polytechnic

Academics

• Computer Science and Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni who have excelled in engineering and other fields:

• Ashwin Karthik, born with cerebral palsy, became the first quadriplegic student in India to become a computer science engineering graduate. He is also the winner of a national scholarship for his engineering studies, which is awarded to only one physically challenged student in the entire country of India; National Award as ‘Best Physically Challenged Individual in India’ by the National Trust;^[1] in 2010^[2] and National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which was conferred by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 3 December, 2013.^{[3][4][5][5][6][7]}

External links

• Official website

References

1. "THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards" (PDF).
2. "Celebrating Life against All odds". Press Information Bureau with inputs from the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. National Informatics Centre (NIC). December 3, 2013.
3. "Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs" (PDF).
4. Sikand, Yoginder. "'Disabled', And Amazingly Able". Countercurrents.org. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
5. "Ashwin Karthik: 'We need supportive schools and workplaces for an inclusive India'". Shyamala Suresh. thealternative. January 2, 2015.
6. Kashyap, Hemanth. "Their story is one in a billion: Sachin". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
7. "THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards" (PDF).