Khandoli Institute of Technology
Khandoli Institute Of Technology (KIT), Giridih[1] is a private institute offering polytechnic courses. It is approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Ministry of HRD, Government of India [2] and affiliated to State Board of technical Education, Jharkhand[3] and recognised by Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Jharkhand.[4] It offers 3 years diploma course in Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering. KIT is the only private college in state offering diploma in Mining Engineering. Jharkhand has an abundance of coal and Giridih is rich in mineral resources and has several large coal fields with one of the best qualities of metallurgical coal in India, so KIT started in 2014 with an aim of transforming Giridih as well as Jharkhand to a primary centre for technical education. It has successfully completed 1 year and is has started its 2nd year of admissions.
Administration
Khandoli Institute Of Technology (KIT), Giridih is run by Vivekanand Educational and Charitable Trust (VECT). The Chairman is Er. Arvind Kumar - An Entrepreneur who did his engineering (Computer Science) at Saveetha Engineering College [5] of Anna University, Chennai. The Principal is Er. Rajesh Ranjan who did his Electronics engineering at Saveetha University, Chennai.[6] Other administration officer include College Secretary Er. Sachin Singh (Mining Engineer and Central Government Employee) and Vice- Secretary Er. Ashutosh Pandey.
Academic Program
KIT offers 3 year Diploma in various branches of engineering and technology. All courses are approved by Jharkhand State Board of Technical Education and AICTE.
| S No. | Branches | Intake | TFW Intake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mining Engineering | 120 | 6 |
| 2 | Civil Engineering | 60 | 3 |
| 3 | Electrical Engineering | 60 | 3 |
| 4 | Mechanical Engineering | 60 | 3 |
Admission to all the courses are done through counselling of Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECE) [7] for Polytechnic colleges. Students who appear for JCECE Polytechnic entrance exam can sit for counselling.[8] College also take admission on merit basis under the guidance of representative of SBTE, Govt. of Jharkhand.[9]
Infrastructure
College is spread on 15 acres of land on Khandoli-Giridih road very near to Khandoli Dam Khandoli Dam. It has separate lab for all departments and a Physics, a Chemistry, a Computer Science lab. There is a library with thousands of books from various stream. Also 1 big workshop is there with lathe machine and other tool for making the students hands on practice for welding, grinding, carpentry and other technical skills. A canteen is there inside the college campus which provide the good food at very low cost. Hostel facilities are provided for both boys and girls. College is providing bus for better transport facility at minimal cost.
College Address
Khandoli Institute of Technology,
At-Dighariakala, PO- Motileda,
Dist-Giridih, up. Pin - 815301