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Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT) (Government Engineering College), Kottayam, India is a state government-owned engineering college in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Located 14 km away from Kottayam, Kerala, India, near Pampady, the institute was founded in 1991 by the Government of Kerala. The college is affiliated to the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University since its inception in 2015.
* Civil Engineering
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Admission of the undergraduate students to the institute is through an engineering entrance examination conducted by the Government of Kerala.
Admissions to the postgraduate courses in engineering are usually made through GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), with separate entrance tests for admissions to the
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosts National Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (NCRIT) which aims at providing a common platform for professionals, academicians, researchers, and industrialists together to share their knowledge and ideas for achieving focused developments and advancements in engineering and management, through technical paper presentations and panel discussions. The topics for the conference are chosen based on the thrust areas of research in academia and in industry. NCRIT 2009 was held on 28 March 2009.NCRIT
. NCRIT 2010 was held on 4 March 2010.
. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosted International Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (ICRIT) from 2011. ICRIT 2011 was held during February 2011 and ICRIT 2012 during 12–14 January 2012.
, RIT brings NATCON.
Several departments organize department festivals.
*Road: There are bus services to Kottayam from almost all major cities in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The college is located at Nedumkuzhy on the KK road (NH 220). The private and KSRTC bus stations are situated 14 km away. The KSRTC renders bus services from Kottayam to Kumily every 20 minutes, which can be availed to travel to the college.
*Rail: The college is located 14 km from Kottayam Railway Station.
*Air: The nearest airport is at Nedumbassery, Kochi, 89 km from Kottayam.
*Within Kottayam: The college can be reached from the KSRTC Bus Stand, Private Bus Stand (Kottayam) and Sasthry Road by taking buses to Pampady, Ponkunnam, Kumali, or Kanjirappally and disembarking at Nedumkuzhy bus stop. The college is 1 km from the bus stop. The college can be reached from Kottayam railway station by taking buses from Logos Junction. Auto rickshaws are available at Nedumkuzhy.
The college is connected to tourist centres in the
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Academics
Academic programmes
Undergraduate programmes
Regular (B.Tech.)
* Civil Engineering
*Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is an academic program at many universities which comprises scientific and engineering aspects of computing. CSE is also a term often used in Europe to translate the name of engineering informatics academic ...
* Electrical and Electronics Engineering
*Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current fl ...
* Mechanical Engineering
* Bachelor of Architecture
Postgraduate programmes
Master of Computer Applications (MCA) *Computer Applications The institute offers two year master's degree in Computer Applications since 2001. The LBS, Kerala, conducts Entrance Examinations for admission to MCA, which is made through a Single Window System of the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP). Masters in Technology (M.Tech.) *Civil Engineering **Transportation Engineering *Electrical and Electronics Engineering **Industrial Drives & Control *Electronics and Communication Engineering **Advanced Communication & Information Systems **Advanced Electronics & Communication Engineering *Mechanical Engineering **Industrial Engineering and Management *Computer Science and EngineeringPh.D Programmes
*Electrical Engineering *Civil EngineeringAdmissions
Admission of the undergraduate students to the institute is through an engineering entrance examination conducted by the Government of Kerala.
Admissions to the postgraduate courses in engineering are usually made through GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), with separate entrance tests for admissions to the MCA
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course.
Admissions to undergraduate architecture course is through National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA).
Other academic activities
ICRIT
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosts National Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (NCRIT) which aims at providing a common platform for professionals, academicians, researchers, and industrialists together to share their knowledge and ideas for achieving focused developments and advancements in engineering and management, through technical paper presentations and panel discussions. The topics for the conference are chosen based on the thrust areas of research in academia and in industry. NCRIT 2009 was held on 28 March 2009.NCRIT. NCRIT 2010 was held on 4 March 2010.
. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology hosted International Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (ICRIT) from 2011. ICRIT 2011 was held during February 2011 and ICRIT 2012 during 12–14 January 2012.
