Ramaiah Institute of Technology
| MSRIT Logo | |
| Motto | Service to Humanity is Service to God |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Dr. K.S. Rajanikanth |
| Undergraduates | 4,600 |
| Postgraduates | 800 |
| Address | Vidya Soudha, MSRIT Post, MSR Nagar, Bangalore - 560054. , , , 13°1′47.9″N 77°33′53.9″E / 13.029972°N 77.564972°E |
| Affiliations | Autonomous. Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University |
| Website | http://www.msrit.edu |
The M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT Kannada:ಎಮ್.ಎಸ್.ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ) is an autonomous private engineering college located in Bengaluru, Karnataka affiliated to the Visvesvaraya Technological University head quartered at Belgaum, Karnataka. From Aug 2007, MSRIT has been academically autonomous. While VTU will still award the degrees, the college has academic freedom in framing its own schemes of study, curricula and student evaluation. The college is considered to be next only to IISc, NIT-K and on par with RVCE, UVCE which are supposedly the top and most sought after colleges in Karnataka. MSRIT is also a research centre(for the award of Ph.D degree) in 12 areas(Engineering and Management disciplines).
History
MSRIT was founded in 1962 by Dr. M.S Ramaiah. It was the first institute started by the Gokula Education Foundation. It now offers courses like B.E. in 12 areas, B.Arch., M.Tech. in eight areas, M.Sc (Engineering) by research, MBA, MCA and Ph.D.
Initially, MSRIT was affiliated to Mysore University, later with the Bangalore University (until 2002) and now Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. It received autonomous stature in 2007. It is an institutional member of the ISTE and is recognised by the AICTE. It has been certified ISO 9001:2008 and has been accredited by NBA. MSRIT is one the institutes to be funded under TEQIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Program) by the World Bank.
Post Graduate programmes
- Master of Business Administration (Full Time MBA in Finance/Marketing/HR/IT Systems)
- Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
- M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
- M.Tech in Civil and Structural Engineering
- M.Tech in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- M.Tech in Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- M.Tech in Digital Communications and Electronics
- M.Tech in Digital Electronics
- M.Tech in Manufacturing Science and Engineering
- M.Tech in Software Engineering
Undergraduate Departments
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering
- Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
- Department of Information Science and Engineering
- Department of Instrumentation Technology
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Medical Electronics
- Department of Telecommunication Engineering
Alumni
The Alumni Association of MSRIT is housed within the campus. The Association conducts annual get-together programs. It has activities like scholarships for meritorious students, and Book-Bank programs.
Notable alumni
- Mr. Tallam Venkatesh, industrialist and Treasurer, KSCA Karnataka State Cricket Association (President, MSRIT Alumni Association)
- Dr.M S C Bose, former Dean (Academic Programs), IIT Bombay
- Sajjan Jindal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, JSW Steel Ltd.
- Arun Kumar, former CEO, Unisys Corporation
- Alok Kumar Mehta, Member of Parliament from Samastipur (Bihar)
- Hemanth Kumar, Kannada film singer
- Suhas Gopinath, CEO, (Globals Inc)
- V.Guruprasad, investment advisor, Chairman and CEO, Sharegiants Wealth Advisors,
- Deepak Ramakrishnan, former Pressing Return Champion (Pipesim), Camberley
- Abhishek Gopalappa, Ex-Manager, Oracle Global Services
- Kiran K.P, alumnus of IEM
- lalit kumar saraogi, CEO, JEC GROUP OF COLLEGES
- Vinay Kumar Singh ,passed in 1990, Civil Engg.,Assistant General Manager,Soma Enterprise Ltd.
- C B P Madhukar, Executive Engineer, SSB, ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India,New Delhi
Activities
The institute organizes co-curricular and extra curricular activities. Unofficial student groups in the college include:
- IEEE MSRIT Student Branch
- NSS - National Service Scheme
- VRGLinug - The Linux User Group of MSRIT
Annual Fests
- Udbhav- Annual Intra-College Cultural Fest
- Aavishkaar - National Level Technical Fest Organised by IEEE MSRIT Student Branch. (Aavishkaar [1])
- RASAYAN - National Level Technical Symposium organised by the Department of Chemical Engineering.
- All departments now conduct a Techfest.
- Mukthi- National Level FOSS Convention.
- MSRIT Literary and Debating Society (LDS) - known as the 'Debsoc', encourages public speaking and literary events at national and international level, specializing in Parliamentary debate. The LDS organizes the annual Dr. M.S. Ramaiah Memorial Debate Championship (MSRM) in April. (LDS website)
- Sports clubs
- The MSRIT Sports department, housed in a separate complex, participates in sports ranging from cricket to table tennis.
Gallery
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Amphitheatre -
View from the outside -
View from the inside
