Bangalore Institute of Technology
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Bangalore Institute of Technology is located in the heart of Bangalore, the "Electronic City" and Silicon Valley of India. The institution came into being in August, 1979 under the auspices of Vokkaligara Sangha, Bangalore.
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[edit] The College
The institute initially offered the Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronics and Electronics & Communication. Bangalore Institute of Technology has always been at the forefront of modern technology and is credited with the introduction of the first full-fledged Computer Science & Engineering degree in Karnataka. Thus, the institute has identified future growth areas and incorporated various courses over the years. At present B.I.T offers 10 undergraduate, 3 post graduate and a PhD course(s) with a student body of more than 2500.
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Believing strongly in the motto "technology for prosperity" the college has seen phenomenal growth in the last 25 years. B.I.T. has cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art equipment.
There are a number of centres carrying out inter-disciplinary research and many collaborative programmes exist between the college and other institutions, like the Institute of Science (IISc), National Aerospace Laboratories (N.A.L.), and more. The college is also a program centre for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Teaching & research work is supported by facilities such as a central library with 30000 volumes of text books and reference books, and an Industrial Consultancy and Research Center. Besides the research facilities, the institute also offers the facilities like auditorium (1200 seating capacity), seminar hall, co-operative society, canteen, full fledged sports and cultural sections as well as hostels for boys and girls.
The students of the college constantly secure university ranks and medals every year thus making BIT one of the most sought-after colleges in Karnataka[citation needed].
[edit] Departments
1. Department of Chemistry (Dr.YS Bhat) 2. Department of Physics (Prof. SP Basavaraju) 3. Department of Civil Engineering (prof.K Jayaram) 4. Department of Computer Science & Engineering (Prof. S Nandagopalan) 5. Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (Prof V Muralidhara) 6. Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (Prof MJ Shanthi Prasad) 7. Department of Instrumentation Technology (Prof N Sathyanarayana) 8. Department of Industrial Engineeering and management (Prof KR Suresh) 9. Department of MCA (Prof AM Shivaram) 10. Department of Information Science and Engineering (Prof R Nagaraja) 11. Department of Mathematics (Prof. M Chowde Gowda) 12. Department of Telecommunications (Prof M Srirangaraju) 13. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Prof K Anandan)
[edit] Recent Events
In the recently concluded technical fest at IIT-kharagpur, the students of 6th sem electronics won 2 prizes and have made the college proud. The team comprising Arunangshu, Thejas, Srikanth and Ravikiran won second prize for their mechanically propelled car design while the team of Keerthi, Hemanth, Nischal and Naveen won the best algorithm award for their rail-track-inspector robot.
The college arranged a massive rally on 26th of february to protest the Cauvery tribunal's verdict. Around 500 students and staff of the college took part in the event.
