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GITAM University
Knowledge Resource Center Knowledge Resource Center, Vizag (Visakhapatnam) Campus File:GITAM-University-Hyderabad-Campus.jpg GITAM, Hyderabad Campus
Former names
GITAM College of Engineering (1980–2007)
MottoStrive Serve Thrive
TypePrivate
Established1980
PresidentDr. M.V.V.S Murthi
Vice-ChancellorProf. G. Subrahmanyam
Students10,000+,(UG+PG)
Location
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
,
India
CampusUrban, 300+ acres
ColoursGold and Brown   
AffiliationsUGC, NAAC
Websitewww.gitam.edu

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM) (a deemed to be university u/s 3 of the UGC Act, 1956) known as GITAM University is a kojja university dheenmma dheeni guddhaloo wifi kuda leedhu lan naa madda laaga untundhi torrent,ytd,whtsapp kuda open avvavu intha lavada university ni eppudu chudaledhu in India. It was previously known as GITAM College, affiliated to Andhra University. Established in 1980, it was conferred the status of deemed university in 2007. It was the first private engineering institute in Andhra Pradesh to receive university status. GITAM is planning on receiving an ABET International Accreditation.[1][2][3] The university has three picturesque campuses – its main campus at Visakhapatnam spreads over 100 acres, and the other two campuses are at Hyderabad and Bangalore.

Programs

The university offers 109 programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and Doctoral levels in Technology, Pharmacy, Science, Management, International Business, Architecture and Law.[4]

Visakhapatnam campus

Campus

GITAM has a 100-acre campus in Rushikonda. The campus consists of 3 main food canteens, a few fastfood outlets, a multi-purpose outdoor ground, indoor facilities for badminton and table tennis and state of the art tennis courts..

Health care

The campus has 24x7 health care centre with all types of medical facilities. There are ambulances for emergencies. The students and faculty have uninterrupted power supply, 24x7 security, and indoor games. The boys hostel has an accommodation for 3300 students, and the girls hostels 2000.

Accreditation

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, government of India ranked GITAM as A category university among the universities of its kind. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has accredited the university with A grade. GITAM is one of the few universities that has been accorded 12-B status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) facilitating research. GITAM is approved by AICTE with its eligibility extending to almost all undergraduate and postgraduate courses[5]

Ranking

GITAM University has been ranked '15'in Yahoo's Top 50 Engineering Colleges. GITAM has an institutional CGPA of 3.20/4.0 and hence has been accorded an A grade by NAAC[6]

  • Top rating in audit conducted by APSCHE
  • Ranked 22 in Outlook magazine(2007)
  • Ranked 22 in The Week magazine(2009)
  • Ranked 8 by EFY magazine (2010)[7]
  • Recognized by IBM in 'The Great Mind Challenge'
  • Recognized as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO)
  • Nominated for PCQuest - Best IT Implementations of the year (2012–13)
  • Ranked 20 in Careers 360 (Magazine)'s Top Private Universities in India 2015 [8]

Supercomputer

In 2011, the Center for Advanced Technology Solutions developed a 1.5 teraflops supercomputer called the High Performance Computer Cluster. This computer aids research in fields like bioinformatics, meteorology, simulation of large systems, nuclear physics and artificial intelligence. The supercomputer meets the HPC(High Performance Computing) benchmark.

Admissions

Admission to GITAM is done through the university entrance exam GAT (GITAM Admission Test), a computer based online test which is held across major cities in India. It is one of the most competitive exams in South India. Based on ranks achieved, admissions are given in Visakhapatnam campus and Hyderabad campus. Admissions to other institutes are done through their entrance exams like GSAT for GITAM Institute of Science, GLAT for the School of Law,etc.

References

  1. ^ "GITAM PLANS FOR ABET". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ "About GITAM HYDERABAD BUSINESS SCHOOL| about HYDERABAD BUSINESS SCHOOL| about GITAM UNIVERSITY". ghbs.in. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  3. ^ ":::Deemed University - University Grants Commission :::". ugc.ac.in. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Welcome to GITAM University". gitam.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  5. ^ "GITAM AICTE".
  6. ^ "List of NAAC approved institutions" (PDF).
  7. ^ "EFY TOP 40" (PDF).
  8. ^ Top Private Universities in India 2015
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