Vishwakarma Institute of Technology

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT) is an autonomous engineering college located in Upper Indira Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The institute was established in 1983 and it is affiliated to the Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
TypePrivate
Established1983
ChairmanRajkumar Agarwal
DirectorRajesh Jalnekar
Location
Pune
,
Maharashtra
,
India
Websitewww.vit.edu
VIT Pune

The college is largely supported by the Bansilal Ramanath Agarwal Charitable Trust.[1] VIT was the first private college in Maharashtra to attain academic autonomy in the academic year 2008-2009. The college is the only college in Pune to provide Honors and Minors courses in addition to normal undergraduate courses.

Campus

The college has approximately 2,900 students, 225 faculty members, 67 laboratories, one central library, and 150 administrative and supportive staff.

The campus is spread over an area of 7 acres (28,000 m2) and consists of four major buildings, a cafeteria, a coffee store, a fruit juice stand, a breakfast center, NPB, and a fully air-conditioned auditorium with ceiling fans.

The students' hostel is off-campus. It is state-of-the-art and is equipped with a dining facility. It is located about 3.5 km from the main campus.

Campus events

The college organizes state, national, and international conferences and events.

Notable events include the following:

  • Mélange

The annual event is a mixture of cultural, technical, and sporting competitions where students from diverse colleges across India come to participate.

  • Vishwakarandak

The annual event is the flagship cultural event on the campus. The participants are restricted to students of VIT and the competitions are held between the departments. The college publishes its own newsletter called Wink.

  • Entrepreneurship Development Centre

The Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC) has a vision of producing successful entrepreneurs imbibed with leadership qualities using innovative and ethical business practices to make a global impact. It was founded in September 2013 and has been successful in organizing various sessions involving eminent personalities.

  • VishwaConclave

VishwaConclave is amongst India’s first truly multi-disciplinary student-centric conferences organized by the students of Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune. An initiative launched in 2019, Vishwaconclave emphasizes on curating an inspirational dialogue from exemplary orators who have excelled in domains centered on nation-building along with facilitating their interaction with the student community.

Rankings
University and college rankings
Engineering – India
NIRF (2020)[2]165

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked it 165 among engineering colleges in 2020.[2]

References
  1. http://www.vit.edu/index.php/home
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2020 (Engineering)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Education. 11 June 2020.
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