Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology (SSIT) is a university located in

Tumkur Tumkur, officially renamed as Tumakuru, is a city located in the southern part of Indian state of Karnataka. Tumkur is situated at a distance of northwest of Bangalore, the state capital along NH 48 and NH 73. It is the headquarters of the ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, India. Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology was established by the Siddhartha Education Society. Campus Aerial View of SSIT

History

SSIT is managed by the Sri Siddhartha Education Society, which was founded in 1979. The late Sri H.M. Gangadharaiah, a staunch Gandhian and Buddhist, established the Sri Siddhartha Education Society in 1979 with the blessings of the father of Bhoodhan movement, "Saint Vinobha Bhave," with the objective of providing education to the student community from rural areas and backward classes. Since then it is led by Dr. G. Shivaprasad, an ophthalmologist and Dr. G. Parameshwara, a doctorate in agriculture from Australia. SSES has 84 educational establishments under its aegis spread across the southern part of Karnataka, including * Engineering College - Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology * Medical College - Sri Siddhartha Medical College * Dental College - Sri Siddhartha Dental College * College of Education * First grade College, TCH^College * College of Nursing * Junior colleges * Training institutions * Sanskrit schools * Pali schools * High schools in several districts in Karnataka State Its silver jubilee was celebrated in the year 1984 with the President of India, Sri

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, as the chief guest.

Administration

SSIT is maintained by Sri Siddhartha Education Society, Sri.G Parameshwar, President, KPCC is the joint secretary of the institution.

Affiliations and approvals

The institute is an institutional of the ISTE and is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education.

Undergraduate programs

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

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 ...

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 ...

Electrical And Electronics Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Industrial Engineering and Management Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information a ...

Information Science Engineering Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random, ...

* Instrumentation Technology *

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

Telecommunication Engineering Telecommunications Engineering is a subfield of electrical engineering which seeks to design and devise systems of communication at a distance. The work ranges from basic circuit design to strategic mass developments. A telecommunication enginee ...

Medical Electronics Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

Postgraduate programs

*Master of Computer Applications Master of Technology * Thermal Power Engineering * Digital Electronics * Computer Science And Engineering * CADD Structure * VLSI & Embedded Systems * Computer Aided Industrial Drives * Product Design And Manufacturing

Campus

Spread over 65 acres in Kunigal Road, Tumkur. 5 km from Tumkur city bus stand & 4 km from the railway station. A unique

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library has more than 200,000 books. * Central Library * Post Graduate Block * Scholar Block * SSIT STEP - Science & Technology Entrepreneurs Park * Administrative Block * Gangadaraih Memorial Park * Lumbini Boys Hostel * Rajagruha Boys Hostel

College Festivals

* Kalothsava - College Fest *YANTRIK-MECHANICAL FEST *ELECTROTEC-ECE.TCE & ML *Interface - CS, IS & MCA Fest * Nirmaan - Civil * Vidyuth - EEE * Tantra * Saamarthya * Unicorn - IEM * Technodea - State level project exhibition and competition

College Clubs

* varsity Circle * Phoenix * Nexus * Renegades * Black Mamba * Brio * Iste

References

External links

College website
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