Vidyalankar Institute of Technology

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology
Motto Provoked by Intellect, Propelled by values
Type Engineering and Technology Institution
Established 1999
Academic affiliation
 University of Mumbai and AICTE
Principal Dr. S.A.Patekar
Director Milind Tadvalkar[1]
Undergraduates Intake 780 per year[2]
Postgraduates Intake 174 per year[3][4]
Location Wadala, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
19°01′18″N 72°52′15″E / 19.021571°N 72.87077°E / 19.021571; 72.87077Coordinates: 19°01′18″N 72°52′15″E / 19.021571°N 72.87077°E / 19.021571; 72.87077
Campus Urban, Spread over 11 acres (45,000 m2) in Central Mumbai
Acronym VIT
Mascot Bull
Website vit.edu.in vidyalankarlive.com

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT) is an engineering degree college approved by the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) and affiliated to University of Mumbai, India.[2]

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology was started in the year 1999 after having secured permission from the AICTE and University of Mumbai.It has slowly gained popularity and today attracts top talent.[5] It caters to students who have passed the Maharashtra State Board's HSC and CET examinations and desire to take up engineering as their profession.It secured an A grade rating from the Mumbai University in 2005.[6]

History

Vidyalankar Classes at Dadar

VIT is different from other institutes in Mumbai in the sense that it was established by an organization that was already well known in the field of education viz. Vidyalankar Dyanapeeth Trust. The trust was founded by Prof. C.S. Deshpande. He started coaching students in 1960, in a single classroom in Dadar. Vidyalankar classes shifted to their present location in 'Pearl Center', Dadar in 1974.[7] After 39 years of coaching students, the trust decided to expand by establishing the Vidyalankar Institute of technology. The institute had humble beginnings in Pearl Center, the very same building where Vidyalankar Classes is situated; and moved to the current campus in 2001.[8]

Programs offered

Currently, the Institute offeres both graduate and postgraduate programs. Following are the details of the programs as of 2015. The college has gone through various phases of expansions over the last few years, and further expansions are also expected.

Undergraduate programs

Following are the branches in which Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree of University of Mumbai is offered at VIT:[2]

Post-graduate programs

The college offers a postgraduate course in MMS (Master of Management Studies), where the degree is conferred by the University of Mumbai. Admission is based on Maharashtra CET (Common Entrance Test) score.[3] The college also offers a Masters program in computer engineering, where the degree is conferred by the University of Mumbai.[9]

Doctoral programs

The college offers a Doctoral program in computer engineering, where the degree is conferred by the University of Mumbai.

Campus

Interiors of Main Building

The campus is located in Wadala (East), a central suburb of Mumbai, and stretches over 11 acres (45,000 m2 or 480,000 sq ft) of land. It is close to some residential complexes like Dosti Acres and Lloyd's Estate.

The campus comprises 3 buildings, 2 gardens, a football field, a volleyball ground and also a cricket pitch. A canteen and a cafe both offer a wide range of food and beverages. Also, separate parking lots are available for students and faculty members, for both 2-wheelers and 4-wheelers.

Library

VIT Library

The library provides a wide ranging collection of books which include university prescribed text books and reference material. The library also subscribes to all major international journals and magazines. Some major non-technical magazines are also subscribed to. The library also has a reading hall which is open 6 days a week and on Sundays when exams are approaching.

Number of books Number of titles Number of Non-Academic
books
27,153 5,860 1,452
Statistics true as of October 2015.[10]

Apart from books, the college also provides students with the facility of using the IEEE/IET electronic library (IEL); an online database, which holds more than 3,796,274 full text documents.[11]

E-Learning and other online resources

Our faculty members have developed several PPT based e-study material as well as digital notes of various subjects in the engineering discipline.These slides are designed in such a way that they can be used for last minute revision.This e-learning material, once fully developed, is planned to be made available online for the benefit of the students in other colleges as well.

It is very helpful for all the students.

Laboratories

Apple Lab

An entire floor of the main building is reserved for laboratories. They include labs maintained by the 5 departments as well as other core departments such as Applied Sciences and Mechanics departments.[12]

In addition to 12 computer laboratories, the Institute has set up a state of the art 'Central Computing Centre'. An area of 300 sq m is dedicated for the Computer Centre. Apart from IBM compatible P4 desktops, the centre has Apple Mac desktops and Sun Blade Workstations. All these computers are networked and backed up with various legal operating systems & application software along with printing & scanning devices.[13]

Hostel

Vidyalankar Hostel

The Vidyalankar Gurkul, a hostel for boys and girls at Nerul, has been run by the Vidyalankar Dyanapeeth Trust since June 1996. A total of 131 students (both boys and girls) reside here.[14] A few of the students are from the western suburbs of Mumbai, while others come from different states of India. The hostel is located near Nerul railway station, in Sector 17.

