Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT) is a state-government-owned engineering college in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, located 14 km away from

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

. The college was founded in 1991 by the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

, and has been affiliated with the

APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) is a state public technological university headquartered at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. KTU is an All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and University Grants Commission (UGC) ...

since the latter was founded in 2015.

Academics

Due to its nature as an engineering college, the college offers degrees in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

Computer Science and Engineering Computer science and engineering (CSE) is an academic subject comprising approaches of computer science and computer engineering. There is no clear division in computing between science and engineering, just like in the field of materials science ...

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

Electronics and Communication Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that 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 flow ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering,

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

and post graduate and doctoral programs in engineering disciplines. The university uses the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical to screen undergraduate students and the

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an Entrance examination (education), entrance examination conducted in India for admission to technical Postgraduate education, postgraduate programs that tests the undergraduate subjects of e ...

to screen postgraduate students, with separate entrance tests for its

Master of Computer Application A Master of Science in Information Technology (abbreviated M.Sc.IT, MScIT or MSIT) is a master's degree in the field of information technology awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. The MSIT degree is desi ...

and architecture courses.

ICRIT

From 2009 to 2010, the university hosted an academic conference titled the National Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (NCRIT), which featuring paper presentations and panel discussions for professionals, academics, researchers, and industrialists. The conference topics were chosen based on trending areas of research in academia and industry.NCRIT
.
. In 2011, the title was changed to International Conference on Recent Innovations in Technology (ICRIT) instead.

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 as held on 17–19 January 2013.NATCON
, RIT brings NATCON.

Student Life

Student organisations & clubs

* SAE *

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

* Tinker Hub *

Indian Society for Technical Education The Indian Society for Technical Education is a national, professional, non-profit Society registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act of 1860. First started in 1941 as the Association of Principals of Technical Institutions (APTI), ...

* Astronomical Society of RIT * BODHI, RIT Quiz Club * IEDC Start-up Bootcamp *

National Service Scheme The National Service Scheme (NSS) is an Indian government sector public service program conducted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India. Popularly known as NSS, the scheme was launched in Mahatma Gandhi's centen ...

(NSS) * Society of Student Architects * RITM - RIT Music club * Tritanz - Dance Club * Ritunes - Radio * PSoc - Photography Society * Sabdika - Literary Club

Events

RITU

Ritu, aka RIT Utsav is the annual techno-cultural fest of RIT. The event hosts multiple programs and competitions in technical and cultural fields. Being a prominent tech fest in kerala, Ritu attracts huge fumber of footfalls. Ritu Civil board

Keli

Keli is the intra-college arts festival of the college. 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''. Keli committee

Aaravam

''Aaravam'' is the annual Sports festival of RIT.

Department Fest

Several departments organize department festivals.

Gallery

References

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