Former name | M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology |
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Motto | Service to Humanity is Service to God |
Type | private |
Established | 1962 |
Chairman | M. R. Jayaram |
Principal | N. V. R. Naidu |
Location | , , 560 054 , 13°1′47.9″N77°33′53.9″E / 13.029972°N 77.564972°E |
Affiliations | Visvesvaraya Technological University |
Website | msrit.edu |
Ramaiah Institute of Technology (RIT), formerly known as M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), is an autonomous private engineering institute located in Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. Established in 1962, the college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. [1]
RIT was founded, in 1962, by the late M. S. Ramaiah, who was an educationist, philanthropist, and civil contractor. RIT is a part of Gokula Education Foundation (GEF) which owns and manages several educational institutions across various streams. The foundation also runs a Multi Speciality Hospital. [2] [3] RIT was the first institute started by the Gokula Education Foundation. [4]
Ramaiah Institute of Technology has hostel facilities for both boys and girls. It also has a gym and libraries. There are various auditoriums and seminar halls in each block. Internet facility is also available for the students.
M. R. Seetharam, a son of M. S. Ramaiah, currently heads the college management as a director. The autonomy given to the institute by the government is only for academic matters. The governing council of the college includes two principals of other colleges, one bureaucrat from state government of Karnataka, one bureaucrat from central government of India, and one member from the VTU.[ citation needed ]
Ramaiah Institute of Technology has 21 departments :
Initially, RIT was affiliated to Mysore University, later with the Bangalore University (until 2002) and now Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. It is an institutional member of the ISTE and is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) which is a must for any technical institute in India. [5] It has been certified ISO 9001:2008 [6] and has been accredited for quality education by the Central government of India Body National Board of Accreditation. [7] The Architecture Department is approved by the Council of Architecture (Government of India). [8]
Since August 2007, RIT has been academically autonomous for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. [1] While VTU still awards the degrees, the college has academic freedom in framing its own schemes of study, curricula and student evaluation. RIT offers undergraduate and graduate courses of study and research including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration and offers programs leading to award of PhD in various disciplines. RIT is also a research centre in 12 areas including engineering and management disciplines.[ citation needed ]
University rankings | |
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2021) [31] | 65 |
NIRF (2022) [32] | 67 |
NIRF (2023) [33] | 78 |
NIRF (2024) [34] | 75 |
India Today (2020) [35] | 27 |
Private colleges: | |
Outlook India (2021) [36] | 13 |
Architecture – India | |
NIRF (2024) [37] | 21 |
Among engineering colleges in India, RIT ranked 27th by India Today in 2020, [35] 13th among private engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2021 [36] and 75th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2024. [38]
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