NATCON 2013
RIT in association with The Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD), Government of Kerala, is part of the organizing team of National Technological Congress (NATCON). The conference is designed to boost research activities in engineering colleges. It will also be a platform for talented academicians, students scientists to share their experiences and knowledge. The third edition of the NATCON will be held on 17–19 January 2013.NATCON, RIT brings NATCON.
Student life
Student organisations
*SAE
SAE or Sae may refer to:
Science and technology
:
* Selective area epitaxy, local growth of epitaxial layer through a patterned dielectric mask deposited on a semiconductor substrate
* Serious adverse event, in a clinical trial
* Simultaneous Auth ...
* Students' Federation of India
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(SFI)
* IEEE
* TinkerHub
* Indian Society for Technical Education
* Astronomical Society of RIT
* BODHI, RIT Quiz Club
* IEDC Start-up Bootcamp
* National Service Scheme (NSS)
* Kerala Students Union (KSU)
* Society of Student Architects
Events
Ritu
Ritu is the name of an annual techno-cultural fest of RIT. The event consists of a wide variety of programmes and competitions in technical and cultural fields. Ritu is one of the tech-fests in Kerala having large footfalls.Department festivals
Several departments organize department festivals.
Keli
Keli is the name of an annual arts festival conducted at RIT. The event is a colourful exhibition of diverse talents possessed by the students of RIT. The event is made competitive by grouping the entire college into 5 groups each named as part of a traditional piece of art, ''Sruthi'', ''Noopura'', ''Pallavi'', ''Surabhi'' and ''Thillana''.Aaravam
''Aaravam'' is the name of the annual Sports festival organised at the RIT.RITunes
RITunes is a community podcast initiative by the College Union, focusing on the experiences of the students of the college. There currently are 6 hosts, of various college departments. The podcast is student-managed, with plans to extend to alive radio
Live radio is radio broadcast without delay. Before the days of television, audiences listened to live dramas, comedies, quiz shows and concerts on the radio much the same way that they now do on television. Most talk radio is live radio where peo ...
format in the future. The first episode aired on 18 May 2020, on Spotify and RadioPublic.
Transport
*Road: There are bus services to Kottayam from almost all major cities in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The college is located at Nedumkuzhy on the KK road (NH 220). The private and KSRTC bus stations are situated 14 km away. The KSRTC renders bus services from Kottayam to Kumily every 20 minutes, which can be availed to travel to the college.
*Rail: The college is located 14 km from Kottayam Railway Station.
*Air: The nearest airport is at Nedumbassery, Kochi, 89 km from Kottayam.
*Within Kottayam: The college can be reached from the KSRTC Bus Stand, Private Bus Stand (Kottayam) and Sasthry Road by taking buses to Pampady, Ponkunnam, Kumali, or Kanjirappally and disembarking at Nedumkuzhy bus stop. The college is 1 km from the bus stop. The college can be reached from Kottayam railway station by taking buses from Logos Junction. Auto rickshaws are available at Nedumkuzhy.
The college is connected to tourist centres in the High Ranges
High may refer to:
Science and technology
* Height
* High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area
* High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory
* High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift t ...
like Kuttikkanam (60 km), Thekkady (96 km), Kumily
Kumily also spelt as Kumaly is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is a gateway town into Kerala from Tamil Nadu.
History
The pr ...
(97 km), Peermade (70 km) Parunthumpara (72 km), Kattappana (101 km), Nedumkandam (118 km), Chemmannar
Chemmannar is a village in the High ranges of Idukki district, Kerala, India.
Geography
*Latitude:9.87858
*Longitude:77.193
*Pin Code:685554
*STD Code:04868
*District: Idukki
*State:Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast ...
(137 km), Cumbummettu (119 km), Thookkupalam
Thookupalam is a developing commercial centre about from the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It lies on the banks of river Kallar and is one of the main tourist hubs between Thekkady, Munnar and Ramakkalmedu ...
(116 km), etc.
Gallery
References
External links
Official website
Student-alumni portal
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