Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune, a co-educational autonomous institution affiliated with the Pune University, was founded in 1983, by the Pune-based Bansilal Ramanath Agrawal Charitable Trust (BRACT). BRACT is a registered society established under the Bombay Public Trust Act in 1975 with the purpose of promoting educational, cultural and social activities.
VIT through its seven departments – Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial/Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, Engineering Sciences and Humanities, Electronics Engineering – offers nine undergraduate, eight postgraduate and six doctoral programmes all of which are approved by the New Delhi-based All India Institute of Technical Education (AICTE).
The college has a Department of Self Development (DoSD) that handles campus placements. Every Year nearly 100 to 120 companies visits VIT, Pune for recruitment, offering students a package of upto Rs.11 lakh per annum.
Spread over 7 acres of landscaped greenery (7 acres for academic buildings, 10 acres for playground, hostels and staff quarters), the VIT campus offers students an ideal environment for learning.
VIT campus is Wi-Fi enabled and hosts basic facilities like modern laboratories, 700-seater air-conditioned auditorium, gymnasiums, parking lot, medical centre, cafeteria and a Central library, apart from other facilities.
The Central Library, established in 1984, comprises Reference Section, Journal Section, Reading Hall and Stack-Room. It features a unique collection of 54,000 encyclopedia, handbooks, textbooks and subscription to 82 international and 126 national journals, as well as audio-video learning aids.
Off-campus hostels and playgrounds for students and staff quarters are also available at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the institute.
Following 4 year undergraduate (B.E. Degree) courses are offered at VIT:
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Information Technology
Instrumentation Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering(Sandwich)
Mechatronics Engineering
Production Engineering
The following are Minors & Honors undergraduate programs offered here;
Honors in Aerospace Engineering
Honors in Engineering
Honors in Chemical Engineering
Honors in Embedded System and Design
Honors in Environmental Technology and Biotechnology
Honors in Industrial Engineering
Honors in Instrumentation and Control
Honors in Networks
Honors in Signal Processing in Communication
Honors in VLSI Design
Minor in Computer Engineering
Minor in Industrial Management
The following postgraduate (MCA/M.Tech Degrees) courses are offered at VIT:
Masters in Computer Applications (M.C.A.)
Masters of Technology (M.Tech)
Mechanical (Heat Power)
Mechanical (Design)
Computer Science and Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Instrumentation & Control (Process Instrumentation)
A doctors (PhD D) degree is awarded in the following fields:
Computer Engineering
Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Industrial & Production Engineering
Instrumentation Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
A number of certificate and diploma courses are also offered at VIT.
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SportsAdmission to all courses is based on merit as per rules and norms laid down by the Director Technical Education (DTE, www.dte.org.in), Maharashtra State.
For all undergraduate courses, students with 45 percent marks in English, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics in the higher secondary school examination of the Maharashtra State Board or its equivalent (40 percent for scheduled caste/schedule tribes/other backward classes) can apply.
For candidates seeking admission under the state-quota (65 percent seats), the qualifying exam is Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET). Others have to qualify the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) conducted by the New Delhi-based Central Board of Secondary Education.
Candidates seeking management quota have to compete in either of these entrances and apply to the management of the institute separately. For diploma holders passing out of polytechnic approved by the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education or the AICTE, a minimum of 50 percent marks is needed.
Further details are available on www.dte.org.in, www.unipune.ac.in, www.AIEEE.nic.in
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Details on fees can be obtained from the institute office.
The institute has established academic cooperation with various international universities of repute for Student Exchange Programmes and Research Collaboration, such as Marist College from U.S.A., Binghamnton University from U.S.A., Penn State University from U.S.A., Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland, a group of 17 Universities from State of Ontario in Canada, Group des Ecoles des Mines, France, AIT based in Bangkok.
Every year more than 15 students from all the departments are benefited by this international exposure.
VIT has received the IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award.
A total of 625 seats are available in the off-campus (1.5 km away from the institute) hostels for boys and girls. Hostel fees ranges from Rs.60,500-Rs.70,500 annually and seats are reserved on a first-cum-first-serve basis. Basic amenities like power back-up, water cooler, reading room, and television are provided in the hostels.
