Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology explained

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology
Motto:	Knowledge is Power
Established:	1980
Type:	Private
Director:	Dr. C K Subbaraya
Principal:	Dr. C T Jayadeva
City:	Chikkamagaluru
State:	Karnataka
Country:	India
Coor:	13.3414°N 75.7968°W
Administrative Staff:	102
Campus:	571NaN1
Affiliations:	Visvesvaraya Technological University
Website:	aitckm.in

Adichunchanagiri Institute of Technology (AIT) is an engineering college in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 1980 by Sri Adichunchanagiri Maha Samsthana Math. The college was initially affiliated during inception to the University of Mysore; in 1991 the college was re-affiliated to Kuvempu University when that university came into existence. It is currently affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.^[1]

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni who have excelled in engineering and other fields:

Ashwin Karthik, born with cerebral palsy, became the first quadriplegic student in India to become a computer science engineering graduate. He is also the winner of a national scholarship for his engineering studies, which is awarded to only one physically challenged student in the entire country of India; National Award as 'Best Physically Challenged Individual in India' by the National Trust;^[2] in 2010^[3] and National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, which was conferred by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 3 December 2013.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Web site: Affiliated Institutes - Mysuru . Visvesvaraya Technological University . 25 June 2017 . 24 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170824192612/http://vtu.ac.in/affiliated-institutes/affiliated-institutes-mysore/ . dead .
Web site: THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards .
Web site: Celebrating Life against All odds . 3 December 2013 . . National Informatics Centre (NIC).
Web site: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Disability Affairs.
Web site: Ashwin Karthik: 'We need supportive schools and workplaces for an inclusive India' . 2 January 2015 . Shyamala Suresh . thealternative . 28 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804010404/http://www.thealternative.in/society/ashwin-karthik-we-need-supportive-schools-and-workplaces-for-an-inclusive-india/ . 4 August 2016 . dead .
News: Their story is one in a billion: Sachin . Kashyap . Hemanth . 1 August 2010 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100802160823/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=1&contentid=20100801201008010055205597fa9fec6 . 2 August 2010 . dead.
Web site: THE THIRTEENTH NCPEDP - SHELL Helen Keller Awards .