Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management

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Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management logo.jpg
Motto in English
Strive Serve Thrive
Type Private university
Established1980
FounderMVVS Murthi [1]
Chancellor Virander Singh Chauhan [2]
President Sribharat Mathukumilli [3]
Vice-Chancellor Dayananda Siddavattam [4]
Location
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana), Bengaluru (Karnataka)
,
India
CampusUrban
Website www.gitam.edu

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) is a private deemed university located in Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. [5] The university was founded by the late M. V. V. S. Murthi in Visakhapatnam in 1980. [6] [7] [8] [9] It was previously affiliated with Andhra University as GITAM College before gaining autonomous status in the year 2007. [5]

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The campus in Visakhapatnam is one of the oldest, spanning a little over 100 acres. [9] Collectively, the three campuses host 19 institutions under their wing. [9]

Campuses

Visakhapatnam

Established in 1980, the Visakhapatnam campus sits on the shores of Rushikonda Beach. It accommodates over 6000 students and boasts 6 auditoriums, along with 5 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.

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Visakhapatnam Campus

GIMSR Visakhapatnam campus

In 2015, the GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR) was founded as a private medical college and teaching hospital. [10] [11] [12]

GIMSR enrolls 150 students annually for the MBBS undergraduate programme based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and 52 postgraduate students in various medical specialties. [13] The college currently has around 200 medical faculty members, 170 paramedical staff, 350 nursing, administrative and support staff. [14] GITAM University has its main campus located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, with additional campuses in Hyderabad, Telangana and Bengaluru, Karnataka.. [15]

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GIMSR Visakhapatnam Campus

Hyderabad

The GITAM Hyderabad campus was established in 2009 and has seven schools - GITAM School of Technology, GITAM School of Business, GITAM School of Pharmacy, GITAM School of Architecture, GITAM School of Science, GITAM School of Humanities & Social Sciences and Kautilya School of Public Policy. The co-curricular and extra-curricular activities create a platform for various student bodies and chapters such as Indian Society for Technical Education, IEEE, Computer Society of India, IETE, IEI, ISOI and Engineers Without Borders. The campus hostel has 2 blocks each, for girls and boys with other student support services. They can accommodate 1600 students.

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Hyderabad Campus

Bengaluru

The GITAM Bengaluru campus was established in 2012 and is located near the IT hub of the city. The campus is provided with smart classrooms, laboratories, auditoria, seminar halls, playfields, student hostels and other student support services. This campus consists of four schools: GITAM School of Technology, GITAM School of Business, GITAM School of Science and GITAM School of Humanities & Social Sciences. [16]

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Bengaluru Campus

Academics

Visakhapatnam campus

GIMSR Visakhapatnam campus

Institutes in GIMSR Campus, Visakhapatnam [17]

Hyderabad campus

Bengaluru campus

Accreditations and rankings

University and College rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2022) [19] 101-150
NIRF (Universities) (2022) [20] 95

In March 2023, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) granted GITAM an 'A++' grade after it secured a 3.54 CGPA out of 4 in the third cycle of accreditation, for an extended duration of seven years. [21] GITAM is accredited by AICTE for Engineering, Management and MCA, COA for Architecture, PCI for pharmacy, INC for Nursing, NMC for medical and BCI for law programs. [22]

GITAM is ranked as a Category-‘I’ University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India. [23] It’s also accredited by the NAAC with an ‘A++’ grade [24]  and is ranked 95th in the University category in NIRF Ranking 202 of MHRD. [20]

GITAM Institute of Technology and Management is ranked 95th among universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022 [20] and in the 101–150 band in the overall category. [19] In 2019, The Week & Hansa Research’s best B-School survey ranked GITAM’s Hyderabad Business School as 5th[10] in top B-schools in Hyderabad and 20th [25] in the Southern zone.

For the year 2022, NIRF ranked GITAM at All India #92 for University, listed in 101-150 for Overall Rankings, All India Rank #33 for Dental and All India Rank #49 for Pharmacy. [26] THE Impact Ranking, the university was listed Work Rank #601 -800 for Good Health & Wellbeing and world rank #401 - 600 for Overall World Rankings. [27] QS listed GITAM at position #91 for India Rank for India Universities Ranking 2023, South Asia Rank of #160, International Trade Rankings #62 with a Happiness Index Award of Top 20 Institutes in India. [28] [29]

Times Higher Educated listed GITAM among 1501+ in World University Rankings, 501+ in Asia University Rankings, World Rank #401+ for Young University Rankings. [30] UI Green Metric listed GITAM at World Rank #340. [31] On Webo Metrics Ranking (Scopus), GITAM was ranked at World Rank #2373, India Rank #84 and a South Asia Rank #114. [32]

Partnerships and Collaborations

GITAM has signed MoUs with universities like Elon University, Central Michigan University, University of Nottingham, Institute polytechnique des sciences avancées (IPSA), UNITAR lnternational University, University of Melbourne, IQS School of Management, Saint Petersberg University, National Law School of India University to facilitate research collaborations and academic partnerships. [33] [34]

Through Twinning Programme, undergraduate students of GITAM can choose to study for two years at GITAM and then spend another two years at one of its partner universities like Central Michigan University, Florida International University, University of Nebraska, IQS School of Management to earn a degree from the partner institution. [35] [36]

GITAM has partnered with University of Melbourne to offer Joint BSc dual degree programme where the students will spend the initial two years studying in India and the subsequent two years on campus in Melbourne. There is an option available to be directly admitted to the University of Melbourne's Postgraduate programme. Upon completion of the programme, students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree from both GITAM University and the University of Melbourne. [37] [38]

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between GITAM and Cheongju University, Republic of Korea for their collaboration on a renewable wind energy project, facilitating the two institutions to collaborate in the areas of academics and research. [39] [40]

Notable Alumni

Student activities

GITAM is a host to many student activities both professional and cultural. GITAM University Science & Activity Centre, professional societies include ASME, SAE,[ clarification needed ] Indian Society for Technical Education, IEEE, Computer Society of India, IETE, IEI, ISOI and Engineers Without Borders. Cultural societies include Kalakriti, G-studio, G-Mag, E-Cell, Toastmasters International, National Cadet Corps, National Service Scheme and other community services like Rotaract and Vivan. [47]

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