Former names | Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute (1887–1997) |
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Type | Government-aided autonomous engineering and technological institute |
Established | 1887[1] |
Affiliation | University of Mumbai |
Director | Dr. Sachin Kore |
Academic staff | 150 |
Students | 2,860 |
Undergraduates | 2,160 (540/year) |
Postgraduates | 556 |
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Location | , , |
Campus | Urban 16 acres (65,000 m2) |
Website | www |
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) is a state funded college located in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Founded in 1887 and formerly known as the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, it adopted its present name on 26 January 1997. [1] VJTI is an academically and administratively autonomous institute, but it is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The institute is financially supported by the Government of Maharashtra.
After being awarded academic and administrative autonomy in 2004, VJTI became operational under the administration of a board of governors. [2] VJTI is also the Central Technical Institute of Maharashtra State. The institute trains students in engineering and technology at the certificate, [3] diploma, degree, post-graduate and doctoral levels.
VJTI is an academically and administratively autonomous institute, but it is affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The institute is financially supported by the Government of Maharashtra.
The institute was founded in 1887 and commenced with two departments, the Sir J. J. School of Mechanical Engineering and the Ripon Textile School. [1]
Prior to 1960, Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute was the only institute offering Engineering degree and postgraduate courses under the University of Bombay and enjoyed de facto autonomy. On Republic Day in 1997, the Institute was renamed to Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute.
VJTI was conferred with the title of 'Knowledge Partner' for the upcoming Centre of Excellence of Sports Textiles of Government of India. [4]
At the institutional level, VJTI is governed by a board of governors with a chairman, the director as a member and other members of the board. Members include heads of industry, prominent VJTI alumni as well as heads of other educational institutions.
The key people in the execution of the institute's activities are the director, who is assisted by the Dean (Academic programs), Dean (Students activities), Dean (Resource mobilization and finance) and Dean (Research and development), and the heads of the departments. [5]
The institute has 12 academic departments. Of these, nine offer certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate and/or doctoral programs. These are: [6]
Three academic departments have supporting roles and conduct foundation courses for degree and diploma programs, but do not offer any programs of their own. These are:
The admission process is carried out separately by Directorate of Technical Education along with 5 other autonomous institutes in Maharashtra. Respective admission rounds are known as CAPAI (Centralized Admission Process to Autonomous Institutes). [8]
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Engineering – India | |
NIRF (2021) [10] | 119 |
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute was ranked 119th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022.
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