Vidyalankar Institute of Technology

Infobox_College
motto = Provoked by Intellect, Propelled by values
name = Vidyalankar Institute of Technology


type = Engineering and Technology Institution
established = 1999
principal = Dr. Prashant Sonare [March 2007 - Till date]
undergrad =
postgrad =
staff =
alumni =
ex-principals = Dr. Anant Jhaveri [May 2005 - November 2007]
Prof. Milind Tadvalkar [August 1999 - April 2005]
free_label = Acronym
free = VIT
city = Wadala, Mumbai
state = Maharashtra
country = India flagicon|IND
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affiliation = University of Mumbai and AICTE
campus = Urban, Spread over convert|11|acre|km2 in Central Mumbai
website = http://vit.edu.in/

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology is an engineering degree college approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to University of Mumbai, India.

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology was started in the year 1999 after having secured permission from the AICTE and University of Mumbai.It gained popularity in a very short span of time and today attracts top talent [http://www.vit.edu.in/vit_media_speak.html/ Media Speak] . It caters to students who have passed the standard XII and desire to get into the Engineering Profession.It has secured an A grade rating from the Mumbai University and is currently among the more reputed colleges in Mumbai.

VIT is located in Wadala(E) campus along with Vidyalankar Polytechnic, a diploma college.

Undergraduate Programs

Following are the branches in which Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree of University of Mumbai is offered at VIT:
* Computer Engineering : 120 Seats
* Information Technology : 60 Seats
* Electronics Engineering : 60 Seats
* Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering : 120 Seats
* Bio-Medical Engineering : 60 Seats

Management Program

* Masters in Management Studies : 60 Seats

Departments and corresponding Head of Department

* Electronics Engineering : Prof. Shrikant Velankar
* Computer Engineering : Prof. Sachin Deshpande
* Information Technology : Prof. Ajit Khachane
* Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering : Prof. B. Ramarao
* Biomedical Engineering : Prof. Arun Chavan
* chemical institute

Achievements & Awards

Vidyalankar has won the Honour Award from Designshare,New York,USA for its innovative design. The structure boasts of gateless campus, a man-size chess board, an amphitheatre and a multi purpose zone for students to chill [ http://www.vit.edu.in/vit_media_speak.html / Article(DNA 16th April 2008) ] .Infosys has selected Vidyalankar as a partner for its Campus-Connect Program, wherein they train Pre-final year Vidyalankar students to make them industry ready. [http://www.vit.edu.in/vit_placement.html / Article]
VIT has very recently spread its wings by a tie up with Penn State University,USA [http://www.vit.edu.in/vit_media_speak.html / Education Times June 2008] .

tudent Chapters

*IEEE
*IETE
*CSI

tudent Organisations

*EESA - Electronics Students' Association
*ETSA - Electronics and Telecommunications Students' Association
*ITSA - Information Technology Students' Association
*BMSA - Bio-Medical Students' Association
*CMSA - Computer Science Students' Association
*REC - Renewable Energy Club (Government Funded)

Annual Technical Festival

An inter-collegiate event called [http://fervor.vit.edu.in/ FERVOR] is held in February/March every year.

Annual Cultural Festival

An intra-collegiate event called "VERVE" is held in February/March every year.

Address

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology
"Vidyalankar Campus, "
"Vidyalankar College Marg, "
"Wadala (East), "
"Mumbai - 400 037 "
"Maharashtra, India. "
"Telefax: (022) 2416 11 26 "

External links

* [http://www.vit.edu.in/ Official site of VIT]
* [http://www.mu.ac.in/ University of Mumbai]