Gogte Institute of Technology
| Motto | Where Thoughts Meet Reality |
|---|---|
| Type | VTU, * affiliated to AICTE, NBA and NAAC - accredited |
| Established | 1979 |
| Principal | Dr. A.S. Deshpande |
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Administrative staff
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225 |
| Undergraduates | 2800 |
| Postgraduates | 240 |
| Location |
Belgaum, Karnataka, India Coordinates: 15°48′53.72″N 74°29′13.91″E / 15.8149222°N 74.4871972°E |
| Campus | 20 acres (81,000 m2), 8 km from Belgaum city on Khanapur Road. |
| Website | www.git.edu |
K.L.S. Gogte Institute of Technology (Kannada: ಗೋಗಟೆ ಇನ್ಸ್ಟಿಟ್ಯೂಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಟೆಕ್ನಾಲಜಿ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ Hindi: गोगटे प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान बेलगावी) is an autonomous engineering college affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. The college campus is situated at Belgaum-Goa Highway also known as Khanapur Road. It was established in 1979 to meet the growing demand for technically trained manpower for industrial growth of the country. Gogte Institute of Technology, was conferred with the award of "Excellent Technical Education Institute in Karnataka" at National Karnataka Education Summit & Awards 2014 held on 9 August 2014 at Visvesvaraya Technological University’s Auditorium at Bangalore. This award was conferred on GIT on account of the good institute profile, academics and students performance over the years.
Industrialist Balkrishna "Raosaheb" Gogte donated a sum of Rs. 10 Lakhs to the Karnataka Law Society for the financing of the new Engineering College. The college was in turn named the Gogte Institute of Technology in his honor.
HOD- Dr. G. S. Manjunath. Started in 1979, the department offers a 4-year bachelor's degree Course in Civil Engineering and a master's degree Programme with Structural Engineering specialization. The department offers materials testing facilities and technical consultancy services.
Launched in 1979, this department conducts a four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering degree course affiliated to Visweshwariah Technological University, Belgaum.
Head of the Department Dr.S.L.Gombi (2016–present).
Infrastructure / Facilities: Over the decades, the department has successfully established various labs and infrastructural facilities. Some of them are:
Department Library
Mechancial Dept. at GIT has one of the best collections of books related to various branches supervised by librarian . Students and staff can access these books for their regular reference apart from the books available from main library. Library also has a set of computers and printers for regular use by staff and students>
Some of the salient features of the department library are :
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, DEPARTMENT LIBRARY INFORMATION
Total No. of Books : 2756
Total No. of Titles : 752
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