Ramaiah Institute of Technology explained

Motto:	Service to Humanity is Service to God
Chairman:	M. R. Jayaram
Principal:	N. V. R. Naidu
Postalcode:	560 054
Website:	msrit.edu
Former Name:	M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Coor:	13.03°N 77.565°W
Affiliations:	Visvesvaraya Technological University

Ramaiah Institute of Technology (RIT), formerly known as M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT), is an autonomous private engineering institute located in Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. Established in 1962, the college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University.^[1]

History

RIT was founded, in 1962, by the late M. S. Ramaiah, who was an educationist, philanthropist, and civil contractor. RIT is a part of Gokula Education Foundation (GEF) which owns and manages several educational institutions across various streams. The foundation also runs a Multi Speciality Hospital.^{[2] [3]} RIT was the first institute started by the Gokula Education Foundation.^[4]

Student life

Ramaiah Institute of Technology has hostel facilities for both boys and girls. It also has a gym and libraries. There are various auditoriums and seminar halls in each block. Internet facility is also available for the students.

Administration

M. R. Seetharam, a son of M. S. Ramaiah, currently heads the college management as a director. The autonomy given to the institute by the government is only for academic matters. The governing council of the college includes two principals of other colleges, one bureaucrat from state government of Karnataka, one bureaucrat from central government of India, and one member from the VTU.

Departments

Ramaiah Institute of Technology has 21 departments :

• Architecture
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering [<nowiki/>[[Computer security|Cybersecurity]]]
• Computer Science and Engineering [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning]
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
• Electronics and Communication Engineering
• Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
• Humanities
• Industrial Engineering and Management
• Information Science and Engineering
• Mathematics
• Master of Computer Applications
• Management Studies (MBA)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Electronics
• Physics

Affiliations and approvals

Initially, RIT was affiliated to Mysore University, later with the Bangalore University (until 2002) and now Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. It is an institutional member of the ISTE and is recognised by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) which is a must for any technical institute in India.^[5] It has been certified ^[6] and has been accredited for quality education by the Central government of India Body National Board of Accreditation.^[7] The Architecture Department is approved by the Council of Architecture (Government of India).^[8]

Academics

Since August 2007, RIT has been academically autonomous for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. While VTU still awards the degrees, the college has academic freedom in framing its own schemes of study, curricula and student evaluation. RIT offers undergraduate and graduate courses of study and research including Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Architecture, Master of Technology, Master of Business Administration and offers programs leading to award of PhD in various disciplines. RIT is also a research centre in 12 areas including engineering and management disciplines.

Activities

• It partnered with ISRO in 2010 to build the StudSat nano satellite and RIT was chosen in 2012 to join the consortium of colleges that would assist ISRO in the StudSat-2 project.^{[9] [10]} The institute is also credited for the development of India's first unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with an autopilot system.^[11]
• IEEE: The college has an IEEE Student branch.^{[12] [13]} The IEEE-MSRIT celebrates its tech fest Aavishkaar each year^{[14] [15] [16]} Various competitions such as Algomach (On Spot Programming), Design and Debugging (Circuit debugging), Robotics, Cyber Treasure Hunt (CTH), Paper Presentation, Gaming, Tech Quiz, Product Design, 8086/8051 Programming, Amazing Race, Photoshop Contest are held along with Workshops.
• TEDxMSRIT: This student organisation conducted a national event in March 2012. The event involved speakers such as Atul Chitnis, Devi Prasad Shetty, Soumitra Bhattacharya Praveen Godkhindi and others.^[17]
• Velocita Racing

The combustion class Formula Student team came 10th overall in Formula Bharat 2024, with being finalist in Engineering Design.^[18]

• Stier Racing - Electric Racing Team
• Stardust - The college also has a student's club which deals with rocketry and satellite.
• Team Volante - Team Volante is an electric motorsports team which builds electric All terrain vehicle (e-ATV) and participates in SAE e-Baja held in pitampur every year. The team also stood 3rd overall in Mega ATV championship 2022 held in goa.