Amongst other facilities, the hostel also provides computers with internet facilities, a library consisting of academic and general books, and also carrom and chess boards for recreation.

Achievements and awards

Student life

Yoga Session at VIT
Football match at VIT

The college has student chapters of various international organizations. It has also set up various development and interaction cells to help students to decide on the path they want to take in the future. The college's annual festivals organised in the Summer semester while smaller events are conducted throughout the year by the student organizations.

Student chapters

Student cells

Student organisations

Annual festivals

V Express

V Express is the annual magazine published by the college. The issue comes out usually in the month of April. The editing staff consists of students from all branches and includes freshers as well.

Friday Paath-shala

Dance Show at VIT

Friday Paath-shala is a platform created for students to indulge in their non academic passions & pursuits. This ranges from dance workshops to screening thought provoking movies and debates to musical jams where students bring their favourite musical instruments. The allotted time is every Friday between 4.30 pm to 6.30pm and the venue is the amphitheatre.

Vidyalankar Group of Educational Institute’s ‘Friday Paathshala’ earned recognition nationally by winning a silver in the ‘college contact programme of the year’ category at the 1st WOW Event and Experiential Awards.[22][23]

‘Friday Paathshala’ is a non-academic interaction for engineering students in Vidyalankar Institute of Technology. Every Friday is turned into an exciting and fun-filled evening for students in the form of workshops, movie-screenings, sports, dance and jam-sessions. ‘Friday Paathshala’ reaches out to more than 2000 students in 6 months and 24 sessions every academic year.

‘Friday Paathshala’ from being a single college activity has now extended out to all engineering colleges in Mumbai and have involved them in an annual S6 cricket tournament (6 a side, 6 over each). The S6 cricket carnival is now 2 editions old and is becoming a landmark sports event in the annual sports calendar of engineering colleges.

Placements

Indian Navy visited VIT Campus

VIT prioritizes campus recruitment and in a well-defined process, trains and prepares its job aspirants meticulously and ensures that a majority of students are placed at reputed organizations.

The Institute aims at providing organizations with engineers who are an appropriate fit for the organization's needs. The Institute’s Training and Placement Cell has a focused approach on preparing students right from the second year of joining the college.

We have seen a lot of progresses in terms of more number of students being absorbed by various prestigious companies over the years, as also more and more esteemed companies have approached us for students time and again.

Initiatives

The following is the list of companies that visit VIT for campus placements:-

Internship

VIT in the academic year was fortunate enough to have two of its students going for Internationational Internship at Works Application Tokoyo from the period 6th January 2015 to 27th January 2015.Complete financial aid was provided for accommodation as well as journey from Mumbai to Tokyo. Also travel allowance (a pasmo) was provided to travel from accommodation to workplace.

Location

The Vidyalankar campus is situated in Wadala (E) in Central Mumbai, 1 kilometer away from Wadala Road Station. It is located on Vidyalankar College Marg next to residential complexes, Dosti Acres and Lloyd's Estate. The campus is also bordered by the Antop Hill Warehouse company.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vit.edu.in/about-vit/administration/directors-speak
  2. 1 2 3 "Institute information for academic year 2009-10". Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. 1 2 "Institute information for academic year 2009-2010 Institute Code : MB343". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Institute information for academic year 2009-2010 Institute Code : ME235". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  5. 1 2 "Go, Excel in Life". Bombay Times. 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  6. ↑ "VIT grade document". Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Origin of Vidyalankar and its rich academic heritage". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  8. ↑ "Origin and History of Vidyalankar". www.missionmca.com. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. ↑ "List of PG Institutes for year 2009-10". Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  10. ↑ "VIT Library". Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  11. ↑ "IEEE/IET Electronic Library - Information driving innovation". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  12. ↑ "VIT Laboratories". Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  13. ↑ "VIT Computer Facilities". Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  14. ↑ "VIT Gurukul". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  15. ↑ R, Priya (2008-04-16). "College shines with campus design". DNA. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  16. ↑ "Indian Design Comes of Age". Worldarchitecturenews.com. 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  17. ↑ "A work in totality" (PDF). Roof & Facade ASEAN edition. 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  18. ↑ "VIT Placement Cell news". Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  19. ↑ "Vidyalankar at the forefront". Education Times. Times of India. 2008-06-30. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  20. ↑ "Building Leaders for the Digital, Global Economy" (PDF). Mosaic Springs 07. Penn State University. 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  21. ↑ "VITians to stop TB". Indian Development Foundation blog. 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  22. 1 2 "VIT's Paathshala program wins award". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  23. 1 2 "WOW awards winners". Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  24. ↑ "VIT Research and Development Cell". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  25. ↑ "VIT Entrepreneurship Development Cell". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  26. ↑ "VIT Industry Institute Interaction Cell". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

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