Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology
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Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology (abbreviated as MGIT) is a technological institution located on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. The institute is located near Gandipet Lake, also called Osman Sagar, 15 kilometres from Hyderabad. The site has an area of 120,000 square metres.
It was started in 1997 by the Chaitanya Bharathi Educational Society (CBES), Hyderabad, registered under the Societies Registration Act. Currently, the annual intake is 480 students.
The institute is affiliated to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) and offers the four-year course of Bachelor of Technology, prescribed by JNTU, in six disciplines.
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[edit] Aim
The institute aims at shaping its students into healthy and disciplined young citizens of character and culture. It places emphasis on practical and professional experience so as to enable them to secure employment in industry immediately after completion of their studies and also become entrepreneurs. The institute also nurtures a long-term goal to become a premier institution for engineering and technological education in the state and the country.
[edit] Courses
The institute offers a four-year degree Bachelor of Technology, in six key disciplines:
- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT).
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE).
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE).
- Department of Mathematics and Humanities (M&H).
- Department of Mechanical Engineering(Mechatronics) (MCT).
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology (M&MT).
Every semester has a minimum of eight courses, which includes a minimum of two laboratory courses.
Students are required to attain a total of 212 credits and attend the institute for duration of not less than four years and not more than eight years to be considered for the award of the degree. The institute follows JNTU’s strict attendance regulation, which requires students to put in a minimum class attendance of 65% to progress to the next semester.
External (university) exams are held every semester in the campus itself and marks in all these exams count towards the final aggregate. A student must get a minimum of 40 marks out of 100 to be considered ‘passed’ in a course.
[edit] Admissions
The minimum criterion for admission is 60% marks in the Intermediate/10+2 Examination. Students are admitted primarily based on their ranks in the Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET), held by the JNTU every year. The institute also admits students under the Management or NRI Quota, based on the payment of money, in lakhs of Rupees. Often, only the highest and earliest bidders are assured of admission.
Competition is usually intense and is increasing dramatically every year as the institute’s profile in both academic and extracurricular activities is rapidly improving.
A recent ruling on private institutes unaided by the government, by the Supreme Court of India, might change the admissions scenario of the institute from the next year.
[edit] Departments
The institute has 8 departments:
- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT).
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE).
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE).
- Department of Mathematics and Humanities (M&H).
- Department of Mechanical Engineering(Mechatronics)(MCT).
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology (M&MT).
- Department of Physics (P).
- Department of Physical Education (PE).
Every department has its own department head, laboratories and faculty. Departments often cooperate with each other since a considerable number of courses are of interdisciplinary nature.
Of these, the departments of MMT and MCT are among the oldest, as they were present from the time of the establishment of the institute. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology is one of a few institutes in the state of Andhra Pradesh that offer a B. Tech course in MMT and MCT. The annual student intake of both these department is 60 each.
Along with MMT and MCT, the departments of M&H, PE and Physics are also the oldest. The department of M&H offers courses in Mathematics and English, which are compulsory for students of all branches.
The department of EEE is the most recent department in the institute. The first batch passed out in June, 2005. It has an annual intake of 60 students.
The department of CSE & IT is easily the largest department in the institute, in terms of student and faculty strength. The annual intake is 120 students into CSE, 60 students into IT .
The department of ECE is one of the more recent departments in the institute. It is the second largest, with an annual intake of 120 students.
Each department has its own strengths and weaknesses, in terms of academics, faculty, student participation, placements and infrastructure.
[edit] Administration
- Chairman: Mr. B.N. Reddy
- Secretary: Mr. D. Kamalakar Reddy
- Director: Dr. P.L. Reddy
- Principal: Dr. P.V. Rama Rao
Chief/Head of the Department: (In Alphabetical Order)
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering: Mr.A.Nagesh
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Dr. P.L. Reddy
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering: Dr. E. Nagabooshanam
- Department of Information Technology: Mr.G.Kasi Reddy
- Department of Mathematics and Humanities: Dr. S. Raji Reddy
- Department of Mechanical Engineering(Mechatronics): Dr. P.V.Rama Rao
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Technology: Mr. P.K. Subramanian
- Department of Physics: Dr. G. Kameswara Rao
- Department of Physical Education: Mr.M.Barnabas
- Library and Information Center:Mr.B.Sudhakar
[edit] Campus
The campus is divided into four blocks.