Industry recognition

• Karnataka's first IBM Centre of Excellence was established on 19 March 2009 at RIT. This center has been in involved in training students with software like DB2, Tivoli, etc.^[19]
• Schneider Electric

RIT has signed a memorandum of understanding With global energy management company Schneider Electric to promote technical excellence in the field of electronics, software and control engineering. The MoU covers "university partnership for curriculum development" and through this arrangement RIT has developed two courses – advanced industrial automation and modern controls, and energy management^{[20] [21]}

• JSW Energy Centre of Excellence (JSWECE).^[22] RIT entered into a MoU with US$8 Billion company JSW Energy for offering a one-year full-time Post Graduate Diploma in Power Plant Engineering for engineering graduates^[23]
• Intel Center of Excellence: International microprocessor giant Intel entered into an agreement with RIT to open a Centre of excellence in January 2010.^{[24] [25]} The event was attended by Scott apeland who is the Director of Developer Networks at Intel, USA. The program aims at faculty development and inclusion of Intel processor in curricula of RIT. This center is only one of its kind in Karnataka.^[26]
• Cognizant Technology Solutions is entering into an agreement with RIT in a collaboration to create industry specific courses for students.^[27]
• Autodesk has recognised M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology as one of the Zonal Centre for the YEARLY CAD DESIGN CONTEST.^[28]
• Autodesk has awarded Sunith Babu L from Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology as India's First Autodesk Certified Instructor.^[29]
• Autodesk has recognised Sunith Babu L from Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology as an Academic Council Member for "All India 3D Student Design Competition".^[30]

Rankings

Type:	University
Nirf E 2021:	65
It E 2020:	27
Outlook E P 2021:	13
Nirf E 2022:	67
Nirf E 2023:	78

Among engineering colleges in India, RIT ranked 27th by India Today in 2020, among private engineering colleges by Outlook India in 2021 and 78th among engineering colleges by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2023.^[31]

Notable alumni

• Kanan Gill, stand-up comedian
• Komal Jha, actress
• Sajjan Jindal, chairman of JSW Group
• Saad Khan, film director
• Mahesh Madhavan, CEO of Bacardi
• Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, film producer
• Rashmika Mandanna,actress
• Adithya Srinivasan, singer
• Mohammed Zubair, Indian journalist and Co-founder of Alt News
• Adithya Menon,Indian actor

Notes and References

1. Web site: VTU. Visvesvaraya Technological University (Government of Karnataka) . 30 November 2020.
2. News: M S RAMAIAH in the list of top hospitals in Bangalore. 29 July 2012. The week-malayalamanoroma.
3. Web site: Link to MS Ramaiah Hospital . 25 July 2012.
4. News: Quality at MSRIT. 27 July 2012. Deccan Herald.
5. Web site: AICTE list of approved institutions in Karnataka. All India Council For technical education. 25 July 2012.
6. Web site: QMS ISO 9001:2008 Certificate . MSRIT. 25 July 2012.
7. Web site: List of all accredited Technical Colleges in India . National Board of Accreditation. 25 July 2012.
8. Web site: List of all approved Architecture Colleges in India. Council of Architecture - Government of India. 25 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111227001123/http://www.coa.gov.in/STATUS.pdf. 27 December 2011.
9. Web site: StudSat 2 Team Members. ISRO StudSat Team. 6 October 2012.
10. Web site: List of Consortium colleges of StudSat1 and StudSat2. ISRO StudSat. 6 October 2012.
11. News: MSRIT develops India's First UAV. 8 February 2013. DNA India. 10 June 2011.
12. Web site: IEEE MSRIT .
13. Web site: IEEE Bangalore region list . IEEE Bangalore. 25 July 2012.
14. News: Aavishkaar MSRIT fest. 27 July 2012. Seccan Herald.
15. News: Aavishkaar on Deccan Herald. 27 July 2012. Deccan Herald.
16. Web site: IEEE MSRIT fest region list . IEEE Bangalore. 25 July 2012.
17. Web site: TEDxMSRIT Event . TED. 25 July 2012.
18. Web site: Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru. 2021-07-02. www.msrit.edu.
19. Web site: IBM Centre of Excellence . IBM. 25 July 2012.
20. News: MOU with Schneider Electric for technical excellence. The Hindu. 25 July 2012.
21. News: Mou with scneider. Deccan herald.
22. Web site: JSW centre of Excellence. JSW Centre of Excellence. 26 July 2012.
23. Web site: JSW Energy Centre of Excellence (JSWECE) MOU. Jindal energy. 26 July 2012.
24. Web site: Intel Centre of Excellence MSRIT. Intel corporation USA. 28 July 2012.
25. News: Intel's Collaboration with Worldwide universities. 28 July 2012. Intel corporation USA.
26. Web site: Intel Karnataka Inintiative. Intel USA. 28 July 2012.
27. News: MSRIT Cognizant Agreement. 6 October 2012. Deccan Herald. 20 May 2012.
28. Web site: AUTODESK CAD DESIGN CONTEST.
29. Web site: AUTODESK CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR.
30. Web site: Industry - Institute Academic Council Member.
31. Web site: MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) . 2023-06-06 . www.nirfindia.org.