- Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology
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Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT), Hyderabad 
Motto Swayam Tejaswin Bhava Established 1979 Type Education and Research Institution Principal Dr.B Chennakeshav Rao Location Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Campus Urban, 30 acres (0.12 km2) of land Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) is one of the premiere institutions in the self-financing category in India.It is located in Gandipet, Osman Sagar, Hyderabad, India. It is 25 km away from Secunderabad railway station. The college is affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. The college is accredited by the National Board of Accreditation and is ISO 9001:2000 certified. CBIT is ranked among the top 20 private engineering colleges in India by Outlook.
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General information
It is the only college in Andhra Pradesh Accredited thrice by NBA-AICTE. Seven branches of engineering have been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation, AICTE, New Delhi, who have visited the campus. It is also the first ISO 9001:2000 certified Engineering Institution in the state.[citation needed]
CBIT has an international center (ic-CBIT) offering a BTECH-HND (Twinning Programme) in Electronics and Telecommunications in collaboration with Wolverhampton University and Dudley College, United Kingdom.
The Institution stands as the only Engineering College in the state with 553 students placed in organizations through campus interviews from August 2006 to March, 2007. CBIT, over the past 27 years has produced about 12,000 graduate engineers, who are serving all over the state.[citation needed]
History
The college was established in 1979. The institute, (affiliated to Osmania University), began with three undergraduate programmes with an intake of 200 students. By 2007 this had grown to nine undergraduate and seven postgraduate courses with a total intake of 900 students.
Students of CBIT are involved in the ISRO[1] design and successful launch.
Campus
There are labs and computer centers within all the blocks of the college. There is a library and information center, sports and indoor and outdoor games.
Admissions
The college admits undergraduate students through the state-wide EAMCET exam conducted every year. It offers the Bachelors in Engineering(BE) courses in:
- Bio-Technology Engineering (BT)
- Chemical Engineering (CHEM)
- Civil Engineering (CIV)
- Computer Science Engineering (CSE)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
- Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE)]
- Industrial Production Engineering (IPE)
- Information Technology Engineering (IT)
- Mechanical Engineering (ME)
The Masters in Technology (MTech) course is offered to CSE students. Masters in Engineering (ME) courses are offered in the CIVIL, ECE and MECH streams . The college also offers Master in Business Administration (MBA) and Master in Computer Applications (MCA) courses through its department of management.
Apart from the regular undergraduate program the college also has an International Center (IC-CBIT) that offers a dual degree programs with foreign universities in the streams of Engineering.
Intake: 660 students are offered seats in undergraduate courses every year through EAMCET. Through GATE, MTech and ME courses are offered to about 104 students. Through ICET, Management Courses are available to about 120 students.
Departments
The CBIT study program is offered through its departments:
Placements
CBIT placement cell was established in 1996 with a prime objective of creating career opportunities for promising CBIT students in reputed corporates towards meeting aspirations of all the stakeholders. To accomplish this career objective placement cell has identified corporates in various sectors and initiated the process of building a mutually rewarding relationship with them. CBIT placement cell had a humble beginning in 1996 and at present it has an exclusive built up space of 8000 sqft which is well furnished with all the state of art facilities like conference hall , home theatre, LCD projector, PA system and an office which is equipped with laptop, desktops, laser printers, handy cam, digital camera, invertors, air conditioners, exclusive room for group discussion, 9 exclusive interview rooms and a self sufficient pantry.In its 13 years a total of 300 companies visited CBIT recruiting 3767 students from various disciplines. CBIT was ranked 31st in the country and 1st in the state in placements among top 100 engineering colleges by ‘OUTLOOK’ magazine 17th July 2006 issue.[citation needed]
PG Courses
Extra-curricular
College Culture
CBIT has mixed culture of students, to get into CBIT students should have talent. Once in the college, you learn about life, extra curricular activities apart from studies. This is the most happening college in the state Andhra Pradesh.
Sports
Every year, as part of Shruti, the Inter-Department Fest, an inter-department sports competition is held. Sports in the Fest are basketball, football, cricket, badminton, volleyball, kabadi, and track and field events. [[2]
- Student Activities
The college holds the cultural fest CARPE DIEM every 2 years, and the inter-department fest, "Shruti" every year. Each branch has its own tech-fest scheduled at the beginning of each year. Reunion Day for the alumni is held every year on 25 December.[3]
Chaitanya Smruti is the alumni association of CBIT, established in 1984. By organizing reunions when past students pay a visit to their alma mater and met their friends, Chaitanya Smruti helps retain the bond between alumni and college.
The association has an international chapter in the USA. CBIT USA. The association organizes the Reunion and a biennial cultural fest.
Notable alumni
- Sekhar Kammula, film director in the Telugu film industry - 1991 - Mechanical Engineering
- Y. S. Chowdary, elected member of the Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in 2010, from the state of Andhra Pradesh and Promoter-Director of Sujana Group, ranked as one of the top 10 expanding groups of companies in India as of July, 2011
Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Minister in Andhra Pradesh Government
References
External links
Categories:- All India Council for Technical Education
- Engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh
- Universities and colleges in Andhra Pradesh
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