Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
| Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology | |
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| Motto | Swayam Tejaswin Bhava |
| Established | 1979 |
| Type | Education and Research Institution |
| Principal | B. Chennakeshav Rao |
| Location | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Campus | Urban, 30 acres (0.12 km2) of land |
| Website | www.cbit.ac.in |
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) is a college located in Gandipet, Osman Sagar, Hyderabad, India. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Secunderabad railway station. The college is affiliated to Osmania University and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation.
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[edit] History
The college was established in 1979. The institute began with three undergraduate programmes with an intake of 200 students. By 2007 this had grown to nine undergraduate and seven postgraduate courses with a total intake of 900 students.
Students of CBIT were involved in the design and successful launch of a satellite, STUDSAT, with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[1]
[edit] Campus
There are labs and computer centers within all the blocks of the college. There is a library and information center, sports and indoor and outdoor games.
[edit] Academics
The college admits undergraduate students through the state-wide EAMCET exam conducted every year. It offers Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses in multiple disciplines.
The Master of Technology (MTech) course is offered to Computer Science Engineering students. Master of Engineering (ME) courses are offered in other disciplines. The college also offers Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Computer Applications (MCA) courses through its department of management.
Apart from the regular undergraduate program the college also has an International Center (IC-CBIT) that offers a dual degree programs with foreign universities in engineering.
[edit] Rankings
| University rankings | |
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| Engineering – India | |
| India Today[2] | — |
| Outlook India[3] | 43 |
| Dataquest[4] | — |
| CSR-GHRDC*[5] | 109 |
| Private colleges: | |
| Mint[6] | 16 |
| * Limited participation | |
CBIT was ranked 43 by the Outlook India Top Engineering Colleges of 2011[3] and 109 in Competition Success Review's CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011.[5] In rankings of private institutes it was ranked 16 by the Mint Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009.[6]
[edit] Extra-curricular activities
- Sports
Every year, as part of Shruti, the Inter-Department Fest, an inter-department sports competition is held. Sports in the Fest are basketball, football, cricket, badminton, volleyball, kabadi, and track and field events.[7]
- Student activities
The college holds the cultural fest CARPE DIEM every 2 years, and the inter-department fest, "Shruti" every year. Each branch has its own tech-fest scheduled at the beginning of each year. Reunion Day for the alumni is held every year on 25 December.[8]
Chaitanya Smruti is the alumni association of CBIT, established in 1984. By organizing reunions when past students pay a visit to their alma mater and met their friends, Chaitanya Smruti helps retain the bond between alumni and college.
The association has an international chapter in the USA. CBIT USA. The association organizes the Reunion and a biennial cultural fest.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sekhar Kammula, film director in the Telugu film industry - 1991 - Mechanical Engineering
- Y. S. Chowdary, elected member of the Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in 2010, from the state of Andhra Pradesh and Promoter-Director of Sujana Group, ranked as one of the top 10 expanding groups of companies in India as of July, 2011
[edit] References
- ^ STUDSAT (Student Satellite) project
- ^ "Best Engineering colleges 2011". India Today. 4 July 2011. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/specials/bestcolleges/2011/ranks.jsp?ST=Engineering&Y=2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Top Engineering Colleges". Outlook India. 27 June 2011. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?277249. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ "India's Top Engineering Colleges 2011 (DQ-CMR Top T-Schools Survey 2011)". dqindia.ciol.com. Dataquest. 13 December 2011. http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/top_stories/2011/111121302.asp. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b "CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey 2011" (PDF). Competition Success Review (Competition Success Review and the Global Human Resources Development Centre): 1–6. August 2011. http://ghrdc.org/pdfs/overall_results11.pdf.
- ^ a b "Top 50 Private Engineering Colleges of 2009" (PDF). Mint. 23 June 2009. http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/23185207/890D73E9-EAA5-46FF-A7CC-F303FD199BBFArtVPF.pdf. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Achievements in Sports
- ^ Chronicled Events
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