Acharya Institute of Technology

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Acharya
Acharya-logo.jpg
MottoNurturing Aspirations, Supporting Growth [1]
Type Engineering and Management college [2]
Established2000 [3]
Academic affiliations
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
Chairman B. Premnath Reddy [4]
Location, ,
India

13°5′0.19″N77°29′2.47″E / 13.0833861°N 77.4840194°E / 13.0833861; 77.4840194
Campus Urban, 120 acres (49 ha), [5] Soladevanahalli, Acharya Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Road, Hesaraghatta Main Road, Bengaluru – 560090. [5]
Accreditation AICTE, NBA, [6]
Colours     Blue, white and orange
Website www.acharya.ac.in

Acharya Institutes is a group of educational institutions located in Bangalore, India. The institutes were established in 1990 and offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields.

Contents

Constituent Colleges

Acharya Institutes comprise the following constituent colleges:

History

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The Acharya emblem with motto and mission

Acharya was established in 1990 by B.Premnath Reddy, Chairman of the Acharya Group of Institutions. [4] The college is managed by the JMJ Education Society, Headquartered in Bengaluru. [7]

Institute of Excellence

The Acharya Institute of Technology

(AIT) [8] , established in 2000, is an engineering college in Bengaluru, India, affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). AIT is accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) [9] [10] . and the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) [11] .The institute is also ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) [12] .

Bachelor of Engineering Program :-

Post Graduate Programs :-

The Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies

(AIGS) [13] , established in 2005, offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various disciplines. It is affiliated with the Bengaluru City University (BCU) [14] .

Bachelor Programs :-

Post Graduate Programs :-

Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy

[15] (ABMRCP) offers various pharmacy programs and is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). The college is accredited by NAAC and NBA [16] [17] .

Programs :-

Master of Pharmacy Programs :-

Acharya's NRV School of Architecture

Acharya's NRV School of Architecture [18] , offers a five-year Bachelor of Architecture program. It is affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) [19] . The curriculum includes practical field exposure, site visits, study tours, outdoor studios, and expert mentorship.

Program :-

Acharya School of Design

Acharya School of Design, [20] affiliated with the Bengaluru City University, offers a Bachelor of Visual Arts program. The school follows an NEP-compliant design curriculum [21] .

Bachelor of Visual Arts Programs :-

Acharya Institute of Allied Health Sciences

Established in 2019, Acharya Institute of Health Sciences [22] , offers bachelor’s programs in health-related fields. It is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) [23] .

Bachelor of Science Programs :-

Bachelor Degree Programs :-

Acharya's NR Institute of Physiotherapy

Acharya's NR Institute of Physiotherapy [24] (ANRIP) offers a Bachelor of Physiotherapy program and is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) [25] .

Program :-

Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy

Acharya & BM Reddy College of Pharmacy [26] (ABMRCP) offers various pharmacy programs and is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). The college is accredited by NAAC and NBA [27] [28] .

Programs :-

Master of Pharmacy Programs :-

Smt. Nagarathnamma School of Nursing

Smt. Nagarathnamma School of Nursing [29] offers a Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery. It is recognized by the Government of Karnataka, approved by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and the Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC), and affiliated with the Karnataka State Diploma In Nursing Examination Board (KSDNEB) [30] .

Program :-

Smt. Nagarathnamma College of Nursing

Established in 2003, Smt. Nagarathnamma College of Nursing [31] offers comprehensive nursing programs. It is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) [32] .

Programs :-

Acharya Polytechnic

Acharya Polytechnic [33] , established in 1990, offers three-year diploma programs in engineering, non-engineering, and technology fields. It is affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) [34]

Diploma Programs in Engineering :-

Academic profile

Admission criteria

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Acharya Institute of Technology Campus

AIT admits 50 percent of its students on the basis of their rank in the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the Government of Karnataka and 30 percent of students through the Undergraduate Entrance Test of the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges (COMEDK) of Karnataka. [2] [35] It also admits 20 percent of students under a management quota without merit requirements [2] and has admitted about 150 foreigners from 25 countries under "PIO Quota". [36] [37]

There is a lateral entry scheme in place, by which students holding diploma degrees can enter directly into the second year of study in engineering. After completing their graduation, students receive a BE degree from the VTU. Students are admitted to postgraduate courses on the basis of their test scores in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, as well as on their Karnataka Postgraduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET) and KMAT scores. [38]

Faculty

AIT maintains a teacher-student ratio of 1:40. [39] It is the first college in Karnataka to put in effect the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations for faculty pay scale. [40]

Research centers

The Institute receives a "Modernisation and Removal of Obsolescence" grant from the AICTE for research activities and upgraded laboratory facilities. [41] The Visvesvaraya Technological University recognises the college's departments of Biotechnology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mathematics, and Mechanical Engineering as research centers: [41] [42] [43]

Accreditation

AIT is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). [44] It was the first college of the Visvesvaraya Technological University to start an undergraduate course in Mechatronics in Karnataka. [45] It is one of the seven colleges in Karnataka to be funded by the World Bank and receives endowments from the VTU to carry out research in both its undergraduate and postgraduate departments. [46] [47]

Programs

Bachelor of Engineering Program :-

Post Graduate Programs :-

Campus

Educational facilities

The college has a Central Library with EDUSAT programmes, E-learning facilities and an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) gateway. [48] It has various collaborations with multinational corporations and has established learning facilities like the Vasundhara Industrial Automation Learning Center, [49] the IBM Software Center of Excellence, [50] the Microsoft IT Academy [41] and the Novell Centre of Excellence. [37] The International Academy for Competency Enhancement provides students and recent graduates with English language skills and technical training to equip them for work in industry. [51]

Entrepreneur Incubation Cell

The college has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IBM and has established the IBM Entrepreneur Incubation Center on the campus. [52] [53]

Infrastructure

The college provides all-hours Wi-Fi access on campus. [54] It has an auditorium with a capacity of over 500 seats, board rooms, conference and seminar halls. The institute has its own multipurpose stadium, the Smt. Nagarathnama Stadium, with a capacity of over 10,000 people. [55] The college has a National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS) [56] and an ATM outlet operated by Axis Bank. The college operates a campus clinic to provide medical facilities to the students. AIT has been awarded with "Technical Campus" status by AICTE. [57]

Environmental Initiatives

The campus has its own sewage treatment plant, has made use of rain water harvesting and has a four-acre artificial lake. [58]

Cultural activities

Acharya Habba

The college organises the Acharya Habba, an annual inter-collegiate culfest that attracts a crowd of over 30,000 students from over 300 colleges across Karnataka. [59] [60] [61]

Bangalore Open Air 2012 - Heavy Metal festival

The college hosted India's first heavy metal festival on 16 June 2012 as a part of Bangalore Open Air 2012 backed by Germany's Wacken Open Air at the college stadium. German heavy metal bands and Teutonic thrash metal bands like the Kreator and the Suidakra along with an American Power metal band and Indian metal bands namely Kryptos, Eccentric Pendulum, Dying Embrace, 1833 AD, Bevar Sea and Albatross performed in the fest. [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] Although Iced Earth were scheduled to perform at the fest but backed out due to the denial of Visa by the Indian embassy. [70]

Admin block and placement department A far view of the AIT admin block.jpg
Admin block and placement department

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