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About GITAM University

Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, popularly known as GITAM was founded in 1980 by an inspired group of eminent intellectuals and industrialists of Andhra Pradesh led by Dr. M.V.V.S.Murthi, Former Member of Parliament and popular philanthropist. Their mission was to set up a world-class technology and management institution in the picturesque city of Visakhapatnam to impart futuristic and comprehensive professional education of global standards with a high sense of discipline and social relevance in a serene and invigorating environment. The avowed objective of GITAM is to train qualified professionals to shoulder the responsibility of contributing to the development of India as a “Knowledge Society”.

About GIT

GITAM Institute of Technology (GIT) formerly known as College of Engineering was established in the year 1980 in Visakhapatnam with four UG courses in Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Production & Industrial Engineering. Responding to the changing technological scenario, the college started other B.Tech courses in Electronics & Communications Engineering in 1981, Computer Science & Engineering in 1986, Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering in 1995, Information Technology in 2000 and Biotechnology in 2002. PG courses such as M.Tech in Computer Science & Technology, CAD / CAM and Structural Engineering & Natural Disaster Management courses were added over the years. Several departments in the college made pioneering beginnings and significant contributions since their inception.

At present, GIT offers nine undergraduate programmes and 13 postgraduate programmes in various Engineering disciplines and two evening M.Tech programmes in Computer Science & Technology and VLSI Design. It also offers Ph.D programmes in almost all the Engineering disciplines. The admission process into various UG & PG programmes is through common Online Entrance Test viz., GITAM Admission Test (GAT).