GITAM

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Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, or GITAM for short, is an engineering college in India, located on the beach front of Visakhapatnam ,Andhra Pradesh. It has now acquired University status u/s 3 of UGC Act, 1956 and is now called as GITAM UNIVERSITY. Earlier, entry into this institution is through Engineering and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) conducted by the Board of Technical Education of Andhra Pradesh. But, now the entry to this institution is through GAT ( GITAM Admission Test) conducted by the GITAM UNIVERSITY. They have a separate counsellings for filling the seats. About 15% of the seats are reserved for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and students sponsored by the management council. The University is spread on 102 acres.


       GITAM has a Dental College known as GITAM Dental College, which doesn't come under GITAM UNIVERSITY. GITAM Dental College & Hospital is one of the premier educational institutions offering quality and affordable Dental care in India.  The Dental College has excellent infrastructure with over 1,65,000 sft. Of built up area and is the largest of its kind, in Andhra Pradesh.  It has well equipped state-of-the-art library, excellent internet facilities, modern clinical departments and pre-clinical laboratories.  The lecture halls are furnished with latest teaching aids and there are several seminar rooms.  The library is located in a peaceful environment with a good collection of textbooks and National & International journals.  There is free transport facility for the patients and the treatment is also provided free of cost for the deserving poor. The College presently offers Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S) Course of four years duration followed by one year compulsory Rotatory Internship Programme.  The College admits 100 students per annum and is affiliated to NTR University of Health Sciences.  The Management is planning to start ‘Dental Technician’ and ‘Dental Hygienist’ courses shortly.

       GITAM Dental College & Hospital has a blend of experienced, knowledgeable, young and dedicated team of professionals who are very competent and well qualified.  The curriculum is designed to guide the students towards acquiring expertise in both theory & clinical aspects of Dental and basic medical sciences. Quality education is imparted with the latest technical know-how, to the students of GITAM Dental College & Hospital.  The students are groomed by the faculty to be adept in knowledge and practical skills and also to inculcate the basic virtues of discipline and service.  The young minds are encouraged to deliberate and be inquisitive.

       The combined efforts of Management, Faculty and Students helped the College to secure ‘Recognition of BDS Course’ by the Dental Council of India and the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.  With this GITAM Dental College & Hospital became eligible to start Post Graduation Courses ( Master of Dental Surgery) from the academic year 2007-2008.

       GITAM Dental College & Hospital also houses a 550 seat capacity Auditorium and an E-learning Center.  The campus provides indoor and outdoor sports facilities including international standard tennis courts.  Students are encouraged to develop their skills in extra curricular activities and cultural events. GITAM Dental College & Hospital conducts frequent dental health camps for educating, motivating and treating the general public, especially the rural population, so as to improve their oral hygiene and health status. GITAM Dental College & Hospital is committed to the service of one and all to achieve the best oral health care possible.  The College is in constant pursuit of dental health care for the public, following the highest ethical standards. GITAM Dental College & Hospital aspires to become the foremost dental institution in the country by offering the highest standards in education, research and Public Oral Health Care as envisioned by their beloved President Dr.M.V.V.S.Murthi.

Established in 1980, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) is the dream child of an inspired group of eminent intellectuals and industrialists of Andhra Pradesh, India, led by popular parliamentarian Dr. M V V S Murthi, M.A., B.L., Ph. D. to set up a world class centre of learning in technology, management and medicine in the picturesque port city of Visakhapatnam. The vision of GITAM University is to become a global leader in professional education. Its mission is to impart futuristic and comprehensive education of global standards with a high sense of discipline and social relevance in a serene and invigorating environment, thereby contributing to the development of India as a Knowledge Society. The successful saga of GITAM University started with its establishment of College of Engineering. Responding to the expanding needs in the fields of technology, management and medicine, GITAM College of Management Studies, GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade, GITAM Dental College, GITAM College of Science and College of Pharmacy have been added to the ever growing list of GITAM Institutions. In these twenty seven successful years GITAM University has emerged as one of the most sought-after centers of professional education in the country. All the efforts of the management have culminated in the formation of GITAM UNIVERSITY on 14 August 2007. On this auspicious occasion, the institute salutes its founding fathers, the many able administrators and distinguished alumni across the continents for their yeoman contribution to its phenomenal growth.

GITAM University was established under the UGC act of 1956 in 2007.

The renowned industrialist, conscienctious parliamentarian and popular philanthropist Dr. M V V S Murthi has been guiding the destines of GITAM with missionary zeal, first as its Founder Secretary and now as its President.

GITAM University is located in the beautiful shore of rushikonda beach and many telugu movies are directed in this college.

Admissions page can be accessed from [here].[1]

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Each department has well qualified faculty to deliver very good education

ELECTRICA is a national technical festival conducted by department of electrical and electronics engineering of GITAM UNIVERSITY and every year thousands of students come forward to participate in this event. This event has various paper presentations and robotics models displayeda by students of various colleges


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