Walchand Institute of Technology

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Walchand Institute of Technology
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Established1983

Walchand Institute of Technology (WIT), established in 1983, is the oldest engineering college in Solapur, India. Now it is first autonomous Engineering institute of Solapur. WIT is managed by Shri Aillak Pannalal Digambar Jain Pathashala Trust and is named after Seth Walchand Hirachand, one of India's pioneers of industrial development.

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The facilities provided at the college have been adjudged amongst the best, according to an independent Newspaper study and by an inspiration team of Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra. [1]

The institute is affiliated with Solapur University (previously to Shivaji University ) and is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The institute began with production engineering, environmental engineering, and electronics engineering branches.

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  1. "Walchand Institute of Technology" . Retrieved 8 March 2023.