Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Sir MVIT) is an Indian educational institution located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The institute is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University and approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. Sir MVIT is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institution. It offers programs in the field of technical education.

History

The institute was founded and established in 1986 by the ′Sri Krishnadevaraya Educational Trust′. It was named after Indian scientist Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

Location

Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology is spread out on 133 acre of barren land along NH 7, near Air Force Station, Yelahanka, in North Bangalore, close to Bengaluru International Airport (21 km from Bangalore City Junction). Although it is far from the city centre, it is accessible as BMTC buses ply within walking distance, and some pass through the college campus itself, like 283A.

Campus

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology has on its campus, men's and women's hostels, 100-bed general hospital, ladies amenities center, staff quarters, guest house, cafeteria, outdoor sports facility spread over 12.1 ha and an indoor games complex. Apart from the Engineering College, there's a M.B.A department, Sir M V School of Architecture (B.E) and a Dental College (Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital) as well, where all students and working staff can get the treatment done with concessions of 50%. The institute power requirements are met by a dedicated HT power connection from BESCOM and captive power generating units. The institute is connected to all the parts of the city by its own fleet of buses. All the students admitted to the institute are covered by insurance for life and medical care.

Academics

Undergraduate courses

Graduate courses

Inter-college festivals

"Kalanjali" is an annual inter-collegiate cultural festival of the college that sees participation from students at institutes all across the state. It is usually two- to three-day festival that showcases the college's talent and competitive spirit with students competing statewide. The events normally include: College also hosts ′Aisiri′ (meaning: richness) an annual cultural event, in the month of March, starting from 2011. the main objective of event is to promote & showcase the rich culture & heritage of Karnataka to all its students, especially non Kannadigas. The event includes performance by various famous artists of Karnataka like Pranesh, Narasimha Joshi, Mysuru Anand, Prof. Krishne Gowda, Indushree, Magician Kudroli Ganesh etc. "Verve" is an intra-college festival of the same joyous spirit as "Kalanjali" but on a smaller scale. "Kalanjali" counts as the biggest celebrations event at Sir M. Visveswaraya Institute of Technology (Sir M.V.I.T). It is held in October. Apart from that, various other festivals like Technofest, E-fest, Susanskruti & Department level Fests like Zuesville, Aadhar and Petrichor are organized at the college.

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