- Block A houses the administrative and examination section offices, many laboratories, an auditorium and classrooms. It primarily houses CSIT and MMT related labs and classrooms for the first years'.
- Block B contains laboratories mainly related to MCT, and classrooms for MCT and MMT. The Library and Engineering Drawing rooms are also present in this block.
- Block C houses classrooms and laboratories of ECE and the Sports Room.
- Block D is a new addition and is an extension for the CSIT, CSE and EEE Branches.
The workshop, basketball court and football/cricket field complete the campus.
[edit] Infrastructure
As the institute is still in developmental stages, hundred percent facilities are not available. But most of the existing infrastructure is new and reliable.
- Classrooms: Each classroom has a seating capacity of more than 60 students. Modern teaching aids like LCD projectors and OHP projectors are used whenever needed.
- Laboratories: The institute has a number of laboratories on campus, each of which comes under a department. Most of the equipment is new and tested but students feel that there is immense scope for improvement.
- Library: The institute has a well-furnished library spread over an entire floor in Block B. Many students depend on the library as it contains a large number of volumes, related to all branches of engineering. Students can browse through many newspapers and magazines. Project reports and material on various competitive examinations are also available.
- Sports and games: This is one area in which the institute, one feels, must make progress, as most of the available infrastructure is outdated and partially damaged, and also disproportionate to the brilliant sporting talents of the students.
- Transport: Most students use private transport, as the institute provides few buses, that too in collaboration with the APSRTC. The staff, however, is provided with free transport, in buses belonging to the institute.
[edit] Activities
1. Nirvana: Nirvana is the annual day festival of MGIT, held entirely by the students with the support of the staff. The first version of Nirvana was held in April 2004. Nirvana features a variety of cultural and literary activities/competitions like rock shows, DJ wars, treasure hunt, dance and singing competitions, mehendi and face painting competitions, JAM, quiz, debate, creative writing, LAN gaming, dumb charades etc. Participants from all colleges are invited to participate.
Nirvana 2005 was a big hit. In fact, it was considered by many as one of the best fests held among Hyderabad colleges in 2005. The event witnessed wide participation from students of MGIT as well as from students of other colleges in Hyderabad. Musical performances by DJ Natasha and rock bands, PDV, Zero and MGIT’s own Microtone drew good crowds with the rock show ending up as the highlight of the fest. The success of Nirvana 2005 is testimony to the creative and managerial talents of the students of MGIT.
Nirvana 2006 was a step above Nirvana 2005.The international band STRINGS flew down and performed at the fest.It created a historic event in the history of Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh.The events such as dance competition had a huge turnout.Regular feature were JAM,Quizzes,Debates,Creative Writing,LAN gaming.LAN gaming saw CS and NFS:Underground.The crowd turned up was way lot more than expected.The fest was held over a period over three days,first day being a tech-fest and the remaining two days being a cult fest.The second cult nite saw a classical performance.
2. The Retreat: The Retreat is MGIT’s weekly newsletter. It was started in June 2004. The newsletter is funded, edited and published entirely by the students themselves. The newsletter acts as a medium for students to express their views and thoughts on various issues. This newsletter was conceived by Varun Adibhatla, Sashikanth Damaraju & Naren Gorthy. Its publication was subsequently supported by Rohan Grover and B. Sundeep Victor.
3. MGIT Students Forum: This is an online community for the students of MGIT, started in July 2004. Again, like the Retreat, it is funded and managed entirely by the students themselves. The website is a place where students discuss and debate a wide range of issues ranging from college affairs and technology to movies and books. FORUMS
4. TITAN: Titan is the annual technical event held by the department of CSIT, featuring Technical Paper Presentation Contest, Software Presentation, Web Designing Contest, LAN Gaming, Quiz etc. The event was held first in 2004 and included talks and seminars by reputed professionals from the industry. In 2005, a Code Development Competition was included in addition to personality development competitions such as Group Discussions and Mock Interviews. Students from colleges all over the state of Andhra Pradesh were invited.
