Started in 1980 in
the picturesque city of Visakhapatnam with the
vision to become a global leader in professional
education, the College of Engineering GITAM has
evolved into one of the most outstanding
institutions of higher learning over the last 26
years. This phenomenal growth owes itself to the
tireless efforts of the renowned industrialist,
parliamentarian and philanthropist, Dr. MVVS Murthi
who has been guiding the destiny of GITAM with
missionary zeal.
The College offers
a basket of undergraduate courses in nine
Engineering disciplines with an annual intake of 840
students. Besides, ten postgraduate programmes in
emerging and frontier areas are offered with an
annual student intake of 208. The well laid-out
GITAM campus spread over 100 acres of a lush-green
valley houses the six GITAM institutions namely,
College of Management Studies, Institute of Foreign
Trade, Gitam Dental College and the College of
Pharmacy. The College of Engineering by itself
occupies about 40 acres and is accommodated in three
large buildings with a combined area of over 20,000
sq.m. With a complement of highly qualified
teachers and skilled supporting technical staff to
serve the over 3000 students, College of
Engineering, GITAM is one of the largest Engineering
institutions in Andhra Pradesh.
A detailed profile
of the constituent Departments of the College to be
found in these pages. It will be evident that the
infrastructural facilities, the faculty and the
ambience are among the best offered by any
Engineering College. It is important to point out
that the College equips its students not only with
state of the art technical knowledge to enable them
to meet the challenges of global standards, but also
integrates value education, social relevance and
communication skills into its curriculum to mould
the students as responsible citizens. No wonder
that they are among the preferred employees by many
top-rated industries. As a result, many GITAM
alumni occupy top positions in prestigious
institutions and organizations all over the world
and some of them are highly successful
entrepreneurs.
In recognition of
its significant performance and achievements, the
College has won several plaudits. It has been
accredited by National Board of Accreditation (AICTE).
The status of an ‘autonomous’ College has been
conferred on it in 2003 by the University Grants
Commission and the Andhra University – a unique
distinction for any private Engineering College in
the State of Andhra Pradesh. And, it has been rated
among the topmost Engineering Colleges by Andhra
Pradesh State Council of Higher Education. The
College will not rest on these laurels but will
continue to strive for achieving global competencies
with the help of a supportive Management and
dedicated faculty.
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