Titan has been renamed now as QuBit starting from the year 2007.
5. QUBIT: Titan rechristened as QuBit is the annual technical event being held by the departments of Computer Science and Information Technology. A national level technical symposium with a thrust on developing an overall personality of a student and providing them a platform for displaying their technical acumen, QuBit-07 is a technical juggernaut being planned at an unprecedented scale.
TITAN which saw the biggest participation both from within the college and from students of other colleges would find its alter ego in QuBit, as both stand for creativity and innovation. This year it would be held on 27th and 28th February, and going by the response of the students be it in the form of registering themselves for paper presentations or asking innumerable details on the various events that would be held, QuBit-07 truly promises to be a feast for all razor sharp minds!!!
6. ISTE Students Chapter: The ISTE Students Chapter of MGIT is one the most active student bodies of MGIT. With each and every student of the institute being it's default member, the ISTE Students Chapter of MGIT boasts of a total strength of nearly 2000 per academic year. Started under the guidance of Mr. P Venkata Ramana, Associate Prof., Dept. of MCT, the Chapter has come a long way. It organizes interactive and skill based events every fortnight, and sponsors all the major technical festivals held by various departments of the college, latest being QuBit-07 (Dept. of CSE and IT) and Metallon-2006 (Dept. Of MMT) Ch. Yagnavalkya of Dept. of IT, currently (2006-2007) holds the presidency of the Students Chapter.
7. IEEE Students Branch: MGIT has an IEEE Students Branch, which comes under the Hyderabad Chapter of IEEE. It was started in 2004 under the behest of Dr. S. C. Bhargava, former Head of the department, EEE. The Branch conducts a variety of student activities in the campus of MGIT.
8. Surge: Surge is an annual technical event held in the campus of MGIT by the IEEE Students Branch. The first version was held in 2005. The event featured many competitions like Technical Paper Presentation Contest, Working Model Contest, Creative Ideas Contest, Blast, F’anda’mentals, Invited Talks and the usual quiz, treasure hunt, public speaking, JAM and creative writing. The event witnessed reasonably good participation from colleges all over Andhra Pradesh. F’anda’mentals was the highlight of the event.
Also Surge from this year is POTENZIA
9. National Convention: Every two years, the Technical Association of MMT organizes a national convention inviting eminent personalities from the field of Metallurgy and Materials Science to share the latest breakthroughs in the country. The last convention was held in December 2003 under the name, Frontiers of Metallurgy and Material Technology. The event was marked by active participation by professors and students from various parts of the country.
10. Technovation: The Department of Mechanical Engineering organizes a technical event inviting Technical Paper Presentations every few years. It was last conducted in the year 2003.
11. Intercollegiate: The students of MGIT have participated in a number of events, academic, technical, sport, cultural and literary, outside MGIT and with great success. They have won many prizes in intercollegiate competitions and tournaments. They continue to excel and win prizes in both state and national level competitions.
12. Microcosm: The department of ECE in association with ISTE and IEEE organized a national level technical symposium, Microcosm, on 15th and 16th of september, 2006. The fest witnessed a huge participation from students' community, and was a grand success.
[edit] Placements
Students of MGIT have been placed in a number of companies in and out of Hyderabad. The institute has a Campus Placements Cell, which works towards attracting various IT companies to conduct on campus placement programs. In the last two years, companies like Wipro Technologies, Accenture, IBM, Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, ESSAR GROUP, SANDVIK ASIA have taken the best of the students from MGIT.
[edit] Miscellaneous
It is widely believed that MGIT was a spin off created by CBIT to cash in on the sudden boom in the IT industry that was witnessed by this part of India in the late 90s. In recent times the institute has seen an upswing of investment in its infrastructure.
In the institute's defence, it is one of the few of its type that is genuinely trying to better its reputation through growth in infrastructure, facilities and to a lesser extent, faculty. It’s not for nothing that MGIT witnesses an intense competition among the students fraternity for a single engineering seat.
